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3.8
1480 Reviews (1480)
5 Stars
233
4 Stars
674
3 Stars
351
2 Stars
138
1 Stars
84
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.6
82.2%
Recommend this course
1149 out of 1480 reviews
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3.8
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
86.4%
Recommend this course
38 out of 44 reviews
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3.9
112 Reviews (112)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
52
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
85.7%
Recommend this course
96 out of 112 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6732 yards
Slope 124
Rating 71.8

Cave Creek Golf Course is Phoenix's most popular municipal course, seeing about 100,000 rounds yearly. In 1983, Cave Creek began as a landfill reclamation project. It's a sort of pioneer in environmental design, proving similar spots can find environmentally friendly uses. It's open dawn to dusk, year-round.

Eighteen holes of par-72 golf take golfers over 6,732 yards on the Cave Creek Golf Course, kicking off on the par-4 first hole, which measures 363 yards from the blue tees, before things get long on the second hole, which measures 510 yards from the blue tees. That's just one of four long holes, with the sixth hole measuring 532 yards from the blue tees, the 11th coming in at 521 yards from the blue tees, and the sixth having a distance of 518 yards from the blue tees. The round concludes after a suggested playing time of four hours and 10 minutes on the 18th hole, a par 4 that measures 388 yards from the blue tees.

The city of Phoenix has contracted with several hotel chains to offer stay-and-play packages for golfers at the Cave Creek Golf Course and other municipal tracks.

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Course Details

Year Built 1983
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Snyder

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.8
1480 Reviews (1480)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 25
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 57
Bunkers 56
Water Hazards 48
This course/club is great for:
Locals 91
Beginners 39
Walkers 36
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 101
In the 'Burbs 16
Worth the Drive 16

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Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Worth the $$$ for sure!

Blue collar municipal course which was pretty challenging. Overall the course was in great shape. Some areas off to the sides needed a little TLC but overall I was very satisfied and would play here again for sure!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 79
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
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2.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

People don't understand golf etiquette

Waited every shot for 16 holes. People in front did not understand ready golf. Absolutely spoke to them and your worker. Ranger on first tee, but not on the course. Won't try course again. Came 2000 miles for that.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Better than expected

After reading reviews I was skeptical about the course. Yes the cart paths are not very good. The pace of play was good. As a foursome, we played in 4 hours 10 minutes, on the weekend. Fairways and greens were in good condition, but the rough was just desert. Lots of undulations on the greens. Overall, a good value for the money.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The fairways and greens were good. The pace of play was ok the first nine and slowed way down the second nine. Don't know if they added nine hole players that causing the slowdown. They also didn't mention the carts need to be in by 6:30 because they turn on the sprinklers. No problem if they let you know as you start your round at 2pm. Should have been done by 6:30, but with the pace of play we weren't.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

The people we were paired with were extremely slow. Extremely!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cart path

Several tee boxes were hard to get your tee in. Fairways and greens were in nice shape. The cart path when you could find it were the worse I’ve ever been on.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ok for the Money

Course is fair. Cart paths are terrible. Tee boxes very hard to get tees in ground.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

Greens great condition marshal needs to be more active had several skip in front and play through without asking

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Some frustration

I enjoy playing Cave Creek but I always get frustrated when things back up at the par 3 seventh hole and the eighth hole as well. There were 4 groups on the par 3 and it shouldn’t be that way

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Rough, partial grass and dirt, not much of a fairway

The cart ride was mostly bumpy on the dirt cart path, and there wasn't a lot to like, bless their little hearts. Not much to write about.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

cavecreek golf course

staff extremely friendly,couse lay out a little difficult for a first time player . group p in front of us slow play .Over all better than Dove Valley Golf course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very disappointed with the course.

I booked this course from Golf Now. Since I never golfed it before, I was relying on the rating 4 out of 5 provided by GN. We had a 4some and all felt the rating should be closer to 2. The cart paths were a joke and the rough was patches of undeveloped land that led down to ditches and gullies.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 02/23/2026:
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear your experience didn’t meet expectations. Your feedback matters, and we’re actively working to improve.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Distance between holes

This is a fun course to play. We walked the first 9 and decided to get a cart for the 2nd 9. There is quite a distance between most holes as well as being hilly. We will play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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