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3.3
801 Reviews (801)
5 Stars
84
4 Stars
240
3 Stars
221
2 Stars
131
1 Stars
125
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.4
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.5
62.0%
Recommend this course
516 out of 801 reviews
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3.6
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.5
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
69.7%
Recommend this course
23 out of 33 reviews
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3.7
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.6
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
71.4%
Recommend this course
35 out of 49 reviews
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Course Highlights
The staff here consistently earns high praise for friendliness, and recent investment from ownership has brought course conditions to their best level in years. The challenging layout with quality greens and bunkers delivers strong value for golfers seeking an improving hidden gem.

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

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.3
801 Reviews (801)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 22
Patio Dining 12
19th Hole Scenic Views 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 28
Bunkers 26
Undulating Greens 24
This course/club is great for:
Locals 52
Seniors 34
Beginners 33
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 33
Worth the Drive 27
Convenient to the City 25

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Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/11/2017:
We regret to see that you did not have a good experience with our pace of play or course conditions. We hope you come again soon for another round to make up for this experience.
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Transition time from Winter grass to Summer grass

Good layout. Easy the walk some challenging holes. . Thin on grass right now as it transitions back to the Bermuda

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/07/2017:
We are happy to hear that you enjoyed our course layout and experienced some challenging holes during your round. Thank you for your feedback and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Mondayat Estrella Park

The course was as I remembered it. Layout is nice. Grass coverage was thin. Greens were very fast with thin grass coverage. They really need to find a way to charge a couple of bucks more and put the money into improved course conditions.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/05/2017:
Thank you for your feedback. We regret to hear that the course conditions were not ideal for your round. However, we are glad you enjoyed the pace of play and course layout! Please come again soon for another round.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great time

Fun course while challenging at the same time. Staff is awesome. I'll be back soon

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/03/2017:
"u1849797" thank you for your feedback! We are excited to hear you had a great time at our fun yet challenging course. We are also glad to hear you enjoyed our awesome staff. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Big Bang for buck

Basicallly you get what you pay for. It's a good deal, plus you get to see the Estrella mountains. On days when you play in 4 hours or less it's a great course, anything over 4 hours gives you the opportunity to see its flaws and shortcomings. Needs some serious marshalling on busy days. When the course is moving you can't go wrong for the price.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Response from on 04/03/2017:
"Xbubel" thank you for your feedback. We will be sure to work on our pace of play moving forward, but are excited to hear that you enjoy the course overall! We are glad you feel you get a good value and enjoy the views. Please come again soon!
Played On
Reviews 64
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice out of the way course

Location is out of the way, no house anywhere. Nice overall tee boxes, & fairways where ok. Greens are rock hard and fast. Very good value. Staff was all very nice. Asking how we was playing at both the turn and finish. Absolutely no uptight country club feel.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Response from on 04/03/2017:
"KirkDI" we are excited to hear you had a great time at our course! It is great to hear that you enjoyed the location, course conditions, value, and friendly staff. We look forward to seeing you again soon for another round.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value

Good value. Very busy with a bit of a back. Need a marshal and cart girl. Staff are great.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/03/2017:
"jcohoe" thank you for your feedback. We are glad to hear you felt you got a great value, the staff was friendly, and enjoyed your round overall. We hope to see you again soon for another round!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Low budget municipal!!

This was my 2nd outing at this course, I will be hard pressed to play here again. The pace of play is recommended 4hr, our 3some played in 4 1/2, pace was dictated by individual and 2somes scattered throughout the course! Attempts should be made to pair up groups!! Maintenance was marginal, towels & ball washers could be more available . The course roughs are exactly that! This course will continue to be a low budget course as it is hard to attract play if what I've experienced is the norm!!!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Response from on 03/27/2017:
Hey Steven, thank you for the valuable feedback. We regret to hear you did not enjoy the pace of play, course conditions, and course layout. We will relay this information to our staff in order to continue making improvements to ensure our golfers receive the best experience possible. We thank you for taking the time to give us advice for our course that we can use to enhance the overall round we provide to our golfers. We hope to see you back soon for an even better round here at Tres Rios Golf Course at Estrella Mountain Park.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good, but no beer cart and it was HOT. Could've used some beer.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Response from on 03/24/2017:
"vandpschwab" we apologize for any inconvenience you experienced during your round. We will be sure to address this issue at the course and fix things accordingly. Thank you for your feedback!
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

One of TR GC better days.

Weather was good, speed of play was good today. Last time I played here it took a little over 5 hours to play 18. Officials need to pay closer attention to 5 somes and 6 somes. We expect the golf course personnel to not allow such situations.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 03/22/2017:
"Rickgc" we are glad to hear that the pace of play has improved since your last round with us. We will be sure to address this issue at the course and fix things accordingly. Thank you for your feedback!
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great golf course in the estrella mountains. Good mixture of straightforward and challenging holes. Condition was fine, greens were fast and firm and in excellent conditions, but the fairways for the most part were fine, but a few needed some conditioning. Old school course with tree lined fairways and bunkers around blister greens, tilted strongly back to front. 1,9,10,18 have a little elevation change, but the rest of the course is flat.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/22/2017:
"madmax7" thank you for your feedback! We are happy to hear you enjoyed the course conditions and challenging holes of our course. We hope to see you again soon for another round!
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Response from on 03/22/2017:
We regret to see that the pace of play and course conditions were not ideal for your round We will be sure to address this issue at the course and fix things accordingly. We hope to see you at Tres Rios soon for another round to make up for this experience!
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 03/20/2017:
We are happy to see that you enjoyed your round with us overall! Thank you for the 4 star review and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very slow pace

The pace of play was very slow. No Marshall and arrogant group 3 ahead of us backed everyone up. Added an hour to our game on a fairly easy course. No refreshment cart. Green fees are cheap enough, so I guess you get what you pay for.

May play again if I have nothing to do for the whole day. It might take that long.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Response from on 03/20/2017:
We regret to hear of the poor pace of play during your round. We will be sure to address this issue at the course and fix things accordingly. We hope to see you again soon for another round to make up for this experience!
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 03/20/2017:
Thank you for the feedback! We regret to see the course conditions and pace of play were not ideal for your round. However, we are excited to see that you enoyed the value, staff friendliness, and course layout. Please come again soon for another round!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great for beginners and experienced players

The course was competitive enough for myself as a beginner yet provided enough challenges for the more experienced members of my group. We will play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/15/2017:
"u680176769", thank you for the 5 star review! We appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear that you enjoyed the competitive atmosphere. We look forward to seeing you again soon for another round!
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great views and great value

This was my second time around the course and it helped with some of the blind tee shots. I was a single and got paired with some nice folks from Canada. Overall great time outdoors.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 03/15/2017:
"u598837841", thank you for the 5 star review! We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your round with us. Please come again soon!
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very slow going!

It is a good course and we enjoy playing there, but it started out slow right from the beginning. We didn't start until a half hour past our tee time. And it was slow all day. It took five hours to finish our round. There is no water on the course and no one selling any out there. We wanted to get a hot dog at the turn and the cafe was all ready closing and only had one bottle of water left. We would play there again but maybe go during the week instead of a Saturday afternoon.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Response from on 03/15/2017:
"necawidow", we regret to hear of the slow pace of play during your round. We assure you this is not the level we strive to achieve and will address it at the course. Thank you for your feedback!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice layout, I will come back again, no rest rooms along the course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 03/13/2017:
We apologize for any inconvenience the restrooms may have caused you. However, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed the course layout and overall experience. We look forward to having you back for another round!
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Response from on 03/13/2017:
We regret to see that the course layout and pace of play were not ideal for your round. We will be sure to address these issues at the course and fix things accordingly. Please come again soon!
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