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3.8
1441 Reviews (1441)
5 Stars
223
4 Stars
656
3 Stars
344
2 Stars
136
1 Stars
82
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
80.6%
Recommend this course
1116 out of 1441 reviews
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4.1
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
96.4%
Recommend this course
27 out of 28 reviews
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3.8
122 Reviews (122)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
58
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
82.0%
Recommend this course
100 out of 122 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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3.8
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4.0
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Perfect weather
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Conditions Good
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Friendliness Excellent
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Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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3.0
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Perfect weather
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rude to pull flags while on last holes with ample light

Conditions Good
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Reviews 30
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 16
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Skill Intermediate
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3.0
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Perfect weather
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Conditions Fair
Value Good
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Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
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5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 292
Handicap 5-9
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4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good shape for a Muni

The course is in fairly good condition. Most of the fairways are filled in nicely with a few bare spots, but not terrible. The greens vary in condition and pace. Some are in good condition and roll smoothly others are a bit bare and are bumpy. The pace from one green to another varied also. Being that this is a Muni course with a large amount of golfers of varying skills and etiquette the course is surprisingly good shape. The carts which are beat up have GPS installed in them. Do not shut down your cart for any reason as the GPS reboots and it takes a long while to start up again. When the GPS is not on line the cart will not move forward. The guy who was teamed up with us found out the hard way.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Play this course

Very challenging course and we will be back to play it again. There is nothing flat about this course so your shots need to be fairly accurate. Definitely stay below the hole when chipping on the green. We enjoyed this level of golfing. Don't let the front nine tease you because there is water on the back nine. Overall we loved this place.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow going

Did an afternoon tee time and had to quit after 9 holes due to backed up play. Fairway and greens were fine.

No marshall to get people going. Shouldn’t take 5-6 hours for a round.

Starter was very nice. Only interaction with staff.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bumpy ride!

Tees, Greens, Fairways and bunkers were good. Anything off that, it’s hit or miss and the bumpiest ride ever! But well worth playing.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice day

The course was in good condition, We had some waiting with a slow group in front of us, but not too bad.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course for beginner or intermediate player

This course is WIDE open. Only a couple holes where anyone could lose a ball. Not much of a challenge for a good player. Also, this is the BUMPIEST course to ride I have ever played. That includes the cart paths and the course itself!

Course conditions were OK, not good but not terrible. Pace of play was excellent!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Day for Golf

Had a perfect weather day and the course was in good shape. Pin placement was pretty good today and pace of play was good for this course. Good value with no real complaints.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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