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3.6
1217 Reviews (1217)
5 Stars
164
4 Stars
556
3 Stars
301
2 Stars
120
1 Stars
76
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
78.8%
Recommend this course
933 out of 1217 reviews
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3.7
101 Reviews (101)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
60
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
83.2%
Recommend this course
84 out of 101 reviews
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3.7
169 Reviews (169)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
90
3 Stars
36
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
82.8%
Recommend this course
140 out of 169 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6732 yards
Slope 124
Rating 71.8

Cave Creek Golf Course is Phoenix's most popular municipal course, seeing about 100,000 rounds yearly. In 1983, Cave Creek began as a landfill reclamation project. It's a sort of pioneer in environmental design, proving similar spots can find environmentally friendly uses. It's open dawn to dusk, year-round.

Eighteen holes of par-72 golf take golfers over 6,732 yards on the Cave Creek Golf Course, kicking off on the par-4 first hole, which measures 363 yards from the blue tees, before things get long on the second hole, which measures 510 yards from the blue tees. That's just one of four long holes, with the sixth hole measuring 532 yards from the blue tees, the 11th coming in at 521 yards from the blue tees, and the sixth having a distance of 518 yards from the blue tees. The round concludes after a suggested playing time of four hours and 10 minutes on the 18th hole, a par 4 that measures 388 yards from the blue tees.

The city of Phoenix has contracted with several hotel chains to offer stay-and-play packages for golfers at the Cave Creek Golf Course and other municipal tracks.

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Course Details

Year Built 1983
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Snyder

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $14
Clubs Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Teaching Pro No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.6
1217 Reviews (1217)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 24
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 55
Undulating Greens 55
Water Hazards 48
This course/club is great for:
Locals 89
Beginners 39
Walkers 36
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 100
In the 'Burbs 16
Worth the Drive 16

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Commented on 04/10/2024

Hello, Dellfranklin12. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Where's the cart path?

1st time playing this course. Right away, the staff was very helpful and friendly. The layout is pretty cool but the condition of course is lacking and the cart path is about 25% completed, very strange to play a course without a cart path. Overall, a good value.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good layout, good value

This is a good course and a great value for the Phoenix area in early April. I'd recommend it.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Dirt Track

We’ve played several of the cheaper courses in the Phoenix area the past 2 weeks and this was by far the worst. The layout is confusing and it was like a construction zone if you weren’t on the fairways. The cart paths are mostly dirt and it was like off roading in a golf cart. The greens are tricky and gimmicky- surprisingly I only 3 putted twice. Good thing we got a discount on GN or I would be really upset if I paid top dollar.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Negative Reviews are BUNK

Arizona is a desert and water does not fall free from the sky. The golf carts are gas but the other option is walking. Anyone who lives here knows how expensive it is to have great value muni courses. It is challenging to anyone who isn’t a tour player. There are elevation changes, hills and water hazards when water is flowing 3 days a year. It’s an amazing value for the money and fun.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

I liked it

I liked the layout of the course. And yes, you also get to enjoy a little golf cart off-road adventure at the same time. It's a full course, so you better know how to hit your driver, especially from the tips. The greens are large and challenging/ fast rolling. Just wish they would offer a few more discounts earlier in the day.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Very enjoyable course!

I loved the layout and course was in good shape. Definately not a flat course and has large, challenging greens. I'll definitely be back.. wish there were more deals earlier in the day.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

BUMPY

The gas power carts were ok to navigate the hilly often bumpy path sometimes dirt sometimes broken pavement, sometimes gravel. The greens were okay however there was a lot of puddles that resulted in muddy balls in and around the greens. The forward tees were just over 5600 yards which was a bit long for my wife. No shorter options were displayed or available. The fairways were undulating to say the least with your ball often at the bottom of depression or on a side hill. I liked the layout of the course but it could use some smoothing out!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First and last time

Worst condition of all courses this year
Tee boxes rough
Fairways no grass harsh as rock
Greens too much roll not fun to put on
When I asked for a refund I was denied
Di not waste your time or money on this one

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not bad for a muni course

The condition of the course was not too bad. The greens were in pretty good shape. I enjoyed playing there.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Played it 100's of times in my 40 years in AZ

This course just keeps getting better over the years. Picked up playing it recently again and really enjoyable. Hard to get tee times early on weekends, so sometimes I just play the back nine. Real fun. Best value in town.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Experience

The course conditions were very good. The greens rolled great. The pace of play was decent. This time of year that’s a plus. Overall I would recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course did not match description

If this was the best of Phoenix public courses with 61,000 tee times in a year, remind me to not play any of the other courses. The course had gas golf carts and did not even include tees to play with. There were no paved golf cart paths and it was difficult to follow the ruts in the road that were full of rocks and felt like I was off roading in a 4WD. We had a Hot Deal at 2:40 and could have finished 18 holes, but we were so disgusted by the course that we quit after 9. If there are 61,000 rounds played at $50-$80/round, that’s $3M - almost $5M that comes into the course each year. Not sure what the money is being spent on, but it has not been on course improvements. We will never golf here again.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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