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4.1
1200 Reviews (1200)
5 Stars
581
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
34
1 Stars
25
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
82.7%
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4.2
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.1
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
89.7%
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3.9
70 Reviews (70)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
77.1%
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54 out of 70 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 6845 yards
Slope 138
Rating 71.8

When the architect Rees Jones created the golf course at the Legend Trail Golf Club, he created a golf course that brings out the Old West-style air of Scottsdale and a fun and testing golf course with greens made of bent grass. It's a premium golf course smack dab in the Sonora Desert.

The golf course at the Legend Trail Golf Club features broad fairways, diminutive bunkering and tees placed on islands, and has been called one of the Top 100 golf courses by Golf Magazine. The magazine also gives Legend Trail 4.5 stars out of five among its

Best Places to Play, and has one of the Top 100 Woman-Friendly Fairways, according to Golf For Women magazine. Panoramas include local sites like Pinnacle Peak, and a round at Legend Trail Golf Club gives all levels of golfer several different shot-making options.

Golf a late-afternoon round on Friday or Saturday, and head back to the Trail's End Grill from 4 to 6 p.m. for specials on drinks and appetizers.

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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Rees Jones (1995) Forrest Richardson (1995) Greg Muirhead (1995) Jack Snyder (1995)

Rentals/Services

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

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes - "John Jacobs Golf School at Legend Trail Golf Club"
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, no denim

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities

Reviews

4.1
1200 Reviews (1200)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 48
Patio Dining 26
Brunch 20
Course Challenges Include:
Forced Carries 87
Bunkers 78
Undulating Greens 51
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 81
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 63
Locals 53
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 88
In the 'Burbs 47
Convenient to the City 20

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Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Arizona Advisor
Top 25 Contributor
Cold weather
Used cart

Golfers need to calm down

The course is in good shape. I noticed several fairways that had not been mowed in awhile as they were longer than normal. Don't know if this is the norm here or not.
The range was mats only. Not a fan of the mats. No rubber tees for driver or woods.
Practice greens did not putt like course greens. The layout is interesting with some narrow landing areas.
To balance out the players the starter moved some of the tee times. I have no problem with this as it should make for a smoother round. The pace was slow. We waited on every hole and most every second shot. We saw the ranger like 3 -4 times on the front. Originally, I thought he was to there to keep pace. He never said anything to us, but watched us closely. ???? I found out on the back 9 that the group behind us called to complain. I guess they thought they were special. Guys, if you can see there is a group ahead of us then we CAN'T go any faster. Some people need to calm down and use their brain. I will credit the ranger in that he never said anything to us because it was OBVIOUS that we were not the problem. I don't like slow play any more than the next guy, but I absolutely HATE to be given grief about the pace that we had nothing to do with.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Terrific layout. Beware the back nine.

This course will lull you to sleep on a relatively easy front nine. The back nine will eat your lunch unless you play it smart. Quite a few forced carries to the fairways, but the ladies tees play too short for good players. One big problem that Legend Trail needs to address...the poa annua grass is spotty and sometimes thick everywhere, fairways and greens. Later in the day, the greens are very lumpy and difficult to putt. Otherwise, this is one of the most interesting layouts in the valley, in my opinion.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Mixed reviews

I hadn't played Legend Trail in several years and was looking forward to it. While I enjoyed it, it didnt meet my expectations this time. We had a 12:54 tee time and got around the front nine in an hour and 45 minutes, but the back nine was more than two and a half hours...very slow play. Also, there's a LOT of Poa grass in the greens and by the time we played, they were very bumpy and irregular as a result. Frankly, I wouldn't play there again until they get rid of the Poa.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice track, my only dislike was the greens had a lot of Poanna in them and your Putts bounced.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times 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
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

We came back!

We like this course. It’s challenging and fun. We always get paired with nice people.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Good layout, greens were brutal

The greens have poa annua patches everywhere which really affects the consistency. There was a ton of ballmarks, greens overall were in very poor condition. Overall not worth the price, much better value out there.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice layout but way overpriced.

For $287 you would think they would give you a couple of waters in the cooler. They do give you ice but no water. The course has a nice layout. Homes are a little too close for me and some fairways areas and green areas were sketchy but maintained otherwise. We played in 4 hours and 5 min and did not see anyone behind us for the whole round yet we were scolded by the ranger for playing too slow. Just odd. We had a good time and would consider playing there again. If I could not get a time at some of the similarly priced tracks.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Really nice

Two of us teed off early afternoon and didn't see anyone in front of us or behind the entire round. Course was in good shape and the weather was perfect so we had a great time. The bunkers have great, light sand which is not the case for most courses these days. I like the course layout and think this is one of the best values.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
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
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never disappoints

Great course layout. Challenging picturesque tee boxes for the men and friendly tee boxes for the women make this a great experience. The course is very fair and was in great shape. Highly recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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