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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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 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
AVOID this course until greens are fixed - Absolutely horrible greens right now and they should be ashamed
Played this course on 3/42023 and what a disappointment. DO NOT WASTE YOUR $$. We played twilight rate but still not even worth that.........
I had played here a few years back and it was in excellent shape but the greens are now beyond terrible. The tee boxes are terrible also. The back 9 was not quite as bad as the front 9 greens but still this is ABSOLUTELY unacceptable when paying this kind of money. They are bumpy and diseased.
This course should be shut down until they fix this issue or make it known to the customers and offer a discounted rate (I still would have passed on playing these greens). I will not play this course again until this issue is fixed. I have a couple of buddies that live on the Victory course and I would have rather played that course twice instead of wasting the $$ on Founders.
Other than not letting you know about the greens, the staff was excellent.
Greens
Awful greens right now. They should be embarrassed to charge this much. One of my favorite courses and I was surprised how bad it was
Beautiful views
Booked this course couple of months before. Played the Founders course and enjoyed the experience a few years back. Started off the 10th hole and the greens were diseased and quite bumpy.. Spoiled the round. Paid full price and no pre-warning of what to expect by the Proshop except that we were starting on #10. It really was a disappointment after making the trip from Phoenix ( live in Toronto, Canada).
worst greens I've played on in the valley
After playing over 100 courses in the PHX area, Founders set the record for worst greens I've seen. Putts literally rolled like a whiffle ball to the cups... the poa is so bad I've played many temporary greens that putt truer. Such a shame as every other aspect of the course is fantastic. You definitely should not be charging full rates until you either fix the issue or more likely replace all of your greens. After driving an hour to Buckeye to play was pretty disappointed. Your practice greens are great so not sure what took place on the course but I like to play a real course ie tee to green. If you just enjoy swinging and don't care about score or putting it would be worth playing....
Great Course but need to improve greens and tee boxes
I have played this course several times and love the layout. Golf service upon arrival is always very good but generally find Proshop staff not overly service oriented.
The cart ladies, Marshalls and staff are always fantastic and the food service at the restaurant is great.
Unfortunately my lower than good or excellent rating is due to the very poor green disease or challenges they are having currently. Totally understand that these challenges occur on all golf courses but with prices at close to $190 USD this course is not worthy of this fee….given the shape of all of the greens and beat up tee boxes the staff and course management should post these issues for customer when purchasing green fees….. or at the very least offer a reduced price as this will be an issue for retaining customers in the future.
Also the 18th hole is a great finishing hole by water but would be great if staff could blow off all the bird poo from the resident birds every few hours as we had to contend with cleaning the green with our putters prior to putting.
Hope the course and management find this information constructive.
Very poor condition
I am from out of town and have played this course multiple times . This will be the last time. this course was in awful condition especially the “GREENS” and tee boxes. Definitely way over priced in a rip off for what the conditions were.! I have more friends coming to the buckeye area later this spring and will be sure to tell them not to waste there money!!!
Greens were not in good shape
We played the course in February and the greens were not well maintained. There was several holes with significant bumps in texture which affected putting, and hole 18 green was covered in bird droppings. Although we were warned of the wind there was no warnings or discount for the greens condition, when I brought it up at the end of the round to staff they didn’t seem to care.
The greens on this course are the worst I have played in the past 2 years. This course should not even be open right now. The greens have a disease and have virtually died off. This was a premier new course. The only reason the staff got 4 stars the should be telling the customers about the condition of the course.
Great course
Greay vourse,but the greens were crappy....I would love to come back to play sometime.
Poor value for the money
The most important part of golf is the greens and putting, sadly this course did not allow for that part of the game.
It was significantly over priced for the poor quality of the greens. With poor greens should come a discount, if not the value and experience are not as expected.
Will we play it again, probably not and of course we will certainly not recommend it.
Too bad, the rest of the course and the cart service were excellent.
Bad Greens
Greens we’re in very poor condition. Worst greens played in the area in past 4 months.
Horrible greens !!!!!!
Beautiful course, but not worth the price if the greens don’t get fixed, it’s like putting on gravel bumpy all the way, call before booking to make sure the greens are fixed
You call these greens?
I've played this course on a regular basis for the past 14 years. This is a very well designed golf course and has the potential to be one of the best in the valley but the quality of the greens along with an overall lack of attention to detail make this course and very average experience at best. The greens are some of the worst I've played in the west valley. They look nice but putt like a mine field and your ball rolls like it's in a pinball machine. The general condition of the course has has continually deteriorated over the last two years but prices have continued to increase. Not sure if that's the result of the new management company, lack of budget, or the quality of the staff.
Always enjoy The Founder’s …
Played as a two with a local friend (visiting from Michigan) and although we were behind a foursome we didn’t have any significant waits - played through them on 15.
Greens were bumpy compared to past rounds and a handful of tee boxes were a bit beat up. Greens fees were okay in that the Waste Management Open and Super Bowl are this weekend.
Beautiful Course!
Absolutely beautiful course! Layout was wonderful, pace of play was great! Conditions of fairways, tee boxes, sand traps were great! Only criticism is that some of the greens were bumpy and a little thin, but we did play the first of February. Great track, would recommend for sure!
Greens in bad shape
Not like I remember them. Balls bouncing toward the cup?…….some kinda fungus! And I recommended the tee time. Very disappointing 😟