Arizona Biltmore Golf Club has spent nearly a century as part of Phoenix’s social and sporting fabric. Today, the appeal reaches beyond the scorecard. Set in the Biltmore neighborhood near the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, the club is home to two courses, The Estates and The Links, along with Adobe Bar & Grille, a historic gathering place with a decidedly current point of view.
It is a combination that works for serious golfers, casual players and anyone whose preferred follow-through involves a martini.
The Links: Golf With Personality
Opened in 1979 and designed by Bill Johnston, The Links is a par-71 course playing approximately 6,300 yards.
What sets it apart is movement. Pines, lakes and elevation changes give the course a different visual rhythm from the flat desert layouts often associated with Valley golf, while views toward the Phoenix Mountain Preserve keep the setting unmistakably Arizona.
The club has described The Links as “rambunctious,” and the word fits. The course has enough character to keep experienced players engaged without losing the pleasure of simply being out there.
It also gives Arizona Biltmore Golf Club useful contrast. The neighboring Estates Course has its own identity and history, while The Links brings a livelier sense of terrain and pace. In other words, this is not golf as background scenery. The course asks for attention.
Adobe Bar & Grille: The Week Has Plans
Then there is Adobe Bar & Grille, where the social side of the club comes into focus. Adobe traces its history to 1928, but the restaurant is not built around nostalgia alone. Its current incarnation pairs that long Biltmore legacy with a relaxed, come-as-you-are atmosphere, Southwest-inspired seasonal food, classic cocktails and expansive views across the golf courses, mountains and city.
Breakfast and lunch are served daily, with dinner Wednesday through Sunday. Through Labor Day, Adobe is also running a rotating schedule of food, drink and entertainment specials: $10 martinis on Mondays, $5 tacos and $10 margaritas on Tuesdays, and $1 wings from 4 p.m. to close on Wednesdays. Thursdays feature bar trivia at 5 p.m. with an extended happy hour, Fridays bring fish specials from 4 p.m. to close, Saturdays offer all-day happy hour, and Sundays feature BBQ favorites from 3 p.m. to close. The weekly lineup gives regulars and first-time visitors an easy snapshot of what is happening at the restaurant throughout the week.
The restaurant works as a natural post-round stop, but it does not depend on golf to justify the visit. Locals can arrive for trivia, tacos, an all-day Saturday happy hour or a Sunday plate of BBQ without ever touching a club.
That crossover is what makes the property interesting now.
Arizona Biltmore Golf Club still has the traditions, the fairways and the mountain views that built its reputation. But it also understands that a modern clubhouse has to do more than wait for golfers to finish 18.
The Links brings the game.
Adobe brings the reason to stay.
Insider Takeaways
- Arizona Biltmore Golf Club is home to two courses, The Estates and The Links.
- Designed by Bill Johnston and opened in 1979, The Links is a par-71 course playing approximately 6,300 yards. Pines, lakes, elevation changes and Phoenix Mountain Preserve views give The Links its distinctive character.
- Adobe Bar & Grille traces its history to 1928 and serves breakfast and lunch daily, with dinner Wednesday through Sunday.
- Through Labor Day, Adobe features daily food, drink and entertainment specials, including martinis, tacos, wings, trivia, fish specials, all-day happy hour and Sunday BBQ.
- The broader draw is the mix: this is a golf property that works just as well as a neighborhood dining and social destination.
To learn more, visit azbiltmoregc.com.
