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4.0
1994 Reviews (1994)
5 Stars
683
4 Stars
853
3 Stars
295
2 Stars
100
1 Stars
63
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
78.0%
Recommend this course
1676 out of 1994 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.6
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.9
89.5%
Recommend this course
17 out of 19 reviews
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4.0
90 Reviews (90)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
77.8%
Recommend this course
70 out of 90 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Municipal/Public
Style Parkland
Par 71
Length 7239 yards
Slope 135
Rating 74.3

Grand Canyon University Golf Course (formerly known as Maryvale Municipal Golf Course) offers an 18-hole track designed by Ted Robinson, Sr. and built in 1961. The par-71 golf course measures 7,269 yards from the championship tees and is open year-round.

The Bermuda grass Grand Canyon University Golf Course gets plenty of shade during the summer, thanks to several onsite trees, and features flat and wide fairways.

The fourth hole, for one example, is a 160-yard par-3 where you'll have to shoot over the water - and past the brick wall that separates the green from the water.

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Course Details

Year Built 1961
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William F. Bell (1961) John Fought (2015) Mike Gogel

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 20 College Courses in the U.S. (2024 #20)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 College Courses in the U.S. (2023 #23) (2020 #21)
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4.0
1994 Reviews (1994)
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Late Start. Bad pace of play

Tee times were 20 minutes late. No communication from staff ahead of time that there was a large delay. Rangers didn't appear to be doing anything while on the course. Front 9 took 2.5 hours. Course conditions were mediocre, especially for this time of the year.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Absolutely slowest pace of play I’ve ever experienced

Perfect day. No frost delay, nothing. Inexplicably 15-20 minutes behind on 1. That was the only hole I played. Took 45 minute.

They begrudgingly gave me a refund and I left. If you have seven hours to spare, by all means, go waste your time.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

LOVE THIS COURSE!!

Finally got to play this course!! Great condition, challenging greens and good pace. I will def be back again soon!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Only if you LOVE sandtraps

The course is surrounded by very loud roads and lots of traffic noise. The layout is fine but oh my the sandtraps! They are deep and surround most every green and line fairways. The sand is pretty solid so getting out can be a challenge with how deep they are. Tough to make a nice landing on the green. Greens on the back were a little rough and didn't roll nicely. I would not choose to play this again for the price. Plays like a muni course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent track...

Fairways & greens are in decent shape. All the greens are all elevated, which makes them very challenging. Also besides the elevated greens they do not have any grass around the greens. So, if you don't land in the middle of the green, your ball can easily roll off the back or the sides.

Way too many bunkers for my liking. Besides bunkers around the greens, pretty well every fairway has a bunker or 2.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Lots of sand

You better plan on target golf. Or bring your beach towel

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

A few issues

1. Staff was excellent

2. Course average condition - likely affected by current long dry spell.

3. Bunkers are overkill especially for our higher handicap partners.

4. Four kids (maybe 20 yrs old) jumped in at #10 and really slowed play. We were already pushed a bit for time to finish and their incursion (that shouldn’t have happened) made it impossible.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice, but?

So the course is a nice layout. First the pace gets slow on a couple of par 3's. The bunkers need work. The sand was poor and full of pebble size rocks. It would also be nice if they had some golf ball washers at the tee boxes too. The amenities were nice. Their food was ok, but not great. However, the restaurant and bar are nice too. As for the value, with the local card deal it's OK, but for 100 plus dollars they need to address what I mentioned. If they do sink a little money into the course, it would go from average to excellent.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overpriced and overbooked

I have a city of Phoenix card but no tee times were available 9 days out so had to use the normal booking site. The rate online was $140 per player. Almost triple the normal rate due to the WM golf tournament being the same weekend. When I arrived I was charged $161 and had to ask for a refund of the difference from $140. It took 5 hours to finish golf. At one point we had four groups backed up on hole 8. Overall not a good experience especially since I was hosting a friend from out of town.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Too many bunkers!

The course has an inordinate amount of bunkers…plays like a “practice” course. The greens are hard, very fast, and do not hold shots.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not the best shape for the money

Have played here few times, and this is the worst I’ve seen it. Greens are in good shape, with good rolling speed, but sand traps are hard soil, and fairways have been painted or something that does not allow wedges to be play smoothly. I believe that for the course condition, course is overpriced

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 68
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Greens were really nice. We were done in four hours.

But the whole course is like one big green. Tight lies everywhere of course this time of the year because the grass is not growing. They get a lot of play here. Nice shop and nice restaurant and nice employees.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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