Dobson Ranch Gc
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4.1
2811 Reviews (2811)
5 Stars
1165
4 Stars
1147
3 Stars
331
2 Stars
103
1 Stars
65
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.5
88.3%
Recommend this course
2503 out of 2811 reviews
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4.1
117 Reviews (117)
5 Stars
50
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
87.2%
Recommend this course
102 out of 117 reviews
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4.2
208 Reviews (208)
5 Stars
94
4 Stars
76
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
89.4%
Recommend this course
186 out of 208 reviews
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Course Highlights
Dobson Ranch stands out for its exceptionally friendly staff, wide walkable fairways, and year-round course conditions that consistently impress regular players. The layout offers a rewarding mix of birdie opportunities and challenging holes, delivering outstanding value for golfers across the Valley.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6593 yards
Slope 117
Rating 71.0

Dobson Ranch Golf Course is an enjoyable track suitable for all ages and abilities. The course has generous fairways and large greens. There is an abundance of forestry; not only are there trees lining the fairways but they are also situated throughout, making accuracy top priority. There are also water hazards and bunkers to look out for. Dobson Ranch Golf Course has a reputation for being immaculately kept and consistently being in excellent condition. On the premises there is also a convenient lighted driving range as well as other practice facilities. There is also a pro shop that carries a full line of discounted professional golf equipment.

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Course Details

Year Built 1974
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Red Lawrence (1974) Jeff Hardin

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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4.1
2811 Reviews (2811)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 35
Brunch 11
Watching the Game 9
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 39
Bunkers 37
Water Hazards 34
This course/club is great for:
Locals 51
Walkers 40
Seniors 36
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 56
Near the Airport 13
Worth the Drive 9

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Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course for the location and money

First time playing this course while visiting Phoenix. Course was in decent shape despite record heat. Staff was great to work with our party of 9. Mark was a true “king of hospitality”. 19 hole was filled with friendly people and cold beer.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 21
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Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slippery greens

In general the course layout is fun, but the greens are to fast for the amount of movement they have. Maybe they were starting to shave them down for over seeding.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Rarely a bad experience

I have played DRGC many times. I have rarely had a bad experience. Course was in a typical summer conditions. There are the occasional dry spots but its the end of Sept and most courses are just waiting til Overseeding. I have definitely paid more at other courses and played worse conditions so the value at DRGC is well worth it..IMO. Ive always enjoyed the layout, and the staff is very friendly. The starter is all about getting people started on time, we actually got going early. I think we saw the cart girl 3X which is more than enough. Ill be back soon to play DRGC before overseeding.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

Dobson Ranch Consistently Good

Played Dobson Ranch 9/26/24 at 06:30 Course was in good shape, service exquisite as always. Pace of play was really good. Always enjoy Dobson.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Dobson Ranch Revisted

Considering it being late in a long hot Summer, the course was in good condition. The greens were rolling pretty well and rather fast. Pace of play was good and the customer service was exceptional. The staff were very friendly and professional. I always enjoy playing here. I used to be a member of the men's club several years ago and the changes since I left have been positive. I highly recommend this course. A good bang for the buck.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Has some amazing features and some not so great features

This course has an amazing driving range, chipping and putting area. The facilities are nice, staff are extremely helpful and friendly. This course is popular but this has some drawbacks. We played on a day that a men's tournament began the day and put all tee times behind by 30-45 minutes for the day. Our tee time was 11:54 and we were able to tee off around 12:35. We were a twosome paired with another twosome which obviously is standard. Pace of play was slow due to the delay in starting out so we finished 18 holes in 4.5 hours. Obviously, if we didn't have to wait for the group ahead pace of play would've been much faster. Once teed off on hole one, the men's group that was on hole 9 crossed onto the opposite side of our fairway and hit not only his WAY out of bounds shot, but two additional mulligans along with cussing us out for being in his way on our own fairway; so that was fun. Holes are well maintained, I just wished they had nets for the driving range because holes 9/10 are extremely sketchy and you could easily get hit with a rogue range ball. White range balls are scattered everywhere on holes 9/10 so be sure to bring a colored ball to find your ball in the sea of white range balls. The fairways are narrow, which would be fine if you're a somewhat decent golfer but this course tends to be more of a "party" course and the players we ran into (remember the gentleman in the men's tournament that cussed us out on hole one?) were not the greatest. One adult was chasing the geese with his cart, which some of you readers may find funny, but that is just flat out trashy immature behavior. All in all, I recommend the off course amenities and will definitely come back to the driving range. I'd love to try the course again on a less busy day. Dobson Ranch is fantastic for the laid back golfer that enjoys drinking on the course or just hanging out with some friends, so I definitely recommend it if you're looking for a nice, fun place to golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Quality course

Just an all around nice course. Staff and everyone is very friendly. Amenities are good, food is good as well

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course, wonderful starters, always setup with others to play with. Love the restaurant and the people serving are wonderful

I've played at Dobson many times. I've observed the upgrades through the years and I'm very impressed. I'd recommend the course to anyone@

Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great range and club house, but that’s about it.

The day started off great, staff was nice and helpful, course was a bit backed up due to a high school tournament. Pace of play definitely was hindered due to it. We had a 30 minute delay to even tee off and when we finally were able to the group on hole 9 was playing off hole 1st holes fairway. Which further delayed the group. This proceeded to happen throughout the whole round. I would stick to just the range her personally as it is a very nice range.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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