Cave Creek Golf Course: View of the course
A view from the Cave Creek Golf Course
GolfPass Icon
Rating Index Rating
Tooltip Information Icon
3.8
1445 Reviews (1445)
5 Stars
223
4 Stars
659
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
80.5%
Recommend this course
1119 out of 1445 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.0
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.3
92.6%
Recommend this course
25 out of 27 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.8
107 Reviews (107)
5 Stars
26
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
81.3%
Recommend this course
87 out of 107 reviews
Read Reviews

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.

Book a Tee Time at
Cave Creek Golf Course
Powered by GolfNow.com
Hot Deals at Cave Creek Golf Course

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
The Best Way To Book Is With GolfPass+
waivedfees
10 rounds of waived fees
golf ball.svg
$120 in tee time credits
teetime protection.svg
Tee Time Protection
redeemtrophy
Redeem GolfPass points

Reviews

3.8
1445 Reviews (1445)
Advanced Filters
Overall Rating
Recommended
Handicap
Age
Type of Golfer
Gender
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

good course for reasonable green fee

course was in fairly good shape, fairways were a good length and no major spots; greens rolled at a moderate pace and pace of play was 4 hours. For this time of year is good. Staff, pro shop, starter and grill were friendly and attentive.

I recommend Cave Creek.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Default User Avatar
Commented on 03/22/2023

Hello, zpzyjdphBns1lgz1mG2y. 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.

Played On
Reviews 42
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Default User Avatar
Commented on 03/20/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, tbale. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Always a fun course

Course is in good shape, prices are a little high for a muni, but it's winter in PHX.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Default User Avatar
Commented on 03/17/2023

Hello, duck77573. 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.

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

Go to Phoenix a couple times a year and try to play 3-4 times a trip. Usually use golf now. This is a great course for a muni. Lots of fun and challenging holes. Always seems to be in good condition. Sometimes it can get slow. Great value for your money in comparison to majority of courses around town where $200-300 is the norm most of which have gotten way overpriced in the last couple years.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Default User Avatar
Commented on 03/20/2023

Hello, david2444. 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.

Played On
Reviews 22
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Default User Avatar
Commented on 03/17/2023

Hello katdav. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cave creek.

Great value . Impressive conditions for a public / muni type track. Greens are respectable, fairways pretty lush and green. Better than a lot of higher priced places for sure. Barbed wire fences are a different touch.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Default User Avatar
Commented on 03/17/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u748699064. 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 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

The greens were horrible. But for 70 bucks I guess that’s OK.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Default User Avatar
Commented on 03/17/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us, ccoleman17. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate your business. Cave Creek Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rough greens & cart paths

Some of the greens are very lacking in grass and bumpy. As other gorlfers have said, the cart paths are rough to nonexistent. Fairways are nice and wide open. Some standing water due to recent rain.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Default User Avatar
Commented on 03/13/2023

Thanks so much for the great review, u066108556. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ok

A day of golf is always better than a day of work! The course could stand some garbage picking. The front 9 is very rough but the back 9 was quite a bit better. Comparatively to other courses, we chose this because the price was lower and the reviews were pretty accurate. Good for warming up at the beginning of the season for a round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Default User Avatar
Commented on 03/13/2023

Hi, JenandJimmy! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Cave Creek Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Default User Avatar
Commented on 03/13/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Cave Creek Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 69
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

3/7/23 Round

First and last time playing here. Took over 5 hours to play. Layout of course is in my view weird. Cart paths are mostly nonexistent. Enough said.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Default User Avatar
Commented on 03/13/2023

We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best muni in town

Best affordable par 72 course in town. Greens rolled true and were quick enough to be difficult. Enough length without being totally punishing for the average golfer. Good practice facilities to warm up. Only thing that’s not so great is the range. There’s not a single flat lie out there. Other than that great course, no complaints. Will absolutely play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Default User Avatar
Commented on 03/13/2023

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, Thundeesh! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Cave Creek Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Default User Avatar
Commented on 03/06/2023

Hi, rlwendtaz. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Default User Avatar
Commented on 02/28/2023

Hi, u252321660. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Cave Creek Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 71
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

2019

I played 2019 at this course. Wasn’t the worse course I played.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Default User Avatar
Commented on 02/28/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, Gerald9249872. 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 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens need some work

Course was enjoyable to play. Greens were in fairly rough shape, very hard with lots of bare spots. Probably due to recent weather conditions. Looking forward to trying again later in season. Our cart died on the 6th hole. Cost us some time with our late afternoon start and shortened our round as they pulled the pins at 6:00 pm. staff was as helpful as they could be under the circumstances.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Default User Avatar
Commented on 02/28/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us, u314163703922. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate your business. Cave Creek Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in pretty good shape

...as long as you keep the ball in the fairway. Greens decent, very fast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Default User Avatar
Commented on 02/23/2023

Hello, mikey1st. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Cave Creek Golf Course. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 26
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Default User Avatar
Commented on 02/21/2023

Hello Kenneth5379020. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Default User Avatar
Commented on 02/21/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, u000003231164. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Cave Creek Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Default User Avatar
Commented on 02/21/2023

Hello, mannyBarros. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Cave Creek Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Nearby Courses
Phoenix, Arizona
Private
3.962962963
189
Phoenix, Arizona
Resort
4.4337903582
1729
Glendale, Arizona
Semi-Private
4.3528306042
1452
Glendale, Arizona
Public
3.0879120879
14
Phoenix, Arizona
Public
2.9897239632
1878
Glendale, Arizona
Public
3.0879120879
14
Phoenix, Arizona
Public/Municipal
3.8437334393
374
Glendale, Arizona
Private
3.4737756888
1663
Glendale, Arizona
Private
3.5
2
Phoenix, Arizona
Semi-Private
3.3620752957
1501
Phoenix, Arizona
Private
0.0
0
Golf Packages

Phoenix Buddies Trip Adventure Package

CLICK BELOW
PHOENIX/SCOTTSDALE | Enjoy lodging accommodations at Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort and golf at Lookout Mountain Golf Club, Westin Kierland Golf Club, Papago Golf Course, & The Phoenician Golf Club.
PG1.3.jpg

Phoenix Buddies Trip Adventure Package

CLICK BELOW
PHOENIX/SCOTTSDALE | Enjoy lodging accommodations at Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort and golf at Lookout Mountain Golf Club, Westin Kierland Golf Club, Papago Golf Course, & The Phoenician Golf Club.
160-2413 SD Stay & Play 1903x530 v1-72DPI4.jpg

Bet On Great Arizona Golf Package

CLICK BELOW
PHOENIX/SCOTTSDALE | Enjoy accommodations at Harrah's Ak-Chin Hotel & Casino and golf at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club.
B_Estrella-Hole # 17.jpg

Phoenix Golf Around Package

CLICK BELOW
PHOENIX/SCOTTSDALE | Enjoy lodging accommodations at Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort and golf at Lookout Mountain Golf Club, Longbow Golf Club & Golf Club of Estrella.

Bet On Great Arizona Golf Package

CLICK BELOW
PHOENIX/SCOTTSDALE | Enjoy accommodations at Harrah's Ak-Chin Hotel & Casino and golf at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club.
Now Reading
  • Home

  • Memberships

  • Library

  • Account