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3.6
1206 Reviews (1206)
5 Stars
162
4 Stars
548
3 Stars
299
2 Stars
120
1 Stars
77
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
78.3%
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923 out of 1206 reviews
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3.6
97 Reviews (97)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
56
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.0
82.5%
Recommend this course
80 out of 97 reviews
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3.6
176 Reviews (176)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
91
3 Stars
38
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
81.2%
Recommend this course
143 out of 176 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
1206 Reviews (1206)

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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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/07/2023

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!

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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

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!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/08/2023

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.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/07/2023

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.

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Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 11/07/2023

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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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course for the money

New carts with speakers and GPS are nice. Winter grass came in nicely. Greens and fairways are in very good shape. Cart paths need serious work. Since clearing out the ravine, it is basically a barren eyesore, but at least the homeless encampments are cleared out. Please plant some native grass or something in there for ground cover! Decent course for the money though.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/09/2023

Hi JCavallero,

Let us first say that we are so glad to hear you enjoyed your visit. We work hard to create an enjoyable experience so you can focus on enjoying yourself and let us do the rest. We also want to thank you for your honest and constructive criticism of the course.

We are going to escalate your review to our team in charge and do everything we can to improve before your next game.

Thank you for visiting and playing at Cave Creek Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course and reasonably priced

The course was coming out of overseeding and was in good shape. Although cart path only (some holes you ride in rough) pace of play was good. Definitely a must in the fall and winter when most courses overcharge you

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/09/2023

Hello, tmetzer. 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.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Shape, Pace Good, Can't complain

The course was in good shape and pace of play was good. Grass was coming in and having to drive on cart paths and rough made it a little tough to find your ball.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/09/2023

Hello, tmetzer. 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.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/17/2023

Hello AClovy. 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!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout. Last day before overseeding

Great and challenging course. Course closing next day for overseeding so not in the best shape. Will come back again. Pace was 4 hours.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/10/2023

Hello, u314162625953. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Cave Creek Golf Course. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

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Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Over all

Greens are in very good condition the fairways can be a little on the rough side..probably my biggest gripe would be the number of players that either don’t know what they are doing or just don’t care and just linger on the course. Played a couple of time and took over 5 hours…

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/10/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, Pic. 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.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Value

A really nice track and great value for the money. I enjoyed walking it and was fortunate enough to have another walker in our group who knew the course and was great to chat with. It’s a overall a forgiving course but definitely challenging enough with some blind shots and sharp dog legs. I would play it again if visiting the area.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/10/2023

Hello, WojtekR. 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.

Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Grounds Crew

Why are grounds crew mowing and blowing grass on course in the middle of the round? On the fairway and greens less that 10 yards away, ridiculous. Won't be playing this course with that kind of course management :(

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/10/2023

Hi espoaz, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.

Played On
Reviews 249
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course Played Well

CCGC was in generally good playing conditions. Tees and fairways were a little sparse. Rough was rough. Greens were fair, but a little slow. Sand traps were fair. Pace of play was good (just under 4 hours, with full complement of players on course). Value was also good (with Hot Deal). FYI: Probably going to be overseeded soon.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 10/04/2023

Hello, TMarcacci. 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.

Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice public course.

Lots of dirt spots in the fairways and greens, but still a nice course to play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/04/2023

Hi, jimweir! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Cave Creek Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/25/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, rjmaskel. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Cave Creek Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

New golf course

It was a great Saturday experience..
The great course was great.
I will definitely come back next time I am in town.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/08/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/08/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314164510830. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Can't beat the price

Course was in OK shape but greens were extremely slow. Aeration not to long ago so that was to be expected.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/08/2023

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.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Been awhile

Been about 10 years since I played here. Greens were a bit furry, but overall course was in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/08/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the state of the greens and appreciate your feedback. We're glad to hear that the overall condition of the course was satisfactory.

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