Lives
Phoenix, AZ
Handicap
0-4
Age
35-44
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
Once a week

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Average Rating

2.8
2.8
Total 6 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

6 Reviews
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
5
Not Recommended Courses
1
Helpful Votes Count
1
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0
First Review
11/04/2014
Last Review
06/14/2023

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The Lakes At Ahwatukee

Played On 06/07/2023
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun, but could be better

The layout of the course is fun, but the amenities are lacking and the range balls are terrible.

Every time I play there, I really do want to support the course as it's local and I can play the round pretty quickly. It helps with short game and great for family golf.

But you can't get past how dried out the course is, the lakes are all dried out or some have a ton of green stuff growing. The grounds crew is always weed whacking something, but really what? There really isn't any grass. They need to really till the turf and lay down more seed or sod in so many places, as it's just dirt.

The lay out is fun, as you can hit so many different irons and wedges and some par-4s where you can hit driver or fairway wood if you wanted.

Please get a team that can really fix this up better.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate

Ahwatukee Country Club

Played On 09/14/2022
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Needs work

This is a local course, so I try and support it. Every time I play it, I'm not impressed with it. This last time I played, there were grass clippins all over the course, around the greens, in the rough, etc. The bunkers are a joke because there isn't any sand in them. The little sand they have is hard packed and a ton of rocks that just ruin your clubs.

The fairways are patchy and it's not really well taken care of.

The pace of play is always SLOW. I get not having a lot of employees when it's hot, but there weren't a lot of golfers out there, send someone out to keep the pace going. No matter how fast someone can play, every group could play faster and keep up with the group in front. They have to learn how to do this. Please send someone out to enforce this.

This course could be so much better. Spending a little more time fixing areas to make the course play better and speeding up play, a lot of people would come here more often.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/19/2022

Would not recommend this course. I repurchased the annual GOLD card because I use to play this course when rates go up in the winter time. But the course conditions are so bad and inconsistent I will probable not renew my card for 2023

Foothills Golf Club

Played On 08/29/2022
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun Track

I unfortunately don't waste my time on the driving range as it's a joke. There is never any grass on the range, as there are big areas of dirt. I wish they would fix the range and have move grass and not sand under the grass, but real dirt.

This is a fun track. When playing from the back tees, it changes how the course sets up.

The layout can be challenging, but there are a lot of holes where everything is right in front of you.

Staff is friendly and willing to help.

Here are some areas for improvement:
Pace of play - SLOW! No matter what time of time, it's slow! We could play this course faster, but there is no one out there enforcing any sort of pace of play. When you see groups of players that are 1-2 holes behind and continue to hit shots or not even pay attention to others waiting, that's a problem. Send someone out to tell them to pick up and move faster.

Tee boxes - please level these out. A lot of tee boxes are uneven, so you have to find a location to one side to tee off.

Amenitites - I think I purchased the worlds most expensensive hot dogs. No a lot of other things to buy to snack on other than a hot dog (when they have them) and some chips/candy.

The cart paths could be fixed, as a lot of them are broken or uneven, making it a tough ride on the path, so we are forced to go drive onto the grass.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/20/2022

Hi, PLnative! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Foothills Golf Club!

Arizona Grand Resort

Played On 08/27/2017
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Needs new amenities

I have played this course several times and it's a good course, but there are some things that are needed to make it even better.
The biggest thing that I believe this course needs are new amenities, such as GPS screens for the golf carts. The course has a lot of blind tee shots and for first time players, they have no idea where to aim or what their misses should be. So the carts need to have the GPS screens with the fly over views of each hole.
The beverage carts that are driving around need to have more food options, since there is no time to stop for snacks or food "at the turn," since we never go back to the clubhouse.
Also, the pace of play should be sped up a bit, by having a marshal out there to track pace, do not send out 2-singles in a row, and also have less cart path only holes. There are a ton of holes on the front-9 that are cart path only, which slows everything down. Fix up the course and take down the ropes,. Holes #1, 2 and 6 (par-5) should not need to be roped off....especially a par-5.
This has also been said many times, get a driving range if you are going to charge the prices that you do. I
Overall, the course is a great challenge, since there are elevation changes and a lot of blind tee shots. But if they don't add things and fix things here and there, they aren't going to get more golfers because the rates to justify the overall experience. I would love to recommend this course to friends and other golfers, but I can't really justify it because there are so many other courses in the valley that are true golf courses and have a lot more to offer.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 08/31/2017:
Thank you for your playing Arizona Grand Golf Club and for your feedback on your experience, PLnative.
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Commented on 08/29/2017

I meant to check not recommend this course after I wrote more about it.

Arizona Grand Resort

Played On 02/20/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course

I have played here several times before and it's a nice course. It's a bit more challenging then most people think. The lay out is nice and the staff is great.

But there are a few things that I dislike about playing here is the parking situation and that they do not have a driving range to warm up. For the parking, you have to either valet or park really far away. In regards to the range, they used to have one, but now they have a hitting net. These need to be addressed for more people to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 02/28/2017:
THanks so much for taking this wonderful photo! We are glad you loved the challenge. We will let our management know about your concern regarding the parking and the range, see what we can do about that. We hope you loved the rest of your experience!

Ken McDonald Golf Course

Played On 11/02/2014
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Pace of play

Let me start off by saying that the course was in decent shape, since they just overseeded recently. The lay out is nice and the course could be challenging, if you make some mistakes.
The pace of play (today) was horrible!! We teed off early in the morning and got stuck behind a 4-some that didn't seem to know what they were doing. We had to call the course to send the marshal out to say something. They were 2-3 holes behind, that's ridiculous! They need to pick up the pace at the course, enforce the pace of play rule!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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