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3.7
2504 Reviews (2504)
5 Stars
582
4 Stars
1265
3 Stars
460
2 Stars
109
1 Stars
88
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.7
80.0%
Recommend this course
2129 out of 2504 reviews
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3.5
87 Reviews (87)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
25
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
72.4%
Recommend this course
63 out of 87 reviews
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3.6
149 Reviews (149)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
58
3 Stars
38
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
11
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
77.9%
Recommend this course
116 out of 149 reviews
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Course Highlights
Staff across every department consistently earns high praise for their welcoming, enthusiastic attitudes toward every golfer. The course layout offers a fair yet engaging challenge, with fairways and greens that reward solid course management.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6909 yards
Slope 126
Rating 72.5

The golf course at the Union Hills Country Club is a championship course with a traditional layout. The course has been named one of the Top Ten Private Courses in Arizona. The design features four lakes and two winding creeks that create water hazards that come into play on a few holes. There are also several sand bunkers present. Some of the golf course's greens are elevated and the fairways are average sized in width. The signature hole is the par-4 14th hole, which requires a carry over water. Union Hills Country Club also has a putting green and full driving range for golfers to use.

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Course Details

Year Built 1974
Fairways Bermuda/Rye Grass
Greens Bermuda/Poa/Bent Mix Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Greg Nash (1974) Jeff Hardin (1974) Ron Kern

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirt required, no denim

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.7
2504 Reviews (2504)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 25
Patio Dining 14
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 56
Bunkers 54
Undulating Greens 46
This course/club is great for:
Locals 83
Seniors 59
Walkers 46
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 61
In the 'Burbs 46
Worth the Drive 31

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Played On
Reviews 141
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Could use some TLC but a fun course

Greens: great shape and very consistent .

Fairways: narrow landing area but very good shap.

Rough: lots of area burnt out but the are mowed and trimmed, creek areas are trimmed as well.

Bunkers: lots labeled ground under repair. Bunkers around the greens were in good shape. Some of them need new sand, too many rocks.

Staff: informative but not very friendly and welcoming.

Upon arrival the buildings looked run down. Much to our surprise the course was very playable. It was a good day.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 79
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Nice course

Nice course, good conditions and getting better with new ownership. Tee boxes need some work.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 54
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Dated

We have Golfed this course a lot over the past 5 years. They haven’t updated the Facilities, especially the 19th watering hole. The course is ok but the fairway bunkers haven’t been touched.

It is way too expensive for what you get.

We will golf it again, once the prices come down.

I hope the new owners spend some money and update everything

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 15
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Staff is miserable

Looks like a dump from the street, but once you walk in it looks pretty good. The course layout is fantastic. Green complexes are big and in great shape. The fairways were in good shape, but some of tee boxes were in terrible shape. Like having a side hill lie. It’s strange, a tee box is really easy to level and redo! It has a grass driving range. OK, here is the critical part of the review. The staff (other than the cart guy) was about as unfriendly as it gets. The pace of play was close to 6 hours. I asked the Marshal why there were 5 groups on a par-5 and he said it was one too many, but it will pick up! One too many??? He was rude as could be. We literally waited 10-15 minutes on every tee box, and he had the audacity to ask us to keep up with the group in front of us! Spend your money somewhere else. Literally 40 course with 10 miles of this place.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Horrible pace of play

Ended up not finishing the full round cause it would’ve taken well over 6 hours. We were at 2 hours riding up to hole 7 and there was 2 full 4-somes waiting to hit. Ranger kept coming around and just saying “sorry please have patience” as we are sitting at every tee box for 10 min waiting to hit. There was one group of 4 that was nearly 2 holes behind the group in front of them that was slowing the whole course up and they wouldn’t do anything to speed them up.. Ranger should have asked that group to skip a hole instead of driving around apologizing to everyone waiting. Shame cause course has a fun layout and overall decent conditions besides the rough. Won’t be back here. The other time I played there was pace of play issues as well

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 79
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Great course for average golfer

It's a great course for an average golfer. Wide fairways, big greens, good price. Some of the greens need some TLC before the summer heat gets here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play vs On course marshall

I know that most reviews are based on either stellar experience or the opposite experience. I understand that golf courses want to book as many playable rounds as possible but you can't have Marshalls badgering patrons for maintaining pace of play with the group in front of them.....that is literally all we can see. If you have a slow group 6 in front of me.....move them along and I will keep up....I don't want a 4.5 hours round to take 5.5-6 hours.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice pro shop

Friendly staff.

Nice golf cars with gps. Greens pretty slow but fairways in nice shape. As with all Arizona courses it’s way over priced. Get it for $40 and it’s a good deal.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

This is a nice course that plays well for any skill level. Good value for the money. Only complaint is pace of play. Took 5 hours to golf a round and saw no course staff pushing the pace of play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value

Great value not overly hard but good enough a challenge

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Improved

The quality of the course has improved a bunch since last time I played

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Much improved

Conditions here are much improved over previous winters. Fairways have great grass coverage, rough isn’t total dirt hard pan like it used to be, green side bunkers have more sand and it looks like they are getting ready to re-do some of the fairway bunkers. Course played nice and firm and the ball rolled well. Only minor issue is what I’m guessing are some small tufts of poa grass on the overseeded rye greens particularly on the back nine that can slightly throw off putts.

Overall I was very pleased. Good value for the money with the SwingFirst discount card. Dan in the pro shop was friendly and helpful too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 109
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Good Fairways and greens

The fairways and greens are in great shape. Rough is good around greens but a little thin in some places. Sand traps were not good, some should have been marked under repair. Pace of play was great. Since the last time I played there they have added GPS to their carts. The carts were in better condition too.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hidden Gem

This is a great track in the west valley. Course was in good shape and fun to play. Tree lined holes force good shots off the tee and greens have enough slope to keep things interesting. So refreshing to play a course this time of year and not have to pay $120 on a weekday afternoon.

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