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Golf Magazine names Encanterra among its "Top 10 Best New Private Courses"
Encanterra, A Trilogy Country Club Awarded by Golf Magazine
December 17, 2008
QUEEN CREEK, ARIZ – Encanterra, A Trilogy Country Club, has been named among the Top 10 New Private Courses in the U.S. by GOLF Magazine’s panel of golf course design and architecture experts. The announcement was made in the publication’s January 2009 issue.
GOLF Magazine’s ranking panel is comprised of 100 members, representing 15 countries. They include major-championship winners, Ryder Cup players, architects, leading amateurs, journalists and a cadre of nearly a dozen course connoisseurs who've had the doggedness to play all Top 100 Courses in the World. There are no set-in-stone criteria for GOLF Magazine panelists. However, they do consider how a course tests the full range of skills, design rhythm, variety, setting and conditioning, among other aspects. Yet, the weighting of these is left to the individual preferences of the publication’s panelists.
“We are incredibly honored to be considered among the top private clubs to open in the United States this year,” said Chris Schwartz, director of golf for Encanterra, A Trilogy Country Club. “Tom Lehman and his Lehman Design team gave us a truly world-class golf course, and our staff is unfailingly diligent ensuring that our club provides superior conditions and unmatched member service each and every day. Being recognized in this manner is great feedback to let us know we are meeting and exceeding those obligations.”
Among the key factors that makes Encanterra’s golf course so spectacular is its unique “core golf” routing, which maximizes the quality of the overall golf experience by limiting interaction with the residential component of a community to the periphery. It’s a classic technique that – both in style of play and aesthetics – is much more similar to those built generations ago than its contemporaries. Considering Encanterra was created by Lehman – himself a “throwback-style” shotmaker – this fact should not be surprising.
Taking their cues from celebrated old-line country clubs of the past, the Lehman Design team crafted Encanterra to present players with a wonderful array of challenges and beauty. It is an iconic golf experience that will thrill sophisticated, discerning players who appreciate the game’s subtle nuances. So good in fact is the overall golf course at Encanterra that the club already has hosted the 2008 Gateway Tour Winter Series Championship, one of the most prestigious competitive golf events in the state.
In addition to the world-class golf course, Encanterra offers the signature Trilogy lifestyle in a private country club setting. The entire community exudes the Old-World charm and welcoming ambiance of a Mediterranean countryside village. Yet it affords members a host of decidedly modern luxurious amenities such as a spectacular club with a lush day spa treatments, state-of-the-art fitness facilities and resort-style and junior Olympic swimming pools. Plus, Encanterra offers an inviting restaurant and café offering everything from inspired world-class dining to convenient casual fare.
Currently, there are five membership categories: Golf, Social, Associate, International and Invitational available at Encanterra. A Social membership is required upon purchase of a home at Encanterra, and a Golf or International membership is optional for an additional initiation fee. Non-residents of Encanterra may join the club via an Associate or Invitational membership. These membership categories grant equal access to all amenities.
All memberships are right-to-use (that means no member assessments) with flexible five-, seven- and 10-year financing programs available for initiation fees and low monthly dues with unlimited access to golf. For a limited time the club is offering a variety of special introductory offers for membership.
For membership information or to learn more about Encanterra, a Trilogy Country Club, please contact the club by phone at (480) 677-8118 or by email at membership@encanterra.com. To learn more about the spectacular Encanterra lifestyle and available residential options, please visit www.encanterra.com call (800) 685-6494.
