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3.9
776 Reviews (776)
5 Stars
78
4 Stars
231
3 Stars
215
2 Stars
129
1 Stars
123
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.0
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
78.7%
Recommend this course
499 out of 776 reviews
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3.4
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.5
Layout
3.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
66.7%
Recommend this course
8 out of 12 reviews
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3.6
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
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3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.3
Value
3.6
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
71.0%
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22 out of 31 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Parkland
Par 71
Length 6846 yards
Slope 121
Rating 71.4

Junior National Golf Club (formerly known as Tres Rios Golf Course at Estrella Mountain Park and Estrella Mountain Golf Course) is rich with dense forestry including eucalyptus, mesquite, and pine trees as well as cottonwoods. The course has a parkland-style layout with rolling fairways lined with trees and undulating greens that are medium-sized and fast. To add more challenge to the golf course, water hazards and bunkers come into play on several holes. The par-4 seventh hole is considered the most difficult driving hole on the course. There are stately trees off the tee and the second shot is to a narrow sloping green. Junior National Golf Club features multiple tee boxes for a variety of different golfing options.

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Course Details

Year Built 1966
Golf Season Year round
Architect Red Lawrence (1962)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
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, American Express, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

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3.9
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Reviews 6
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Disappointed

The condition of tres rio golf course has deteriorated badly, I would say some of the fairways and greens were ok, but there were weeds and dead grass everywhere. The bunkers were hard and packed with no sand in them?

I have played the course about 18 months ago and it was certainly in a much better condition then than it is now.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 01/23/2019

Hi, we are so sorry to hear this. We are aware and are working towards a solution.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

poor maintenance

The maintenance of the course is awful. Fairways are in very poor condition and so are some of the greens. The course is screaming for water!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/23/2019

Hi, we are very sorry to hear this. We are aware and are looking for a solution.

Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tres Rios

Hooked up with some other guys playing on 1/3/19. Course edges were much cleaner than when I played it in December. Pace was very good today. Staff was very friendly and we teed of right on time. Great value and definitely am coming back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/10/2019

Hi, thank you for the four stars! We are thrilled to hear that you had a great experience at Tres Rios Golf Course. We can't wait to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Never again

Let me say this. I wouldn't play this course again if you paid me!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not worth more than $20

Played here with a friend. This time of year in the Phoenix area you expect the courses to be in good condition. This course has just been neglected. Sand on the greens dyed green, to look like grass. The fairways look like mid-summer dry crusty grass. The only water is broken sprinklers in a few fairways. I paid $23 to play here it was barely worth it.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 12/26/2018

Hi, we are sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your round of golf with us. Your feedback is important to us, and we hope that you will come back once the course improves.

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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Never again

First it took about 10 minutes for us to check in and there was only one person in front of us. Second he only let twosomes go out instead of foursomes which would've saved time. Third the first Green had chunks of grass missing from us like it was purposely removed. Fourth the rounds at 4 1/2 hours to complete. Fifth there was so much sand and holes in the greens you really never got a true roll. 6th there was dirt everywhere.

Never again. I took my dad here because he hasn't golfed in 20 years and this was his first experience of Arizona golf? Spend five or $10 more and go somewhere else, anywhere else.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 12/27/2018

Hi, we are sorry to hear that your last experience with us fell short of your expectations. Your feedback is important to us and we hope that you will come back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/19/2018

Hi Jeff, thank you for the three stars. We hope that you had a good time out there. We'll see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 12/17/2018

Hi, we are sorry to see that you did not enjoy your round of golf with us the other day. Your review is important to us, and we hope that you will come back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

greg foursome

That is the poorest condition of any course we have ever played.The greens were in terrible condition.I think they have no water for the course

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/17/2018

Hi, we are sorry to hear that you did not have a pleasant time with us the other day. Your feedback is important to us. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad shape

The course is in awful condition, I used to golf here but wont be back until course improves.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
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Commented on 12/17/2018

Hi, we are sorry to hear that you did not have a good time with us the other day. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to your return when it improves.

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/17/2018

Hi, thank you for the three stars. We hope that you had a good time with us the other day. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

In Poor Shape

I have played at Tres Rios for over 10 years. The course used to be quite playable, and had improved a lot over the years. This year is an exception. Dry fairways, rough not maintained, terrible greens with large dead spots and partially sanded, hard bunkers with little sand, rough dry tee boxes, cups improperly set (some almost even with the green surface, loose cups, compact sand that prevents the flag from going into the cup center more than 1/2 way), and a green fee price that is too high for a course in deplorable condition are all reasons I will probably not return.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 12/07/2018:
Hi, we are sorry to hear of your poor experience. We hope that you will return once the course improves.
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 12/05/2018:
Hi Leonard, we are sorry to see that you did not have a good time out there. We appreciate your review, but we hope that you will give us another try when our conditions improve.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 12/03/2018:
Hi, thank you for the three stars. We appreciate your feedback regarding the conditions of the course. We are in the process of improving it and we hope to have it looking better soon.
Played On
Reviews 46
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Biggest Dissppointment in Maricopa County.

Even for a municipal course, the condition of the greens & Fairways are horrible. It has never been in decent shape, but this is the worst I've ever seen it. A course with so much potential but thats all it can be. Might as well close it . Only good thing on the golf course. New flags. Will never play it again. Sad, sad sad.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 12/03/2018:
Hi John, we are sorry to hear of your experience with us. We understand your frustration as we try to improve the course.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Bad shape

Played this course last year at the same time. Wow what a difference. The course was mostly dead and every green basically was. There was even some patch work on them and that was pretty unappealing. Overall pretty disappointed in the course conditions and probably won’t be back to this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 11/30/2018:
Hi, we are sorry to hear that you didn't have a good time the other day. We are working to improve the course and we appreciate your patience.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Yikes!

Played last year right around Thanksgiving and the course was in much better shape. I know it's a year difference but my God it's like playing a completely different course. Greens were God awful, some slow, some fast, and super sandy. Couldnt get an approach shot to bite. Fairways were 50/50 green or dead. Tee boxes were awful. Multiple holes with wrong flag colors. $30 a round is an insult.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Response from on 11/30/2018:
Hi Willis, we are sorry to hear that you did not have a good time out there. Your feedback is important to us and we hope that you'll give us another chance in the future.
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Coming off reseed

The first thing you notice is the greens aren't green but in all fairness they were mostly well rolled and putted true. Most of the fairways were cut very short and reseed was recent but they had few problems.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 11/30/2018:
Hi, thank you for the three stars. We are glad that you noticed our improvements to the course. We appreciate your patience.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Shockingly dreadful golf course

I took a relatively new golfer, who was visiting from out of town, to this golf course. I was embarrassed. I have never seen a golf course in such dreadful condition. It’s nothing more than a cow pasture. It is dusty, there is no grass in the fairways, it was hard to differentiate a green from the fairway. We were advised to keep the cart 30 yards from the greens ... why, I’d like to know?? Not like we could do any further damage. One green was quite literally half covered in sand. It is a disgrace that we were charged $30 to play here. Don’t ruin your day by considering this course. Spend an extra $10 and choose any other course in the area - I promise it will be a far better experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Response from on 11/30/2018:
Hi, we are sorry to hear that you had a bad time the other day. We are working on improving the course so we apologize for the appearance. We appreciate your patience.
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad Shape

We played this course last year and it was in decent shape. Thought we would try it again. Wrong assessment. Driving from the #1 tee box I knew this was not good. Dust flying everywhere. Fairways were brown greens were brown and it was apparent that this course is being starved by the lack of water. A few of the greens have areas cut out but have never been repaired, which is like having a sand trap on the green

I would say that this place is either broke or terribly mismanaged.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 11/30/2018:
Hi Roger, we are sorry to hear that you did not have a good time out there. We are trying to improve the course and we appreciate your patience. Thanks for stopping by.
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