Camelback Golf Club - Padre Course

Course was nice. Pace of play terrible. Had a threesome taking so much time the twosome ahead of us are playing two balls each and taking forever. Was brutal. Definitely in the summer. Ranger came around and push the twosome ahead of the threesome which helped. But within a few holes we had already caught the slow threesome. Other than that was a very nice course

Played this course yesterday, June 5. Many holes not great with missing grass in the fairway, mud, rough around the edges. Is old style flat parksland type course, which would have been a welcome change after many days of target desert golf. But it wasn’t. For a hair more money can play TPC which is entire different level of quality and experience. Skip this one.

Really enjoyed playing at Camelback Padre course. Wide open fairway, moderately fast greens and great pace of play. Starter, Rick, was super awesome and provided excellent course details and helped direct pace of play. Froendly staff overall. Will return to play again.

Played in an organized tournament so expected tough conditions and pin locations.

Fairways were suffering from burn out - very patchy with mud and the greens are very small round targets - ala Nicklaus design ( even though it was not his work).

If you hit the green with approach shots, for most of the round they did not hold and not a ball mark to be found.

Safe to say, even though putts rolled well, I am not a fan of tiffeagle.

There were several water holes with nice vistas and shot values.

GPS on carts were out of synch with laser shots.

Have played the adjacent Ambiente course and think it is the better of the two.

Overall a VERY nice experience. Carts guys weren’t very friendly but I’ve certainly seen much worse. Pro shop person was very friendly and welcoming. It would be nice to see the range balls that end up on the course playing holes kept picked up better. Yes, I hit a poor shot and got in the mix. Never found the ball and it wasn’t hit that poorly. I was looking forward to having a burger and beer after round since it was my first time there, only to find out the entire lounge was closed for a Mothers Day Brunch. Had a VERY dry chicken salad wrap on the patio instead. The lady in that patio shop was VERY nice. But closed at 3:00!?

The only real rub was when I purchased the “special” from the cart girl and got the 4 beers. I had to ask for more ice. She gave me one scoop and when I asked for a second scoop she told me I could get it at the turn. I was on third hole but that’s beside the point. I’m the Customer. I just paid $24 for 4 beers and was denied a second scoop of ice?

Britton line: I’ll be back if I can get that same rate. It was a Hot Deal on Golf Now.

Respectfully.

Dave Yarbrough.

Course conditions where very good compared to other courses I played at the same time period. Nice fast greens. Staff very caring. Hope to go back in a near future.

COURSE IS IN GREAT SHAPE. PLENTY OF SAND IN THE BUNKERS AND THE GREENS ARE ROLLING TRUE AT AROUND 10.5-11.5. THE STAFF WAS GREAT ESPECIALLY RICK THE STARTER.

This course was very nice in great shape and the staff were very friendly. I really enjoyed the course but probably would not play again unless there was a great hot deal with lots of coupons that I could use. Course is pricey but very nice.

Strengths: very well maintained, nice course layout, great practice range, friendly staff.

Weaknesses: Lots of well positioned sand traps - but too much clay/dirt mixed with sand, very smooth and maintained greens - but far too hard and do not hold shots.

Would I play there again - yes, but I certainly wouldn’t pay full rate.

Great value with GolfNow-Hot Deals! My favourite course in the Scottsdale area and it didn't disappoint us! Greens and fairways in excellent condition for this time of year. The Padre was very challenging and extremely enjoyable. Staff were very attentive and amenities were sufficient. Would highly recommend!!

Staff was good, nice tips at tee off. Drinks on course were crazy expensive, but thats typical in Scottsdale. $100+ bucks a head for golfing at 2PM, just got it in before sunset. No problems, had a good time.

The greens are in great shape. Rest of the course is just ok. Very slow pace and small greens. The course is tight and the holes are close together.