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3.4
1153 Reviews (1153)
5 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
49
Conditions
3.3
Value
2.9
Layout
3.0
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
51.1%
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3.1
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.1
Value
2.6
Layout
2.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
35.8%
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19 out of 53 reviews
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3.1
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7
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
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Value
2.6
Layout
2.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
35.8%
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Traditional/Parkland
Par 71
Length 6669 yards
Slope 128
Rating 72.0

Some consider the Estates course (formerly known as Adobe golf course) at the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club to be grand and stately, a prime example of golf course design in the pre-modern era, combining rare beauty with solid trickery. It makes for a round both relaxing and challenging played on lush 50-year-old fairways, with a spacious layout, reminding on of golf as it ought to be played: the glory days when graphite went into pencils and balls were only white.

The Adobe golf course at the Arizona Golf Club measures 6,430 yards from the white tees and comes in at par-71.

Due to the mild Arizona winters, the Adobe Golf Course at the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club is open year-round.

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Estates Course at the Arizona Biltmore
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Course Details

Year Built 1928
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William P. Bell (1928) Forrest Richardson (1989) Jack Snyder (1996) Tom Lehman (2023)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts No

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes, members only
Dress code Collared shirt required, no denim

Food & Beverage

Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Reviews

3.4
1153 Reviews (1153)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Patio Dining 54
Drinks 44
Brunch 22
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 72
Water Hazards 39
Undulating Greens 24
This course/club is great for:
Locals 60
Entertaining Clients 44
Seniors 42
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 104
At a Resort 64
Near the Airport 32

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Conditions Poor
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Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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3.0
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Not ready yet

New layout was interesting if a bit confusing. Some greens were in bad shape but mostly pretty good. Huge disappointment was absolutely no distance markets. Normally not a problem but they don’t have gps service with any of the major apps either. Should not be charging what they charge if they aren’t ready for play…

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
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Plays Once a month
2.0
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Course was terrible

I understand they’re doing construction, but charging $200 to play a course in such poor condition was a joke. The new layout has fairways playing opposite each other so oftentimes you had to wait while a golfer from the opposite tee was playing off your fairway. Sand on the greens, mowers and maintenance vehicles everywhere…I would not pay more than $50 to play that course again. To top it off for some reason they were cart path only making play even slower. There’s better alternatives in Phoenix.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Handicap 5-9
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Plays Once a week
2.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

New Estates Course -- Pass

I was looking forward to playing this redesign course and was highly disappointed. They were the worst greens I've played in years and that's including muni courses. I played it for a hot rate and would have been very upset if I had paid full price for that! You figure the course was closed for so long that the greens would have been in decent condition at least but was far from it.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Not worth the money

The course is not ready for play
Green are mark up and were brutal
With marks and missing grass

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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4.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course, good price

Really enjoyed this course. It was cart path only due to re-seeding, so meant lots of walking. Only problem we had was a couple of times we weren’t sure where the next hole was. Not well marked.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Overpriced. Terrible greens. Would not play again.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very Narrow course, pace of play monitored

Course was extremely narrow with fairways very close together. We often had golfers on our fairway and unfortunately, my husband visited a few of the wrong fairways. Club house and grounds under constructions. Many tee boxes were in poor condition and one green was under construction. The driving range was also close to the fairways and several fairways were littered with range balls. I personally was standing on the 17th green getting ready to putt and was hit by a range ball on my calf. Very unexpected and left quite the bruise. There was also a course monitor that kept harassing the group in front of us to speed up because they were two holes behind the group in front of them. Our pace of play was 2 hours and 5 minutes per 9 holes. That is quick enough and irritating to get constantly nagged to speed up just because the group in front was playing faster. He even tried to get us to jump in front of the group in front of us and skip a hole. We didn't

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 52
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

It was a good value for the price.

I usually play the Links, but Adobe was less expensive. Glad I did, it was a very enjoyable round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun round

Forgiving course in great condition. A little construction has changed yardage but still challenging. Be careful - lots of people yelling Fore

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Living off their reputation

Was excited to return to Biltmore’s Adobe after my last great round there pre-Covid… it is now a disappointment.
All kinds of construction, filthy, unfriendly, dry/cement greens, green fairways but totally tracked up, broken amenities (liability exposure everywhere from uneven construction dirt walkways to ball washers with dangerously sharp shattered handles)…. Clearly this course is rebuilding after Covid too.
Staff ignored guests as they coddled their semi-private members. Not worth the full green fees today, but the promise for tomorrow remains possible.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Good warm up course

It's a typical resort course. It's hard to get into trouble so if you're hooking or slicing, there's still a chance at par. The greens were shaggy and bumpy (a lot of rain lately) but it seemed like no one was fixing their ball marks. That's what you see at cheap municipal courses. Cart girl came by on the second hole and never saw her again and this was a Friday afternoon. BTW, the homes out there are ridiculously nice.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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