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4.4
1679 Reviews (1679)
5 Stars
841
4 Stars
621
3 Stars
142
2 Stars
54
1 Stars
21
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
94.5%
Recommend this course
1525 out of 1679 reviews
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4.5
111 Reviews (111)
5 Stars
62
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
95.5%
Recommend this course
106 out of 111 reviews
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4.5
225 Reviews (225)
5 Stars
140
4 Stars
73
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
96.4%
Recommend this course
217 out of 225 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 7139 yards
Slope 137
Rating 73.0

Golf Club of Estrella is the very first golf course on a daily-fee basis to be designed by Jack Nicklaus II in Phoenix, where it makes its home in the master-planned community Estrella, and offers 18 holes of par-72 championship golf over 7,102 unique yards. The many tests of the golf course will impress every level of golfer - though a choice of tee sets ensures no one will get in over his or her head. Desert and wash spaces require golfers to vary their shots while they take in vistas from the fairways shaped to the contour of the land and framed in the Sierra Estrella Mountains.

A round of golf at the Golf Club Estrella kicks off on Morning Star, a par 4 that measures 359 yards from the black tees. If you stick to the black tees, you'll need to conserve your energy for The Arroyo, the 16th hole, a par 5 that measures 605 yards. After that, Evening Star, the 18th hole, will be a relative breeze, at par 4 and just 437 yards from the black teees.

Once the round of golf at the Golf Club of Estrella is over, head back to the Player's Grill Restaurant for American pub fare and Southwestern snacks.

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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Fairways TiffDwarf Grass
Greens TiffDwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Nicklaus, Jr. (1999) Phil Smith (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Discover, MasterCard, American Express
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirt required, no denim

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

Reviews

4.4
1679 Reviews (1679)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 41
Patio Dining 33
19th Hole Specials 16
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 104
Forced Carries 69
Elevation Changes 54
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 74
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 64
Locals 52
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 96
In the 'Burbs 45
Convenient to the City 17

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Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Amazing conditions especially for summer golf in AZ!

Course was absolutely beautiful and conditions for the summer were way above my expectations. There’s a lot of courses that wish they had these conditions in the winter prime season. Greens were all green and grown in. No dead or brown spots on any of the greens. Highly recommend playing here!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Once again, very good shape considering recent weather in Phoenix, for the past month we’ve had record high temps & the course was still very enjoyable! Other than the Bunkers, they were a bit rough, with hard wet sand/dirt mix…. Great otherwise, will be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 110
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

2nd time playing this course, and really like the challenge. Good shape, really friendly staff and this time of year, good price. I’ll play here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bunkers need more sand but otherwise in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice course

Course was in very good shape fot this time of the year. I played 5 or 6 courses in the area and this was in the best shape of all

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 52
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 46
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

I know that the condition of the fairway traps weren't ideal, not even close!
But, most green side bunkers weren’t too bad at all, very playable!
Aside from that, in this kind of weather that we’ve been experiencing around here lately, all-time record heat! I thought that the course was in “excellent” shape considering! I’m sure that this place is pristine during the winter high peak season? But, I can only afford to play these type of courses during the summer when the prices just can’t be beat!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Course

Love to play this course, tough but in a good way. Greens had been recently punched so they were not ideal.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Normal summer dry conditions. Bunkers could use some work. Overall a great value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful and tough

Course has lots of Bunkers making it difficult to get around if you don’t play smart. I play from the Gold which makes it even tougher if you’re not accurate off the tee or don’t play to the right spots. I would say if you don’t hit long off the tee play up a tee box

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Much improvement

Last time I played the course I gave it a pretty bad review, but they have finally filled the sand traps and are playable now before they were dirt. The greens and fairways were excellent. Hats off to the ground’s crew 👍😎

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Staff

Don’t ever hate, but the gentleman at the register sucked. I still think I paid for the round, but then we all paid again when checking in. He was zero help in figuring out the situation. I would have thought at a Troon course the customer service would be at a higher level. I booked through the course website, but I guess it was Golfnow which can be a bit confusing. I’m a small business owner, so I know all about the challenges of staffing, I’ve got 50 employees. Just played Pebble Beach and the experience was unmatched, someone here in AZ should strive to create an experience similar. Anyway, the course was cool, but the staff made the experience less satisfying. I’ll check my statement, if I was double charger, we can discuss further. I’m sure no one will reach out, but I understand how busy y’all are. I communicate with every customer that has an issue with our service, I’d say about 20 emails a week, I guess that’s pretty good when we service about 10,000 customers a week. Good luck and thanks.

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