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3.8
1436 Reviews (1436)
5 Stars
223
4 Stars
652
3 Stars
343
2 Stars
136
1 Stars
82
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.6
81.4%
Recommend this course
1111 out of 1436 reviews
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3.9
61 Reviews (61)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
83.6%
Recommend this course
51 out of 61 reviews
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3.9
153 Reviews (153)
5 Stars
46
4 Stars
67
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.4
82.4%
Recommend this course
126 out of 153 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 - $14
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro No
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
1436 Reviews (1436)
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Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
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3.0
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Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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4.0
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Fun Course

Basic, long, fun. Most holes are driver. Food at the turn is good and doesn’t break the bank. Very busy. Overall a good fun course to play. Grip it and rip it!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 60
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
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Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
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5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 31
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

I thought the course was in good shape. There was some challenging holes for golfers at any level. Some very undulating greens make it a challenge even when getting on in regulation. Staff was very friendly. I thought the course was a good value for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice course

Course was in good condition and definitely a great rate.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Not what we expected

Course Ned’s a lot of work.

Lawn is sparse on hole nine and others.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 60
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Time

The course was in Great shape, and the Pace of Play Great

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/28/2025:
Thanks for the five-star rating. We’re thrilled you enjoyed your visit and appreciate your support. Our team looks forward to delivering the same level of excellence next time.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent Muni course

Looking for a decent place to swing your clubs. This course fits the bill and the price won't break the bank. We played this course as a warmup to a nicer resort course the following day and other than nicer golf carts, cave creek had better conditions. Pace of play really slowed after the turn, which seems to be the norm around here.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 104
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Municipal Course

Overall, we had a great experience. This course unlike many in Phoenix mostly has fairways adjacent to each other so when my shot wasn't perfect it didn't go into the backyard of an adjacent home. The fairways were in good shape but the greens and pin placement was a little frustrating because they placed on slopes requiring "rainbow putts.

I will absolutely play this course again

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 03/25/2025:
Thanks for the five-star rating. We’re thrilled you enjoyed your visit and appreciate your support. Our team looks forward to delivering the same level of excellence next time.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tough Greens

Course was in ok shape. Had to find grass to hit off of on occasion. Greens were tough! Slick and undulating! Hard combination. Tough walking course but there were plenty of walkers. I commend them. Rental clubs were a little pricey. Other than that, enjoyed the 4 hours of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

I liked it, I enjoyed it a lot, I recommend this course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sprinklers

Booked a tee time for 2:40 pace of play was great paid for 18 holes yet on the 13th hole at 5:50 they turned the sprinklers on all the holes so not only could we not finish the round but got soaked.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Round shortened

Beautiful afternoon to play. Tee time was 2:56. Course was in a disappointing condition. Cart paths have potential holes! Not sure why they even have them. Unusable to say the least. Tee boxes and greens in good condition. With 40 minutes left of daylight, we were starting hole 16 and they turned the sprinklers on without warning forcing us to end our round early. When returning the cart, there was an armed guard clearly showing he had a gun. NOT NECESSARY! Clearly they’ve had problems. As a city course, it needs to be reviewed. We will not be returning.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Phoenix value!

Considering that TPC Scottsdale is about six times as expensive, Cave Creek is a bargain; even compare to many other area courses, it's quite reasonable.

I enjoyed the layout, the greens were fast and in good shape; there's a few that are sloped to a degree where there's no fair hole locations (4-putted #18!), but they rolled true.

Some spotty conditions in the fairways, but overall very playable. I'll definitely return!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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