Junior National Golf Club

Sunday round with the boys. We've all been busy and haven't play or practiced. Still a great day on one of our favorite West valley courses.

Bunkers are great here, actually have sand in them .

The condition of the course is not great. Greens are dead and have been painted at some point. Making them hard and fast. Fairway grass is too short and in some place dead. Bunkers are actually quite good considering and a very playable. It looks like they are trying to improve things, but have lots of work ahead. Restaurant is basically a canteen that serves hotdogs and greasy burgers. When we came in to grab a bit after the round it smelled of sewer, so I'm assuming it coming from the septic system. I play a much better course back home for half the price.

Jr National is the is the epitome of “you get what you pay for “. It beats out Sundance as the best value in golf in the west valley. Only because of the gps carts . Got to say, it’s getting better. Hopefully they can make golf affordable again!

A non profit course, JNGC offered great value for being peak snowbird season. A friend and I drove one hour from Gilbert to check it out after seeing it on "Short Game King" YouTube channel.

The fairways were very dry and hard. Didn't appear that they overseeded. Greens were solid and fast! The layout is super cool and it turns out it's because of how old it is. If I lived close, I'd play it often but because I'm an hour away I won't put it into my rotation.

Give it a try though!

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