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Value
4.2
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.4
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About

Holes 9
Type Public/Municipal
Style Traditional/Executive
Par 33
Length 2486 yards
Slope 98
Rating 31.0

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 03/2019.

Glen Lakes Municipal Golf Course not only provides a good game of golf but also excellent practice facilities and a learning center that offers free lessons. The course features several lengthy par 3s and par 4s. It is beginner friendly but it also offers plenty of challenge to the experienced golfer. Water comes into play on nine holes and the rolling terrain creates tricky uneven lies. There are also strategically placed bunkers protecting the greens to watch out for. Glen Lakes Municipal Golf Course boasts outstanding practice facilities including a lighted driving range that stays open late and in the summer there are misting systems to keep golfers cool.

Course Details

Year Built 1966
Golf Season Year round
Architect Milton Coggins

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.5
126 Reviews (126)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 17
Brunch 10
Patio Dining 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 20
Bunkers 16
Narrow Fairways 8
This course/club is great for:
9-Hole Rounds 29
Walkers 26
Locals 24
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 28
Worth the Drive 6

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Played On
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Improving all the time.

New equipment is helping with course improvement. Glad the city of Glendale is waking up and supporting this little gem. The committee staff are a real pleasure

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Place,!!

Glen lakes is in the best shape it's been in in years!! It's a unique 9 home golf course, as it has three par 3's and six par 4's. Great course for the money!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Greatly improved course!

The new management has invested well in this course bringing out it's great features. What was once a "gravel pit" is now a nice fairway with well maintained greens. Sadly the city of Glendale who have ignored this gem now want to turn it into houses. The course is finally living up to its potential after years of neglect and now the city counsel wants to pull the rug out. We are already too densely developed. Glen Lakes is a rare gem that is finally on the right path. Go and try for yourself. You won't be disappointed. Great executive course with challenging holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course best I've seen it in 10 years

2 things to comment on:

1. The course is in the best condition I''ve seen it in years. Cudos to the management and grounds keepers.

2. After 45 years of playing golf, I had my first hole in one today. Hole 3, 188 yards, 8 iron. Witnessed by a pro. Yea!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Used cart

Impressed with changes

The course used to be run down, bare patches everywhere, carts run down, nets run down, etc.

Seems they are making improvements as the course is now mostly green, with actual rough vs fairways. Greens are cut nicely. Tee boxes are consistent and even. Golf cartrs are brand new and work great.

Certainly a step in the right direction for this course!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Definitely getting better.

My wife and I were regular patrons and seasonal members back during the Bellows Golf/Sam Francis years. We were 2007 Couples league champions and my wife was ladies league champion for 2 years straight.

It had a family like vibe to it and we both loved the Happy hours at the driving range every Thursday. The happy hours were very successful with nearly every mat filled and lots of people They would have discounted pitchers of beer, food and periodic contests on the range and putting greens during these happy hours, giving away hats, shirts, range balls and rounds of golf

When Thom Pearson took the course over, it all went down hill, the rough was rarely mowed, the greens were in lousy condition, the couples league left to another course and the ladies league eventually folded. Happy hours became just a discounted range ball day the snackbar/club house went under and we quit playing there. I left a very unfavorable review a couple years ago regarding this, so I wont mention it any further here.

We played 18 holes a couple weekends ago and were very happy with the condition of the course. I swear the greens have never been this good before! The rough was mowed just right and the fairways are looking much better than the run down mess it had become.

The clubhouse is still not open and they had little in the way of supplies available in the pro shop, I needed to buy a new glove but they only had a handful of women's gloves available, no mens gloves. However, I'm sure that will all change soon. The new management was smart to focus on the course and golf first, amenities later That's a fatal error that Thom made when he started bringing in cigars and wine, but neglected the league/club play and course conditions. Although I don't see anything regarding league/club play yet, they do offer lessons still and seem to be working on putting everything right at this course.

I can't wait to see how it develops over the next several months. We miss the friendly family like environment and the fun nights on Thursdays but it looks like they are on the right track now.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Nice for the Money

This course keeps getting better every time I play it!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Getting Better

The course has been getting better and better since the new management took over. The greens have been punched recently and are pretty slow, but they'll get better!!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Perfect weather
Walked

A Hidden Gem!

This is a great executive course to practice your course management skills. I thoroughly enjoyed the round. It's a little ways from Chandler, but worth the drive.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Convenient Course

New operators are trying to bring back life to the course...

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value

New management is making an effort to bring out the goodness of this course. For a nine hole course it allows the player to use all the clubs in the bag. Great place to work out your game. I wish the new management great success in nurturing this gem

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

poor condition

Greens were ok. Tee boxes were ok. Could not tell the difference between the Fairways and rough. Traps were full of weeds. Weeds every where except greens. Lots of leaves and small twigs all over fairways and rough. Lots of bare spots all over. If you do not mind these conditions it is a good round of golf. I am not very good but enjoy getting out and playing. Palo Verde and Encanto short nine put this course to shame.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Very good Exec course.

Have played here several times. Always a good value. No crowds. Love the layout....more par 4's than most Executive courses.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Unkept

This course is poorly kept. There is little difference between the rough and the fairway. The sand traps are overgrown with grass so that you cannot see any sand. The grass on the green is uneven such that the bumps can redirect your ball. The pace of this nine whole course is around 90 minutes.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Good Value

The course is under new management and they are taking improvements very seriously. The course layout is a rare gem for a 9 hole executive course. It has a nice mix of par 3's, 4's and 5's. Although the course is a bit rough it is showing signs of improvement. I like this course because it is a quick way to work out a few swing issues for your game.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Great 9-hole executive course.

Plenty of par 4s to use your driver. Average condition; great price; never crowded.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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