Talking Stick Golf Club - Piipaash Course

Like the courses on our reservations in Washington this one is exceptional. since 150 is the standard in Az. now a days, this course is hard to beat.

since all courses in the scottsdale area are all around 150, this is a fantastic course. fairways are fairly wide and fairways and greens are excellent.

I had only heard good things about this course. It was average. I played with a couple great guys so that made the day. However, the pro shop attendant needs some work on customer service as both the people checking in in front of me and myself were left feeling like he just wanted us out of his pro shop and he would rather us not buy anything. Weirdest experience I’ve ever had in a resort pro shop.
Unfortunately that’s going to be the impression that I leave Talking Stick with.

It was my first time playing this course. I enjoyed the layout but the greens were lightning fast and took quite a few holes to get used too. They had recently been aerated but they recovered well.

~$100 to tee off after 3pm. Appropriate value for the course at this time of year. Good greens and fairways. Pace of play was pretty much exactly 4 hours. $5-$7 for a beer, which is reasonable. The greens/pins were fun but thought the layout was, overall, a little plain. I would not go out of my way to play it again, but i’d still recommend it if you’re in the area.

First time playing Talking Stick. Great course. Fair but challenging course. Would play again.

This was a nice course, but I don’t know that it was as nice as I would hope for what they charge. But that’s Arizona in March I guess. There were a couple holes that I felt were a little unfair in terms of balls landing on the green or in the fairway and rolling off into sand or water. Golf is hard enough as is. If you can land your ball on the green or fairway, I understand it rolling into the fringe or rough, but it shouldn’t roll into a hazard. Otherwise it was a good course.

I was surprised and quite pleased with the course conditions considering the volume of play this time of year. Fairways and rough appropriately trimmed and sufficiently watered. When in the fairway you can count on a good lie as grass is perfect length and divots are rare. A perfect amount of sand in each trap. Lots of wildlife on site. During our round we encountered coyotes, roadrunners, waterfowl, and an abundance of prairie rodents. Reading these greens is the toughest part of play. Unless your approach shot is inside of 15 feet, there is a fair chance you will experience more than one break per putt.
Construction around the facility is a slight distraction.
Overall… Gread expereince.