Dobson Ranch Golf Course

We played Dobson on a hot, sticky July morning. Course was in excellent shape - tee boxes, fairways and greens. Well, there were signs of recent aeration of the greens, but they were still pretty nice. Pace of play was about 4 hours. Water stations available on course as well as beverage cart. Didn't eat at the restaurant, but all other staff were friendly and helpful. Fees seem to have three rate levels. Best was for Mesa residents; a bit higher for Maricopa County residents and a bit higher again for general public.
A really nice muni course.

I've played Dobson multiple times over the years and today was the best setup there I've seen. They apparently have done some major upgrades and continue to do so since I played there last fall. Here's what was cool:
-bluetooth speakers on all carts to hook up to your phone;
-upgraded driving range targets
-upgraded driving range hitting area
-TopTracer stuff on the range (I didn't use today but hope too down the road)
-Greens consistent
-Fairways lush but not soggy
-Tee boxes pretty good but some have some weeds and a few of the tee box markers could use a wash as they look a little dingy
-Staff the most friendly of all the times I've played there--often city courses in my experience have employees who are tools and are surly--not today at Dobson!

Making a tee time at Dobson was a bit of a hassle due to them having people not in the pro shop make them but some answering service. So book thru GolfNow or just ask for the pro shop when you call the main number and they can handle it.

Def a great experience today except for those triple bogeys on 2 and 13--LOL

Greens are coming back really well from Aeration. Fairways had some bare spots, but not much - (just move it 5ft to some grass).

Staff is very friendly and the customer service is top notch. Bluetooth speakers on the carts is always appreciated.

Toptracer on the range too.

Awesome time with my buddy. Very friendly staff and I happened to card my all time low 76. White tees play fairly easy at 6200 yards, big open fairways. Greens were long so I benefited from slow roll, however these would be tricky and fast after cut.

They're clearly investing money back into course which is nice. The new TopTracer range sets them apart. The course is good, they had just punched the greens recently so they were slow but no bare spots. It's definitely worth the $25 and better than courses similar to it.

I really enjoyed it. The staff were all so helpful and friendly. It was like they actually cared about you, never had that happen before. Keep up the great work it was refreshing .

Unfortunately it is that time of year for punching the greens in PHX. Due to that we had to play the front 9 twice as the back was being worked on. It is a nice track that is in strong shape considering the oppressive heat PHX is experiencing. The course is in the process of adding over 80 trees which will give it a new look. The bunkers were well manicured as was the course. The driving range was well appointed with unique targets to keep it interesting. Beyond the course conditions and practice facility the staff was outstanding and the best around. From check in, to on course food delivery, to the ranger and bag team everyone was courteous to us out of town guests. This public track is one to put on the list and look forward to a return visit to check out the back 9. We had a 5:16 am tee time and got around as a 2some in less than 3 hours.

Wasn't notified ahead of time that the course was being aerified. After check in told we would be playing the back nine twice. Very disappointing. Golf now needs to get more info from the courses. Not just an alert.

We were behind a group of slow players there were 4 groups in front of our 3 some that held us up. 4 HR round .

The greens were bumpy and slower than usual..

Was a great simple course to play 9 rounds. Good pace and people are friendly. I will be back.

A warm up match for the tournament later in the week. Warm up was an understatement. 110 degrees. However, people that worked there were more than friendly, got us on the course earlier than the tee time, made it a very enjoyable day.