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3.8
1480 Reviews (1480)
5 Stars
233
4 Stars
674
3 Stars
351
2 Stars
138
1 Stars
84
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.6
82.2%
Recommend this course
1149 out of 1480 reviews
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3.8
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
86.4%
Recommend this course
38 out of 44 reviews
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3.9
111 Reviews (111)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
52
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
85.6%
Recommend this course
95 out of 111 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
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
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Reviews

3.8
1480 Reviews (1480)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 25
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 57
Bunkers 56
Water Hazards 48
This course/club is great for:
Locals 91
Beginners 39
Walkers 36
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 101
In the 'Burbs 16
Worth the Drive 16

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Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fun, playable course

Nice course that is very playable. Fun greens with a lot of challenging slopes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/12/2025:
Appreciate the top marks! It means a lot to us that you had such a positive experience. We’ll continue doing our best to make every visit exceptional.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Dog track. Should have never played here.

Dog track. Waste of time and money. Greenskeeper should be embarrassed for even a public dog track. Terrible shape even switching from rye to Bermuda.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Response from on 05/07/2025:
Thank you for letting us know about this disappointing experience. We take all comments seriously and will work with our team to make things right. We value your feedback and hope to earn your trust in the future.
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cave Creek Rocks

Amazing golf course for the money. I WILL play this course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/05/2025:
Thank you for the wonderful five-star review! It’s fantastic to hear you had a great experience, and we can’t wait to welcome you back for another memorable round.
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course is in poor condition

Concrete…. Concrete tees, fairways and forget the bunkers..!!!! This place needs water and lots of it.. Skip sane your money..!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Okay course

Greens/fringe are super nice fairways and rough very hard lots of dirty spots other then that good course

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Pin Placement is the Key

The course was in pretty good shape and the greens were in good shape except one. This course can play slow depending on the groups in front of you and this day was a little slow.. Enjoyed the round but they need to flatten out some of the greens or stop putting the pins in some of the weird slopped areas that they sometimes use.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 345
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 34
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 Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Its a fun course fir the money

Its a fun course, second time playing it, its a good golf, goid people.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens in great condition

I like the layout. Long & medium par threes. Each hole is different.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value

Conditions were nicer than last year. Pace of play decent.Beer 6.50 👎🏻

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 35
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

some areas of fairways were dry

Overall, a good course. The

back 11 holes have a unique character

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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