SHORT ‘N SWEET


WICKENBURG RANCH’S PINT-SIZED LI’L WICK DISHES OUT BIG-TIME FUN AS PAR-3 LAYOUT


BY JOE PASSOV F


irst you hear the banjo. Then the guitars come in. And soon Neil Young is crooning his classic rock lament, “Old Man, look at my life, I’m a lot like you were.” You’ve just punched a three-quarter pitching wedge into the first green at Li’l Wick, the sun is shining and great tunes are piping from speakers all around you.


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Now this is fun. Word is spreading quickly about Li’l


Wick, the nine-hole, par-3 short-game park that recently opened at Wickenburg Ranch Golf and Social Club, 75 minutes northwest of downtown Phoenix. If you’re looking for a good time on a golf course, you’ve come to the right place. “On a recent visit, I spotted two couples coming off the course and


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