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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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Tres rio
Nice little layout needs some work , tee boxes are the worst I have played in a number of years fairways are overgrown but it is a good vaiue for this time of year.
Great Value
This course was a great find in the otherwise expensive Phoenix golf market. I agree with other posters that the areas off the fairway can be a little too spotty, but where there is grass it is very well kept. Greens are in great condition with few ball marks, roll true. Seems like they are very slippery down-hill but slower than would be expected going up-hill. Overall a very playable course with a nice GPS included on the carts.
Slow play for a Monday, but 4.5 hours not too bad
Men's t boxes need some work, pretty barren no grass
The course layout is confusing. More directional signs to tee boxes are needed.
The back nine fairways are too rough to drive the carts on and to rough to hit from.
Good Course
Very good course layout. Have lots of trouble with little critters digging holes. Greens were fantastic (firm,fast and your ball rolls as true as anywhere). Pin positions make this a tough layout. Overall I would return to play often as the price of play was the best out there.
Good value and getting better
We played at Tres Rios after not having played here for two years and were pleasantly surprised at the improved condition of the golf course. The greens were far better than I remember and the fairways much improved. The course is still 'tight' in a few areas and would benefit from heavier rough between holes to prevent stray shots from going into adjacent fairways. Friendly, accommodating staff is a bonus.
Great course for all levels
The last time I played this course (about two years ago), it required some major attention. This time, however, it was in very good shape and you could really notice the improvements. The greens were very good and some were quite challenging. The fairways were excellent but you needed to plan your shots well or you could be in trouble...if you hook or slice straighten it out before you play. Overall for the low to mid handicaps, you'll really like the course.
Course plays short
The course plays like concrete even though fairways look lush. The greens are VERY fast and i couldn't get any pitches to stick all went at least 10' off the green, pitch and run works best.
5h15m to play the round, the course was backed up because of 1 slow group, two groups ahead of us. could not see any players anywhere on the course ahead of them. 1 of the 4 in our group quit after 9 holes. He was frustrated with the slow play.
price i felt expensive for the course condition. We will not be back for a while...
Tres Rios GC
Started out with a frost delay. After thawing out for 30 minutes we tee off to an interesting golf course. Nestled at the base of the Estrella Mountains the course offers tree lined grassy fairways. Miss the fairways and you'll likely end up getting blocked by the trees or lying in dirt and/or deadpan. There is very little rough. The bunkers around the greens are firm with dirt base. The greens were surprisingly quick and in good condition. There is water but it's only found on three holes. Tres Rios is a bit out of town but the rates are good and you'll find this course fun!
Very tough greens to read and very fast.
Average public course. Fairways were a little sparse with scruffy looking dirt on the edges. As I said above, very challenging greens. Biggest gripe was the time of play. Staff very friendly.
A tad over booked, but the new GPS's in the golf carts are awesome!
A tad over booked, but the new GPS's in the golf carts are awesome!
This course is in horrible condition
The overall condition of this course is horrible from tee to green. Grass is scarce, greens are bumpy with divot marks all over them and not well maintained. Not worth the money they charge at all
This course is not in very good condition.
Booked on line as a single,the pro shop staff forgot about me. I had to go and ask when I could play. Then they added me to a threesome who had already teed off. The cart I shared barely ran. The tee boxes were in bad need of repair. The pins had not been changed recently. I would not recomend this course to anyone.
Distressed course
I came away sour because the grass was lousy. The fairways needed toupees or comb-overs. But then I thought, what if I was a really good golfer wanting to practice shots off hard tack and bare areas. This would a bonanza for such a player as 50 percent of shots were distressed. I doubt I will return, although the layout and the surroundings are more than adequate. Good place for a good player wanting to practice these specialty shots. Traps were good, greens fair.