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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
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.
Getting ready for overseeding
Weather was great. Greens were rough and slow. Love this course and can’t wait for the grass to come in!
Not bad
The course was in decent shape. The rough was a little bit long and it made it difficult to find your ball if you went in. The greens were bumpy and slow. It looks like they haven't completely healed from the aeration. The carts are terrible. Very beat up. Mine would stall out or not move when you pressed the accelerator. It just kind of sat there as you repeatedly tried to go to no avail, then suddenly kick in. We lost several balls to other golfer who would pick them up from adjacent fairways. Not sure why they would come into our fairway to search for their ball, but they did. One of our foursome lost several balls to the ditch running through the course. That was on him though. The pace was about 4:15 hrs. Not great, but not terrible.
Not bad
The course was in decent shape. A little high priced but ok. I'd play it again
Tight Lies
The fairways are cut too short. It was down nearly at scalping level for over seed season. Conversely, the rough is too high. I lost a couple of balls that settled down in it.
Great Value
This course offers a great value and amenities. Has driving range and food service.
Enjoyable course!
Fun course with some challenges! Greens were in great shape. Played with some friends from Dallas and Vancouver Wa. Area and they really enjoyed it as well.
Nice track
Course was very wet from the rain. Cary paths are in really rough shape!
Greens were long and slow but otherwise they were in good shape. Very pleasantly surprised by the condition of the course. Fairways, bunkers, greens and fringe were in nice shape. It was a fun morning. Paired up with two ladies and that was fine. Hit the ball well and played fast.
I really recommend this course. Thanks for a great day!
Best Municipal Course
Definitely worth the money. Few ravines whet you can lose your balls if you can’t hit straight. Would play again
Muni life!
Good muni and good bang for your bucaroos. The greens roll a little inconsistent from green to green, but I always have a great time here..
Go, you’ll have fun
If you’re not scared of the heat, get out there and have fun! The course is great. Greens a little fluffy so you’re gonna need to whack em.
Pleasantly Suprised
I gave up golfing at this course a few years ago because of the conditions the course was in at that time. I am pleasantly surprised to see that the course has done a lot of the repairs. The greens and sand traps are in great shape. The fairways are getting better.
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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!