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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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Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

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....

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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 $$$$

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

rough conditions

Greens bad shape, but easy coursection good for beginners.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Dust Bowl

Fairways were bare, greens were in poor shape, difficulty following the course lay out.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

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

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/15/2016

this review was for Tres Rios, not Estrella Mountain...

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

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!!!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Over booked course

Very unhappy with Tres Rios. Signed up for the 2:15 lunchspecial. There were no carts available for our tee time. Also seven people were assigned to the same tee time of 2:15. After waiting until 2:30 we got started. The course was so over booked it took 40 minutes to play two holes. The pace of play was so slow that we could only finish 13 holes. Great idea but very bad execution.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Tres Rios Golf Course

The course was in very poor condition. It took 5:15 Hrs. to play. There NO water on the entire course. I will not be going back to this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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