Grand Canyon University Golf Course

Slow play on the back 9 was a huge problem. They squeezed in a 2-some in front of us at the turn and the pace crawled. Unacceptable.

Course is fun and some challenging holes. Great vibe around the whole place - great food too.

Always a great experience at the GCU course. Hard to find a better value out there. The staff is great and the food and beverage prices are as good as I've seen in the valley. Highly recommend!

Recently took a golfing trip in Phoenix area and did a lot of research for my golf rounds. Was looking forward to playing this course but I left extremely disappointed in the course.

First of all, I booked a tee time for 6:18 am, my confirmation email even said 6:18 am, when I arrived at the course they informed me my time was 6:26. I asked the starter what that was about and he rudely said he didn't know, and that is what the tee sheet said. He was incredibly rude and would not even look in to my situation.

2nd, the value for this golf course was terrible. I was charged nearly $120 dollars for this round. That is fine if its a nice course, but this course is in horrible shape, the cart I was given was dirty and had food crumbs all over it and It was the most expensive round of my trip. I mean I played other 5 star courses for 107, 110 and 65 dollars. This course was a rip off.

Take a look at my pics. And think twice before booking a round here.

This course was a lot of fun to play. It was very long compared to similar courses in the area, greens were tricky and fast, bunkers were very tough, practice facilities were solid. I would definitely recommend giving this track a shot!

What this course lacks in style it makes up in sand traps.

I was in the 2nd group to tee off. Course was in great shape; the greens were fast but fair. Definitely considering more early rounds before work during the summer months.

My husband enjoyed the long holes and the open layout makes it easy to follow & find your golf balls. If it’s peaceful & serene you’re looking for, this is not the course for you.

Elevated greens and pot bunkers made it really

challenging Bunkers need more sand as it is

hard

This location has no sand in the bunkers. Slow pace of play. Will not be returning to this course anytime soon. GCU should be ashamed to put its name on this course. Just call it Maryville again. The clubhouse and grill are both nice.

When we checked in, thirty minutes before our scheduled tee time, we were informed that the tee times were running ten to fifteen minutes late. No problem with that. While we were on the third green, we saw that the group in front of us on the fourth tee was ordering more beverages from the cart attendant, and taking cell phone pictures with the assistance of the cart attendant. One of that group had already taken his shirt off for the pictures and proceeded to tee off and leave the tee without putting his shirt back on.

The front nine took two hours and twenty minutes. We waited on almost every shot and when we arrived at most of the front nine tees, the foursome in front of us had not yet teed off, only sometimes because they were waiting for the group in front of them. There were many range balls on the ninth hole that were hit over the nets. Near the ninth green, the Ranger informed us that there was a "Shotgun" tournament on the course that would be done shortly and that the pace of play should be quicker on the back nine.

We played four holes on the back nine in one hour and twenty minutes. We continued to wait on every shot. After thirteen holes, the pace of play was for the round would be greater than five hours. After waiting on the fourteenth tee for fifteen minutes and the group in front of us had still not teed off, we decided to leave the course.

We shared our experience of the day with the staff in the Pro Shop. We have played more than twenty five different courses in the Phoenix / Scottsdale area over more than fifteen years and have never had a worse experience.

I was told I have to pay an extra cart fee to ride alone since they were low on carts. The other single had a pull cart and was walking. I asked how he was suppose to ride with me with his pull cart and the starter just said “you paid extra so you are good”. The three people I played with and the group behind me quit at 9(single joined me on the back nine) because of the pace of play, probably because they overbooked tee times which would account for low carts maybe. Round took just under 6 hours. Just be ready to wait around and if you are a single I recommend walking or you might have to pay for the cart twice.

Sand needs to be fluffed up! Especially since we were in them constantly!