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Value
3.6
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.0
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Parkland
Par 72
Length 6641 yards
Slope 123
Rating 70.1

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in Apr 2018.

Villa de Paz Golf Course was voted the top affordable 18-hole course in the Valley of the Sun, according to the Arizona Republic. The parkland course challenges top golfers, though it's not so difficult that beginners will wish they'd golfed elsewhere. After a 2002 remodel, the par-71 course measures 6,700 yards and offers water on 10 holes. If Phoenix in summertime intimidates, fear not: at Villa de Paz Golf Course, shade abounds, due to mature trees lining several fairways. Shoot for birdies or eagles, do so, but wisely. Reward has risk. Shooting sharply is especially required on holes like the fourth, a par-4 450-yarder with a severe right dogleg. Hitters dig the seventh, eighth and 15th, par 4s that can be nailed from the tee. The 18th mixes distance and skill. The par-4 470-yarder doglegs right and requires a carry over a lake to reach the three-tiered green. Fancy a warm-up before the Villa de Paz Golf Course? Use the handy practice area, with its range, two-tiered hitting zones and highlighted target areas at different yardages so you can check your length -- and the wind.

Course Details

Year Built 1976
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Greg Nash (1976) Jeff Hardin (1976)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
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 Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No tank tops or cutoffs.
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3.0
420 Reviews (420)
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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Needs upkeep

This course would be so nice if they would keep up the fairways. It's not even summer yet and they are all brown. Peoria Pines which is not far from this course is kept very nice year round as well as other courses in this price range. I will not be going back until they can begin keeping the course nice.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Good course for the money

Little dry in places but the greens are good and well maintained for summer time. Cheap tee time for a 72 par, worth every penny.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great day of golf

I had not been to Villa de Paz in about a year but it has always been a course I enjoy playing. I could not putt this particular day but I had a great time with a good friend and the course played good. Pace kept moving and was in good shape on the whole. Greens were quick today but the course is in good condition. Highly recommend this course to others.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Greens were fun

For the price. Well worth it. Very pleasent staff.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Worst round ever

Slowest round I ever played. No ranger ,waited on one par 3 for 22 min .

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

horrible

It was horrible by the tine I teed off it was really wendy by the fourth hole it started to rain so I payed $32 dollars for 4holes I was pretty upset.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Value

You just can't beat the value here for the greens fees. Greens were in great shape.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Overall the course was nice lots of water hazzards! So bring ur snorkel..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
3.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Don't hit into the "rough"

The fairways on this course are pretty nice right now, but don't hit into the rough! I am not a good golfer and missed into the rough a bit, which isn't really rough. The grass in the rough is most dirty and a little bit of sparse grass, and pretty much impossible to hit out of. Also our round started @ 2:45 PM and the cart rolled by on the 1st hole and called last call! There was also a kids golf event going on that bottlenecked us on the 5th-8th holes, causing our round to take about an hour longer than it should've, and we weren't able to finish. The greens were pretty nice except no one was fixing their ball divots. Like another reviewer said, this course is nice for a ractice round, at a good price, but that is all.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good course

This place is kind of a hidden gem...try hitting from the blues....

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Good course for practice

This course is a typical or a little below municipal golf course. The greens were excellent, the fairways were good, but the rough areas and the surrounding visuals were not good. We had a beginner with us: It is good for beginners or practice rounds, but I would not want to play it for a destination round.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

First Visit

Interesting small course, fairly tight fairways. FAR TOO MUCH casual water on course from apparent over-watering. Puddles everywhere on course, cart paths and in several inches deep in sand traps. Coming from the mid-west to AZ, I know the course will not be lush and green, but I would have expected better grooming along the edge of the fairways, and there is an appalling amount of litter on the edges. The maintenance on the cart seems rather slipshod, evidenced by the rough running on starts. The path to the next hole needs to be marked, as several places cross the street with no indication where to go.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very slow play.

This course was very slow to play (4.75 hours) and was not in good condition. The course at this time of year should be in great condition but was not. If you did not stay on the fairway then you would be in deep bur clover weeds. This course may have been overbooked or a marshall should have moved play along. I would not play this course again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

need work

very busy course,slow play allow up to 5 players go out at one time

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Afternoon at Villa de Paz

I had not played the course in many years. Greens were in pretty good shape and, I found, tough to read. The fairways are tight, mature tree lined, and present a good challenge. I played from the back tees which made the track pretty long for a neighborhood course. Play was pretty slow and I did not see a ranger on the course. Overall, the course needs TLC and the neighborhood (homes lining the course) have really gone downhill over the years. Sad to see how bad the decline has become. Will probably play it again a few more times this year but not real often.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not a bad course

Could use more attention. Homes on course were terrible. Messy back yards and too many dogs.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Villa De Paz

Excellent golf course for the money. Challengingly fun! Excellent clubhouse staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Mad dog

Course is in decent condition, plays short but has spots where one has to be careful. Greens are in nice shape. Watch out for the dog that gets out of his owner's yard on 14 or 15. Saw groundskeeper chase him back into his yard and save twosome ahead of me, then groundskeeper came over and warned me about the dog, who apparently gets out of yard frequently and has anger issues. I'll play there again, but will have a club ready just in case.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lower end course

Older course.....not puting any money into it....could be much better

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great greens! Fun course! Great bargain! NOT A SECRET. lol

This is my home course, and will be a repeated review, but after a rough summer, the greens are fantastic! And difficult! Slopes and reads you'll rarely see, and they roll true and consistent now. .... The layout on this course is fun for all skill levels. Check out the score card, you'll find a tee box you'd like to tackle, and you'll see some great signature holes with a par 3 at 230yds from the whites, reachable par 5's, and lakes that you can't ignore. ... The price for this quality of course is THE best in the valley, even though its on the "outskirts", its EXTREMELEY busy. If you finish a round in 4 1/2 hours, its a good day. SLOW PLAY!!! .... Heavy use, some greens are pelted badly.... PLEASE fix your ball marks, and someone elses. Fill your divots, and someone elses. Rake the bunkers! . Course is too busy and awesome to be rude. :P
PS: Give the 19th hole a try.. Big screens EVERYWHERE! And surprisingly good food! Fun to check out. :)

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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