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Verde River Golf & Social Club

About

Holes 18
Type Private
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 7031 yards
Slope 137
Rating 72.6

Verde River Golf & Social Club (formerly known as Tegavah Golf Club and Vista Verde Golf Course) has a desert style layout that features panoramic views of Four Peaks, the Superstition Mountains, Weaver's Needle, and the Tonto National Forest. In addition to the scenery, the golf course also presents interesting challenges such as subtle contours and desert wasteland areas that guard the holes. The greens lead to generous landing areas that require precision and length. Although only one water hazard comes into play on one hole, there are several sand bunkers strategically situated throughout. Verde River Golf & Social Club offers five sets of teeboxes to offer suitable challenges for players of all skill levels and abilities.

Course Details

Year Built 2006
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ken Kavanaugh (2006) Tom Lehman (2016)

Rentals/Services

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

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code No denim, No blue jeans, & No Cut offs. Collared Shirts are required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

4.3
445 Reviews (445)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 15
19th Hole Scenic Views 12
Patio Dining 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 73
Undulating Greens 58
Forced Carries 55
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 78
Advanced Golfers 54
Locals 49
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 86
In the 'Burbs 23
Convenient to the City 6

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Reviews 35
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Redesign

I've played this course since it's initial opening way back when. It's been interesting to see the changes over the years. The new redesign is great with excellent playing conditions. I'll be back, as usual!

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

Verde River - Worth The Drive

I have now played the newly updated Verde River Golf & Social Club course twice since it re-opened. Trilogy has done a terrific job with this course and it has the potential to be one of the best courses in this area. The setting is serene, with wonderful views of the nearby mountains, and wild horses and deer adding to the setting. The course is still under development, but the vision is displayed in photos around the course, and it will be very high end. The fairways on most holes are in great condition, but some are in need of more extensive care, which I expect will be given in light of the high end aspirations for the course. I was told that the long term plan is to make it private. I love the layout. There isn't a boring hole in sight, with very interesting doglegs and angled approaches to greens, and strategically placed washes that force strategic play. You can comfortably get through a round with minimal use of your driver. The greens are excellent, with challenges presented by shelving and undulations that make every putt interesting. The practice area is excellent as it is wide and deep. And, it's sufficiently removed from the playing area that you don't encounter a ton of practice balls in the fairway after you tee off, which as we all know make it almost impossible to find your drive, whether good or errant. The staff is extremely friendly, and although the clubhouse at this time is really the size of a NYC studio apartment, your basic needs are easily satisfied. This course is worth the drive.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

WAY out there!

Trilogy has bought this property and course and is aggressively developing it...way out north and east of Scottsdale...worth the trip if the price is right....great views of the east valley especially We Ko Pa...course is pretty straight forward but they have fallen in love with washes cutting across fairways on many holes...got a bit tiresome...temporary clubhouse and amenities are basic...lots of construction but may be worth the trip before it goes private which I don't see in the near (1-2 year future)

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

OK Course but liked it better before the big money redo

i Have played this course around 30 times but only twice since it was purchased by Shea homes and totally redone by Tom Lehman. I am a little surprised. The course is not in as good of condition as other courses in Scottsdale. The redo made the course play easier than before. The tee boxes are up from their stated yardage so you are actually playing a course that is 200-300 yards shorter than what is stated on the card. I like the course, but overall disappointed in the condition and how easy it is now versus the original layout. No reason to avoid it, it is still a good value.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed that our GPS watch did NOT work and no GPS in the cart. For the price of green fees I feel yardage markers should have been more visible or customers told no GPS set up.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Play It While You Can

We played on Friday and have played this course a few times before the recent renovation and want to say what a great job the staff has done. As previously mentioned, there is a lot of construction going on with the new pro shop but if you are there to play golf, take it all in. Fairways and greens are in excellent shape. #1 and #18 greens were a bit faster due to being new. This course is extremely fair for the mid to high handicapper depending on the tee box you play. We played the Copper. If you visit the sand traps, it may be the finest sand you will see in the Valley. Enjoy the views and the golf while you can as there is talk that this will eventually be private.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 324
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Texas Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather

A revamped course to keep an eye on

Verde River, formerly Vista Verde and Tegavah, has been a facility in flux for awhile, but it appears that it's headed in the right direction. A visit this past week revealed a lot going on at this new active lifestyle community northwest of Scottsdale. The rub for golfers at the moment is that there is a lot of construction going on, and it would be tough to guarantee a peaceful round out here for the time being. That said, the layout is really neat, with good roll to the land, great mountain backdrops and plenty of playability for all handicaps. I may suggest waiting a little bit though until at least the clubhouse facilities are open towards the end of 2017 to return.

Conditions Good
Layout Good
Pace Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A Gem in the desert

This course is way out there in Rio Verde but it is an excellent course with renovation done by Tom Lehman and co. I was told that three holes are modified to make it more risk & reward type of play. Weather was perfect when we played the day before Thanksgiving. Practice facility is nice as well but need to put a yardage sign there to help understand distance for each pin. The practice green was still being worked on so couldn't practice there but greens on each hole is well maintained except 16th hole where putting green is still brown. The pace of the play was little slow and had to let one of the two some go by. Fairways are well maintained and very happy to see wild horses on the course. The clubhouse is not a permanent structure but better than what it used to be when this course was Vista Verde. Drink cart came by few times but servers were not enthusiastic to be there, at least that's what our foursome felt. Overall, this is a good course for the price we paid for a round.

I reached out to the pro-shop prior to playing there to inquire about the booklet of course layout which is not available yet but hopefully soon. The third party golf apps and GPS watch still shows this as old Vista Verde course so had to adjust holes to reflect the right score. Hopefully, Sky Caddie and Game Golf Book will update the course with new layout.

I would recommend this course to anyone.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course construction

First of all the staff was very friendly and helpful but there was so much construction on the course and makeshift cart paths that take it away from the course. This will be a very nice course in a year or so. Wouldn't come back till the construction is over.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Earthmovers & Bulldozers

large quantity of residential construction, serious earth moving equipment to contend with, noise, dust, makeshift cart paths. Not a golf setting. Will not return again.

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

Nothing bad but lots of courses to compete against.

I have nothing bad to say about the course but with some many course available to play in the area I just didn't think this one stood out.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Day

An excellent day. The staff is very much in tune to customer service. Outside service, pro shop, starter & player assistant did everything to make our afternoon enjoyable. At one point we were behind a very slow group; no effort to pick up their pace or let us play through. The player assistant allowed us to skip a hole (our request) as he also reminded them of pace-if-play. The course is in excellent condition! Be prepared on some holes to be surrounded by construction, but it will not take away from the beauty of this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great track and excellent value.

Second time playing this course and strongly suggest putting Verde on your list of " must play" courses. Be warned however that there's a significant housing development kicked off so there is some temporary cart paths winding around some of this development. Doesn't impact play or enjoyment of this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Panoramic Views Are Priceless

Verde River Golf & Social Club is worth the price of admission for the views alone. Every hole provides surrounding mountain range views.
The course layout offers variety and is fair. Fairways were severely worn in frequent landing areas but overall in good shape. The greens were hard to hold from 150 or further but rolled true. The ball does break towards Four Peaks on many occasions and is a good guide to follow.
My friends in from Wisconsin were in awe of the 360 degree views of Four Peaks, Weaver's Needle and surrounding mountain ranges.
I look forward to my next round at Verde river.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A Must Play Course

Definitely a course to be played. Course in great shape other than the bunkers which were too firm. Staff were very helpful and friendly. As the community continues to evolve looking forward to a permanent clubhouse.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good, but...

Nice course, very good conditioning except for a few spots. Greens are significantly slower than the other courses in the area we've played. The only negative thing is that for first-timers, it is very difficult to judge landing areas off the tee shot. This is because the tee boxes are right down at the same level as the rest of the course. Most good courses elevate their tee boxes a bit so you can visually have a good sense of what sits ahead of you. especially on holes where there are waste areas, it's very difficult to visualize what you need to hit.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

excellent design

Best course I have played in the scottsdale area. A little out of the way but well worth the drive. I cannot say enough good things about this course. I will play again. I come to this area every march. AAA+ rating

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

nice facility

Nice layout very challenging the employees could not have been better

Definately recommend this course

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A hidden jewel and a must play

If you have not played here, then put
it on your list. This is a wonderful desert course with 360 degree views to be enjoyed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very good service and great course

Enjoyed our day at this course and will come back

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