San Marcos Golf Resort

Everything was ABSOLUTELY perfect with the exception of the young lady bartender in the morning that had zero personality and was even rude to my 83 year old mother. Course conditions were great! Cart path only sucks but I understand. Will definitely play there again.

The course has improved over the past years. The pace was slow but that is because it was one of few courses open first after overseed. The course will play well once the cut the grass down.

To be fair, the course had just completed it's over-seeding process. Naturally, the greens were slow and the tee boxes were hairy. We were paired with 2 men from the area and they were the best part of the day. It was cart path only but about half of the golfers adhered. Be sure to bring your helmet due to several holes of cross-play and bad golf by others. The staff was mostly unfriendly, with the exception of the nice kids eager to clean clubs at the end of the round. But even with a good tip, they were ready to get to the other golfers and I ended up carrying our bags back to the bag drop to pick them up in the entry.

I understand timing not being good with overseeding. I do not understand the rudeness and short-sightedness of the staff attending to our needs on a bad time of year.

Our timing was off on this visit. Recent overseeding and grass clippings in the fairways were inconvenient but the greens were ridiculously slow and fuzzy.

Having said that, we were advised to these limitations prior to the round. I think under normal conditions, this course would be fine. Be warned however, a number of the golfers that golf here are very casual and high handicappers. A lot of golfing from the adjacent fairway!

I love San Marco but ended up playing during reseeding process. 'Cart path only. Very furry greens and dense rough.

And all thanks to every 8-minute tee times during its "cart path only" phase.

Why is it, that golf courses that charge upwards of $60 to play in conditions that make putting on shag carpeting, tee boxes that are more like sand boxes, bunkers that merely concrete pits and fairways that would make one believe that the mowers used for this course no longer work at all? The course itself has never been anything to write home about, but I've played in years past when it's at least "decent". Now, it's just an embarrassment and a huge rip off. If they charged players say, $20, it might pass as an option for people who don't mind what I would certainly call, "the worst conditions of any course I've played this summer"...no joke. Needless to say, I, nor the other gents I was playing with, will no longer keep this course in our rotation. There are dozens of courses that charge this amount, or there about, that are immesurably superior to this "golf course". I realize this course has history behind it, but that's about it. Maybe the best thing would be, is to just bulldoze the entire course, and start over. Or, just open it up as a giant dog park; that way, the owners of the course wouldn't have to do anything at all...it's already a dog track...just let the dogs out. For anyone thinking about playing this course, I would highly suggest you take your business else where. You'll save yourself the anguish of having to play the what has to be the worst conditions of any course in Phoenix. Why San Marcos...you used to be a decent place to play. Alas, I will never step foot on your course again. I just hope that others who read this review will not suffer the same consequences of being bamboozled out of $60. Think about the "dog park" ideal...it's got real promise.

Built over 100 years ago, San Marcos gives you a glimpse into what the rich and famous were treated to in early Arizona. No sign of the desert, San Marcos is a well manicured full grass course with what appear to be century old trees. Course is well maintained, staff is very service oriented, rates are reasonable throughout the year, all in all a very enjoyable day of golf.

Steve is such a good golf instructor. He has helped me so much with my game. He takes his time, very patient with me and has a great sense of humor. I made a par on a hole practicing with him, that I never have before. Because he is teaching me to swing much better and explained the different clubs to me to use in different situations. Also practicing a lot at the green, he helped there too. I would highly recommend Steve to help you you with your game. He does an awesome job.

Emily Stephenson