Junior National Golf Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | 71 | 6846 yards | 71.4 | 121 |
| Agua Fria | 71 | 6535 yards | 68.4 | 116 |
| Salt | 71 | 6535 yards | 69.6 | 119 |
| Gila (W) | 72 | 5297 yards | 68.5 | 113 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra M: 71.5/121 | 550 | 391 | 388 | 166 | 419 | 362 | 416 | 176 | 371 | 3239 | 509 | 417 | 214 | 463 | 375 | 193 | 420 | 431 | 460 | 3482 | 6721 |
| Agua M: 69.8/117 | 550 | 323 | 380 | 158 | 410 | 345 | 376 | 170 | 362 | 3074 | 500 | 412 | 185 | 449 | 365 | 180 | 401 | 416 | 454 | 3362 | 6436 |
| Combo M: 68.7/115 | 540 | 323 | 380 | 143 | 410 | 345 | 376 | 156 | 362 | 3035 | 500 | 412 | 175 | 410 | 365 | 154 | 362 | 380 | 454 | 3212 | 6247 |
| Salt M: 67.4/113 W: 73.0/118 | 540 | 314 | 344 | 143 | 370 | 337 | 355 | 156 | 353 | 2912 | 480 | 325 | 175 | 410 | 350 | 154 | 362 | 380 | 450 | 3086 | 5998 |
| Gila M: 64.5/104 W: 70.0/111 | 460 | 310 | 335 | 135 | 357 | 333 | 326 | 129 | 345 | 2730 | 468 | 311 | 156 | 270 | 302 | 95 | 320 | 372 | 434 | 2728 | 5458 |
| Estrella M: 62.2/99 W: 67.2/108 | 450 | 283 | 270 | 97 | 357 | 290 | 326 | 129 | 275 | 2477 | 415 | 311 | 134 | 260 | 302 | 90 | 319 | 265 | 396 | 2492 | 4969 |
| Handicap | 6 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 17 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 1 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
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Good for the occasional golfer
This course was great for the price paid. The course was in great condition. There is a lot of space at this course, and not a ton of trees, so almost every shot (no matter how bad of a hook or slice) is playable. There are no houses around the course, so there is no fear of breaking windows. The one thing that consistently annoyed me was the lack of distance markers on the course. The only markers I ever saw were the 150 markers. For someone who golfs as infrequently as I do, I rely on those markers to tell me an accurate distance.
Nice course for the price
I booked this on good now the morning of and received a great price for 2 people to play 18 holes. We're both beginners and the course played well. We enjoyed every moment of it. For the money I would definitely recommend this course.
Pasture
Worst condition of any course I have ever seen. The place is in terrible condition.....Pace of play was terrible. I can't believe they charge $30 bucks to play this dump. They should just purchase a few head of livestock and call it a day. I will NEVER return......too many options in the valley....
Hot Deal Only
Course was a little beat up too early in the season - it's not really that hot yet. Got a good deal thru the Hot Deals so the money spent was worth it. It wouldn't have been otherwise.
Played the course back-to-back days and they didn't move the holes. Hard to believe.
OK experience since I was just out to practice a little.
This course is in rough shape
This course needs lots of grounds keeping. The greens were unfair due to pebbles all over the surface. Very little grass anywhere and the front nine holes are dangerously close to each other.
This course needs help, not worth the money.
We we excited to try a new course, that was a mistake. The course itself is poorly marked, we had a hard time finding our way around. The carts are in poor shape and the greens were worse. So much maintenance is needed on this course. The driving range is a joke, a dust bowl at best.
Tight course..greens where not overly fast but not slow either
Staff is outstanding very helpful and friendly. Gps on carts helps speed things along. Overall great value for the $$$$
Horrible Groundskeeping
i played a twilight round with my son, the course wasn't busy and the pace of play was above average on this fairly easy course. The condition of the course was terrible, the tee boxes were anything from dirt to weeds, the fairways were similar to hitting off of concrete though the greens were decent. This course is close to home, but I will not play another round there. There are many courses near this one, in the same price range that are in much better condition and more challenging.
cheap rate = poor course
Play only if the Golf Now rate is very low.
Fairways are very hard and the greens not well kept.
Cours layout can be confusing if you have not played here before.
Our round was to include a hot dog and drink, but the grill had stopped serving by the time we finished the front nine. They should have let us know in advance that it had a time limit.
Never Again
Management of this course should be ashamed of themselves. Totally agree with all other negative reviews. Course layout not defined, hitting off stoney/dirt where grassy fairway should be, etc. etc.
rough conditions
Greens bad shape, but easy coursection good for beginners.
Dust Bowl
Fairways were bare, greens were in poor shape, difficulty following the course lay out.
Terrible for a Muni
This course needs a revamping BIGTIME, I don't understand how a municipal course could get this bad, ive played here in the summer and nothing changes...lots of dirt on fairways where grass should be, sad state of affairs in Avondale on this one. don't waste your money
hard and dry fareways
The course was very crowded and there no marshals so it got very backed up. 5 hr round and the course conditions were very hard. The greens were not receptive and the fare ways were hard to chip from.
Not like the pictures show
When we arrived the tee times were running 20 late. The course looks nothing like the pictures on the web site. The fairways had very little grass. It looked more like a cow pasture than a golf course. Some of the greens had 2 to 3ft spots with no grass, just sand. When we got to the tee box on most of the holes the 4some in front of us was still waiting to hit. We quite after 11 holes the wait at the tee box's was going to make the round around 5 1/2 hours
The worst golf outing I have ever experienced!!!!!
Just ok
Course was hard to navigate in some spots, not defined fairways and they run right next to each other on many holes, made it tough for our first time there. Also had to wait on other golfers that were hitting to a different hole from our fairway, they didnt have particullarly bad shots but because fairway ran adjacent it happens. We went off early morning so no problem with pace but it looked packed as the day progressed. Greens were ok, fairways were marginal to ok. Rental clubs were nice. Played it becasue we could get on at the last minute in a time frame that worked with our travel plans, not likely to ever play there again unless it was the only option.
This course has decent features
This course is challenging from the tips. Mature trees make it tough when you miss the fairway. The manicure of the course need serious attention. The greens wasn't that bad but needs som TLC as well. Overall 3 star in my opinion.
Got a raw deal thur Golf Now
We booked this course in November thru Golf Now price was around $44.00 a person, so booked it again last week. We were paired with another couple who booked their tee time on an internet sight, he thought it was connected with Golf Now. They paid $20.00 total plus got a coupon for 2 hotdogs with drinks free. This is quite a difference. Do not think we will be playing this course again and will think twice before using Golf Now again.
100% Disappointing
I booked this tee time last minute wanting to get a round in after work and was thoroughly disappointed. Dead spots on greens, very inconsistent rolls on greens, entire course was hard as a rock. Miss the fairway and your hitting off of concrete. Even some shots out of the middle of the fairway were like hitting out of the desert. Teed off at 1:35, did not finish till well past 6:30. Encountered multiple 5somes and waits on almost every shot, not just tee boxes. Cart died on hole 17 and had to be pushed back to clubhouse. Major waste of the discounted twilight fee of $38.
Don't bother playing here....
Had to be the slowest game of golf I've ever played. Two to three foursomes at every hole waiting to play. The course needs water badly and there's times when you're pitching from sand six feet from the green. I wouldn't play this course again.
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