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4.6
1284 Reviews (1284)
5 Stars
736
4 Stars
417
3 Stars
79
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
21
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.4
96.6%
Recommend this course
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4.8
63 Reviews (63)
5 Stars
52
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
98.4%
Recommend this course
62 out of 63 reviews
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4.7
124 Reviews (124)
5 Stars
90
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
97.6%
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121 out of 124 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Traditional/Desert
Par 72
Length 7078 yards
Slope 132
Rating 73.2

Raven Golf Club - Phoenix features a one-of-a-kind round of desert golf. Its fairways are lined with Georgia pine, and its greens have more tiers than one - the kind of golf course that only Gary Panks and David Graham could imagine, and a can't-miss on your next golf trip to Phoenix. Over the ages, the golf club has garnered all sorts of recognition.

The layout features plush, rolling fairways framed by thousands of mature trees, as well as vistas of rugged desert mountains and the Phoenix skyline. The golf course's flexible, strategic design offers a challenge for all players, and the variety it presents will give you the opportunity to use nearly every club in your bag.

That said, the Raven Golf Club - Phoenix might be the perfect place to turn a business trip to Phoenix into a golf trip to Phoenix - it's handy to Sky Harbor Airport and downtown Phoenix.

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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens TiffDwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect David Graham (1995) Gary Panks (1995) Gary Stephenson (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirt and bermuda shorts required. No denim.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

Reviews

4.6
1284 Reviews (1284)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 63
Patio Dining 29
Brunch 24
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 103
Undulating Greens 58
Water Hazards 49
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 83
Locals 69
Entertaining Clients 51
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 99
Near the Airport 94
Worth the Drive 47

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Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Excellent despite the weather

Occasional showers, but it did not affect the playability

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/09/2024

Glad you enjoyed your experience! We really appreciate your feedback!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fly to Raven

I was staying in Surprise but the drive was worth it. Lots of challenges to the course. Elevated greens and plenty of sand. Sand was decent to play out of unlike other local courses where traps were hard. I'd play here again for sure!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/08/2024

Thanks for taking the time to give us a review! We are glad you made the drive!

Played On
Reviews 50
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fantastic

What a great golf course! Beautiful setting lots of green grass. Very organized pace of play was never A problem every hole was wide open. Nice to have range balls included. Can't say enough nice things about this course, staff was very helpful cart person was available often. Grouped with very friendly people.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/02/2024

Thank you for your 5 star review! We are glad you enjoyed your experience!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/08/2024

We really appreciate your 5 star rating! Hope to see you back out at the Raven soon!

Played On
Reviews 62
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fantastic conditions, lots of grass and pine trees

It's not desert golf. If you miss the fairway you're in actual watered green rough, not the dry un-watered desert rough everywhere else. Pine trees line the fairways on every hole. Bunkers have nice smooth white sand in them. Greens are smooth, cut short, roll well, with good speed. Only complaint I would have is that the tee box and driving range grass should have been shorter. But the condition was still outstanding, easily one of the top 10 courses in the area..

Carts have GPS. There's a grass range before the round that they give you ~30 balls to. Water given to you on the first tee. Great clubhouse/restaurant with a view of the course. Beverage cart told us that food was available at the turn, but there was no QR code for the menu, nor was there a way to order on the cart GPS.

Layout was uninspiring, just a bunch of dead straight par 4's. No doglegs, no water hazards around greens (except for 18), no elevated tee boxes. The course is long - senior tees are 5760 yards. Tips well over 7000. Wasn't challenging as long as you have distance with your driver and can stay out of trees. Par 5's were 596 and 593 yards. Only a few greens with a tight landing area, most were easy to hit.

There's mountain views on the holes facing south. The course has homes on it but for the most part they are tucked away behind trees and never come into play. 9 min tee time intervals are frustrating enough to keep you waiting a few minutes each tee box.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 01/31/2024

Thank you for taking the time to give us a 5 star review! Hope to see you back out here soon!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Raven

Course was in very good condition the greens were outstanding pacer play was excellent. A little pricey but that’s the way it is nowadays. Definitely go back

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/18/2024

Thank you for the great review. We hope to see you again!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value in the afternoon

I’m not someone to usually take the time to review golf courses, but I just felt the need to express how impressed I was with the Raven. The conditions were great (lush, great greens), and we played in 4 hrs, which surprised me given the frost delay. This is up there as a favorite of mine in the valley. I will definitely be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/12/2024

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your visit.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful Little Hidden Gem in Phoenix

If you know where this course is, it’s kind of odd that such a nice club is in the area. Not a bad area, just not somewhere you’d expect to spend $200 on golf. But it’s cool when you drive back into the parking area and sort of get whisked into this private little enclave.

That aside, one of the better courses I’ve played in a long time. Phoenix isn’t short on great courses, but I’d say a lot of what I’ve played lately has been pretty shabby. This course keeps it tight. The greens are nice, even and roll great, the fairways are beautiful (if you’re lucky enough to spend time there 😉), and even the rough was very nicely “kept”.

Pace of play was good even though we were a 2some stuck behind a few 4somes. It really felt like a private club experience so I think it was worth the price.

Would definitely play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/10/2024

Hi John,

We really appreciate you sharing your experience here at the Raven! Thank you for the positive feedback!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/08/2024

Thank you for the 5 star rating!

Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/06/2024

Thank you for the 5 star review. We look forward to seeing you again.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/06/2024

Thank you for the 5 star review. We look forward to seeing you again.

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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thank you for the 5 star rating. We look forward to seeing you again.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No ball washers anywhere?

Good course. Fun and in great shape but no ball washers? What’s with that?

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thank you for the 5 star rating and feedback.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 01/02/2024

Thank you for the 5 star rating!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/02/2024

Thank you for the 5 star rating!

Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/03/2024

Thank you for the 5 star rating! We value your feedback!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/02/2024

Thank you for the 4 star review. We hope to see you again soon.

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Commented on 12/30/2023

Thank you for the review. We hope to earn a five star rating on your next visit.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/26/2023

Thank you for the review. We hope to earn a five star rating on your next visit.

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