Lives
Peoria, az
Handicap
10-14
Age
55-64
Gender
Male
Skill
Advanced
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.0
3.0
Total 87 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

87 Reviews
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
29
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
12
Recommended Courses
50
Not Recommended Courses
35
Helpful Votes Count
1
Not Helpful Votes Count
1
First Review
09/25/2012
Last Review
07/17/2023

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3.0
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3.0
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Previously Played

Needs some time to heal

Can not really give effective course rating since it is still recovering from overseeding. Pace of play, while under 4 hours, was painfully slow with foursome ahead of us having 2+ holes open ahead of them all day.

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

Riverview Golf Course

Played On 04/07/2018
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Pace of play is biggest drawback.

Most who play here complain about tough greens due to slope and undulations. Often i agree but the worst thing anywhere is slow pace of play. Lack of rangers didn't help but allowing fivesomes on weekends makes for 5 plus hour rounds. The group two holes ahead was even allowed to use 4 carts. Abuse of cart rules by non-handicap players was big delay as well since they parked on all sides of the greens.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
3.0
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Previously Played

Pace of play is biggest drawback.

Starter is nice touch but not if they don't make the effort to pair up twosomes especially when also allowing 5 player groups. Couldn't make a ballmark on any green so they also wouldn't hold any approach shots. Not worth the drive.

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

Wigwam Resort - Blue Course

Played On 03/08/2018
3.0
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gave it another chance.. won't play Blue again

Really enjoy the old Red and Gold courses but Blue is not for me. First part of March and the greens are like concrete. Less sand in bottom of bunkers than on sides and that seems unfair.

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

North Golf Course at Sun City

Played On 03/03/2018
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Golf is a social game... pair people up!

pace felt very slow due to 2 twosomes ahead. Course should put them together.
Sun city seems to have a new standard of putting the pins close to the edges and on humps, making for a frustrating round.

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

Sun City South Golf Course

Played On 02/27/2018
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Best course in sun city but pin positions set for pga major

Still my favorite course out here but last few rounds here have been frustrating due to the pin placements. Heard the same from other players. Many pins on highest point in green, even if that spot is only feet from the edge. Too tough for a public play, non-tourney day.

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

Sun City South Golf Course

Played On 02/17/2018
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Best of the Rec Center courses

Always enjoy this course, great tee options for all levels of players. Fairways in excellent shape, greens fair (a couple dicey pin placements). Staff is always friendly and helpful (especially Chaz).

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

Pueblo El Mirage Golf Club

Played On 02/08/2018
2.0
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Just can't get excited by course

Have played here many times, conditions usually leave much to be desired. This round I found the white tee boxes almost unusable. Ground was in terrible shape. Only course I play where I'd rather be in the rough than fairway.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 02/12/2018:
Hi Gary, we appreciate you coming to play Pueblo El Mirage. Your feedback is also appreciated as we continue to strive to improve our golfers experiences.

Palmbrook Golf Club

Played On 12/26/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Rules are rules but come on!

Had 12:45 tee time, no one teed off between 11:45-12:30 so asked if we could get out early ahead of 4 ladies groups. Pro shop made us sit and wait, as per hot deal rules, but all it did was compact the groupings so we had to wait on every shot. How about some common sense?

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Course coming back... bunkers are not

Glad to see an old favorite finally looking good again. Player Assistance guy needs to be more of a marshal to speed players along. Threesome ahead of us made for very painful pace. Bunkers were horrible. Crusty surface with hard clay-like layer underneath. Too punishing.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/07/2017

We appreciate you filling out the online review and giving your honest assessment of the of the course. We know the bunkers are something that needs work, and we will be working on them over the next year trying to improve them. We hope you come back and play Hillcrest again soon!
~HC

Played On 10/21/2017
2.0
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Previously Played

Years since here... will be years before next time

Understandably busy since many courses closed for overseeding but 2+30 for 9 holes on executive course is crazy. Practice facility near course itself was terrible, only a putting green that wasn't comparable to greens. Course maintenance not up to par considering they're not closing. Very disappointing.

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

Rancho Manana Golf Club

Played On 09/05/2017
2.0
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Previously Played

Not what I remembered

Not a good course if you ever want to hit your driver. Definitely needs to be played once, probably badly, just to see the twists and turns before trying again. Pricey for a 2pm round.

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

Palm at McCormick Ranch Golf Club

Played On 09/02/2017
3.0
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Not what I remembered

Labor Day weekend and they close the snack bar at noon on a 104 degree day. Saw drink cart on first hole and tenth, not well timed. Cart girl wasn't friendly at all. The course wasn't well maintained with the rough long enough to swallow a ball just inches off the fairway. Lots of time needed to locate the ball. Pin placements were set for a tournament rather than a busy hacker weekend. Pace of play was only bright spot.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Well worth the drive

Love this layout. Play it often in summer with lower rates. Only bad aspect today were the bunkers which were less sand and more like kitty litter. Course is challenging but forgiving.

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

Wigwam Resort - Blue Course

Played On 12/07/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Holy pin positions Batman!

First time playing the shortest of the 3 Wigwam courses. Course itself was nice and in good shape. But whoever placed the pins today was either drunk or very angry at the world. Not a single flat pin placement and most were right on a crown that didn't allow for anything less than holing everything out. 5 foot putt uphill missed left a 10 footer coming back.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
1.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Not even driving range quality...or value

I knew they were doing overhaul on cart paths but there should have been a strong warning about the conditions of the rest of the course. What grass there was in "fairways" was like a normal first cut of rough, with grain against you most of the time. If you were in rough you may as well take unplayable because if you found the ball all you could expect was a wrist or forearm injury hacking it out. Bunkers were like the last inch of litter in a cat box. They should be paying us to play there in these conditions and keeping snack bar open longer to sell food to the saps that come out.

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

Wigwam Resort - Red Course

Played On 08/30/2016
2.0
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Must've been skipped for maintenance

Looked forward to playing here and was told by staff course was in great shape. Fairways, at best, we're the length of a normal first cut of rough. The rough, if you could find your ball, was smothering. No sand in bunkers either and the greens, while smooth, we're inconsistent for speed.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

True greens, false bunkers

Very nice old school, tree lined course. Greens were rolling great and putting was smooth. Gud help you if you got into a bunker though. They were hard as a rock and even had a muddy layer under the surface.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Little respect for afternoon players

Greens were nice if a little slow. Lots of bare areas throughout, which meant watering was needed, which meant turning the sprinklers on even though players were still on the course. Made for inconvenient shots as well as cart driving.

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

Corte Bella Golf Club

Played On 01/23/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Slowed by members

Like the course, layout is fair. Played on a Saturday and waited on every shot behind a foursome of club members. They seemed oblivious to the presence of anyone but themselves, even taking extra putts after holing out.

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