About
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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Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by u314173700246 on 08/23/2026
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Photo submitted by Bodhi97 on 05/05/2025
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Photo submitted by Nickpasa on 02/13/2025
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Photo submitted by Nickpasa on 02/13/2025
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Photo submitted by Nickpasa on 02/13/2025
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Photo submitted by Nickpasa on 02/13/2025
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Photo submitted by Nickpasa on 02/13/2025
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Photo submitted by u314164057374 on 05/27/2024
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From the pro shop to 18. Photo submitted by Vicain on 04/26/2024
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Blue tees #10. #1 fairway in the background. Photo submitted by Vicain on 04/26/2024
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My son and I love playing at 4pm so peaceful Photo submitted by FrenchieLodge on 08/15/2023
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Nice setting Photo submitted by u066108556 on 03/10/2023
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Photo submitted by aralko on 12/26/2022
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Photo submitted by u659392904 on 06/24/2022
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Photo submitted by u659392904 on 06/24/2022
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Fairways and greens Photo submitted by wermer3 on 03/28/2021
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Ready Photo submitted by Cactuskid on 01/11/2021
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Photo submitted by LADIVELVETSWING on 11/30/2015
Golfer Reviews
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Muni Magic - Bring your short game
On Google earth you think this is going to be a cakewalk with short par 4s. When you play it you realize there are few flat lies to be found including on the greens, some of which have multiple breaks and tough sand protection. 14 of 18 greens were in great condition. Some dry spots on others. The wash has been recently cleaned and there are great wildflowers right now. The burger was fantastic and the breakfast burrito had a good review too. The value Is off the charts. It backs up on the par 3s, but where doesn’t it?
Great day for golf
The conditions were good, the weather was great and the pace of play on this day was excellent with a short wait on a couple of holes and no wait on most holes. In my experience this is above average for this course. Good value.
Great challenging course
Course is getting amazing. Cleared out the washes of growth. Carts are clean and run great. Course is challenging.
Staff is knowledgeable, food is good.
Fun Day of Golf however...
Great day of golf. Sunday was a great day to play, it was on the warm side but not bad with a slight breeze. Everything was going well however our cart died and we were stuck in the middle of the fairway. We called the number on the scorecard and the guy that answered said he wasn't on site and he will TRY and reach someone at the course to assist lol.. what a joke.. nobody showed. There were 2 groups on the tee box waiting to hit so we stood on the side and yelling at them that our cart was dead.. the group finally teed off and then pushed us to the club house.. that was so awesome of them to do that.. when i got there i asked the girl at the cart barn if she received a call and she said no.. unbelievable. Chimera needs to fix that ASAP..
Worth the Time
enjoyed the threesome I played with. The pace was unusually slow… but the ranger engaged to solve- thanks!