Trilogy won’t count as a new course opening, just as a course revived from the dead. But in the last two decades in the desert, some golf courses have disappeared that won’t be golf courses ...

As for the golf course itself, it remains completely open. But the first and 10th holes are playing off of temporary tee boxes, shortening those two holes for the time being.

With so many desert golf courses ranked by GolfWeek among the top 30 public-access courses in the state, there are plenty of strong layouts to keep a golfer happy in a desert summer.

With so many desert golf courses ranked by GolfWeek among the top 30 public-access courses in the state, there are plenty of strong layouts to keep a golfer happy in a desert summer.