McDowell Mountain Golf Club (formerly Sanctuary Golf Course) is just the 17th golf course in the world to earn the Audubon Signature designation, which means the course has to merge wildlife conservation, habitat enhancement, resource conservation, and environmental improvement with the economic agenda associated with the development.

Abundant wildlife and Sonoran desert plants provide native scenery to fill the senses, making McDowell Mountain one of the premier public golf courses in the Valley.