Cave Creek Golf Course
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About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6732 yards | 71.8 | 124 |
| White | 72 | 6207 yards | 69.3 | 118 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6207 yards | 73.0 | 129 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5552 yards | 71.6 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.5/125 | 339 | 510 | 187 | 387 | 397 | 556 | 212 | 437 | 414 | 3439 | 363 | 521 | 370 | 171 | 392 | 383 | 518 | 208 | 407 | 3333 | 6772 |
| Back Combo M: 70.1/118 | 339 | 477 | 187 | 387 | 397 | 556 | 212 | 407 | 389 | 3351 | 362 | 482 | 341 | 171 | 392 | 361 | 518 | 208 | 407 | 3242 | 6593 |
| White M: 69.0/116 W: 74.6/126 | 334 | 477 | 153 | 361 | 348 | 518 | 170 | 407 | 389 | 3157 | 312 | 482 | 341 | 150 | 370 | 361 | 491 | 176 | 359 | 3042 | 6199 |
| Combo M: 67.4/113 W: 73.2/124 | 334 | 418 | 153 | 334 | 348 | 518 | 170 | 370 | 373 | 3018 | 312 | 408 | 314 | 150 | 370 | 338 | 491 | 176 | 359 | 2918 | 5936 |
| Red M: 65.9/107 W: 71.6/120 | 307 | 418 | 129 | 334 | 325 | 491 | 120 | 370 | 373 | 2867 | 290 | 408 | 314 | 106 | 344 | 338 | 477 | 136 | 320 | 2733 | 5600 |
| Handicap | 15 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 15 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
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My son and I love playing at 4pm so peaceful Photo submitted by FrenchieLodge on 08/15/2023
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Nice setting Photo submitted by u066108556 on 03/10/2023
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Photo submitted by aralko on 12/26/2022
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Photo submitted by u659392904 on 06/24/2022
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Photo submitted by u659392904 on 06/24/2022
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Fairways and greens Photo submitted by wermer3 on 03/28/2021
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Ready Photo submitted by Cactuskid on 01/11/2021
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Photo submitted by LADIVELVETSWING on 11/30/2015
Average course
The course was pretty good. The greens were slow but nice, just slow. The fairways were good but if you got off the fairway there was very little grass. Overall it was good, nothing really stood out.
Interesting Course
Welcoming staff. Fun course. One of few courses in area that was not cart path only.
Course improved
I play a round at Cave Creek every November on Vacation. This year the course was in much better shape. They cleared out all the trees and shrubs in the canyon. Much more appealing and you might be able to find a ball if you hit one there. Greens rolled true and were a perfect speed. Well Done City of Phoenix!
Nice municipal Golf course
Nice course to play. Wide open and straight for the most part, but you still need to place shots to score. Greens are small and some have a good deal of slope. My wife found it a bit long at 5600 yards off the front tees.
Some fairways had some bare spots, but overall in good shape. Greens were in very good shape as were the sand traps. It is exposed so the wind will definitely affect play. Carts all have GPS and were in good shape.
Pace of play was a bit slow, but we were playing behind a couple of new golfers. So hard to tell if that was normal. It is a municipal Golf course so it draw a lot of new players.
Overseed is complete
This course is a good value and can be more or less challenging depending on the flag placements. Some of the greens have a lot of slope in certain areas and if the put the flag there there can be significant break to the puts. Course was in real good shape and pace of play was pretty good on this day.
Thank you the 5-Star Rating! We look forward to having you back soon at Cave Creek Golf Course
Not highly ratted.
The courses general condition was much more “rough” than expected. The fairways were just average for a “public” golf course, and the greens were slightly better. The cart paths were very rough and in many places nonexistent. The price to play, I would say is on the high side.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u53497498. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Cave Creek Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Hi, RGC9F39680F516D2E73D. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Cave Creek Golf Course.
It was a nice day
Beautiful day, overseed was ready for 90 degree rule with the gas carts. Loved the design of the golf holes. Periphery of course and bunkers are unfortunately not maintained. If this course charged $10.00 more per player, @200 players per day and let’s say 6 days a week, and then used this money for course maintenance, this track would be a gem. All that said, we enjoyed a 1:55 minute (4-some) front 9; however, something happened on the back 9. 2:35minutes!! Did that 4-some of young guys jump in front of us?! Marshaling would be helpful. We were chill. Made it a great day! 2 birdies on #18!! ⛳️🌴🏌️♂️🏌🏼♀️🏌️♂️🏌🏼♀️🙋🏼♂️🥃
Hello, Chirogolfer1. Thank you for visiting us at Cave Creek Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Good hot deal rate
Got a cheap hot deal rate which is only reason I played here. $70+ is way too much to pay here but AZ golf rates are ridiculous so that’s what they charge. Conditions were good for this course - have seen it in bad shape before. Greens still slowish from overseed but should be good in another week. Overall a good experience!
Hello, lmccauley. Thank you for visiting us at Cave Creek Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, davidyip4. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course!
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.
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!
Hello u7959518. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course!
Fantastic Conditions
Fantastic conditions tee to green. Overseed was a success. Greens are soft. Grass is green. And they've upgraded the carts to include GPS and Bluetooth with speakers so you can jam out. Solid bang for the Buck! Highly recommend!!
LordTriumph, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course.
Hi, mariabentley. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Cave Creek Golf Course.
Hello wappell. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course!
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Thanks so much for the great review, u926999927. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course.