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3.9
768 Reviews (768)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.3
Value
4.0
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
77.9%
Recommend this course
493 out of 768 reviews
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3.8
18 Reviews (18)
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Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
77.8%
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14 out of 18 reviews
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3.6
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Conditions
3.1
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
69.6%
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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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3.9
768 Reviews (768)
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Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/19/2019

Hi Andy, thank you for the four stars! We are glad that you had a good time at Tres Rios Golf Course the other day. We'll see you again soon. #tresriosgcaz

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/18/2019

Hi, we are sorry to see that you didn't have a good time the other day. Your feedback is important to us, and we hope that you will consider returning in the future.

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Commented on 04/18/2019

Hi, we are sorry to see that you didn't have a good time the other day. Your feedback is important to us, and we hope that you will consider returning in the future.

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Commented on 04/18/2019

Hi, we are sorry to see that you didn't have a good time the other day. Your feedback is important to us, and we hope that you will consider returning in the future.

Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Not as good as expected.

Overall it was a good fun day golfing. Wind started up later in the game so it made it a little more challenging. The course was being worked on. Getting it ready for the spring and summer months.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/17/2019

Hi, thank you for the four-star review! We are glad that you had an enjoyable experience at Tres Rios Golf Course the other day. We'll see you again soon. #tresriosgolf #tresriosgcaz

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Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0

Disaster

My group arrived at the course 45 minutes early. The plan was to hit a few practice balls and practice putting before teeing off. NO ! The driving range was closed because a high school class was having their golf day from 9 AM to 1 PM. Why was this not disclosed when making the tee time.?. The answer is obvious - they want your money. So we decided to putt. The practice green was like something out of horror movie. One member of the group said it looked like a Frankenstein green in that it was a patchwork of sod from somewhere else, large sections were diseased and bare dirt was showing (although they tried dying it green to blend in). We hoped it was just the practice green that was in such poor condition... we were very wrong. Of the 18, only 3 were above pitiful condition. All greens were rock hard as well. The only positive was there was not a ball mark to be found on any green !

Being that we paid in advance (no refund) we teed off. It was quite slow. Evidently beginners flock to this course for some reason. The tee boxes were also rock hard. The tee markers were a suggestion as to where to tee off. We opted for a spot where we could push the tee into the ground. Fairways were brown and hard. Good for roll... One member of the group drove the ball into the left sand trap on the 16th hole - a bit over 400 yards! Many areas of bare dirt existed and was a hazard in itself.

Also there were NO ball washers anyplace on the course.

Sand traps were completely neglected. They were either gravel traps or dust traps. Lots of weeds as well... play the ball where it lies... sucks for this course.

A nice day ruined by the course. I wish I had that day over.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worst course I' have played

Total dust bowl greens in terrible condition seems like there letting the course turn back into desert

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/12/2019

Hi, we are sorry that you didn't have a good time out there the other day. We are working to improve the course, so we appreciate your patience and we hope that you will come back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Phoenix golf

Great little course to kick around on! Everyone is very relaxed and friendly!! We love having Tres Rios in our little tour of courses to play every year!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/09/2019

Hi, thank you for the four stars! We are thrilled that you had a great time at Tres Rios Golf Course the other day. We look forward to your return soon! #tresriosgcaz #tresriosgolfcourse

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good rate

The fairways were a little thin but other than that the course played well. Look forward to playing again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

In Despare

Played today and the course was in terrible shape. Looked like it wasn't watered in awhile. Dust blowing from the cart in front of you. The greens; who knows maybe painted and fast on one to slow on the next one. i Won't be playing here agian, till the course gets some needed attention. This used to be a great course and fun to play.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/08/2019

Hi, we are sorry that you had a poor experience. We are working to improve the course, so we hope that you will come back when it's better. Your feedback is important to us.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Good greens

Will always come back to this course. Can't beat the price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

they did their best

Perhaps it is the time of the year when rye is dying and the fescue or bermuda grass is not quit in but there were very little positive to say about the greens and fairways on most of the wholes. I'm sure they are trying hard but spray painted greens are a turn off. Fortunately the rates make planning worth while

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/01/2019

Hi, thank you for the three stars. We appreciate your feedback regarding your round of golf. We hope that you will be back again soon.

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Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Oh my god

I have never played a course in such disrepair. The greens were terrible, There we open trenches on several holes and an active leak in the middle of the fairway on one hole.

Not worth the time or distance

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/27/2019

Hi Nick, we are sorry that you found our course in bad shape. We are working diligently to fix it, and we hope that you will consider coming back when it's fixed. Your feedback is important to us.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Mystery

Today I played this course for the first time. The tee box, fairways, and greens were in terrible condition. The course has 3 paved cart paths for 18 holes. You are literally off roading in the cart trying to navigate. There were 3 holes with yardage markers in the fairways. I feel like this course is either closing up shop or someone has recently purchased after it had been run into the ground. I am new to Arizona and trying to play the many course the area offers. I would not recommend this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/28/2019

Hi, we are sorry that you didn't have a good time with us the other day. We had some brutal weather that left the course in rough shape. We are working towards improving it so we appreciate your patience during this time. Your feedback is important to us.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Very poor condition

This course was in terrible condition. Very poorly maintained. More dirt then grass. Fairways were indistinguishable from rough dirt patches.

The greens were patched-most T boxes were very rough. Out of 18 holes there were two that actually looked like a real golf course

We would highly recommend that GolfNow no longer list them. It is obvious this course was once an absolutely gorgeous golf course. It has been allowed to become delapidated

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 03/22/2019

Hi, sorry to hear that you didn't have a good time. We are working to improve the course so we appreciate your patience. We hope you'll consider coming back in the future.

Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

OK for the time of yr...

Hmmm.. The course was OK.. Seriously needs some H2O... The greens are hard so it all rolls of even with backspin.. Just gave to layup short.. Overall good...

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 03/20/2019

Hi, sorry to hear that you didn't have the best time out there the other day. We are working to improve the course so we hope you'll consider coming back in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Affordable golf!

Tres Rios could be in better condition, but it's pretty darn good for the money! Being one of the last few affordable courses in the area, we really can forgive the course conditions and rather appreciate the great staff, decent food and folks out having fun on a golf course that allows us to play MORE OFTEN!! Thanks, Tres Rios!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Look elsewhere

You can do much better than this course. The greens were the only saving grace, they were quick. The holes are poorly cut and bushy, the fairways, tee blocks are like a pasture. Do yourself a favor and don’t make the mistake we did.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/19/2019

Hi Peter, we are sorry that you didn't have a good time. We are working every day to improve the condition of the course. We hope that you will consider coming back in the future.

Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bit of a drive but great price

Course was in decent shape. Fairways were grass. Off fairways, good luck! Couple of the greens were less than perfect, but for the price, I think it is a good value.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/18/2019

Hi, thank you for the four-star review! We are glad that you still had a good round of golf out there. We'll see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not great

We played this course 2 years ago and was good value for money at that time.. Course has gone down hill since we were here last. Greens, tees, bunkers and fairways not in good shape. We would rather spend a few more bucks and play something more decent.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 03/18/2019

Hi Darlene, we are sorry that you didn't have a good time. We are currently working to improve the course as we speak. Your feedback is important to us, and we hope that you will consider coming back in the future.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course has died...

This course used to be a cheap, enjoyable, round of golf... now every bit of the course is terrible including the staff. Tee boxes were either dead or un-mowed. The fairway was spotty at best. And the greens were painted blue-green and had repaired spots full of sand.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/14/2019

Hi Jason, we are sorry to hear you had a bad experience. We are working hard every day to improve the course. You'll see very soon that the course will be restored to its prime condition. We hope you'll come back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The starter is very friendly and the other staff at the course that we had contact with were wonderful. The couple we golfed with were great. The pace of play was similar to other golf courses. The course is in rough condition. The fairways are extremely dry and I’m not sure what has happened with the greens but they are terrible. They are dry, patchy, and have bumps in them. Even with the great staff and inexpensive cost of the round I would not recommend this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 03/12/2019

Hi Marly, we are so sorry that the course experience was not the same as with our staff. We have had some rough weather that has made the course into less than desirable conditions. We are working to restore it to prime shape, so please give us another try in the near future. Your feedback is much appreciated.

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