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3.6
1229 Reviews (1229)
5 Stars
167
4 Stars
560
3 Stars
306
2 Stars
120
1 Stars
76
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
78.3%
Recommend this course
941 out of 1229 reviews
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3.7
111 Reviews (111)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
63
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.2
81.1%
Recommend this course
90 out of 111 reviews
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3.7
175 Reviews (175)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
92
3 Stars
38
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.0
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
82.9%
Recommend this course
145 out of 175 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6732 yards
Slope 124
Rating 71.8

Cave Creek Golf Course is Phoenix's most popular municipal course, seeing about 100,000 rounds yearly. In 1983, Cave Creek began as a landfill reclamation project. It's a sort of pioneer in environmental design, proving similar spots can find environmentally friendly uses. It's open dawn to dusk, year-round.

Eighteen holes of par-72 golf take golfers over 6,732 yards on the Cave Creek Golf Course, kicking off on the par-4 first hole, which measures 363 yards from the blue tees, before things get long on the second hole, which measures 510 yards from the blue tees. That's just one of four long holes, with the sixth hole measuring 532 yards from the blue tees, the 11th coming in at 521 yards from the blue tees, and the sixth having a distance of 518 yards from the blue tees. The round concludes after a suggested playing time of four hours and 10 minutes on the 18th hole, a par 4 that measures 388 yards from the blue tees.

The city of Phoenix has contracted with several hotel chains to offer stay-and-play packages for golfers at the Cave Creek Golf Course and other municipal tracks.

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Course Details

Year Built 1983
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Snyder

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $14
Clubs Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Teaching Pro No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.6
1229 Reviews (1229)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 24
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 55
Undulating Greens 55
Water Hazards 48
This course/club is great for:
Locals 89
Beginners 39
Walkers 36
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 100
In the 'Burbs 16
Worth the Drive 16

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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
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Conditions Good
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Muni Magic - Bring your short game

On Google earth you think this is going to be a cakewalk with short par 4s. When you play it you realize there are few flat lies to be found including on the greens, some of which have multiple breaks and tough sand protection. 14 of 18 greens were in great condition. Some dry spots on others. The wash has been recently cleaned and there are great wildflowers right now. The burger was fantastic and the breakfast burrito had a good review too. The value Is off the charts. It backs up on the par 3s, but where doesn’t it?

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Worth the Time

enjoyed the threesome I played with. The pace was unusually slow… but the ranger engaged to solve- thanks!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

This course needs maintenance.

The actual course is decent and some holes challenging. The cart trails are like a goat track. Very rough. Greens and fairways were decent.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

This course is decent.

The course is in decent conditions with some greens having some scars from poor treatment along with some tee boxes that are left a little long. Big issue was with taking flagsticks out before sundown, but the pace of play and people were nice. A decent course all-in-all.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 11
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Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Not good not horrible

Course condition was less than ideal. Fairways were green but outside of that it was a dog track. Greens were actually decent. Paid for a hot deal so I wasn’t too upset but I would never consider paying more than $20 to play here.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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First Time Playing

Thankfully only $50 to play

Layout is pretty good and the fairways and greens were in pretty good shape, however the tee boxes need to be leveled - how hard is that to do really? And it makes such a difference. I would have liked the course except for the wasteland that is in the center of the course and all the garbage that is visible including half submerged shopping carts. Really takes away from any charm the views offer!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 64
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Solid muni with grass range and plenty of carts; starter didn’t force me to share as a solo. Played a day after it rained so it was rather muddy in a few spots, but overall still playable.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 100
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Greens are coming in

The greens are coming in after the reseed, the course is in good shape. I play the red tees, they could use better signage leading to the red tees on the 18th

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 257
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

SLOW Pace of Play

Course was in fair playing condition. Tee boxes need some TLC. Fairways were OK, though a little sparse in grass density in places. Sand traps needed more depth of sand and deep racking. Greens were in good shape and fair speed, though many ball marks needed to be repaired. Rough was thick in places and absent grass altogether further from fairway. Pace of play was terrible at 5 hours, with delays at nearly every shot. Ranger was present, but saw no attempt by him to improve the situation. Value of round would have been good had proper pace been maintained. Slowest round I’ve experienced in a long time.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
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