Francisco Grande was originally developed by Horace Stoneham, the owner of the San Francisco Giants, as the spring training headquarters for his baseball team in the early sixties. Francisco was taken from the San Francisco Giants, and Grande was from Casa Grande. Thus the name Francisco Grande. Great players such as Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry and others trained and played some of their spring games in a stadium built at the Grande. It was also a vacation getaway for such well-known celebrities as John Wayne, Pat Boone, Dale Robertson, and Gale Gordon. Guestrooms as well as meeting space and public areas have been recently renovated, and numerous amenities and services have been added. Major improvements to the golf course have been made with the installation of a new irrigation pumping station providing significantly improved turf. The golf course, of over 200 acres, was overseeded wall to wall with rye grass this winter. Be sure to test your skills on our PGA 18-hole championship golf course, which is the longest in Arizona. The course plays from 5,500 yards from the red tees to 7,594 yards from the gold tees. Our traditional layout with wide tree-lined fairways, three lakes, and greens that are among the finest in the Southwest, allows golfers of all abilities to enjoy a round of golf that is both challenging as well as forgiving. Francisco Grande Resort & Golf Club is the perfect location for business and social gatherings, large or small. The resort has more than 9,000 square feet of meeting space, with six meeting rooms accommodating up to 500. Plus a 2,700 square foot promenade for receptions of up to 400. The convention services department and banquet staff share the Resort's thirty year history of friendly, professional service, assuring every event is a special one.
Francisco Grande Rsrt &Glf Clb Address: 26000 GILA BEND HIGHWAY - Casa Grande, AZ, US 85222
| Other Arizona cities | partners
