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San Marcos Golf Resort
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About
The golf course at the San Marcos Golf Resort boasts an impressive list of past players that includes presidents and celebrities. The golf course is nestled on a property in downtown Chandler that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Although it has a desert landscape, the course is still lush with a canal that runs through it, a lake, and plush Bermuda grass greens, the former two creating water hazards that come into play on several holes. The San Marcos Golf Resort course is challenging with each hole having at least three bunkers. The two most difficult holes on the golf course are two lengthy par 4s, the fourth and the 10th.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6661 yards | 71.0 | 124 |
| Blue | 72 | 6224 yards | 68.9 | 120 |
| White | 72 | 5803 yards | 67.5 | 117 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5242 yards | 70.0 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.6/123 | 411 | 367 | 212 | 482 | 483 | 421 | 428 | 161 | 475 | 3440 | 471 | 387 | 316 | 129 | 327 | 235 | 365 | 482 | 509 | 3221 | 6661 |
| Blue M: 69.3/120 | 384 | 348 | 182 | 464 | 465 | 371 | 372 | 151 | 465 | 3202 | 440 | 365 | 300 | 112 | 315 | 196 | 345 | 468 | 481 | 3022 | 6224 |
| White M: 67.8/117 W: 73.8/127 | 360 | 329 | 169 | 425 | 440 | 340 | 320 | 139 | 415 | 2937 | 392 | 360 | 277 | 100 | 302 | 179 | 330 | 459 | 467 | 2866 | 5803 |
| Red M: 65.3/113 W: 70.6/120 | 314 | 327 | 155 | 312 | 409 | 323 | 316 | 106 | 378 | 2640 | 340 | 342 | 272 | 93 | 300 | 120 | 291 | 455 | 389 | 2602 | 5242 |
| Handicap | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 1 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by dmeiners on 09/12/2025
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Photo submitted by Mrgilley on 04/17/2025
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Photo submitted by jefffss on 12/25/2023
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Photo submitted by realmonte on 06/27/2023
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Photo submitted by realmonte on 06/27/2023
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Photo submitted by realmonte on 06/27/2023
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Photo submitted by realmonte on 06/27/2023
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Photo submitted by u000001301764 on 12/07/2022
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Morning view down the Par-5 5th fairway. A strong drive, especially to the center-right fairway, sets you up to go for the green in two! Photo submitted by vmustang on 04/25/2021
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Photo submitted by DDTipton on 03/12/2020
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Photo submitted by thedoanezon3 on 05/31/2019
First time playing
Overall my experience was positive. The greens we long and did not roll true. A few bare spots on the fairways. Great old classic layout. Would like to play again when in better condition.
Oldest Course In Arizona - Well Maintained And Up To Par!
Excellent course conditions abound. Fairways are soft and green with very little brown anywhere. Greens have been aerated and grown in nicely. Tee boxes are flat and easy to hit from. Plenty of shade from the tall oak and sycamore trees through the course. Golf partner GPK liked the course and said she would play it again!
Many times if I am in a rush they will let me play 9 holes. Can't beat San Marcos for conditions, price, pace-of-play and layout.
Love this course but they failed on 6/29/2025
Played here multiple times in Feb/March/April 2025, left good reviews and really enjoyed time here. Played yesterday 6/29/2025 and wish I hadn't. Staff was wonderful. Course has great history and is plenty challenging. However, course was in really rough shape. Greens had pock marks from aeration making putting problematic. Tee-boxes were dead and covered with sand. Greens were patchy and rough at best. Yes, it is 110 degrees in Arizona. I can forgive the course conditions during transition but not at $70 with no Beverage Cart and no one working the Beverage Shack at the turn. Not cool!! For $70, my Sunday group can play lots of other places cheaper that have better course conditions, beverages and reasonable fees relative to conditions of the course. This said, the staff, check in people are awesome and course layout itself is historic.
The Marshall extremely rude. We were on track for a 3-1/2 hour round and the Marshall told us we needed to pick up our pace of play because there was no one ahead of us. The group that was supposed to tee off before us didn't show up so we had some extra space.
Not As Advertised “Newly Renovated “
Same course- “renovation” was in 2014.- green were recently punched and bouncy.
Same old course. Tough small greens. Was hoping things to be different from the advertising.
Could be better
This review is somewhat biased because it is summer after all. The fairways were mostly clumps of grass on dirt. The greens were recently punched (I think) and were quite bumpy. All in all to be charging $70 for this condition of a course is WAY too much. I think they would attract more golfers if the course was priced commensurate with the condition.
Anyhoo, steer clear of this course until they prepare it for the season.
Ok course with lots of trees.
If you like playing golf in general it was fun and the staff is almost too friendly. I heard the food was good but didn't have time to order at the turn from all the talking. watch out for crossfire on the back 9
Starter Staff Extremely Helpful
I was running late for my round and the starter had a VERY calm demeanor and knew my situation. He offered to drive me to the first hole and did it with a great attitude. His reaction to me being late could not have been better and calmed me down as I started my round. Thank You!
Fun Round - Slow play
San Marcos is one of my favorites! The staff is awesome and the value is there. The play was pretty slow yesterday and the greens were in need of aome attention, but overall would definitely recommend!!!
Greens punched and lost a lot of grass in fairways
Greens just punched and lost grass in mist fairways. Not worth the 40 dollars
It’s a Fun Course
Playing in the Summer is so different because of the course condition. But, that didn’t stop the enjoyment of the game.
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