Lives
Phoenix, AZ
Handicap
20-24
Age
55-64
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
Once a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.5
3.5
Total 42 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

42 Reviews
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
1
Recommended Courses
32
Not Recommended Courses
10
Helpful Votes Count
2
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
10/13/2013
Last Review
01/29/2024

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3.5
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Cave Creek Golf Course

Played On 10/29/2023
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Overseeding success

Overseeding just completed, and they did a great job.
This was the best that I have ever seen this course, and I have golfed here many times.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/08/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, dokzok. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course!

I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

overseeding done

We were worried that overseeding restrictions would still be in place when we hit the course but found out that they had all bee lifted. Yeah!!!. Course was in great shape, my only complaint is that they are letting the border grass grow long so had a hard time finding balls a few times. Played with two great partners, one from England and one from Canada.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worst course ever

Fairways were mostly dirt yet there were random spots all over the course where the irrigation was leaking, creating mini swamps. Lady behind the bar was just plain nasty

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

You get what you pay for

it is still just June and the course looks like August. Lots of burned out areas on the fairway and many spots just bare dirt. Tee boxes were also just bare dirt on many holes. Bunkers for the most part had good sand. Glad I only paid $30 for the round

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/29/2023

Thank you for playing Orange Tree Golf Resort. This part of the year the grasses are transitioning, it is common among golf courses in AZ. We aerated our tee boxes, and we are continuing to make improvements to all our bunkers. We look forward to your next visit.

3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Sub par course

It is only June and the course was looking more like August. Lots of bare spots on the fairways and even more spots where the grass was sparse. Greens were bumpy and a couple of my putts didn't go in because there seemed to be a rim around the hole. Club house was beautiful and staff were all extra friendly

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

Arizona Golf Resort

Played On 11/26/2022
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never again

I am through with this golf course. I had several bad experiences last year so I decided to give them another try this year and it was a complete disaster. We arrived for our scheduled tee time and ended up having to wait a full hour before we could finally tee off. They tried to blame it on Frost warnings but the temperature never got below 45 the night before so I think they lied about that. I think that they overwatered the course as everywhere we went the course was soggy and wet. It took 3 hours to finish the first nine holes because of the long waits. And we only were able to complete 14 holes before it got too dark to play even though our tea time was at 12:30. The front line wasn't too bad but the back nine most of the fairways were bare dirt, I guess they're overseeding didn't work out very well

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/30/2022

Hello, dokzok. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

Ahwatukee Country Club

Played On 11/11/2022
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The only thing that saved the day was how perfect the weather was

Pace of play was extremely slow, took 3 hrs to finish the front 9 and only got in 13 holes before it got dark. In addition, the greens were horrible, some of the worst putting conditions I have ever seen. The grass was far too tall and the surface was very bumpy, and the putting was super slow. Fairways were okay after overseeding but if you hit off of the fairway you were frequently in hard packed dirt.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/14/2022

We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!

I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Victim of overseeding

I think I am going to quit trying to gold during overseeding. I never have a good experience. In this case, we paid a regular greens fee, but the front 9 was actually on their executive course. The pace of play was horrible, took 2-1/2 hrs on the front 9 on an executive course. Overseeding forced us to be "cart path only" which slowed things up even more. And of course during overseeding, they keep the grass long, so I lost several balls. Once overseeding is done, this is generally a great course

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

Camelback Golf Club - Padre Course

Played On 08/07/2022
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent

Dove Valley Ranch Golf Club

Played On 07/31/2022
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No water

The course was in great condition, I love the challenge of the course. The beverage cart server was very friendly as were the cart boys. I have one big complaint though and that is that there was no water available anywhere on the course. We are in a desert and you should have water stations available, most courses do have water available

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Typical Phoenix summer conditions

The fairways and greens were both dry and hard. It was hard to get the ball to stick! There were lots of burned out areas of grass on the fairways and several of the bunkers were dry and hard. That is why I gave a 3 star, I would expect better conditions from a higher level course such as this. Otherwise, everything else was 5 star.

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

Sunbird Golf Resort

Played On 11/27/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

They don't sell alcohol

Course was in great condition and the weather was perfect. However, no alcohol sales either from a beverage cart or from the clubhouse.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Raven Golf Club - Phoenix

Played On 07/16/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

A bad day of golfing beats a good day at work

Course was in excellent condition except for the greens. They had just been aerated the previous week and they were very bumpy and slow. Even the course ranger quipped "get used to 3 putting". We played in a light rain for the first 9 holes which is an extreme rarity in Phoenix, but the cloud cover helped to keep the heat down

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate

Sunland Village Golf Course

Played On 04/03/2021
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Too Uptight

First, let me say the course was in great shape and eating at Rochester's after golfing was a great experience. However, our actual golfing experience was greatly diminished by the overwhelming scrutiny we got. First off, it was 97 degrees. In addition, I had my 84 yr old Dad with a heart condition and neuropathy and my brother in law who is handicapped due to permanent spinal nerve damage. We were on the very first hole approaching the green when a lady walked all the way across the course from her home to inform us that we were parked too close to the green. We were respectfully 20 yards off of the green which is standard for handicapped golfers. We explained our situation and she left. The very next hole a course employee (not the ranger) showed up, apparently the first lady had called and reported us. Again we explained our situation and she left, stating "try not to let anyone see you". After another few holes,, finally a course ranger showed up and we had to explain it all over again. After that, at least 2 other times the ranger showed up to watch us, he didn't say anything, but he was over-scrutinizing us. This took a lot of the joy out of the game. My BIL says he will never go back there again. Most courses have handicapped flags and/or policies but apparently Sunland Village doesn't. And ever worse, they have residents who don't even work there reporting things. I would recommend this course to others as long as you aren't handicapped

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Painted Mountain Golf Club

Played On 03/27/2021
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Took too long

First off, the good news. The pro shop staff and starters were all very friendly and professional. The course was okay, the fairways were a little thin for this time of the year.
Now the bad news! I don't know what they were thinking, they allowed 2 groups of 5 people ahead of us, and one of the groups had several beginners with them. We had long waits at every hole until finally on the 13th hole the ranger made the group ahead of us skip a hole. After that we didn't have any waits. Took 5 hrs to complete.

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

Mission Royale Golf Club

Played On 12/18/2021
3.0
First Time Playing

Locked in the bathroom

Our day of golfing started out great, the weather was perfect and the course was in good condition. We finished just as the sun set so we were able to finish 18 holes before dark. However this is where the story turns bad. I dropped my wife off at the bathrooms and then I dropped off the cart and unloaded our golf bags. I went back looking for my wife and found out that she was locked in the bathroom. She was extremely distraught, verging on a panic attack that she is claustrophobic. I went around the corner to the grill and it was locked and all the lights are off but fortunately I saw someone putting their jacket on. I pounded on the door and she came with the key and we were able to get my wife out. There were still two carts behind us and they both wanted to use the bathroom and they couldn't either. Since this was a Saturday night I waited until Monday to call and talk to the manager, when I expressed my discussed at the whole situation he was very standoffish, basically told me that they always locked everything at 6. I guess that means that if you were in the bathroom at 6 you get locked in. And at this time of the year again it's dark at 5:30 so I know that it was well before 6 when they lock the doors

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Very disappointed

I have golfed here many times in the past, and the course was always in good shape. Today I was very disappointed in the condition of the course. The greens were in pretty good shape for summer in Phoenix, but the fairways and tee boxes were in miserable shape. The majority of the fairways are dirt with scattered crab grass clumps. And if you were unfortunate enough to hit into the rough, the grass was far too deep and I lost a couple of balls that way. In addition we got stuck behind of threesome of young golfers. They were playing off of the blue tees all day, a lot of their tee shots were dribblers for 100 yds. They wouldn't let us play through (we were a twosome) and they backed up several other groups as well. Cart girl and staff were very friendly.

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

Ahwatukee Country Club

Played On 04/01/2019
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Some of the worst greens I have ever played on

The greens were in horrible condition. They were 50% brown/dead grass, they were bumpy and there was lots of debris on several of them. Fairways were in good condition, but as soon as you got off the fairways you were frequently playing dirt. Tee boxes were not in great shape either. This course is in serious need of an upgrade. There are no signs at any of the holes to tell you the yardage, what hole it is, etc.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/12/2019

We appreciate your taking the time to leave us very helpful feedback and we're hard at work to improve conditions.

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