GolfPass Icon
Rating Index Rating
Tooltip Information Icon
4.0
1886 Reviews (1886)
5 Stars
475
4 Stars
853
3 Stars
332
2 Stars
116
1 Stars
110
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
85.0%
Recommend this course
1568 out of 1886 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.1
89 Reviews (89)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
84.3%
Recommend this course
75 out of 89 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.1
115 Reviews (115)
5 Stars
45
4 Stars
45
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
84.3%
Recommend this course
97 out of 115 reviews
Read Reviews
frame.svg
AI summaries based on real golfer reviews
circle-star.svg
Course Highlights
The staff at San Marcos consistently earns high praise, with a welcoming team that makes every visit memorable. Century-old pines, well-kept fairways, and a challenging layout with small greens and bunkers deliver strong value for the experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6661 yards
Slope 124
Rating 71.0

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.

Book a Tee Time at
San Marcos Golf Resort
Powered by GolfNow.com
Hot Deals at San Marcos Golf Resort
View more Hot Deals on

Course Details

Year Built 1928
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
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, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required, no denim

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Tennis
The Best Way To Book Is With GolfPass+ Annual
golf ball.svg
$120 in monthly tee time promo codes
waivedfees
12 rounds of waived fees
redeemtrophy
GolfPass Member Pricing
teetime protection.svg
Tee Time Protection

Reviews

4.0
1886 Reviews (1886)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 50
Patio Dining 27
Brunch 22
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 79
Water Hazards 55
Forced Carries 28
This course/club is great for:
Locals 61
Walkers 51
Seniors 50
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 75
At a Resort 63
Near Local Attractions 30

Numbers based on reviews tagged with attribute.

Advanced Filters
Overall Rating
Recommended
Handicap
Age
Type of Golfer
Gender
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

San Marcos

Always fun to play a traditional golf course. Tons of grass and mature trees.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Grand ol Course

Awesome golf course. Rich in history and is one of the best courses in the valley. Great fairways, perfect greens. I will always love it when I have the opportunity to play here. I would recommend this course to any and all.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 163
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Tiny greens and lots of trees

This is a flat golf course with a lot of trees (for the desert). Greens are much smaller than modern courses. Course is easily walkable, being flat and with very short distances from one green to the next tee. I like playing here as it is so different than the more modern courses in the desert.

Greens were fairly slow the day i played. The rest of the course wes in fine shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Weekday minimal staff and amenities....

Played here several times and course is usually pretty nice condition. One the weekends they fill up the tee times (understandable) so pace of play is going to be much slower but cart girl and full staffed snack shack and clubhouse bar. During the week on a Monday 2 teenagers checking you in and then no one. Had a group in front of us who had no idea of golf courtesy and took no exaggeration 20 minutes on the 6th green. When we asked to play through they were appalled and acted liked we insulted their mothers. A marshal, even the teen at the front should have been on the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 141
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Great day

Greens were very consistent and rolled well.

Fairways were mostly green with good grass.

They are working hard to keep the course in good shape.

A couple branches need to be removed to open up the driving lane. The hang out into the fairway. Would highly recommend playing this course. We had no one in front of us and no one behind us. We played as fast as we wanted.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course

Beautiful fairways. Good greens.

Overall great experience!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 216
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

San Marcos

Love playing this historic old traditional course. Big old Cottonwoods plenty of green grass, great staff.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Courtesy of staff

Very impressive. Pro shop staff, bag handling, starter, on course Marshall. Everybody went out of their way to be helpful and friendly

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 92
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Always a pleasure

As always, a wonderful round on a historic course. Course was in terrific shape. Greens rolled true and plenty of lush grass on the fairways.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Not Great

This was day 4 of our golf trip and the worst course we played by far. The pictures on the site do not at all reflect what the course looks like. Half the greens were burnt up, the fairways dead and each bunker a different type of sand than the last. This did not at all match the price. The pace of play was miserably slow despite a Marshall on the course who basically just parked in the shade. The cart girl was great however the halfway house grill we got yelled at while on the tee because the staff didn’t feel they received adequate tip. Very welcoming. Will not be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The score card lacks detail about Canada position and other hazards. The course and tee boxes are poorly marked and the forward tees are often hard to find. Yardage markers seem to be sprinkler heads only, without a range finder it's a guessing game.

Course personnel are very friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good Fairways.. Tough Sand

Course overall is great. Please rake your traps. They were crusty and hard. Faiways in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Nearby Courses
Chandler, Arizona
Public/Resort
3.7742406613
2119
Chandler, Arizona
Public/Resort
3.7742406613
2119
Chandler, Arizona
Public/Resort
3.7742406613
2119
Gilbert, Arizona
Public
3.2558950657
2722
Mesa, Arizona
Public/Municipal
4.0692820924
2857
Chandler, Arizona
Public
3.8731113654
1966
Gilbert, Arizona
Public
4.2177803882
3568
Chandler, Arizona
Semi-Private
4.6280834915
160
Sun Lakes, Arizona
Public
4.4632864258
203
Mesa, Arizona
Public
2.6588922053
330
Sun Lakes, Arizona
Public
4.4632864258
203
Golf Packages

Robb Report Best of Scottsdale Experience with Colin Montgomerie

$69,750 (USD)
SCOTTSDALE, AZ | This exclusive golf experience includes a 3 nights's stay at Four Seasons Troon North, 2 rounds of golf at Troon North Golf Club and a day with Colin Montgomerie.

Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort Stay & Play Package

FROM $157 (USD)
LAS VEGAS, NV | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of SouthShore Golf Course, Reflection Bay Golf Course, Chimera Golf Course, and Rio Secco Golf Course.

Luxor Resort & Casino Stay & Play Package

FROM $137 (USD)
LAS VEGAS, NV | Enjoy up to 3 nights’ accommodations at the Luxor Resort & Casino and up to 3 rounds of golf at your choice of Legacy Golf Course, Las Vegas National Golf Course, and Desert Pines Golf Course.

MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Stay & Play Package

FROM $157 (USD)
LAS VEGAS, NV | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Aliante Course, Snow Mountain Course, Lexington Course, Desert Pines Golf Course, TPC Las Vegas Course, Concord Course, and Sun Mountain Course.

Bellagio Hotel & Casino Stay & Play Package

FROM $237 (USD)
LAS VEGAS, NV | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Bali Hai Golf Course, Rio Secco Golf Course, Cascata Golf Course, Wolf Course, Snow Mountain Course, and Sun Mountain Course.
Now Reading
  • Home

  • Memberships

  • Library

  • Account