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3.0
66 Reviews (66)
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1 Stars
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Conditions
2.7
Value
3.1
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.1
59.5%
Recommend this course
44 out of 66 reviews
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1.9
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Conditions
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Value
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Layout
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Pace
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Amenities
2.1
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3.7
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2.5
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Conditions
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Layout
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Pace
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StaffFriendliness
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5 out of 11 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6325 yards
Slope 118
Rating 69.8

Formerly known as Verde Santa Fe Golf Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Golf Season Year round
Architect Stanton McGaw

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire. No cut offs and tank tops are allowed.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.0
66 Reviews (66)
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Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great golf course

Course was fun to play and was located close to Sedona where we were staying, about 20 min away. I would definitely play this course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very poor condition

This course is probably in the worst condition of any course I’ve ever played. It may be under construction but the price to value here is completely unacceptable.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Previously Played

Embarrassing

I brought friends that were here on vacation from MN. This course is trashed. Spend the couple extra bucks and go to Sedona.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course is in fair condition, Staff is great!

The course is in fair condition. Fairways are decent, roughs have little to very lean bermuda, greens are in fair condition. Some greens have areas of repair and can be soft in areas.
Pro Shop staff and Eduardo in the lounge were great! Pace of play can be slow in the AM due to the Men's club on Monday's & Friday.. But I was lucky enough to be paired with 2 guys who were a lot of fun to play a round of golf with. Making for a enjoyable day on the course.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Staff is great, condition of course is fair

The staff @ Agave were great, friendly & helpful, from the Pro Shop, maintenance crew to cart barn attendants! The course condition is fair. Fairways have enough grass to hit off. The roughs are just that. Having areas with little to skimpy Bermuda grass to hit off. Layout is fun with some challenging shots to clear barrancas, but nice. The greens are fair, some have areas being repaired & are a bit slow. Overall if looking for a full length course to get a round in that is 1/2 the cost of courses in Sedona. Give it a go!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Stay away!

This was easily the worst course I’ve ever played. No way should a round of golf cost more than $20 here. The course conditions were beyond awful. Save yourself from wasting $70+

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Not worth it

Over seeding is common in Oct but should be mentioned when reserving (cart path only on all holes - one temp green). Ground is hard and dry. Fairway grass is spotty at best and greens are have numerous bald and diseased spots that prevent true ball roll when putting. I would not play there again unless it was a third of the price.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather

ROUGH GREENS....CHALLENGING LAYOUT

Although a relatively short course at 6400 yard from the back tees, this course offered a real challenge for the average golfer. However, the greans were not in very good condition.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Little rough but nice staff

Course is a bit rough but mainly in the places you should not hit it. Staff is super friendly as well as the locals. Always a place I want to play when I am in Sedona area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Rough summer conditions

Simply a dry desert course that hasn't been watered enough. Many greens patchy and damaged (oddly receptive but in spotty health). Fairways were very hard and barren. Cart paths were uncomfortable and bumpy to drive. Some quirks to the course, so you really need to play with someone who has local knowledge. Price didn't match quality. I won't make the trek to play it again.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course To Get Outta Phoenix and Play

Friendly staff, challenging layout, great greens, and cooler than Phoenix.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Layout, Great People, Rough Course Condition

Played for the first time and it was a bit of a shock after playing other AZ courses this trip. The people are very nice and I was told things were better condition wise just a short time ago, so in all fairness they may be trying to get the greens to grow in? The course layout is fun and challenging, although there are no sand traps on the course. Less maintenance I suppose? The greens are pretty horrible, and again they may be in some transition phase. Most greens we have been playing in AZ are either quick or fast and these greens are similar to putting on a nicely mown tee box! Very Very Slow and Bumpy! You don't stroke a putt, you HIT a putt.

I did take into consideration the Covid thing as well as the labor issues out there, otherwise my rating would be 2 instead of 3. The other issue is the dormant bermuda is only beginning to grow, so if you are off the often narrow fairways even by a foot, you will likely be playing off mostly native sandy soft soil. When the bermuda pops I assume that will get better.

Overall it is a fun day on the course as we could certainly be doing other things, like shoveling snow at home or going to work at a job we don't want to do, so I actually would recommend the course to others if they are aware of the conditions! If you just want to go play some golf at a reasonable price and aren't worried about the issues previously mentioned, go for it! I think they could use the money:)

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Don't Waste Your Money

A friend said this course was a pretty nice course with great greens but he hadn't played it in a while. It was immediately agreed, upon by all of our 8 players, that on this day the greens were nowhere close to great. In fact, they were terrible. In addition to poor greens condition, they appear to have no interest in marshalling play. We had a group in front of us that had at least 4 open holes in front of them. This group even stopped to have a small party on the 16th fairway while everyone behind had to wait for them in order to continue. A course employee drove by and didn't even address the situation. Finally the roughs were being rototilled during play, that's right rototilled, causing a huge cloud of dust over the playing area and settling on golfers in it's path. Roughs overall were nothing but dirt. The only positive comment I can give the course is it has a decent layout, great views, and potential to be very nice. The clubhouse restaurant and bar personnel were also very responsive, professional, and courteous. I would highly recommend replacing the grounds and overall course management teams immediately. Bottom line, save your money and stay away from this course until many improvements are made. I wouldn't play it again for free.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worth the dive from Sedona

It's worth the short drive from Sedona to play here. Very nice course and staff. Course was in good condition, but the greens were very lumpy. I suspect it was due to the winter conditions.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Value

If you have not played this one yet, give it a try. Great price, fun, fair layout, and conditions are good for the money.

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