Grand Canyon University Golf Course

Because this is like a “city” course, the pace of play was brutal. Bunkers were wild, strategically placed and deep.

Very impressed with staff both outside and inside. Good layout and greens were pure. Overall excellent value.

Wish they told us they sanded the greens but they still rolled fast…Not sure why only some of the fairways looked liked they were over-seeded.. but I always make a point to play this course when I’m in town.. still a great course..

Grand Canyon University lies on similar land to Encanto, but is longer and more difficult. Both courses are not particularly interesting, and in my mind GCU is way overpriced. I play Aguila (another city course) most of the time, and it is far better for half the price.

Very good condition and the staff were very accommodating. Bit of a drive from North Scottsdale but the price of golf in Scottsdale has become ridiculous. Courses that used to be $50-$60 3 years ago are now over$100 and they’re definitely not worth that.

Pick the correct tees. Hard to lose a ball, many holes seem to repeat but still interesting due to bunker placement. Could use more sand in some of the bunkers.

Challenging in the rough and lots of sand traps. Good value.

I love that it is a long course with several dogleg and many bunkers so you have to play smart. Unlike most desert courses, it has its fair share of tall trees as well. I would play again for sure.

Course is in great shape after fall overseeding.

Stop by restaurant for a great Pastrami Sandwich and a drink to close out a great golf day!

The course is flat, but the layout is interesting. I played the black tees, and it measured over 6700 yds. Most of the par 3's were long--like, 175-210 yards. There were many long par 4's (450+ yards), but a few were 330-380 yards, and those were the scoring holes. Par 5's were mostly manageable, in the mid 500 yards. Most of the greens are well protected by large bunkers. A few holes had water in play. I can tell that they just overseeded the fairways, so that was nice. The greens, however, had way too much sand in them. That was the worst part of the play.

All in all, an interesting course. I can't justify the green fee at $100 however. It really should be in the $70's.

Greens were slow and fairways were brown. Ok layout but not worth the time of playing under these conditions

The course was in great condition. The greens ran slow but overall very pleased

The course itself is just kind of ok. The greens were fabulous way better than expected.