The Phoenician, a Luxury Collection Resort, Scottsdale

Course fairways and tee boxes were in great shape. The greens were running a bit slow and the course is cart path only still

The Phoenician is a very nice upscale golf resort. The course was in very good shape from tee box to greens. My only complaint is that it was cart paths only and for an older golfer, not the most pleasant experience. But my assumption, which makes get be accurate, is that all the desert courses are cart paths only this time of year. This is not a course that you want to attempt to walk. Located at the base of Camelback Mountain, the course is somewhat hilly, but has some great scenic views.
The Phoenician tees, just over 6000 yards, plays little ng due to the elevation changes tee to green.

The design and condition of the course are excellent. Service was friendly but not as helpful as other clubs we played. The only negative was that we had to keep the golf buggy to the paths at all times. I assume that this is because of the overseeding and watering of the fairways but we weren’t told this. This meant that play was slower and judging distance and club selection more time consuming. The distance from greens to tees would make carrying challenging, particularly from 9 to 10 which would take 15 minutes to walk. The front 9 was good but the back nine in the base of the hills was really nice. Of course the weather was perfect which is why we came to Scottsdale in November from the UK where it is now cold, wet and muddy!

Course had just reopened from overseeding, but was in great shape. It was cart path only, but the round kept about a 3:45 pace. Greens were a little slow. Staff always friendly, clubhouse and pro shop are great. Excellent location on Camelback Mountain makes it convenient to Scottsdale and downtown Phoenix.

Great layout, nice course. Pace of play rating was because they had the cart path only rule enforced. They just came off over seeding. Only caveat is to get the whole round in you have to book before 1pm. We only got 14 holes in. Shame as if we could have least had the 90 degree cart rule enforced I think we would have finished.

Course was standard resort course. I paid over $200 for the round and after playing it, I would not have paid over $100

Staff was amazing and the course was in great shape. Ended up playing with another gentleman who was a 9 handicap who helped me with tips making the round better for me. Getting free water, towels, etc. really helps out her in the Phoenix heat.

Great course. not the hardest if you’re looking for a fair course that has gorgeous holes this is your place. It was perfect for our family of 1 experienced and 3 relatively newer (<2 years) playing golf. One of the “newer” guys shot 74, Along with an 80 for one golfer that shoots in the 80s. Course is beautiful. Staff friendly and amenities were top notch. It’s a Troon course so if you’re a member it’s probably a better deal. Enjoyed it

I get down to PHX from Portland routinely, and I've had my eye on this course. I finally got a chance to play it with a Hot Deal. I expected a lot based on the course description and standard green fee rate. The course was not in as good of shape as I expected, but I heard its a little "beat up" as they get ready to aerate, etc.
I'll give it another shot at some point.

Location of this course is awful; the clubhouse is surrounded by dense box-like housing making it difficult to find.

greens are still pretty bumpy, the ball bounced all day for all of us. also, the pace of play was horrible. no marshall to keep the six (two groups who kept joining up) ahead of us on any kind of pace. hopefully it was just a bad day, normally this course is better.