Editing Scottsdale, Arizona (section)

==Sports and recreation==
The city is the [[spring training]] home of the [[San Francisco Giants]], who practice at [[Scottsdale Stadium]] in Downtown Scottsdale.<ref name="sfgiants">"[http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/stadium/default.asp Scottsdale Stadium]." ''City of Scottsdale (website)''. Retrieved on April 18, 2007.</ref> Scottsdale Stadium also hosts the [[Scottsdale Scorpions]], a [[minor league]] [[baseball]] team in the [[Arizona Fall League]]. In February 2011 the [[Colorado Rockies]] and [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] began sharing a new spring training facility, [[Salt River Fields at Talking Stick]], located on the city's eastern border with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.

Though none play specifically in the city of Scottsdale, three of the "Big Four" [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|North American major league sports]] organizations have franchises and play within the Phoenix Metropolitan Area – NBA's [[Phoenix Suns]], NFL's [[Arizona Cardinals]], MLB's [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] and formerly the NHL's [[Arizona Coyotes]], as well as a WNBA franchise, the [[Phoenix Mercury]].

[[Phoenix Rising FC]], a member of the [[United Soccer League]], played their home matches at [[Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex]], a temporary stadium near [[Arizona State Route 101|Loop 101]] and [[Arizona State Route 202|Loop 202]].
[[File:Scottsdale SW12.jpg|thumb|Chaparral Park - on the Greenway flood plain]]

Since 2010, the historic WM [[Waste Management, Inc|Waste Management]] Phoenix Open Golf Tournament&nbsp;– formerly the ''[[FBR Open]]'' and ''Phoenix Open'', which originally began in 1932 – is now held annually each January at the Tournament Players Club (or "TPC") in [[TPC of Scottsdale|North Scottsdale]]. The TPC is adjacent to the large Fairmont Scottsdale Resort. It is the largest-attended stop of the annual [[PGA Tour]], attracting well over 500,000 people to the four-day event alone.

[[Hiking]], [[rock climbing]] and other similar [[outdoor activities]] are enormously popular<ref>{{cite web|title= Scottsdale Sports|url=https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/sports/|last1=AZ|first1=Scottsdale|website=scottsdaleaz|access-date=June 19, 2019}}</ref> throughout the Phoenix area, in large part to the immediate accessibility of mountain areas within or very near the city limits. Citizens flock ritually to local favorite [[Camelback Mountain]], in the eastern section of Phoenix, just adjacent to Scottsdale, as well as the [[McDowell Mountains]] in the [[McDowell Sonoran Preserve]], at the city's northeastern fringes.
[[File:Scottsdale SW02.jpg|thumb|Landscape near Granite Mountain (facing east) in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve]]

On January 19, 2013, the [[Talking Stick Resort]] hosted [[King of the Cage]]'s televised [[mixed martial arts]] event, ''Regulators''. The show, now owned by the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]], featured future UFC talent like Cody East, [[Jordan Johnson (martial artist)|Jordan Johnson]] and flyweight championship contender [[Ray Borg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ufc.tv/category/kotc-regulators|title=UFC® FIGHT PASS™ -KOTC: Regulators|website=www.ufc.tv}}</ref>

===Golf===
Scottsdale is a noted golf and resort destination,<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-courses/2010-11/photos-best-golf-states#slide=1 | title=Best Golf States | magazine=Golf Digest}}</ref> with a sizable portion of tax revenue being derived from tourism. It is also home to the [[Phoenix Open]] Golf Tournament held at the [[Tournament Players Club]] every year and the Barrett-Jackson car show held at WestWorld.

In all, the city is home to more than 200 area courses offering layouts that range from the rolling green fairways of traditional courses, to desert golf designs. In 2006, the ''[[Robb Report]]'' cited Scottsdale as "America's Best Place to Live for Golf."<ref>Bennett, Liam. "[http://www.scottsdalecvb.com/static/index.cfm?contentID=221 Scottsdale's Fantasy 18] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113002513/http://www.scottsdalecvb.com/static/index.cfm?contentID=221 |date=January 13, 2009 }}." ''[http://www.scottsdalecvb.com/ Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830103546/http://www.scottsdalecvb.com/ |date=August 30, 2012 }}.'' Retrieved on June 1, 2006.</ref> The [[Wyndham Hotels & Resorts|Boulders Resort & Golden Spa]] and [[Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts|Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North]] were selected in 2005 as the second and fourth best golf resorts in the nation by ''[[Travel + Leisure Golf]]'' magazine.<ref>Staff Writer. "[http://www.travelandleisure.com/tlgolf/worldsbest/top10us.cfm 2005 World's Best Golf Resorts]." ''[[Travel + Leisure Golf]].'' Retrieved on July 6, 2006.</ref> Other golf courses in the area include FireRock, Troon North, The Phoenician, Desert Highlands, Silverleaf, and Desert Mountain.

Scottsdale National Golf Club is a private golf club in the [[McDowell Mountains|McDowell Mountain Range]], the course itself is a par 72 on {{convert|290|acre|km2}}. In the past, it has received awards from Golf Digest and Golfweek.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/course.aspx?course=1686056|title=Scottsdale National Golf Club, Scottsdale, AZ|website=GolfLink |access-date=December 19, 2017}}</ref> It hosts an 18-hole course as well as a nine-hole course called "The Bad Little Nine."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikmatuszewski/2017/04/19/the-baddest-nine-holes-in-golf-has-pxg-ties-and-a-1000-offer-to-break-par/#2479bb17278f|title=The Baddest Nine Holes In Golf Has PXG Ties And A $1,000 Offer To Break Par|last=Matuszewski|first=Erik|work=Forbes|access-date=December 19, 2017 }}</ref> The club also hosts the "Wild West Invitational," a tournament including a final round where competitors must contend with loud distractions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikmatuszewski/2017/09/19/has-billionaire-bob-parsons-created-golfs-wildest-member-guest-tournament/#6332f96a6113|title=Has Billionaire Bob Parsons Created Golf's Wildest Member-Guest Tournament?|last=Matuszewski|first=Erik|work=Forbes|access-date=December 19, 2017 }}</ref> It has also been mentioned as a possible location for future [[PGA Championship]]s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/pga-championship-2017-11-venues-that-could-now-host-a-major-in-may|title=PGA Championship 2017: 11 venues that could now host a major in May - Golf Digest|last=Hennessey|first=Stephen|work=Golf Digest|access-date=December 19, 2017 }}</ref>

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*[[Scottsdale Gun Club]] (2004)