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Ken McDonald Golf Course
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Located in the metropolitan Phoenix area, the affordably priced Ken McDonald Golf Course is a championship-length course that is suitable for any level of golfer. The flat terrain of the course makes for an enjoyable stroll, while the water hazards that come into play on eight holes provide plenty of challenge. The water hazards are provided by the Western Canal, which flows directly through the golf course. The par-5 11th hole is the longest on the course at 570 yards; it is very difficult to reach in two shots. In addition to the course, Ken McDonald Golf Course offers several other amenities including a restaurant, club fitting and repairs, and professional golf instruction.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6743 yards | 70.4 | 121 |
| White | 72 | 6316 yards | 68.7 | 115 |
| White (W) | 73 | 6316 yards | 74.5 | 129 |
| Red (W) | 73 | 5744 yards | 71.6 | 122 |
| Red | 72 | 5744 yards | 66.7 | 107 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tips M: 72.3/127 | 366 | 585 | 397 | 518 | 185 | 364 | 374 | 200 | 400 | 3389 | 557 | 164 | 409 | 217 | 360 | 541 | 449 | 347 | 467 | 3511 | 6900 |
| Black M: 71.9/125 | 365 | 574 | 397 | 516 | 184 | 364 | 374 | 198 | 400 | 3372 | 553 | 164 | 409 | 216 | 359 | 541 | 449 | 347 | 462 | 3500 | 6872 |
| Blue M: 70.4/121 | 364 | 570 | 397 | 513 | 184 | 364 | 356 | 195 | 389 | 3332 | 515 | 164 | 402 | 216 | 359 | 529 | 443 | 341 | 436 | 3405 | 6737 |
| White M: 68.7/115 W: 74.5/129 | 346 | 514 | 374 | 490 | 161 | 351 | 332 | 171 | 363 | 3102 | 489 | 145 | 387 | 183 | 341 | 507 | 424 | 324 | 414 | 3214 | 6316 |
| Red M: 66.7/107 W: 71.6/122 | 325 | 447 | 355 | 473 | 142 | 337 | 312 | 115 | 348 | 2854 | 461 | 127 | 321 | 157 | 320 | 476 | 415 | 308 | 305 | 2890 | 5744 |
| Handicap | 13 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
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Photo submitted by flvick on 09/13/2025
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Ladi Lexi & LadiVelvetSwing Photo submitted by LADIVELVETSWING on 06/11/2024
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Photo submitted by QuantumGolfx on 03/04/2023
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Photo submitted by u000004501153 on 04/18/2021
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Good course condition Photo submitted by Lurch1234 on 05/08/2019
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10th Tee. Photo submitted by molineux on 09/23/2013
windy day
greens were better than they look, fast and true...pace of play was good only issue is they advertise partitions for the golf carts and couldn't figure out how to install them.
Great course and a good value
Easy course to walk in good condition. Second time playing and was enjoyable.
Great par 72 municipal course
This is a nice municipal course. Fairways are currently in great shape. Pace was slow, started at 2:15 and ran out of light on hole 16.
Hidden Gem
Wow!! this course came up on GolfNow for the first time at a great price and we jumped at it. It is a public course with awkward parking situation but even that is not a criticism. Pro Shop and starter were fantastic and accommodating. Layout is sneaky hard with large fast greens and some well placed water hazards. The food and beverage teams were very nice. Worth a trip.
Good test for all golfers
I played this course many times. This time was a little too slow. They were two foursomes of Senior Walkers with the first tee time and they were very slow. They were so slow, in fact that we skipped two holes to get ahead of them. Couldn't get in a grove because we had to wait on every shot and our tee time was 7:57 AM. Not too pleasant an experience
we had fun but it was slow playing. seemed to wait on every T box. what ever happened to the 4 hr round?
Really nice
I loved this course. Great value for caliber of course.
Nice muni course in Tempe
Interesting layout with the largest greens I've ever played. That doesn't make the course easy. A good challenge on many holes. Definitely not boring. Shop staff were great.
A good test
Played Ken McDonald many time. This time in particular there were 2 older walking groups in front of us. They were very slow and held up the whole course. My partner and I jumped ahead and skipped two holes because we had to wait for every shot. This shouldn't happen the first thing in the morning. Maybe they should have walkers at a certain time so you can avoid the slowness.
Overall Great Course
First time playing. The course was in great shape and it's a great layout. Only negative about our round - - there were two groups in front of us that were very very very slow. Typically, there were 2 groups waiting on each tee box which made for a very slow round. Again, great course and will play again.
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