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3.6
1206 Reviews (1206)
5 Stars
162
4 Stars
548
3 Stars
299
2 Stars
120
1 Stars
77
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
78.3%
Recommend this course
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3.6
97 Reviews (97)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
56
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.0
82.5%
Recommend this course
80 out of 97 reviews
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3.6
176 Reviews (176)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
91
3 Stars
38
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
81.2%
Recommend this course
143 out of 176 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
1206 Reviews (1206)

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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Perfect weather
Used cart

Pleasant Surprise

Haven't no played here before and noticing mixed reviews, we took a chance and were glad we did. Pro shop staff were great, golf course was just fine for a blue collar course and we were paired we played without waiting for the first time this trip.
Would go back for that price.

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Value Good
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Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/12/2021

Thank you for visiting us at Cave Creek Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First and last

Course condition poor rough tee boxes greens to difficult to put on too much endulation
Waiting almost all holes 2-3 foursomes on all par 3s
Never going back was refused any credit back I will tell everyone I know not to spend any money here
I was ripped off for the tune of almost $90 what a rip off

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cave creek goat track

Worst condition course this year played
Greens were impossible to play no fun too much endulation tee boxes horrible chewed up
Fairways only ocerseeded barely any grass on them
Slow play almost 4.5 hrs 2-3 foursomes on some par 3s
Refused to refimf anything after I told proshop they could care less
I will tell everyone I know not to play here I will never return

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worst condition of all courses this year I've played

Pd almost $90 for a course that is in horrible condition dried out only overseeded fairways barely grass there
Ridiculous greens too much endulation, made it no fun impossible greens
Tee boxes horrible shape beat up few blind holes with no markers to indicate direction to green
I was ripped off big time
Holes had 2-3 foursomes waiting took almost 4 hrs 45 min to play
I asked the proshop for a refund based on all info I just mentioned they refused saying they do not refund have a nice day
I will never return and tell everyone I know not to play here

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
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fore

Good times. Course was in good shape and pace of play was quick. Good job. Will be back for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Affordable city course

A great value in February. Course was in good condition, reasonably priced

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Muni

A great day for golf. Paired with tow awesome gentlemen who were regulars here. No bells and whistles just a solid course with some tricky greens. If you want pretty flowers, electric carts and paved paths don’t play here. If you want a good test of golf on a solid municipal course, give it a chance. Pace of play seems to be 4.5+ so be prepared for that. Would play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

First round

Great service, got to move up my tee time as I was a single.
Good pace of play
Great partners to play with

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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