The Boulders, South Course
We played the last round of our trip at The Boulders Resort, where we also stayed. More about the resort here, at my other blog.
This was another beautifully maintained course. Here’s the putting green.
The course winds all over the place. Holes are connected by concrete cart paths.
It’s a challenging course. There are a few forced carries, even on the forward tees. Like this one. If I recall correctly, this shot is a view of the 12th hole from the white tees.
The sky was partly clear by then, but it was pretty chilly. I was dressed in multiple layers, plus a knit cap. Comfortable for most of the afternoon. And hey, it wasn’t snowing! 
Here’s one of the course’s signature holes, number 2. Don’t hit your approach shot thin & end up underneath that big boulder on the left of the frame, behind the flag, like I did. It will be *coff* unplayable and cost you a stroke.
The jackrabbits were out in full force that day. We had to shoo them off the teeboxes on just about every hole.
I’m going to close with this shot, even though I didn’t take it the day we played. This was one morning as we walked from our casita to the lodge. We took a little detour to stand on the blue teebox for the sixth hole. The shot’s a little dark, but hopefully you can still see how beautiful it was. It’s quite a hole, too! Look at the carry from that tee: waste, road, water! Take your pick!
As for my score — I didn’t play as well the last day as I had the day before, but I did manage a 44 on the back nine, topped off by a nice aggressive shot to the green on number 18 — a green that is closely guarded by water on the right. I figured, why not go for it — I won’t be playing again until spring, who cares if I lose my ball? I’d started the hole badly, so my two putt left me with a double bogey only, but it still felt great.
There! That’ll be the last of my golf trip posts. I had a great time, and would love to play in Arizona again someday . . .