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4.2
352 Reviews (352)
5 Stars
155
4 Stars
128
3 Stars
47
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.4
79.1%
Recommend this course
293 out of 352 reviews
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4.3
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
2
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0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.4
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
75.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 16 reviews
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4.2
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
79.4%
Recommend this course
27 out of 34 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Desert/Traditional
Par 72
Length 6974 yards
Slope 127
Rating 72.8

Kierland Golf Club offers three nines: Ironwood, Acacia, and Mesquite that are played in three different 18-hole combinations. The courses have a true desert feel with water only coming into play three times, on the final hole of each nine. The Ironwood/Acacia Course combines the most player-friendly of the nines with the club's signature nine. Ironwood offers a sampling of Acacia's signature mounding but its layout has a links feel that is more forgiving. The Acacia nine offers a fair challenge with a bevy of mounds and bunkers strategically placed along all of the fairways. The final par-5 hole is the golf course's signature. It is one of the area's most challenging finishes with water all along the left side of the fairway and mounding along the right as well as a green protected by five bunkers.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways TiffEagle Grass
Greens TiffEagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Scott Miller

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
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

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

4.2
352 Reviews (352)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 22
Patio Dining 13
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 38
Undulating Greens 25
Water Hazards 20
This course/club is great for:
Entertaining Clients 23
A Weekend Splurge 20
Advanced Golfers 19
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 36
Convenient to the City 33
Near Local Attractions 19

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Reviews 61
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Make sure to play Acacia

Acacia has the signature hole (#9) although the course is full of fun interesting holes. The layout was really fun to play - lots of hills on the sides of the fairways that you can play into. On the Troon card this is listed as Kierland - 1 or Kierland - 3.

Honestly thought this course would be worse than it was after hearing/reading reviews from other golfers, but I enjoyed it almost as much as other high priced resort courses in the area. The conditions were good. Greens were fast but smooth and rolled well. Rough was hit and miss - some holes had short 1-inch rough around the green, others had dead brown grass, hole 9 had thick rough everywhere. Almost all the tees were slightly unlevel, as a right handed player the ball was above my feet what felt like every tee shot. A couple Par 3 tee boxes were beat up like the driving range. Bunkers had OK sand. Fairways had a ton of grass from the overseed.

Range was full at check in, had to wait a few minutes to practice, the tee boxes were really beat up. Carts had GPS but did not include water. No ball cleaners the entire course. Water was plastic cups with filling stations every ~3-4 holes, but the straws were paper which didn't hold up. Not sure why a resort course at $129+ per round doesn't just put a $0.25 bottle of water in at the start of the round. There were signs to call a number to place a food order at the turn, but when I put the number into Google it gave a different course and there was no menu posted to know what to order.

Would echo what others are saying - it's a course for vacationers - which contributes to the slower pace. Lots of people losing balls, hitting into the next hole over, needing additional shots around the green. Pace of play was 4 hours 30 minutes which was average, there were alerts on the cart if you were ahead/behind of pace. Course had several holes with long walks to/from the cart that slowed up the pace. #9 was the biggest culprit - cart path only and a steep walk to/from your cart for your approach.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Staff was great but the lounge closed before dark and the pro shop was closing up before dark it was like we have your money now go home

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

Great shape

Although the course was in great shape the layout every hole looked the same and pace of play was very slow 5 hours

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Awesome Course in Scottsdale

Kierland was the last course we played on a 4 day guys golf trip. We had a great time and the course was in really, really good shape. It's a resort course and the course layout helps out on wayward shots. You can get into trouble but most of the time mishits don't penalize you too much. The practice range was really, really beat up and some of the tee boxes looked pretty gnarly. I still think Kierland is an awesome place to pay golf!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

The reservation was messed up

Someone screwed up this reservation. The Pro Shop staff said Golf Now screwed it up as it we were not on their tee sheet. I showed them e mail confirmation and they said it was not on their sheet which caused a problem with our flight plan in the afternoon. They were able to get us out on the course, but it was a head ahe that was un-necessary. Also, they charged us, did you charge us too? Please respond to that question asap please.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great staff and course

Very easy check in and all the staff was helpful and friendly. The course was challenging but fair. Liked the different tee options

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Slow - slow - slow

This resort caters to retiree, couples, guys who gamble. This all contributes to a 5:45 hour round. So don't book your flight home the same day. November is cart path only. the conditions are nice looking, the bunkers are playable. but don't think you get through in 4.5.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Kierland Mesquite/Acacia

Good course. Tough CPO, but just coming out of overseed. Good layout and facilities.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Kierland Acacia/Mesquite

Course was in decent shape following overseed. Cart path only was difficult on the Acacia course (lots of up and down), not bad on Mesquite. Fun to play.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

resort

super slow...kids...high handicappmen and women..5 plus hrs

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Condition of course not worth price

The price per round led me to believe they were fully recovered from over seeding but they were only a couple days out and were still cart path only on Mesquite. The greens were still bumpy and sandy which is of course to be expected right after an overseed, but the price was indicative of prime season ad prime conditions. Fun course but more of a resort tourist trap than a frequent course for locals.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Save your money!

Pros- Average pace of play, free range balls

Cons-
1. no putting practice area ( under construction)
2. Greens were recently aerated so we’re very bumpy.
3. Tight Course with holes slightly overlapping each other. All I heard all day is bad golfers yelling 4 ( almost got hit twice by errant balls) or balls hitting trees all around you. Not stress free that’s for sure.
4. $110 to play which is a rip off ( typical resort course though). I wouldn’t pay more than $50 play it.
5. Lots of terrible golfers in a course that requires you to at least get off the tee more than 100 yards.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was great!

The course was great. Clubhouse on on course folks were great. Starter was rude and dismissive

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
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
Amenities Excellent
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