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3.8
1448 Reviews (1448)
5 Stars
225
4 Stars
660
3 Stars
344
2 Stars
137
1 Stars
82
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
80.7%
Recommend this course
1122 out of 1448 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.1
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
96.6%
Recommend this course
28 out of 29 reviews
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3.8
108 Reviews (108)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
51
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
81.5%
Recommend this course
88 out of 108 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
1448 Reviews (1448)
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Reviews 65
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Pay attention to hole 6

Scale of 1-5

Greens - 4

Fairway's - 4

Pace of play - 2 no real marshaling pace was 4.5 hrs+

Hole 6 has one sign to its location, kind of wonky for a first time player

Cart GPS was not turned on, there is a switch near the to in front of the cart

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 78
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Great course

This is a great public course, the only thing missing is cart paths.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Interesting Course

Welcoming staff. Fun course. One of few courses in area that was not cart path only.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 78
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Great public course

In great shape, great layout and challenging but fun to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Average course

The course was pretty good. The greens were slow but nice, just slow. The fairways were good but if you got off the fairway there was very little grass. Overall it was good, nothing really stood out.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 343
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

A little rough

I bumped up the rating a bit because I got a really good Hot Deal. First this was Not a cart path only situation which was nice…but even nicer because the paths were more like trails. The course was a decent desert layout a little thin on grass. But it was playable. I’d probably play again if the price was right.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course improved

I play a round at Cave Creek every November on Vacation. This year the course was in much better shape. They cleared out all the trees and shrubs in the canyon. Much more appealing and you might be able to find a ball if you hit one there. Greens rolled true and were a perfect speed. Well Done City of Phoenix!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 107
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice municipal Golf course

Nice course to play. Wide open and straight for the most part, but you still need to place shots to score. Greens are small and some have a good deal of slope. My wife found it a bit long at 5600 yards off the front tees.

Some fairways had some bare spots, but overall in good shape. Greens were in very good shape as were the sand traps. It is exposed so the wind will definitely affect play. Carts all have GPS and were in good shape.

Pace of play was a bit slow, but we were playing behind a couple of new golfers. So hard to tell if that was normal. It is a municipal Golf course so it draw a lot of new players.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Overseed is complete

This course is a good value and can be more or less challenging depending on the flag placements. Some of the greens have a lot of slope in certain areas and if the put the flag there there can be significant break to the puts. Course was in real good shape and pace of play was pretty good on this day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/09/2023

Thanks so much for the great review, u926999927. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/09/2023

Thank you the 5-Star Rating! We look forward to having you back soon at Cave Creek Golf Course

Played On
Reviews 4
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not highly ratted.

The courses general condition was much more “rough” than expected. The fairways were just average for a “public” golf course, and the greens were slightly better. The cart paths were very rough and in many places nonexistent. The price to play, I would say is on the high side.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/09/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u53497498. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Cave Creek Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/07/2023

Hi, RGC9F39680F516D2E73D. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Cave Creek Golf Course.

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