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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 6973 yards
Slope 146
Rating 73.3

The Talon at Grayhawk Golf Club, designed by past U.S. Open champion David Graham and architect Gary Panks, offers excitement and drama. It ranks among Arizona's top daily-fee courses and is one of the Top 10 You Can play in the U.S., according to Golf Magazine. Several top events have been played on the golf course, including Andersen Consulting World Championship semifinals and finals, FBR Open pro-ams, and the Hospice of the Valley Pro Am.

The Talon at Grayhawk Golf Club delivers vistas of the McDowell Mountains and Phoenix and Scottsdale skylines. The course blends into the desert. The back nine plays around box canyons, while Saguaro cacti and Mesquite, Palo Verde, and Ironwood trees, along with indigenous flowers, are the scenery.

After a round on the Talon at Grayhawk Golf Club, recharge at Quill Creek Café, with Southwest-spiced American eats and vistas of the course and those McDowell Mountains from the dining room and patio.

Course Details

Year Built 1994
Fairways Tifdwarf Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Panks (1994) David Graham (1994) Gary Stephenson (1994)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS 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
Dress code Collared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Arizona (2022 #6)

Reviews

4.7
37 Reviews (37)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 11
Patio Dining 10
19th Hole Scenic Views 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 14
Undulating Greens 13
Forced Carries 9
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 11
Playing Multiple Courses 7
Locals 6
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 10

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Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Challenging but enjoyable

Good course, challenging, tight fairways in places.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Golf AM tour site review

Great layout and very challenging. You must like desert golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Awesome

Top quality course that played hard but very fair. Greens were in great shape and ffairways as well

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Senior Sarazen

Excellent course to have a championship on. Would play this course over and over again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Grayhawk Courses

Both the Raptor and Talon are nice courses. I try to play them every trip down to Arizona.
Since September is still in the off season in Arizona, I only gave 3 stars for overall course conditions.
I am sure during prime time it is much better.

Thanks

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Used cart

senior sarazen

Excellent course to have a championship. I learned a lot of risk to reward holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

the harder of the 2 courses

A Classic Desert Course ,Beauty with Teeth , trouble all around , but very nice .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Risk reward

You needed to take a good look at the R/R issues. The course will eat you up if you don't think about it and weigh the options carefully.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Very difficult course

This course I thought was slightly easier than Talon but not by much. Deep bunkers and undulating greens added to the narrow fairways to make for a difficult golf course. I'm a decent golfer but this was too hard for me.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

One Great Desert Course

Beautiful course, if you hitting it straight not to bad but lot of trouble in front of you . Great Challenge , all the Staff very Professional.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Tourney Play

Great venue for a National Tourney! The course is narrow and demands accuracy. Risk reward issues abound.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Very difficult-not much fun

This course was so difficult that it really wasn't much fun to play. Greens were slow and so difficult with the undulations that getting up and down was almost impossible. Bunkers are very deep and hard to get out of. Desert is unforgiving. Fairways are NOT generous. Played as part of a tournament but would not come back and play for "fun". Course was in good shape but it's just too difficult for me. Also, temperature was 106 that day

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Dr

Great layout and very challenging. You must like desert golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Talon

Tough course. Keep it in the fairway when you play at Greyhawk.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Desert course

This is a great desert course. Beautiful scenery and nicely laid out.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

THE COURSE WAS OUTSTANDING

OUTSTANDING TO PLAY THIS COURSE, STAFF WAS GREAT TOO.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

it was greast

The course was in great shape even with all the rain. The staff did an outstanding job for us.Everyone was very nice

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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