Junior National Golf Club

Great walkable golf course. The layout itself was more fun than I expected. Trees play a big factor in shot shape and help protect the golf course from being over powered.

The conditions are not the greatest. The course played very firm. Basically need to land short or just on the front and left it roll back. Hind sight I would play a lot of shots differently. Fairways very firm and scrubby but not to bad. The desert for the most part is wide open so you can find your ball. All the holes are next to each other so minus the OB on the outside holes you’re pretty much ok to hit anywhere and play on. It was almost links ish with how firm and windy it played… but then add some mature trees.

Great junior program. Apparently 17 and under play free. And looks like they were hosting a junior pga event the day i was there.

Was it worth the money. Probably not quite but it is relative to peak season golf in the phoenix metro area. If you’re on the west side of town and want a cheaper place to play I’d totally recommend it. Likely will return especially once the little one is old enough to play golf!

We need more courses like this for the locals vs $300 mid scottsdale courses.

I had hoped course conditions had improved but alas this course is a race track. Positives carts had GPS’s, greens were fast and true. Negatives fairways dry, drive between tee boxes was like driving dirt roads, no ball washers, layout was poorly marked. Bottom line this is a deplorable course.

Nice playable course. Staff is great! The new owners will take this course to the next level. The future is bright, but hopefully we can keep it a secret for a while longer!

Tough greens, best sand traps, challenging but playable. Great staff. Course looks rough around the edges but Tee to green excellent. Great value for the price. Thanks to management for stepping up and investing in this hidden gem.

Well if you like hitting it off a dirt this course is for you … off of any fairway 3-4 foot is dirt .. and if you like slow play this course is also for you ..

staff changed our tee time to one or two slots later .. “You know how to take a tee

Time .. you just don’t know how to keep the tee time “

Anyway .. I guess juniors golf free there .. so that is redeeming for sure ..

Beautiful weather, great set-up at first tee. Very good access from parking lot to first tee. Nice newer electric carts with name on the cart upon arrival. Unfortunately we were sent off behind a foursome that was hitting 2 balls each, and was very slow off the tee. They finally let us thru on #15. Tees are not marked well, so not always sure where you are going. Nice track, very playable, and enjoyable. We will definitely go back.

Only decent thing here was the pace of play but that is because we combined with the group in front of us on the 3rd hole. Saw cart girl twice in 18 holes. No hard alcohol and can’t bring your own. If you don’t like beer and want to drink go somewhere else.

Played today course conditions good. Greens true seemed to be rolled. I can see a lot of improvement on course. Course still bumpy but gophers seem to be gone

Directions tricky need few mire signs

Pros: Tee boxes, greens, and areas around the greens were decent. Learned that kids golf free. GPS in the carts.

Cons: Fairways somewhat green but the grass isn’t very plush or thick. They still played decent. The rough, is very inconsistent and has a lot of areas of dirt and misc brush, etc.

The layout is very confusing. I am glad they had the gps in the carts to give you directions. Free range balls, but it faces straight east into the rising sun, hard to see anything and there’s no yardage markers.

Overall, I felt it was more of a $60 course and not $90, but I understand it’s still young under new management. I hope they can keep working on improving areas of need and make the course live up to its price tag.

As I was driving up I thought, it’s too late to cancel, the staff was terrific, friendly and welcoming.

The course was 50% dirt 50% grass. Greens were like concrete. It’s a $25 course not $75 like I paid.

Not ever going back. Driving range was just dirt no markers, but you could see the dirt fly when the ball landed.

Obviously the superintendent is doing what he can with very little money. They said they over seeded. NOT

This course is night and day from a couple of years ago. The layout is great and the course has never been in a better condition. The staff is extremely friendly and you can see the owners have def dumped some money into the course.

The course is in tip top shape. Greens were a little fast but manageable. The fairways and rough are the best condition I’ve seen in a while. The new carts are welcome change. Had a bit of trouble adjusting to the “kill switch” every time you wander into a prohibited area of the golf course. It takes getting used to.

There are much better courses for similar price point in the west valley. My friend hurt his back hitting off the fairway because we believe the grass was so thick and grabby. We experienced several issues trying to figure out where the green was from the tee box. Often we had issues shooting distances from a range finder due to not knowing the layout. We lost so many balls in just not being able to locate them in the dirt areas between the link style fairways. Coldwater would be a significantly better course in the west valley for a similar price. Our 4 some will not be back.