Verrado Golf Club - Founders Course
About
John Fought and Tom Lehman collaborated on the course at Verrado Golf Club, a voluptuous design that meanders through the old Caterpillar bulldozer proving grounds. It's up and down for 18 holes and that doesn't mean "chip and a putt." The course is good test with chances to score and a handful of memorable and scenic holes.
Where Verrado Golf Course will eat you alive is in the bunkers. Some bunkers are hard to carry, others collect wayward shots. But the fairways are wide enough to avoid trouble, and what appears to be the safe shot off the tee will often bring greenside bunkers more into play. So pick your poison.
While the back nine is far superior to the front, going out still has its fair share of memorable holes. A huge boulder 30 feet tall on the par-4 eighth jets out from the left side around which the fairway shapes itself. A perfect line from the tee box is to take the ball five yards right off its edge, but hitting the boulder is certain death by desert. The boulder was scheduled to crumble via dynamite, but stood up to the TNT and was deemed an immoveable object. Open and playable for all skill levels, the Verrado Golf Club is a sublime experience.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 72 | 7258 yards | 73.9 | 139 |
Black/Silver | 72 | 7036 yards | 72.8 | 134 |
Silver | 72 | 6833 yards | 71.9 | 130 |
Silver/White | 72 | 6561 yards | 70.7 | 127 |
White | 72 | 6228 yards | 69.3 | 123 |
White (W) | 72 | 6228 yards | 74.4 | 134 |
White/Gold | 72 | 5734 yards | 67.2 | 119 |
White/Gold (W) | 72 | 5734 yards | 71.7 | 122 |
Gold | 72 | 5403 yards | 65.7 | 114 |
Gold (W) | 72 | 5403 yards | 70.0 | 117 |
Green (W) | 72 | 5142 yards | 68.6 | 113 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 73.5/135 | 423 | 397 | 222 | 478 | 588 | 178 | 540 | 477 | 382 | 3685 | 515 | 422 | 442 | 310 | 184 | 588 | 464 | 154 | 494 | 3573 | 7258 |
Black/Silver M: 72.3/130 | 423 | 379 | 193 | 454 | 588 | 178 | 540 | 457 | 382 | 3594 | 515 | 411 | 418 | 310 | 184 | 544 | 449 | 154 | 457 | 3442 | 7036 |
Silver M: 71.2/127 | 386 | 379 | 193 | 454 | 559 | 166 | 506 | 457 | 364 | 3464 | 492 | 411 | 418 | 291 | 168 | 544 | 449 | 139 | 457 | 3369 | 6833 |
Silver/White M: 70.3/125 | 386 | 354 | 172 | 421 | 559 | 166 | 506 | 428 | 364 | 3356 | 492 | 375 | 393 | 271 | 168 | 544 | 402 | 139 | 421 | 3205 | 6561 |
White M: 68.8/120 W: 74.1/133 | 366 | 354 | 172 | 421 | 518 | 147 | 435 | 428 | 337 | 3178 | 449 | 375 | 393 | 271 | 150 | 466 | 402 | 123 | 421 | 3050 | 6228 |
White/Blue M: 68.1/119 | 340 | 321 | 172 | 391 | 518 | 147 | 435 | 428 | 337 | 3089 | 449 | 375 | 360 | 271 | 150 | 466 | 374 | 123 | 387 | 2955 | 6044 |
White/Gold M: 66.7/115 W: 71.4/119 | 366 | 279 | 154 | 350 | 518 | 147 | 435 | 355 | 337 | 2941 | 449 | 347 | 322 | 242 | 150 | 466 | 338 | 123 | 356 | 2793 | 5734 |
Gold M: 65.3/110 W: 70.0/116 | 291 | 279 | 154 | 350 | 480 | 125 | 371 | 355 | 310 | 2715 | 414 | 347 | 322 | 242 | 131 | 427 | 338 | 111 | 356 | 2688 | 5403 |
Green M: 64.0/108 W: 68.5/112 | 291 | 279 | 131 | 350 | 419 | 125 | 371 | 311 | 284 | 2561 | 380 | 313 | 322 | 203 | 131 | 427 | 338 | 111 | 356 | 2581 | 5142 |
Handicap | 13 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 2 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 15 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 4 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by Typete247 on 03/16/2024
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Photo submitted by u000005594144 on 02/07/2024
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Photo submitted by b73solar on 11/17/2023
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Deer on Hole # 3 Photo submitted by u000002066695 on 09/06/2023
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View from clubhouse Photo submitted by u000002066695 on 09/06/2023
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Photo submitted by ejh370 on 09/18/2021
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Photo submitted by Fridley13 on 04/06/2021
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Photo submitted by guprox on 08/20/2020
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Photo submitted by guprox on 08/20/2020
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Photo submitted by u705588131 on 07/07/2020
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Photo submitted by u705588131 on 07/07/2020
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Photo submitted by u705588131 on 07/07/2020
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Photo submitted by sfdc76 on 05/02/2020
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Photo submitted by sfdc76 on 05/02/2020
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Photo submitted by sfdc76 on 05/02/2020
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Photo submitted by dearl0627 on 12/17/2019
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Photo submitted by dearl0627 on 12/17/2019
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Photo submitted by dearl0627 on 12/17/2019
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Photo submitted by u4438065 on 05/31/2019
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Photo submitted by krpuppy on 04/05/2019
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Photo submitted by krpuppy on 04/05/2019
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Photo submitted by krpuppy on 04/05/2019
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escaping the heat Photo submitted by Dshabby on 10/06/2017
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waterfall Photo submitted by Dshabby on 10/06/2017
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Photo submitted by Dshabby on 10/06/2017
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Photo submitted by RhodyGrinder on 05/05/2017
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Photo submitted by maxtuta on 09/20/2016
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Photo submitted by maxtuta on 09/20/2016
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Photo submitted by maxtuta on 09/20/2016
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Photo submitted by reganaz on 03/15/2016
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Photo submitted by reganaz on 03/15/2016
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Photo submitted by Brightwine on 08/20/2014
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Photo submitted by johnnygjunior on 09/26/2013
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Great outside patio Photo submitted by mboling on 06/23/2013
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Dad and the boys, greaat time. Photo submitted by mboling on 06/23/2013
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Made a birdie! Photo submitted by null on 09/24/2012
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Scenic par 3 Photo submitted by null on 09/24/2012
Little Frost Delay - But Beautiful and Challenging
Love this course. About the third time playing it, joined a group that was heading out after frost delay at 10:00. Course was in great shape, greens ran very true. Have to spend a bit extra time to get the breaks right, a bit deceiving. Played whites, which were plenty long enough for the cool weather. Played with Steve a Proshop guy there, so the odd slope read was beneficial. Lots of elevation changes, Beautiful large homes and with the jets flying over every once in a while, led to a great day of golf. Will be back.
Beautiful Holes / friendly staff
Carts were brand new. Awesome layout and views of the mountain. Challenging but playable course. Great Value.
Pace of play issues
Course rangers need to be more assertive and proactive in monitoring and enforcing pace of play issues - especially when tee times are being booked solid back-to-back-to-back with high volumes of players. We endured a 5-hour round because groups ahead of us disregarded any courtesy of pace for other groups behind them, routinely searching for balls; taking videos on teeboxes; and driving randomly on fairway to balls. When this was mentioned to a course ranger, he only said "sorry" but did nothing to speak to the group or improve the situation.
Excellent Play
We found the staff friendly at every encounter with the staff at Verrado. Our out of town guests were very pleased. The course was in excellent shape. The restaurant was fabulous! Eric, the bartender, was friendly and made the best Bloody Mary. Loved the proshop! Great way to spend the day with friends! Thank you for making our day so enjoyable!
Verrado 11/21/23
Everything was good, except for being cart path only which it seemed the course was well past being damaged from golf carts. Other than that the course was good and the staff was excellent.
Great Course
Great place to play. Fantastic patio and good food.
It was cart path only and wish they would put that information on line before you book but overall it was fine.
Pace of play with cart path only was 4:15 minutes.
Beautiful Course and Facilities
My wife and I enjoyed our round here a great deal. It was cart path only due to it having rained hard most of the night and into our first 4 holes. However, the course played well and was draining pretty well.
The course was very well groomed, the grass in good shape and the greens quite immaculate. Each hole was unique and interesting. Some with significant elevation changes including a 310 yard uphill par 4.
The scenery was beautiful as the clouds wrapped themselves around the surrounding mountains.
Highly recommended!
Cart Path Only
Nice course. Good condition and a good layout. Really enjoyed it and will be back. Unfortunately it was cart path only today. It made the pace of play extremely slow. Other than that, I enjoyed the course.
Great condition
We had a brilliant day. Right from the time we dropped off our clubs, the staff was friendly and helpful. The course conditions were perfect. Hitting off the fairway was like having the ball teed up, and the greens aere true. This is a special course this wasn't my first round here and it certainly won't be my last. It is as good or better than the best in Scottsdale.