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3.9
779 Reviews (779)
5 Stars
78
4 Stars
233
3 Stars
215
2 Stars
130
1 Stars
123
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.0
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
78.5%
Recommend this course
501 out of 779 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.4
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.5
Layout
3.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
66.7%
Recommend this course
10 out of 15 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.6
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.6
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.5
70.6%
Recommend this course
24 out of 34 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

Available Facilities

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3.9
779 Reviews (779)
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Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wet Play

Sprinklers spraying when I'm trying to play. Greens were aerated and I wasn't told that the course was being repaired.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 08/28/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to hear that the sprinklers went off during your round, but we did post our aeration notice. Hopefully this addresses some of your concerns!
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 08/21/2018:
Hello, we appreciate your feedback regarding the water. It gets very hot during this time of the year and makes it difficult to keep up with irrigation. Your feedback is important to us.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrible condition

Course is in really bad shape. They should be more honest to the public. Post pictures of the current course conditions. Dry fairways, greens and tee boxes. Debris everywhere. Edges untrimmed etc.. I've been coming here for years and the course has always had its ups and downs but, this by far is the lowest I've seen it, enough to make me never return

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Response from on 06/25/2018:
Hello and thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We apologize about the conditions, and we hope to make sure that our staff keeps working to keep the course in shape. We appreciate the feedback, and we hope to see you back here again some day.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

wow

i know the course is only playing for $14, but i can’t believe they let ANYONE play with the course in as bad condition as it is. greens are punched oit and tee boxes are horrible. didn’t make it passed 4 holes

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Response from on 06/25/2018:
Thank you for leaving us a review. We apologize about the course conditions. Our staff will keep working to make sure that the course will be in great shape. We hope that you are able to see improvements the next time you are with us.
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course layout when kept up.

Today the course was in horrible condition. The tee boxes are all dead grass or dirt. The fairways are dead or dying. Hole #2 has a water leak.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 06/14/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course. We are sorry to hear that you found our course in poor shape. The weather here is very hot, so it makes it difficult to keep Tres Rios and any course in this area up to par. We appreciate your feedback.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Dried out

Aerification delayed, course probably hadn't been watered in 2 weeks, drives would roll forever (good) but greens wouldn't make a ball mark even if you dropped a ball from an airplane, but given the price, ok I guess.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 06/12/2018:
Hello, thank you for the three-star review. We are sorry to hear that you did not have an enjoyable experience. The weather here is getting hotter and therefore, makes it more difficult to keep the course up to par, but we do try our best. We appreciate your feedback, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Poor Greens and Tee box

Majority of tee boxes in which you want to use an iron it is difficult to find grass to hit off of. A lot of the Greens are bumpy and bald. If you just want to get out and play the price is good But the course is a little rough around the edges.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 06/12/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback regarding your recent experience. Unfortunately, the weather here makes it pretty difficult to keep this course in prime condition, but we hope that you were still able to enjoy your round.
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Too neglected

Poor management, in the past I have been asked if I paid or if I have checked in at the club house, very disrespectful woman who I tought she was just an employee but recently I noticed she is the manager. Very worry about customers paying than worry about the course condition.

Yesterday the tee box was very dirty and noticeably neglected with long grass and trash overflowing at 11am, probably trash from the day before, most of the golf ball cleaners are broken.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Response from on 05/30/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course based on your recent experience. We are sorry to hear that you had a poor customer service experience! We are currently shorthanded on staff, so we apologize if our staff came off the wrong way. Your feedback is important to us, and we hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 119
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Tres Rios

They have let the course go since the winter visitors

have left. the course needs some water on it badly .

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 05/23/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback regarding your recent experience. We are sorry to hear that you found our course in poor shape. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 05/18/2018:
Hello, we are sorry to hear that you found our course in poor shape. Your feedback is important to us, and we hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/04/2018:
Hello, thank you for the four stars! We are glad to see that you had a positive experience with us the other day. Thanks for stopping by, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 05/03/2018:
Hello Norman, thank you for the three-star review. We hope that you had a good time out on our course the other day. Thanks for stopping by, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Winter Rates Conditions Terrible

Fairway hard, dried out and generally in poor condition. Tee boxes mostly dirt. Greens fair to good. Traps fair to good. Don't know what else to say about this course other than that the management just doesn't take care of this course as they should.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 05/02/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to hear that you did not have a pleasant experience with us the other day. Your feedback is important to us, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/24/2018:
Hello John, thank you for the three-star review. We hope that you had a good round of golf out there. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/23/2018:
Hello, thank you for the four stars! We are glad to see that you had a great golfing experience with us the other day. Thanks for stopping by, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not worth the $33.00 right now

In between winter and summer grass, fairways are dead grass, greens are bare and painted

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 04/19/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave us a rating. We are sorry to hear that you did not have a pleasant round of golf with us the other day. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Played On
Reviews 71
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 04/19/2018:
Hello, thank you for the five stars! We are glad to see that you had a great time out there. We appreciate you stopping by, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worst condition in years

I have to say this course is in the worst condition of the Eny course I’ve ever played. During this time of year the winter rye in the summer Bermuda should mix to make a great playing atmosphere. The pro shop said they can courses in perfect condition. Absolutely ridiculous! After 18 holes your back is strained from all the bumps in couches throughout the fairway and rough. The green had absolutely no grass and your ball balance left and right making it impossible to score. At one point we had 15 people waiting on hole number four. The pro shop staff thought it it was funny when we expressed our concerns. Save your money and don’t make the mistake we made. Even the tea boxes had no grass we found ourselves breaking T after T trying tee up the ball. My friends and I will never return.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Response from on 04/17/2018:
Hello Brian, thank you for taking the time to review our course. We are sorry to hear that our course was a disappointment to you and your friends. Your feedback is important to us, and we hope that we can earn your business back again in the future.
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great views...not so great golf

Course has great potential if greens, tee boxes and fairways were in better shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/17/2018:
Hello Marion, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope that you will 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

mixed message

Played the course very often for several years in the past and stopped because it was just a dust bowl with limited care. Saw the 4 star rating and had to try it again. Have to admit the fairways were is much better condition than in the past. The greens are another story. I would not be surprised to find that someone had painted the dirt green. You could not stop an approach and putting was an adventure.

On the other hand, it was a bargain just to get a round of practice in ball striking.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/17/2018:
Hello, thank you for the three-star review. We are glad that you noticed our course was in better shape this time around. We appreciate your feedback, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
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