Acacia/Mesquite at Kierland Golf Club
About
Kierland Golf Club boasts three unique nines that are played in three different 18-hole combinations. The Acacia/Mesquite Course begins with Kierland's signature nine. Acacia features gently sloping fairways, all of which are bordered by bunkers. The last four holes are the most memorable, particularly the finishing hole, which is the club's signature hole. It is a tricky par 5 with water all along the left side of the fairway to the bunker-protected green. Along the way there are also fairway bunkers that sit just past the water and strategic mounding on the other side. It is a true accomplishment just to make par. Acacia is a formidable challenge but many would argue that the Mesquite nine is more difficult. Its par-4 sixth hole might be the golf course's toughest.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Cinder | 72 | 6913 yards | 72.5 | 127 |
Copper | 72 | 6319 yards | 69.2 | 123 |
Indigo | 72 | 5820 yards | 66.9 | 114 |
Indigo (W) | 72 | 5820 yards | 72.1 | 125 |
Turquoise | 72 | 5455 yards | 65.7 | 110 |
Turquoise (W) | 72 | 5455 yards | 70.5 | 120 |
Lava | 72 | 4898 yards | 63.1 | 106 |
Lava (W) | 72 | 4898 yards | 67.7 | 116 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Cinder M: 72.5/127 | 517 | 417 | 448 | 171 | 568 | 190 | 374 | 219 | 531 | 3435 | 395 | 410 | 333 | 187 | 521 | 468 | 547 | 190 | 427 | 3478 | 6913 |
Copper M: 69.2/123 | 493 | 386 | 402 | 142 | 542 | 162 | 339 | 189 | 503 | 3158 | 353 | 375 | 293 | 154 | 498 | 423 | 497 | 158 | 410 | 3161 | 6319 |
Indigo M: 66.9/114 W: 72.2/126 | 468 | 361 | 369 | 129 | 488 | 142 | 310 | 160 | 485 | 2912 | 319 | 349 | 274 | 132 | 470 | 369 | 470 | 142 | 383 | 2908 | 5820 |
Turquoise M: 65.7/110 W: 70.5/120 | 468 | 361 | 369 | 129 | 418 | 122 | 310 | 137 | 485 | 2799 | 319 | 307 | 274 | 110 | 470 | 338 | 419 | 142 | 277 | 2656 | 5455 |
Lava M: 63.1/106 W: 67.7/116 | 423 | 298 | 284 | 110 | 418 | 122 | 232 | 137 | 409 | 2433 | 299 | 307 | 211 | 110 | 405 | 338 | 419 | 99 | 277 | 2465 | 4898 |
Junior M: 56.8/92 | 258 | 188 | 150 | 90 | 295 | 57 | 158 | 90 | 267 | 1553 | 150 | 176 | 141 | 85 | 268 | 176 | 288 | 99 | 135 | 1518 | 3071 |
Handicap | 16 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | |||
Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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#18 Finish Photo submitted by pauls123 on 06/22/2022
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Great fairways. Photo submitted by u000004732273 on 06/14/2021
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Photo submitted by u432856256 on 10/18/2020
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Photo submitted by u432856256 on 10/18/2020
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Photo submitted by u432856256 on 10/18/2020
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Ellwee Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 11/20/2019
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new bunkers Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 11/20/2019
Decent desert resort golf
Kierland is a classic resort course. Very well maintained and with all the amenities you'd expect, but the track is fairly easy (save for a couple of the finishing holes) and not overly memorable. A good course if you are working on or want to feel good about your game, as most holes feature gentle rolling swales that tend to funnel the ball towards the fairway. Staff was friendly but starter was clueless; switched up bags and pairings three times and then sent us off 10 minutes late.
Great golf course!
One of the nicest golf courses I’ve played in Scottsdale! 🏌️♂️⛳️
Make sure to play Acacia
Acacia has the signature hole (#9) although the course is full of fun interesting holes. The layout was really fun to play - lots of hills on the sides of the fairways that you can play into. On the Troon card this is listed as Kierland - 1 or Kierland - 3.
Honestly thought this course would be worse than it was after hearing/reading reviews from other golfers, but I enjoyed it almost as much as other high priced resort courses in the area. The conditions were good. Greens were fast but smooth and rolled well. Rough was hit and miss - some holes had short 1-inch rough around the green, others had dead brown grass, hole 9 had thick rough everywhere. Almost all the tees were slightly unlevel, as a right handed player the ball was above my feet what felt like every tee shot. A couple Par 3 tee boxes were beat up like the driving range. Bunkers had OK sand. Fairways had a ton of grass from the overseed.
Range was full at check in, had to wait a few minutes to practice, the tee boxes were really beat up. Carts had GPS but did not include water. No ball cleaners the entire course. Water was plastic cups with filling stations every ~3-4 holes, but the straws were paper which didn't hold up. Not sure why a resort course at $129+ per round doesn't just put a $0.25 bottle of water in at the start of the round. There were signs to call a number to place a food order at the turn, but when I put the number into Google it gave a different course and there was no menu posted to know what to order.
Would echo what others are saying - it's a course for vacationers - which contributes to the slower pace. Lots of people losing balls, hitting into the next hole over, needing additional shots around the green. Pace of play was 4 hours 30 minutes which was average, there were alerts on the cart if you were ahead/behind of pace. Course had several holes with long walks to/from the cart that slowed up the pace. #9 was the biggest culprit - cart path only and a steep walk to/from your cart for your approach.
Staff was great but the lounge closed before dark and the pro shop was closing up before dark it was like we have your money now go home
Great shape
Although the course was in great shape the layout every hole looked the same and pace of play was very slow 5 hours
Awesome Course in Scottsdale
Kierland was the last course we played on a 4 day guys golf trip. We had a great time and the course was in really, really good shape. It's a resort course and the course layout helps out on wayward shots. You can get into trouble but most of the time mishits don't penalize you too much. The practice range was really, really beat up and some of the tee boxes looked pretty gnarly. I still think Kierland is an awesome place to pay golf!!!!
The reservation was messed up
Someone screwed up this reservation. The Pro Shop staff said Golf Now screwed it up as it we were not on their tee sheet. I showed them e mail confirmation and they said it was not on their sheet which caused a problem with our flight plan in the afternoon. They were able to get us out on the course, but it was a head ahe that was un-necessary. Also, they charged us, did you charge us too? Please respond to that question asap please.
Great staff and course
Very easy check in and all the staff was helpful and friendly. The course was challenging but fair. Liked the different tee options
Slow - slow - slow
This resort caters to retiree, couples, guys who gamble. This all contributes to a 5:45 hour round. So don't book your flight home the same day. November is cart path only. the conditions are nice looking, the bunkers are playable. but don't think you get through in 4.5.
Kierland Mesquite/Acacia
Good course. Tough CPO, but just coming out of overseed. Good layout and facilities.
Kierland Acacia/Mesquite
Course was in decent shape following overseed. Cart path only was difficult on the Acacia course (lots of up and down), not bad on Mesquite. Fun to play.
resort
super slow...kids...high handicappmen and women..5 plus hrs
Condition of course not worth price
The price per round led me to believe they were fully recovered from over seeding but they were only a couple days out and were still cart path only on Mesquite. The greens were still bumpy and sandy which is of course to be expected right after an overseed, but the price was indicative of prime season ad prime conditions. Fun course but more of a resort tourist trap than a frequent course for locals.
Save your money!
Pros- Average pace of play, free range balls
Cons-
1. no putting practice area ( under construction)
2. Greens were recently aerated so we’re very bumpy.
3. Tight Course with holes slightly overlapping each other. All I heard all day is bad golfers yelling 4 ( almost got hit twice by errant balls) or balls hitting trees all around you. Not stress free that’s for sure.
4. $110 to play which is a rip off ( typical resort course though). I wouldn’t pay more than $50 play it.
5. Lots of terrible golfers in a course that requires you to at least get off the tee more than 100 yards.