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4.0
3367 Reviews (3367)
5 Stars
989
4 Stars
1542
3 Stars
539
2 Stars
160
1 Stars
137
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
87.4%
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4.0
288 Reviews (288)
5 Stars
88
4 Stars
134
3 Stars
48
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
86.1%
Recommend this course
248 out of 288 reviews
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4.0
402 Reviews (402)
5 Stars
133
4 Stars
179
3 Stars
63
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
86.6%
Recommend this course
348 out of 402 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 7162 yards
Slope 130
Rating 72.7

San Tan Highlands (formerly known as The Golf Club at Johnson Ranch) boasts a championship course with a front nine that winds through the Sonoran desert and a back nine that finishes at the base of the bordering San Tan Mountains. Naturally, the first half of the golf course is relatively flat and the latter half has a hilly terrain. In contrast to its categorization as a desert course, this course has grass from the tees to the greens but the cactus-filled landscape definitely implies desert. The greens are quite large and undulating and the fairways are fairly open with generous landing areas. Strategically placed sand bunkers and water hazards come into play throughout the San Tan Highlands.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda/Annual Rye
Golf Season Year round
Architect Kenny Watkins

Rentals/Services

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

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Golf shirts or collared shirts, golf shoes with non-metal spikes and dress or khaki pants, shorts or skirts are acceptable attire. No Denim Allowed On The Course.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Reviews

4.0
3367 Reviews (3367)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 75
Patio Dining 60
Brunch 26
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 136
Bunkers 102
Undulating Greens 81
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 97
Locals 86
Advanced Golfers 67
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 96
In the 'Burbs 82
Convenient to the City 12

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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Fairways poor

Fairways are in very poor conditions. Greens were in very good condition and quick.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 02/12/2018:
Sorry to hear you did not enjoy our fairways. Thank you for playing Johnson Ranch.
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Decent golf outing

Good day on course. Course was in decent shape. Quality, temperature and service of food ALL needs improvement.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice layout

course overall was really nice with a nice change from the front 9 to the back 9. Only poor part was the sand traps. Very hard, you couldn't really hit a sand shot out of them, basically hitting off hard gravel. Other than that, course was really fun to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No Value

This course could use some TLC with sand in the bunkers, level and grass tee boxes and finally a better chipping green, The chipping surface needs a closer mowing so a person can work on back spinning and stopping the golf ball.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was in good shape, pace of play was excellent. Bunkers could use some improvements.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 54
Skill Intermediate
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course still lacks sand in the bunkers and the very first green was patchy. The GPS systems are a nice touch.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful area but ridiculously slow.

We wait on almost every hole every time we golf here. No ranger to speed things up. Some tee boxes are in terrible shape and have been that way for over a year. It is a beautiful area and staff is friendly but allow at least 4.5 hours to do 18 holes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Pace of play

The front nine was good. Under 2 hrs. Back nine
Really slow, 41/2 hrs.
I was paired with two people. They were high handicappers. They were also sharing one
Set of clubs. Is there a course poly? It was
Agonizing.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course new favorite

I played Johnson Ranch once before and remembered how nice it is.
The practice area is great.
Staff was very friendly.
Course front is tame, back nice is tricky.
Really enjoyed the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Blackledge

Great course. Second time playing it and did even better than last time even in the Wendy day that we had. Shot 83

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Mucho Dinero

Course is overpriced for its condition. Using GolfNow, I paid $100, plus taxes, plus range balls.
Lots of bare spots, a funky fake grass tee box on a par 3, greens were deceptively slow.
Too bad as this layout is great.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

No sand in this desert

The course is in impeccable condition, except for the sand traps. Awful. Hard as rock, Desert sand, not meant for golf courses.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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