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Cave Creek Golf Course
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6732 yards | 71.8 | 124 |
| White | 72 | 6207 yards | 69.3 | 118 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6207 yards | 73.0 | 129 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5552 yards | 71.6 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.5/125 | 339 | 510 | 187 | 387 | 397 | 556 | 212 | 437 | 414 | 3439 | 363 | 521 | 370 | 171 | 392 | 383 | 518 | 208 | 407 | 3333 | 6772 |
| Back Combo M: 70.1/118 | 339 | 477 | 187 | 387 | 397 | 556 | 212 | 407 | 389 | 3351 | 362 | 482 | 341 | 171 | 392 | 361 | 518 | 208 | 407 | 3242 | 6593 |
| White M: 69.0/116 W: 74.6/126 | 334 | 477 | 153 | 361 | 348 | 518 | 170 | 407 | 389 | 3157 | 312 | 482 | 341 | 150 | 370 | 361 | 491 | 176 | 359 | 3042 | 6199 |
| Combo M: 67.4/113 W: 73.2/124 | 334 | 418 | 153 | 334 | 348 | 518 | 170 | 370 | 373 | 3018 | 312 | 408 | 314 | 150 | 370 | 338 | 491 | 176 | 359 | 2918 | 5936 |
| Red M: 65.9/107 W: 71.6/120 | 307 | 418 | 129 | 334 | 325 | 491 | 120 | 370 | 373 | 2867 | 290 | 408 | 314 | 106 | 344 | 338 | 477 | 136 | 320 | 2733 | 5600 |
| Handicap | 15 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 15 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
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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
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
Great course
This is a great public course, the only thing missing is cart paths.
Interesting Course
Welcoming staff. Fun course. One of few courses in area that was not cart path only.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Thank you the 5-Star Rating! We look forward to having you back soon at Cave Creek Golf Course
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.
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.
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.
It was a nice day
Beautiful day, overseed was ready for 90 degree rule with the gas carts. Loved the design of the golf holes. Periphery of course and bunkers are unfortunately not maintained. If this course charged $10.00 more per player, @200 players per day and let’s say 6 days a week, and then used this money for course maintenance, this track would be a gem. All that said, we enjoyed a 1:55 minute (4-some) front 9; however, something happened on the back 9. 2:35minutes!! Did that 4-some of young guys jump in front of us?! Marshaling would be helpful. We were chill. Made it a great day! 2 birdies on #18!! ⛳️🌴🏌️♂️🏌🏼♀️🏌️♂️🏌🏼♀️🙋🏼♂️🥃
Hello, Chirogolfer1. Thank you for visiting us at Cave Creek Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
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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.