Hillcrest Golf Club at Sun City West
About
Hillcrest Golf Club possesses a championship length course that offers a great variety of game options with five sets of tees. The course has a traditional design that features open fairways lined with trees, which put a premium on straight shots. The greens vary greatly with some that are relatively flat and medium sized and others that are quite large and dramatically sloped or multi-tiered. In addition to several sand bunkers, water hazards in the forms of lakes and ponds come into play. The signature hole is the par-5 13th, which has been touted by the Phoenix Gazette as being on of the best holes in the state. Hillcrest Golf Club not only has a dogleg around a lake, the hole requires an approach shot uphill to a green that is guarded by eight bunkers.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 72 | 7002 yards | 72.7 | 126 |
Blue | 72 | 6574 yards | 70.3 | 123 |
White | 72 | 6381 yards | 69.1 | 116 |
White (W) | 72 | 6381 yards | 75.0 | 126 |
Gold (W) | 72 | 5864 yards | 67.3 | 113 |
Red (W) | 72 | 5512 yards | 70.7 | 120 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 72.9/126 | 363 | 365 | 228 | 582 | 430 | 372 | 547 | 152 | 454 | 3493 | 518 | 370 | 345 | 536 | 212 | 397 | 432 | 267 | 466 | 3543 | 7036 |
Blue M: 70.9/121 | 347 | 346 | 212 | 552 | 407 | 353 | 524 | 144 | 430 | 3315 | 482 | 356 | 325 | 515 | 190 | 368 | 404 | 236 | 430 | 3306 | 6621 |
White M: 69.0/116 | 325 | 320 | 181 | 512 | 392 | 345 | 510 | 135 | 413 | 3133 | 462 | 340 | 319 | 500 | 168 | 347 | 392 | 200 | 420 | 3148 | 6281 |
Gold M: 67.3/114 | 296 | 313 | 162 | 505 | 295 | 337 | 493 | 121 | 308 | 2830 | 445 | 323 | 309 | 490 | 155 | 337 | 383 | 190 | 402 | 3034 | 5864 |
Red W: 70.5/119 | 292 | 292 | 148 | 482 | 282 | 333 | 480 | 111 | 303 | 2723 | 436 | 287 | 300 | 444 | 137 | 285 | 365 | 180 | 355 | 2789 | 5512 |
Handicap | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
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Photo submitted by GogolfJG on 02/19/2024
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Photo submitted by GogolfJG on 02/19/2024
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Photo submitted by GogolfJG on 02/19/2024
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Photo submitted by u000004961551 on 02/27/2023
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Photo submitted by docuwize on 12/29/2022
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Fun Day with new Golf Buddies!! Photo submitted by Graybeard1440 on 12/03/2022
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Photo submitted by wwjd12 on 07/10/2022
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Photo submitted by u416417810 on 05/03/2022
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Photo submitted by Keith9843006 on 02/27/2022
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Beautiful par 3 hole Photo submitted by GolfingGemini on 11/10/2021
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Photo submitted by u284945905 on 05/01/2021
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Photo submitted by George7004813 on 05/01/2021
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Photo submitted by Douglas1964228 on 03/14/2021
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Photo submitted by Rogueballardite on 01/11/2021
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Photo submitted by holtrod1 on 12/06/2020
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Downhill Par 3 Photo submitted by AZKoehn on 04/29/2020
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Photo submitted by AZKoehn on 04/28/2020
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Spectacular resort setting design. Photo submitted by AZKoehn on 04/28/2020
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Great Layout - lots of challenging, interesting holes. Photo submitted by AZKoehn on 04/28/2020
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Photo submitted by bknigh on 05/23/2019
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Photo submitted by SASandLLS on 12/16/2017
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Photo submitted by SASandLLS on 12/16/2017
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Photo submitted by SASandLLS on 12/16/2017
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Loved these palms behind one of the greens. Photo submitted by gailmaher on 03/18/2013
This course is the best value in the area.
The fairways and greens were in perfect shape. The course layout is challenging for all levels of play. I will bring friends out to play here.
Babysitting
The staff who rode on his cart like a babysitter / sheriff kept just driving by and looking at us play from a far . We had a good pace we were right behind the next group. If we would had accelerated our pace we would have been riding on the next groups behind. Which is rude and dangerous. Aside from this great course
Just Public golf course
It just not worth the $70 dollars
If you are just beginner golfers I guess is okay
But if you are looking for golf courses that you can talk about in later with your friends look somewhere else
Good value, but...
I rated this course condition "fair" because of the bunkers, which should be listed as GUR. The overall layout is great and the greens were very good. I like this cousre and play it often, but as mentioned, the bunkers are unplayable.
The course is in decent shape however the level of play needs to be checked by a Marshall from time to time or golf etiquette needs to be instituted. Pace of play there was awful and would not be tolerated at other courses.
Great course for the money
Staff always friendly. The cart girl needs some training she was out of product could not understand why she would no go back and get what she was out of
Where did the grass go?
The greens and fairways were coming in nicely with the winter overseed. However, If you missed the fairway or the green, you were mostly in dirt. The beauty of the course was overwhelmed by the expanse of dirt everywhere. I've never seen a good course look so bad. They need a plan for what to do with this ridiculous situation. No other course in greater phoenix has anything like this.
10/26/23 Round
Thought was in reasonable condition given just opening after overseeing season. Back nine seemed in better shape than front nine. All greens were in decent condition albeit slow. Told they were going to 90 degree Monday. We continue to like this course.
What hole are we on?
Staff was great and course was in good condition due to over seeding. It was a rough course to play with cart path/rough only. The downside is the holes are not clearly marked. Most of the hole signs are broken off and if they are there they are faded. Somewhere around the 5th hole we moved to the back 9! This appeared to be a known issue when we mentioned at the cart return. I would play there again.
It a good time
Greens: long and slow. Did have a disease but should have given us some money back.
Fairways: grass was too long and I thought I was hitting out of the rough.
Sand traps: unplayable
Rough: very wet and thick. They say they are not mowing the fairways so they should have time to mow the rough. In most areas the rough is nothing but dirt.
Staff: guy at the counter was very pleasant. Guy at the cart barn did not want to hear the truth about the course. He was very argumentative.
I do not recommend this course. It has continued to go Down hill. We will not play this course again. It is not worth the money.
Great Round of Golf
This course has a bad reputation. I'm not sure why. But it looks really good and they have taken a lot of care to make it better. A new hidden secret! Teebox, fairways and greens were in great shape.
Rough Over Seed
The fairways are in good shape, but the rough is links length in spots and there’s a fungus on the greens that causes some big hops. The conditions cost our group at least a half dozen putts.
Pace of play is always a problem. You often have to wait to hit your next shot.
Good Conditions coming Out of Overseed Maint
Played 5 days after opening from overseed Maint period. Fairways are in great shape, good upgrade to tee boxes, and greens are filling in nicely. Sand traps still need some work and not all ball wash units are functional. But overall, a good round of golf!
Nice course. Good views.
Pretty course. Were in fall over seed process so course a little rough. Staff friendly and helpful.