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Hut Hut Hike! Phoenix and Scottsdale are full of fantastic sports teams, and places for just about anybody to enjoy a round of golf, sporting event or spring training game. Here you have it, the best sports picks in the Valley of the Sun.<\/p>\n

These are the winners of\u00a0Best Of Our Valley 2013<\/a>\u00a0in the Sports category \u2013 the best of the best in Arizona. The winner each category this year will be featured in the March 2013 issue, a tell-all guide to the coolest people and places in the Valley of the Sun, as chosen by its residents. The winner with the most total votes will be featured on the cover of\u00a0Arizona Foothills Magazine\u2019 s\u00a0Best Of issue (but we aren\u2019t telling who won the cover just yet!).\u00a0All those who won this year can download their 2013 Winners logos\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

To nominate a business, person or item for the 2014 contest, e-mail\u00a0bestof@azfoothills.com<\/a>\u00a0by September 1, 2013.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Best 19th Hole \u2013 Golf<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Bernard\u2019s Restaurant at Ocotillo Golf Resort<\/strong><\/p>\n

Encanterra
\nBrittlebush Bar and Grill at Kierland Golf Club
\nPhil\u2019s Grill at Grayhawk Golf Club
\nThe Thirsty Camel at The Phoenician
\nMirabel
\nTalking Stick Resort and Golf Club
\nThe Grill Seafood and Chops at TPC Scottsdale
\nGreenwood\u2019s Bar and Grill at Gold Canyon Golf Club
\nThe Dynamite Bar and Grille at Troon North
\nWe-Ko-Pa Grille<\/p>\n

Best AZ Cheerleaders or Dance Team<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Arizona Diamondbacks Rallybacks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arizona Rattlers Sidewinders Dancers
\nArizona Cardinals Cheerleaders
\nASU Cheerleaders
\nThe Phoenix Suns Dancers
\nPhoenix Mercury Dancers<\/p>\n

Best CLubhouse Spa \u2013 Golf<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Encanterra<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mirabel
\nSilverleaf
\nThe Pine Canyon Spa
\nArizona Country Club
\nParadise Valley Country Club<\/p>\n

Best Custom Golf Clubs<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Krank Golf<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arizona Custom Golf Clubs
\nCondor Golf
\nAce of Clubs
\nCool Clubs<\/p>\n

Best Golf Clothing and Shopping<\/h3>\n

WINNER: PGA Tour Superstore<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vans Golf Shop
\nHornaceks House of Golf
\nBobby Jones
\nIn Celebration of Golf
\nNike
\nGolfsmith
\nGolf Galaxy<\/p>\n

Best Golf Community<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Encanterra<\/strong><\/p>\n

DC Ranch
\nMirabel
\nSilverleaf
\nDesert Mountain<\/p>\n

Best Golf Course View<\/h3>\n

WINNER: South Course at The Boulders Resort<\/strong><\/p>\n

Encanterra
\nKierland Golf Club, Westin Kierland
\nTroon North Golf Club
\nMirabel
\nEstancia
\nThe Phoenician
\nSilverleaf
\nDesert Highlands
\nFire Rock
\nGold Canyon Golf Resort
\nOutlaw Course at Desert Mountain
\nWildfire, JW Marriott Resort & Spa<\/p>\n

Best Golf Instructor<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Chris Fry, Expert Golf AZ<\/strong><\/p>\n

Donald Crawley at The Boulders Resort and Spa
\nMike and Sandy LaBauve at Kierland Golf Club
\nKostis McCord Learning Center
\nStan Utley at Grayhawk\u2019s Short Game Guru
\nThe Tour Academy at TPC Scottsdale
\nLynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson, Vision 54
\nMike Malaska at Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club<\/p>\n

Best Private Golf Club<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Encanterra<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mirabel
\nThe Country Club at DC Ranch
\nWhisper Rock Golf Club
\nDesert Mountain
\nSilverleaf
\nDesert Highlands Golf Club
\nParadise Valley Country Club
\nThe Golf Club Scottsdale
\nThe Estancia Club<\/p>\n

Best Pro Golf Shop<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Encanterra<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kierland Golf Club
\nThe Boulders Resort
\nMirabel
\nTroon North Golf Club
\nDesert Mountain Golf Club (Chiricahua Course)
\nGrayhawk Golf Club
\nWe-Ko-Pa Golf Club
\nTPC Scottsdale<\/p>\n

Best Pro Sports Team<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Arizona Rattlers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Phoenix Coyotes
\nArizona Diamondbacks
\nArizona Cardinals
\nPhoenix Suns
\nPhoenix Mercury
\nPhoenix Roadrunners<\/p>\n

Best Public Golf Course<\/h3>\n

WINNER: TPC Scottsdale<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grayhawk Golf Club
\nTroon North Golf Club
\nEagle Mountain Golf Club
\nCholla Course at We-Ko-Pa Golf Club
\nSaguaro Course at We-Ko-Pa Golf Club<\/p>\n

Best Sporting Event<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Waste Management Open (Phoenix Open)<\/strong><\/p>\n

NASCAR at Phoenix International Raceway- November
\nFiesta Bowl
\nInsight Bowl
\nNASCAR at Phoenix International Raceway- April
\nKobalt Tools 500<\/p>\n

Best Sports Venue<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Jobing.com Arena<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chase Field
\nUniversity of Phoenix Stadium
\nUS Airways Arena
\nSun Devil Stadium
\nWells Fargo Arena<\/p>\n

Best Spring Training Field<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camelback Ranch
\nScottsdale Stadium
\nSurprise Stadium
\nHohokam Park
\nPeoria Sports Complex
\nGoodyear Park
\nMaryvale Stadium
\nTempe Diablo Stadium
\nPhoenix Municipal Stadium<\/p>\n

Best Arizona Cardinals Player<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Larry Fitzgerald<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patrick Peterson
\nBeanie Wells
\nCalais Campbell
\nJohn Skelton
\nMichael Floyd<\/p>\n

Favorite Arizona Coach<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Dave Tippett-Coyotes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kevin Guy-Rattlers
\nKen Whisenhunt \u2013 Cardinals
\nTodd Graham-ASU Football
\nTim Esmay- ASU Baseball
\nAlvin Gentry \u2013 Suns
\nKirk Gibson \u2013 Diamondbacks
\nClint Myers-ASU Softball
\nCorey Gaines- Mercury<\/p>\n

Favorite Arizona Diamondbacks Player<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Aaron Hill<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paul Goldschmidt
\nMiguel Montero
\nJustin Upton
\nGerardo Parra
\nDaniel Hudson
\nChris Young
\nIan Kennedy
\nJ.J. Putz<\/p>\n

Favorite Arizona Rattlers Player<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Nick Davila<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marcus Pittman
\nVirgil Gray
\nOdie Armstrong
\nArkeith Brown
\nChris Carter<\/p>\n

Favorite Female Arizona College Athlete<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Macey Gardner- ASU Volleyball<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dallas Escobedo- ASU Softball
\nElizabeth Caporuscio-ASU Softball
\nGuilia Molinar- ASU Golf
\nCarlota Ciganda- ASU Golf
\nMacy Bricks- ASU Cross Country<\/p>\n

Favorite Female Golfer<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Paige Mackenzie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cristie Kerr
\nGrace Park
\nAmanda Blumenherst
\nCheyenne Woods<\/p>\n

Favorite Male Arizona College Athlete<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Brandon Magee-ASU Football<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trevor Williams-ASU Baseball
\nLevi Cooper- ASU Wrestling
\nBrady Rodgers- ASU Baseball
\nMax Rossiter-ASU Baseball<\/p>\n

Favorite Male Golfer<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Phil Mickelson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bubba Watson
\nAaron Baddeley
\nTodd Dempsey
\nTom Lehman
\nAndrew Magee
\nBilly Mayfair
\nAaron Oberholser
\nJoey Snyder III
\nRicky Barnes
\nHale Irwin<\/p>\n

Favorite Phoenix Coyotes Player<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Shane Doan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Keith Yandle
\nMike Smith
\nMartin Hanzal
\nRadim Vrbata
\nLauri Korpikoski
\nPenny Taylor
\nDiana Taurasi
\nAlexis Hornbuckle
\nCandice Dupree
\nSamantha Prahalis
\nNakia Sanford
\nKrystal Thomas
\nDeWanna Bonner
\nBriana Gilbreath
\nAlexis Gray-Lawson
\nCharde Houston
\nDymond Simon
\nAvery Warley<\/p>\n

Favorite Phoenix Suns Player<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Grant Hill<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jared Dudley
\nGoran Dragic
\nShannon Brown
\nMarcin Gortat
\nChanning Frye
\nLouis Scola<\/p>\n

Most Challenging Golf Course<\/h3>\n

WINNER: The Gold Course at Wigwam Golf Club & Spa<\/strong><\/p>\n

North Course at The Boulders Resort
\nThe Golf Club Scottsdale
\nCholla Course at We-Ko-Pa Golf Club
\nPinnacle at Troon North
\nDesert Highlands
\nRaptor Course at Grayhawk Golf Club
\nStadium Course at TPC<\/p>\n

Most Philanthropic Athlete<\/h3>\n

WINNER: Kurt Warner, First Things First<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry Fitzgerald, First Down Fund
\nChanning Frye, The Frye Family Foundation
\nKevin Kolb, Pass it 4ward Foundation
\nCalais Campbell, CRC Foundation<\/p>\n

These are the winners of\u00a0Best Of Our Valley 2013<\/a>\u00a0in the Sports category \u2013 the best of the best in Arizona. The winner each category this year will be featured in the March 2013 issue, a tell-all guide to the coolest people and places in the Valley of the Sun, as chosen by its residents. The winner with the most total votes will be featured on the cover of\u00a0Arizona Foothills Magazine\u2019 s\u00a0Best Of issue (but we aren\u2019t telling who won the cover just yet!).\u00a0All those who won this year can download their 2013 Winners logos\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

To nominate a business, person or item for the 2014 contest, e-mail\u00a0bestof@azfoothills.com<\/a>\u00a0by September 1, 2013.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hut Hut Hike! 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