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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
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Landfill?!?!?!?!
My first time playing this course and it was a lot of fun!! I was told that this was an old landfill back in the day so the greens moved... hahaha! what a nice easy challenge, and i scored my first birdie from 200 yards away!!
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I suggest making the cart paths nicer and smoother.
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Never play again
The staff was unfriendly, the bathrooms and the pro shop were filthy, the carts were not sterile, and the pace of play was terrible, too backed up. It was not worth the $100. I paid to play this course. Ill never play it again.
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Pretty Rough
Not a course that I would recommend or play again.
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Hello, thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course.
Hello, we are beyond happy to hear you enjoyed a great day at our course. Positive experiences make lifelong golfers. We look forward to many good times ahead with you. We will pass on your kind words to those responsible so they can continue to help others enjoy great experiences at Cave Creek Golf Course.
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Good Value
It’s in good shape. Enjoyed it. Could use a beer cart.
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Hello, we appreciate the review. You rated us 2-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!
Hello, 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.
Overpriced
For the price of this course there are many other better options. The driving range is sad, the pro shop and carts are old and the course is packed with players. My party had a 7:36 tee time and they pushed us out early just to get people moving. That lead to a huge log jam of players waiting to tee off and slow pace of play on the course.
Hello, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing Cave Creek Golf Course.
muni course
Decent course. A bit wet in places. Greens are ok, not particularly smooth but not a bumpy mess either. Fairways were hit and miss. Some were in great shape and others were only in fair shape. Very playable course. Very windy today and the ball got tossed around a bit. Pace was awesome. Flew through the front 9. Back 9 had slower group slowing everyone down.
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Cave Creek Golf Course
This is City of Phoenix owned Golf Course. It is advertised as a Championship Course, but the only thing that is in that ball park is the length of the course.
The course could actually be a great course, however it is poorly maintained and serviced.
The cart paths are spotty (part asphalt, part dirt, and part not there), rutted, and do not always continue down the fairway. The rough is well maintained, however there is a ravine running through the course that is filled with trash from homeless people living in it and has recently been partially burned out.
The fairways and tee boxes were mowed today. The clippings were left on the course and not removed, so you could hit a perfect drive and lose a ball in the fairway under the freshly mowed grass.
Realizing that it is a City owned course and that it is close to over seed time with a low price, it is a challenge.
The pace was slow and we waited at every tee box, sometimes for 2 groups.
Hello, we appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Cave Creek Golf Course.
Hello, 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.
In great shape ! Greens rolling nice, fairways nice, rough long, stay in play.
Hello, 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.
Hello, Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Cave Creek Golf Course.
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Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon.