Lives
Scottsdale
Handicap
5-9
Age
65+
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
Once a month

Review Statistics

Average Rating

2.4
2.4
Total 28 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

28 Reviews
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
8
Recommended Courses
5
Not Recommended Courses
23
Helpful Votes Count
0
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
03/17/2013
Last Review
04/19/2023

Reviews Map

Reviews

2.4
Advanced Filters
Overall Rating
Course Difficulty
First time playing this course
Recommended
Review has

Riverview Golf Course

Played On 04/18/2023
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very undulating greens

I have played Riverview a dozen times over the years & every time I swear I'll never come back because of the ridiculous undulating greens I'm not a terrible putter but can putt much better on other courses, this time I absolutely will never return or so I promise

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent

Rancho Manana Golf Club

Played On 08/30/2022
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course layout

Short course is a challenge if you miss the fairway, greens in much better condition since the rain, staff is very efficient & friendly, only complaint is numerous weeds surrounding some of the greens & lack of bunker sand, still a great course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent

Rancho Manana Golf Club

Played On 06/24/2021
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens terrible...just punched

Everything is good about this course but the greens are under construction as is a few relocated tee boxes, staff is great, pace is ok, rates $$ a little high for this time of year 110 degrees out

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent

Willowcreek Golf Course

Played On 12/24/2020
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very SLOW PLAY !!

Played first 5 holes in hour, next 4 holes took almost 2 hours, no ranger in sight so after the front 9 I called it a day, too many groups of 5 , will not be going back anytime soon, plus when you book online the course adds cart fees to the total this course is way overpriced like many of the Sun City courses, plus they over water so always standing on wet / muddy ground

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

Willowcreek Golf Course

Played On 09/24/2020
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

rushed

starter said course is wide open, that is until we got to 1st green and about 6 other players rushed our 2 some to play faster for all 18 holes we were rushed to play faster resulting into errant shots etc. We completed the round in 3 hours. !!! Yes 3 hours. Don't like the way this course is managed they cater to only their members. Not recommend to play willowcreek

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Willowcreek Golf Course

Played On 04/30/2020
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

OVERPRICED !! Cart cost $$

Recently Willowcreek started charging $25 for a cart, Golfnow Hot Deal is $20 Then the course charges another $25 for the cart so this is when it's over 100 degrees out, I have played this course for at least 15 yrs & about 25 rounds per year. BUT NOT ANYMORE ! I will not be back. many other courses that will give a better price in the HOT weather of Arizona..goodbye Willowcreek.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate

Willowcreek Golf Course

Played On 01/23/2020
2.0
Previously Played

Slow play.. Five somes..

My round took 4 hrs & 45 mins due to most groups are 5 somes

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

Willowcreek Golf Course

Played On 11/25/2019
Incentivized Review
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cart path only = raise the greens fee!!

Willowcreek raised their prices to play while cart path only is in effect greens in TERRIBLE CONDITION, These Sun City courses should NOT RAISE THE FEES while still on cart path only conditions, they should be ashamed, charge winter rates but only when course is without restrictions

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

Rancho Manana Golf Club

Played On 09/03/2019
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

No rough !

You MUST keep the ball in your fairway !! there is NO SUCH THING AS HITTING OUT OF THE ROUGH ! if your ball misses the fairway most likely that ball is GONE, it's a fairly short course but you must be accurate with your shots or you'll pay the price of a penalty, if your a double digit handicap bring extra balls..LOL

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Willowcreek Golf Course

Played On 04/30/2019
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Concrete Greens !!

The greens are impossible ! they are very hard with no bladed grass ! they don't hold at all are very slippery & fast because of no grass, the rest of the course is fine, The greens are a NIGHTMARE to play on

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

Willowcreek Golf Course

Played On 04/15/2019
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Concrete Greens.!!

The Greens are terrible!! VERY HARD, shots into them do not hold, there is some sort of grass on them I think but unknown, you never have to fix a ball mark because they are none,

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

Willowcreek Golf Course

Played On 04/01/2019
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible greens

Greens are bumpy & no grass blades, look like fake grass

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

Willowcreek Golf Course

Played On 03/25/2019
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

5 somes = 4.5 hr round

Slow play because of all the 5 somes, took 4:45 hrs to play 18, greens are fast because there is no grass it's more like hydro seeding, smooth and no blades of grass

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

Willowcreek Golf Course

Played On 03/04/2019
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Terrible greens

Everything is okay until you try and reach the greens they are like concrete with no grass balls just bounce on them and there is no grass seems like something fake to resemble grass they are very fast but expect your ball to roll all over the place

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate

Riverview Golf Course

Played On 10/19/2018
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course should of been closed

This is pre overseeding !! the course was extremely dry & brown because of the overseeding season is starting, all fairways & greens were very HARD like concrete hard , a course in this condition should be closed or you can play for free, it took almost 5 hrs to play because most golfers 4 putted the impossible to putt on greens, your tee shot would hit the fairway and bounce like hitting the cart path, hitting onto the greens would only find your ball way over the green, lesson learned stay away from this course during overseeding season

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Bare Fairways

Greens & Tees were great , most fairways are very patchy grass or just plain bare !! something has gone wrong with the fairways the grass is mostly gone , it's hard to hit off without grass there, won't be going back this year anymore

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate

Riverview Golf Course

Played On 05/01/2018
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Finally a good pace of play !!

I have played this course in the winter when it's packed with snow birds & it took 5+ hrs to play with many 5 somes, but now I played as a single & played in 2 hrs. a few groups let me play through & this round was very enjoyable, so stay away from Oct. to May or it will take you forever to finish, during summer months I do recommend this course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate

Riverview Golf Course

Played On 03/01/2018
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Too many 5-somes !!

Slow play at 4 1/2 hrs. many 5-somes even though this is a Sun City course this is the norm you never see a ranger while playing & if you complain to anyone they just shake their head & say that's the way it is !! Although on this round I did see a FIRST even for Riverview, When our 4-some got up to the 18th hole for our shot onto the green there were 8 yes EIGHT !!! players putting on the green !!! we had to wait 15 mins for the green to clear !! Golf Etiquette not on this course . next time I see this I will take a picture & share it

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

Riverview Golf Course

Played On 01/25/2018
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

TOUGH greens !!

Have played this course 10 times and as before the greens are in great shape but VERY UNDULATING !!
I usually have 28-32 putts a round but every time on this course it's close to 40 and all the other players score about the same, plenty of sand in bunkers , fairways in good condition, pace of play a little slow at 4:20 hrs but after all it's Sun City so you have a few walkers & not all players are concerned about the pace of play, but the break on most putts will bring looks of amazement ...rolly polly greens

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Willowcreek Golf Course

Played On 01/18/2018
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Need Ranger.. Slow play !!

This course allows 5 player groups that walk & are SLOW !!
There is NO RANGER to get some of these groups to keep pace, there was a group of women that had 5 groups right behind them & waiting on each hole when they had 3 holes open in front of them which resulted in over 2.5 hrs front nine at which point 2 players in my group gave up & called it a day, this course really needs to keep the groups moving along but they don't even try.

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