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3.4
1763 Reviews (1763)
5 Stars
236
4 Stars
866
3 Stars
426
2 Stars
143
1 Stars
92
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.4
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.3
70.2%
Recommend this course
1386 out of 1763 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.6
157 Reviews (157)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
71
3 Stars
39
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
12
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.5
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
73.2%
Recommend this course
115 out of 157 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.5
209 Reviews (209)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
89
3 Stars
56
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
17
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.4
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
72.2%
Recommend this course
151 out of 209 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Desert
Par 71
Length 6363 yards
Slope 119
Rating 69.4

Although there are many other desert golf courses in the Phoenix area, Apache Creek Golf Club offers one challenging championship course that requires the use of every club. The golf course features wide open fairways and undulating greens that are sloped back to front, some are also double-tiered. There are also numerous sand and grass bunkers protecting the fairways and greens. Extensive mounding on the course cause uneven lies and water hazards come into play on a few holes. The most difficult of the several demanding holes on this golf course, is the lengthy par-5, 10th hole. Apache Creek Golf Club also boasts two practice greens, a pitching and chipping green with a sand trap, and a large driving range with various targets.

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Course Details

Year Built 1994
Golf Season Year round
Architect J. Alsip

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.4
1763 Reviews (1763)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 36
Brunch 15
Patio Dining 15
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 51
Bunkers 44
Forced Carries 31
This course/club is great for:
Locals 70
Seniors 55
Walkers 30
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 49
Worth the Drive 32
In the 'Burbs 27

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3.0
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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 88
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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1.0
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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Fun Course

The course has a good pace of play-ranger are watching both nines. Signing on where to go from hole to hole needs to be vastly improved.Staff is great and very helpful.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Poor conditions

The course is not in good shape right now, I suppose because of the recent rain and cool weather. The fairways are particularly poor as the existing grass is thin and patchy. The greens are in fairly good shape, which makes the course playable but it is not worth the high price right now.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Clueless Ranger

My friend and I booked here about 90 minutes prior, due to a great rate popping up. We got to the starter for our 1pm start and had 3 groups waiting to tee off in front of us. Mind you, it’s 5 minutes before 1 and they do 7 minute intervals. We get paired with a very nice pair of ladies, one in her 70’s the other was 81! After teeing off over 20 minutes late and having to wait in the hackers in front of us in number 2, the ranger had the nerve to tell us we were playing slow!! The group in front of us were not even on the green yet on the 3rd hole! The ladies we were playing with were playing fast ready golf, and my buddy and I both shoot high 80’s. I argued with the ranger as to where we were supposed to go? The next 2 holes he’s hiding behind bushes watching us!!! On about the 6th tee, I saw him watching and scorched one at the group in front of us. I came about 30 yards short, I knew I couldn’t reach them, but proved my point. The ranger then made them skip a hole. We were caught back up to them by hole 9! This ranger has no clue as to how his job should be done!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course has a great layout

We teed off at our scheduled time and the pace was good-not rushed. Stay on the fairways😁

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Value. Played in 4 hrs. Greens were in great shape. Lots of dirt and desert, if you are ok with that, the ball rolls like crazy !

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great greens!!!

Greens were fantastic!!!! Consistent, fast and true
The rest of the course is meh.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Much Improved

This was the 1st time we played the course this year. We were very impressed with how much the condition of the greens have improved! The overall condition of the course was also good. We will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Fairs look good from afar but simply painted green. shots off the fairway were in a rocky desert base making shots impossible unless you were willing to sacrifice your clubs. Given what clubs cost these days it was a no brainer.
Traffic from highway made the environment very loud

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairways

Fairways had no grass on them they painted fairways green. Just clay mud dead grass. Greens were great shape as well as sand traps

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Painted Fairways

The greens were well manicured. There is only 50 yards of fairway in front of each green; otherwise you are hitting off some sort of hard pan weedy grass found as rough at most every other course. The bunkers have a mere 1/2 inch of top sand with hard pan underneath. Difficult to execute sand shots. Overall too difficult to execute shots under these course conditions.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 52
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Apache creek

Very slow pace of play. Greens and tee boxes good. Fair way is dead grass painted green. Only saw beverage cart 1 time. It was a good time but honestly course is rarely in good condition. By hole 15 they came out and pulled the flags and told us they were closing and we had to bring the carts in. Not sure why they offer tee times knowing they may close early or you may not finish

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairway grass is painted green

My ball got green paint on it. Appears they overseeded greens and around greens and tee boxes. But, in between tees and greens it is dead Bermuda grass that is painted. Greens are nice

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Transparency with the course conditions in advance and in pricing didn't exist. Both of us were overcharged for the round versus the confirmed price. Course conditions weren't great. (Fairways to be specific). Too many courses in the area to visit, thus won't be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course management lazy

Unreal that AC charges premium rates and doesn’t use the monies to keep the course up. They have painted fairways instead of rye grass. Signage and markers not consistent or logical yet they made sure to snap at us about the 90 degree rule (why???).

I do not recommend. Not a good value for the price.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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