Lives
Mesa, AZ
Handicap
15-19
Age
65+
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

4.3
4.3
Total 21 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

21 Reviews
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
20
Not Recommended Courses
1
Helpful Votes Count
0
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
05/22/2016
Last Review
04/17/2024

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The Duke at Rancho El Dorado

Played On 04/16/2024
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Condition

The course was in one of the best conditions in the Valley. I was impressed. It is a simple but good layout and a great course to practice on.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Kokopelli Golf Course

Played On 01/02/2024
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Getting there

The course conditions have improved. But the pace of play was extremely slow. Tee off at 12:22 and made it in just before dark.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Hi Loftus, thank you for sharing your feedback. We're glad to hear that you noticed improvements in the course conditions. We apologize for the slow pace of play you experienced and will work on addressing this issue. We appreciate your patience and hope to provide a better experience for you in the future.

Arizona Grand Resort

Played On 03/18/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course - People over burdened?

I've played this course dozens of times It is a great, fun, challenging and scenic course. Yesterday if was in great shape (kudos to the maintenance staff).

I always wait for a "hot deal" on GolfNow to reserve a round as I live on social security and it can get pricey during the winter. But this time I had my son and his friend in from Maine/Boston and wanted to have an enjoyable round with them and chose AZ Grand.

It must have been a bad day for the staff as they were aloof, indifferent, and uncaring about my situation. There ware no concessions as we had to wait past our reservation time (even though we were there 2 hours early) and had to accept a single fourth even though I had expressly requested a 3 some family affair.

The beverage cart girls were fantastic and everything else was fine (except for a very dirty bathroom on the course).

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/22/2021

Thank you for your review, loftus49. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Arizona Grand Resort. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Camelback Golf Club - Padre Course

Played On 03/02/2021
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Great Shape

The best greens I've seen in a very long time. Excellent. Course overall was in excellent condition.

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

Arizona Grand Resort

Played On 02/22/2021
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of the most picturesque and challenging courses.

I've been coming here about every month for 10-15 years. I use GolfNow to play courses all over the valley from Wickenburg to Apache Junction and the Arizona Grand is one of my favorites. From it's layout to it upkeep to it's people it is a great course. The only drawbacks are the expense (for a local living on Social Security) to it's sometimes slow pace of play.

I always recommend it to fellow golfers - both local and tourist.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/24/2021

loftus49, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Arizona Grand Resort.

Arizona Grand Resort

Played On 01/27/2021
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

One of my Top Courses

I've played this course 4 or 5 times a year for the last 10 or more years. It's one of my top choices in terms of scenery, layout, difficulty and challenge. Many of the holes are just spectacular. The course was well maintained today.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/29/2021

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round, loftus49! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Arizona Traditions Golf Club

Played On 01/05/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Layout ..

The layout of the course is quite good as is the upkeep on the fairways. The greens were bumpy and slow and obviously under repair. Regardless of a 12:30 GolfNow reservation, all golfers were sent out on a shotgun start at 1pm. I found this out after driving the 45 miles there - no choice.

The golf shop, restaurant and restrooms were closed when "all of us" completed.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/09/2021

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Arizona Traditions Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for an even better 5-star experience!

I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course

Course was very well maintained and both the layout and many water hazards offered some challenges. The only negatives were that the fairways are so close to each other and today was cart path only. But its a nice little course and I'll be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Ahwatukee Country Club

Played On 03/03/2020
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Getting greedy

One of my go to courses, but they are slowly getting more difficult and less affordable. They no longer honor Golf Pass and their GolfNow Hot Deals are now less attractive and they've begun requiring 2-4 players rather than one. I play twice a week, year round and will need to find another go to course on the east side. Their restrictions are now preventing me from going there.

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

Falcon Golf Club

Played On 02/04/2020
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Nice surprise

First time I went here after many years of thinking about it. Course was in very good condition. Greens were well manicured and rolled accurately.

The course sits next (literally next to runway) to Luke AFB and many jets were doing touch and go's and manuvers. It was exciting to see some of the modern warplanes practicing.

I'd recommend this course without qualification.

Duane

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

Rancho Manana Golf Club

Played On 10/15/2019
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful

What a gem. A beautiful course in excellent condition with breathtaking desert views. Very friendly and informative people and a nice restaurant. All in all an excellent golfing day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Sundance Golf Club

Played On 09/17/2019
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Go to course

I've played here many times over the years. It is consistently kept in good shape and provides a good golfing experience. It's one of my go to courses. I'd go more often if I could afford it.

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

Glen Lakes Municipal Golf Course

Played On 10/24/2018
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course best I've seen it in 10 years

2 things to comment on:

1. The course is in the best condition I''ve seen it in years. Cudos to the management and grounds keepers.

2. After 45 years of playing golf, I had my first hole in one today. Hole 3, 188 yards, 8 iron. Witnessed by a pro. Yea!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

Reseeding just completed (cart path only for another week) and the course was beautiful. Good challenge for all clubs in bag. Beautiful scenery and layout.

Recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Overseed

The new overseed has come in and the course is in excellent condition. Pace of play was slow because of the high school tournament with seven school teams competing - ahead of us. The course itself in a straight forward compact course with little elevation change. But since conditions (grass, greens, weather, etc.) were so good it was quite enjoyable.

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

Apache Creek Golf Club

Played On 10/05/2017
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Public Type Course

It is not a picturesque (except for the par 3 signature hole) course and is flat and visually boring. But there are some forced carry holes which are a bit challenging. The greens were a bit slow. The fairways were ok but thinning. It is a good value and reminds me of a desert based Encanto course. If your expectations are just a good venue to practice your game, it is a good value. If you are looking for exciting holes like AZ Grand or Wickenburg ... then you may be disappointed.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 10/09/2017:
Thank you loftus49 for your review of Apache Creek. We appreciate you taking the time and look forward to seeing you again very soon!

Arizona Grand Resort

Played On 05/22/2017
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Course

I've played this course several times and it continues to be one of my primary "go to's" in the Phoenix area. There are some spectacular holes (e.g. 18) and a lot of variation with both flat in residential holes and hilly holes. It's fun to play and the cart gal is good about getting around to you!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/26/2017:
We love our fans! Thanks for being a regular at our course, we're so glad you have a lot of fun and have no trouble finding refreshments on your round!

Arizona Grand Resort

Played On 12/16/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice Surprise

I've not played this course before. I was quite surprised at both the layout and condition of the course. It is a challenging but exciting course with wonderful layouts on many of the holes. The course itself was in very good condition.

The negatives were there was no real driving range - merely a netted cage to warm up in where you could only feel the value of your swing but not where the ball would go. The day I played it was cart path only due to rain the night before (but I need the exercise) which slowed down play quite a bit.

The positives far outweigh the negatives and it is worth visiting. The view on the 18th is spectacular. I'll be back when Hot Deals features it again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 12/19/2016:
Thanks for playing the course and enjoying the layout, glad you loved the conditions. Come back and see us soon!

Greenfield Lakes Golf Course

Played On 10/24/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Good Executive Course

Played 18 holes riding a cart ... cart path only due to reseeding. The course reseeding has brought in excellent grass and course of in very good condition.
Lots of par 3's one would expect on an Executive course but there was also a couple par 4's and par 5's where I could use my driver.

All in all a good course but water was not available on the course so be sure to bring with you. They have coolers and ice available for the carts if you ask.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Sundance Golf Club

Played On 06/07/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Wonderful "Best kept secret"

The weather was HOT. The course was in excellent shape and the greens were even, well mowed and even a little fast. This is an excellent course, well managed and allows for lots of challenge and club selection choices. This is a bit out of the way (Buckeye) but well worth the drive.

Restaurant, beverage cart, friendly pro shop, good driving, chipping and putting practice areas.

The hot weather contributed to the scant of players and therefore the fast play.

I recently had shoulder (rotator cuff) surgery so I cannot hit the ball the way I used to .... yet. But the course was excellent and allowed for good and "handicapped" play with 4 sets of tees at each hole.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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