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Mesa, AZ full time resident
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

4.3
4.3
Total 57 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

57 Reviews
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
55
Not Recommended Courses
2
Helpful Votes Count
0
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0
First Review
06/08/2020
Last Review
04/24/2024

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4.3
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Good Day

We play this course often and now it’s slowing down because the snowbirds are leaving, good for us full time locals! Not to bash but we’ve had great pairings with out of towners as well. Course is in fair to good condition with some drying out patches. Greens were good. Staff was great. Pace of play perfect which made for a relaxed round! Prices coming down too.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Course is okay

Most staff very friendly. Starter/marshal explained about no driving in the desert etc but then approached us on the course rudely telling us not to drive in the desert-one wheel was in the dirt, other cart was 5ft off cart path to be out of the way looking for a ball on foot. Most tee boxes, fairways, greens were good. The rough is desert dirt. Bunkers could use sand. No shade trees. They removed water but there is beverage cart. Used to be in better shape, now there’s a lot of trash-marshals could help with that. Need to encourage patrons to fill divots.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent

Arizona Golf Resort

Played On 04/07/2024
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Course is looking tired

Played this course a few times now and every time it seems to be getting worse and worse. Some tee boxes have either minimal grass or it’s not trimmed. The fairways are starting to thin out with patchy dead areas or just packed dirt. The rough is full of dead trimmings, bushes, trees, trash, and maintenance items. There is more trash lately but we did meet a marshal from Canada who was picking up trash and broken tees, thank you! The bathrooms are in bad shape with one having a broken toilet in the ladies. The water fountains are rusted out and one is missing-not sure I’d drink from them. The staff is very nice. Pace of play was a little slow, had to wait a few times because the group ahead had to wait. With all the rain the course should be better.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 04/10/2024

Hello, u314160146283. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing TOP PICK
Arizona Golf Resort.

I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Beautiful and Challenging

First time playing this Lexington course and got paired with a great couple. Cart had ball/club washers, ice chest, tees, and towels. Loved the GPS on the cart! The course had some awesome views and just as awesome track! Definitely not an easy one. Also took almost 5hrs to play because of the group in front but we just enjoyed the scenery. Course in great shape mostly. Some tee boxes need a little help, fairways/greens excellent. Would suggest on such a beautiful course they should have better trash control and clean up of the trimmings!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good

Stallion Mountain Golf Club

Played On 04/02/2024
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Fair Course

First time on this course and it was slightly better than average. The tee boxes, fairways, greens were in okay shape with a few bare or dead grass areas. It’s a good track for the average golfer. No ball washers noted. Only real complaint is the trash laying around! Golf courses should also be aesthetically pleasing which means focus on picking up trash and cleaning up all the dead trimming.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Good Shape!

Shotgun starts are done so we were paired with two fun gentlemen and completed in a little over 4hrs, perfect pace! Couple tee boxes for ladies were a little bare but overall the course was in pretty good shape. Bunkers could use real sand. Staff was nice and accommodating! We like to play this course especially now the prices are coming down for us full time AZ residents.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Good Course

One of few courses that give senior discounts, yay! Most of the grass areas are in good condition. Did observe people are filling their divots on the fairways. Some people are driving carts into the desert which is not recommended. Would like to see more concentration on picking up trash, only two bathrooms which need refreshing. No water on the course but there is a beverage cart. Played 18 in 4.5hrs, nice pace. Overall good track!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Mostly Good

We play this course frequently because the staff is very nice and the course itself is in fairly decent condition! We get paired with nice people as well. Only concerns now due to recent rain a couple bunkers were full of water and there was standing water in the low lying ground which this time of year brings gnats. The bunkers could use more sand! Golfers need to be encouraged to rake the bunkers, fill divots, and fix divots on greens! Noticed more garbage, marshals could pick up as they cruise around. All in all a nice course and we keep returning!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent

Toka Sticks Golf Club

Played On 03/06/2024
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Much Improved!

Second time playing this course since they invested in updates and it’s really improved! Kudos to the new management! The staff is fantastic and the marshal was very polite. He was concerned our pace of play was too slow for us but we kept telling him we didn’t mind but it all worked out! All the grass was good except for a couple of tee boxes were pretty hard trying to push a tee in. Wished people would keep track of their garbage and either use the cans or take it out when they leave. Definitely will play again. Track has enough challenges to make it fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent

Arizona Golf Resort

Played On 03/05/2024
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Better than it used to be!

Staff was great! Carts were clean! Most tee boxes were good, a couple could use some seeding. Fairways mostly good, greens good. Could use more sand in the bunkers as most courses in the AZ desert! Some muddy areas and standing water noted so had to move your ball. Some patchy long vegetation noted in the roughs to hide a wayward hit ball. The course restrooms could use some help and refreshing. Overall this course has improved immensely since the last time we played it!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 03/26/2024

Hi, u314160146283. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing TOP PICK
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Good track, needs better trash patrol

We like playing this old time course! Noticed that some fairways are starting to acquire bald spots. Could use more sand in the bunkers. There seemed to be more trash than normal so would suggest the course marshals could do trash patrol while driving around? The staff is always very nice. Would like to see some refreshing of the bathrooms, repair the cart path as needed, removal of dead plants and trees. It’s a good course overall!! People do need to fix their divots on the fairways and greens.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great traditional course!

Have played this course a few times now and we really enjoy it! It’s in pretty good shape! It had rained the day before so the bunkers had water and there was scattered standing water in the rough and fairways, no big deal. The staff is always pleasant and pace of play was great.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Water Obstacles, gotta love em?

First time playing, nice and green! Bunkers had ponding in most of them. Greens were on the complex side with difficult pin placements . People need to be encouraged to fill divots, even just waiting. Staff was very nice including the marshal. Lots of water hazards and homes so be attentive to your shots(wink wink). It’s a great course really and will play again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 02/18/2024

Thank you for the 5 star review and thank you so much for playing Starfire!
We had some rain around the time you played so thank you for your patience on the bunker ponding.
We look forward to welcoming you back out again soon.
Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Toka Sticks Golf Club

Played On 01/10/2024
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Much Improved!

They have spent a lot of money to revamp this course! They removed all the reeds in the water hazards which makes it easier to view the greens. The tee boxes were so much better, the greens nicely groomed and the fairways had nice turf to hit off of! The bunkers actually had new sand. Nice new carts with windshields for those cool mornings. The staff is still very nice and accommodating as were the course marshals! Pace of play was perfect and you didn’t feel rushed. Some of the stick palm trees could come down but I imagine they stay as an obstacle. It’s a basically flat course but gives you a chance to work on your skills! Pin placement on these greens were touchy so good putting is a must!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent

San Tan Highlands

Played On 01/03/2024
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Excellent and Versatile

Played this yrs ago so thought would revisit and it was great! Perfect weather, nice pace of play, started on 10th hole which is more challenging and scenic! Would prefer to start at 1st but no worries! Staff was nice but confused about our group, saying the carts were already assigned to our group and range balls were already bought (both not true). The tee boxes, fairways, and greens were in very good shape! There was some water in a couple of the bunkers. The rough was an interesting kind of fluffy dormant plant which seemed easier to hit out of! Great round of golf and will definitely return!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Much Improved

I would have to say the course is looking good now! The tee boxes are nicely cut, actually have nice fairways to hit off now, greens were groomed, and bunkers actually had sand in them! Got paired with an awesome couple and made the round fun! Pace of play, 4.5 hrs but truly only had to wait at about 4 tees(par 3s). Actually made for a more enjoyable round because who likes to be pushed and have to skip a hole or two to correct pacing. The cart guy, pro shop, starter and beverage lady were all great! Unfortunately this time of year the prices go up! We live here year round so we have to hunt more for tee times and prices.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

So much improvement!

Since we played this course last it has improved a lot! Tee boxes, fairways, and greens were all very nicely groomed! The rough was trimmed so you could find your ball! The pace of play was slow. Because it was a holiday weekend there were people playing that probably don’t play much so it took up a bit more time. We skipped 2 holes in order to finish at 18 before cart curfew! Problem with being full time residents is it’s hard to get earlier tee times that are affordable in order to play a full 18 but we keep the courses going in the summer when snowbirds are not here! It would be nice to reward year round residents!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Better this round!

We decided to play again even though we didn’t think we’d be back. They must have fixed their watering problem since the parking lot was back together and there was more green in the fairways! They still need some work but it’s getting close to overseeding so I wouldn’t expect much improvement, yet. Love the track and mostly the golfers are the same level we are so no intense players. The lady in the shop was nice and so was the beverage cart lady. The cart guy was kind of grumpy, the starter was nice. It appears they have new carts, yeah!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good

Las Sendas Golf Club

Played On 08/21/2023
I Recommend This Course
2.0
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Previously Played

What happened??

Played this course many times, especially last year when we had a family pass, but have never seen it in this bad of shape! I know they had kids on motorcycles tearing this course up on a few fairways but most of them had many bald spots with no grass! The tee boxes were not trimmed and a few of the ladies tees were moved way back to the men’s so almost impossible to get over open desert. The greens were decent. Bunkers still could use real sand in them. Cart guy was nice up until he wondered why we weren’t returning the cart to the cart return. Told him we were unloading our bags first.then at the return apparently didn’t pull it in far enough? Pretty smarmy attitude! Lots of cold water thankfully around! We like the course but they’ve got to fix it up!!! Foursome behind us kept pushing into us until we told them there was a foursome ahead-we were a twosome.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for the poor condition of the course and the inconvenience caused by the motorcyclists. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration as we work on improving the course.

Apache Wells Country Club

Played On 08/18/2023
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Always in good shape!

Second time playing this course. For this time of year the course is in great shape compared to others. Early morning tee times does give you wet grass but pick your battles. Greens were slow because it’s after watering so no biggie. We had two guys behind us kind of pushing so we let them play through but then they had to wait for the threesome in front LOL! Played 18 in 3hours but it’s a short basic course of which is great for working on skills! It’s close by and kind of a little gem. They are redoing the driving range so no practice except for putting.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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