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3.8
1444 Reviews (1444)
5 Stars
223
4 Stars
658
3 Stars
344
2 Stars
137
1 Stars
82
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
80.4%
Recommend this course
1118 out of 1444 reviews
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4.0
26 Reviews (26)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
92.3%
Recommend this course
24 out of 26 reviews
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3.8
107 Reviews (107)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
50
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
81.3%
Recommend this course
87 out of 107 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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3.8
1444 Reviews (1444)
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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They keep changing for the worse

Still my favorite course but they keep getting worse. There’s a girl who works in the clubhouse now and she is NOT friendly. There’s also now apparently a $25 cost if my girlfriend wants to ride in the cart with me. It’s summer… the place isn’t busy… why should I have to pay $25 for her to just ride along and watch?

Also there’s now a 4 drink maximum from the cantina. Oh and they have new carts that will shut off if you drive just slightly away from the hole. I was maybe 20 yards from the green and it shut off and the screen said that I was too far and needed to reverse back.

The course itself is fantastic but they must have new management because it’s gone way downhill in the past year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Rough around the edges

This layout is not horrible but it is rough in places and the greens were slow. It is a good place to practice long game shots but miss a green by a few feet and you can be chipping off gravel or bare dirt. I will play there again because it is fairly inexpensive and not far from home but it isn't a golf course you want to play every weekend.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Cave Creek Golf Course

Golf course was okay. Tee boxes were alright but there was a lot of dead and muddy spots on the course. Greens were in good shape as well as the bunkers. There’s better golf around the area for about the same price. Also there’s a noticeable lack of cart paths

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cart guy at the end of the round was very friendly and interested in what I had to say, as I was interested in what he had say. I left there with a big smile. Excellent golf day thanks to the helpful people there.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden gem

I’ve driven by this course over 100 times and never gave it much thought. That was an error. Very fun course with rolling hills and multi level greens.

Overall course was in decent shape for mid May. Greens rolled well and fairways were good.

I will be back again. This may even become my new home course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is the best shape I've seen in years. They still can't figure out the 9th green though. The new carts with GPS are sweet!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Good Course For The Price

We had a good time and was worth the value we paid. Course was moderately challenging and the staff friendly. I would go back but wouldn't spend much more than $50 for a round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice To Be Back on This Course

It's been a few years since I've played here and I was pleasantly surprised atvthe course conditions and improvements. I'll definitely be back more frequently.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not a CA Municipal Course

Phoenix is now big enough to devote some money to the muni courses. The cart oaths are mostly dirt. Clubs, shoes and clothes are covered with dust at end. The greens need a lot if work. Tee boxes need to be leveled. The fairways were nice enough.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Average

Staff friendly. Course not in great condition - depended on the hole. Ordering food from the cart set up did not work. Bring your own food and drink.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 78
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Bad greens

Greens are very inconsistent, one green has grass n fuzzy, the next green has very little grass with bare spots. Their greens need help!!!!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs a cart path.

I played this course as a single. Just wanted to get out on quick on a Thursday afternoon. Luckily I was paired with a couple of guys that had played there before or I would have had no idea where to go. In many places there was no cart path at all and the cart paths that are there, are very rough. I thought the screen on the cart was broken as it didn’t work until the 12th hole and then all the sudden it came on and asked if I wanted to order food. I wouldn’t use it anyway so it wasn’t a big deal.

The overall course wasn’t bad, I paid $56 with cart to play on a Thursday at 2:16pm. I think the rate is about $10 more than it should have been. Not having cart paths is ok, if there was better signage to point you in the right direction.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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