Lives
Cave Creek, Arizona
Age
65+
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
Once a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.9
3.9
Total 10 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

10 Reviews
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
8
Not Recommended Courses
2
Helpful Votes Count
1
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
05/18/2020
Last Review
12/28/2022

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Reviews

3.9
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Value for the money?

Well playing slow always increases your strokes and this round confirms this thought. My wife does not understand golf nd thinks it’s a dumb game since you pay a lot of money to try to hit the ball less!!! Guess she’s right but our group got their moneys worth yesterday.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average

Rancho Manana Golf Club

Played On 12/05/2022
3.0
Previously Played

Slow Slow Slow

Marshall did not work to speed up play, several holes in front of us on the back nine were empty with golfers taking numerous shots in front of us..we saw 3 foursomes. I e played this course for 32 years and the pace of play is terrible.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Condition

Never a bad time of the year to play these courses. Greens rolled smoothly and consistent and fareways were lush.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/16/2022

Thank you for your review. At Peninsula we take pride our course conditions, and you can always expect a great round of golf and exceptional customer service. We hope to see you again soon!

I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great. Purse and staff

Nice turf and green roll was consistent. Staff was helpful and friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/16/2022

At Peninsula we take pride our course condition, but it's our employees who make the experience exceptional! Thank you for the review, and we're glad you had a great round!

Kiva Dunes Golf Course

Played On 02/10/2022
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Time of year lots of brown

Lots of brown turf, greens fast and course getting a lot of foliage removed

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good

Kiva Dunes Golf Course

Played On 02/10/2022
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Overpriced due to course conditions

Course as a whole was very dry with some extreme dried out areas. Greens ran very fast and most could not hold a shot. Ground crews removing foliage in several areas and the once attractive course looks so barren that some holes look unrecognizable.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good

Kiva Dunes Golf Course

Played On 07/13/2021
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice course

Nice to play again, consistent layout but retapping of the greens made putting inconsistent.

Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent

Rancho Manana Golf Club

Played On 06/04/2021
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor course management

Ranger on the course did not speed up play of groups who did not have any golf course edict and he disappeared after 6 holes. There were 4 groups waiting to tee off on the 9th hole and we waited to watch the group on the green hit multiple shots of practice before moving on.

I’ve played this course for 31 years and know to go elsewhere during snow bird season but after this round and seeing the lack of course management I may not return. If Mike Alllred reads these reviews I hope he makes some changes.

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

Kiva Dunes Golf Course

Played On 07/30/2020
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout very slow pace

The course needs to instruct the staff to monitor slow pace groups. We are all out for a good time but having groups walk to weeds for a lost ball for 10 minutes plus is nuts! I’ve played this course several times and slow play is the norm. The staff are very nice people but someone needs to take charge and move groups along. Course is in great shape with some issues with greens but overall a good experience and ok value. If your in the area I do recommend to play Kiva but do study the course layout, it will help you in several blind and trouble areas.

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

Kiva Dunes Golf Course

Played On 05/18/2020
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good challenge for average golfers

Good mix of par 4’s and pin placements. Course needs a Marshall that moves slow groups along more affectively.

The course should review its price point for golf in my opinion rounds are $10-20 too high for this time of year.

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