Verrado Golf Club - Founders Course
About
John Fought and Tom Lehman collaborated on the course at Verrado Golf Club, a voluptuous design that meanders through the old Caterpillar bulldozer proving grounds. It's up and down for 18 holes and that doesn't mean "chip and a putt." The course is good test with chances to score and a handful of memorable and scenic holes.
Where Verrado Golf Course will eat you alive is in the bunkers. Some bunkers are hard to carry, others collect wayward shots. But the fairways are wide enough to avoid trouble, and what appears to be the safe shot off the tee will often bring greenside bunkers more into play. So pick your poison.
While the back nine is far superior to the front, going out still has its fair share of memorable holes. A huge boulder 30 feet tall on the par-4 eighth jets out from the left side around which the fairway shapes itself. A perfect line from the tee box is to take the ball five yards right off its edge, but hitting the boulder is certain death by desert. The boulder was scheduled to crumble via dynamite, but stood up to the TNT and was deemed an immoveable object. Open and playable for all skill levels, the Verrado Golf Club is a sublime experience.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7258 yards | 73.5 | 135 |
| Black/Silver | 72 | 7036 yards | 72.3 | 130 |
| Silver | 72 | 6833 yards | 71.2 | 127 |
| Silver/White | 72 | 6561 yards | 70.3 | 125 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6228 yards | 74.1 | 133 |
| White | 72 | 6228 yards | 68.8 | 120 |
| White/Blue | 72 | 6044 yards | 68.1 | 119 |
| White/Gold | 72 | 5734 yards | 66.7 | 115 |
| White/Gold (W) | 72 | 5734 yards | 71.4 | 119 |
| Gold | 72 | 5403 yards | 65.3 | 110 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5403 yards | 70.0 | 116 |
| Green | 72 | 5142 yards | 64.0 | 108 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5142 yards | 68.5 | 112 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.5/135 | 423 | 397 | 222 | 478 | 588 | 178 | 540 | 477 | 382 | 3685 | 515 | 422 | 442 | 310 | 184 | 588 | 464 | 154 | 494 | 3573 | 7258 |
| Black/Silver M: 72.3/130 | 423 | 379 | 193 | 454 | 588 | 178 | 540 | 457 | 382 | 3594 | 515 | 411 | 418 | 310 | 184 | 544 | 449 | 154 | 457 | 3442 | 7036 |
| Silver M: 71.2/127 | 386 | 379 | 193 | 454 | 559 | 166 | 506 | 457 | 364 | 3464 | 492 | 411 | 418 | 291 | 168 | 544 | 449 | 139 | 457 | 3369 | 6833 |
| Silver/White M: 70.3/125 | 386 | 354 | 172 | 421 | 559 | 166 | 506 | 428 | 364 | 3356 | 492 | 375 | 393 | 271 | 168 | 544 | 402 | 139 | 421 | 3205 | 6561 |
| White M: 68.8/120 W: 74.1/133 | 366 | 354 | 172 | 421 | 518 | 147 | 435 | 428 | 337 | 3178 | 449 | 375 | 393 | 271 | 150 | 466 | 402 | 123 | 421 | 3050 | 6228 |
| White/Blue M: 68.1/119 | 340 | 321 | 172 | 391 | 518 | 147 | 435 | 428 | 337 | 3089 | 449 | 375 | 360 | 271 | 150 | 466 | 374 | 123 | 387 | 2955 | 6044 |
| White/Gold M: 66.7/115 W: 71.4/119 | 366 | 279 | 154 | 350 | 518 | 147 | 435 | 355 | 337 | 2941 | 449 | 347 | 322 | 242 | 150 | 466 | 338 | 123 | 356 | 2793 | 5734 |
| Gold M: 65.3/110 W: 70.0/116 | 291 | 279 | 154 | 350 | 480 | 125 | 371 | 355 | 310 | 2715 | 414 | 347 | 322 | 242 | 131 | 427 | 338 | 111 | 356 | 2688 | 5403 |
| Green M: 64.0/108 W: 68.5/112 | 291 | 279 | 131 | 350 | 419 | 125 | 371 | 311 | 284 | 2561 | 380 | 313 | 322 | 203 | 131 | 427 | 338 | 111 | 356 | 2581 | 5142 |
| Handicap | 13 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 15 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 4 |
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14th hole Photo submitted by Gsully34 on 04/21/2025
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Deer on Hole # 3 Photo submitted by u000002066695 on 09/06/2023
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View from clubhouse Photo submitted by u000002066695 on 09/06/2023
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escaping the heat Photo submitted by Dshabby on 10/06/2017
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Photo submitted by Brightwine on 08/20/2014
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Photo submitted by johnnygjunior on 09/26/2013
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Great outside patio Photo submitted by mboling on 06/23/2013
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Dad and the boys, greaat time. Photo submitted by mboling on 06/23/2013
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Made a birdie! Photo submitted by null on 09/24/2012
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Scenic par 3 Photo submitted by null on 09/24/2012
Nice Course
Very friendly staff, nice range and putting green. Like the layout. Pace was a little slow but we had a fast group of good players.
Nice track
Great course, best value for the money in late August.
Perfect conditions
What a treat! The Founders course was in great condition….from the tees to the fairways, and from the bunkers to the greens. Everything offered an outstanding experience. Staff was super friendly and helpful. Will definitely play again.
Great course
I play in a Saturday league that plays somewhere different every weekend from we Ko Pa to Sundance. And this course is in the best shape of anything we’ve played this summer. Staff is always nice. And the course like I said is in great condition can’t wait to go back.
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Normally the course is in great shape with fast greens, this time the greens were not in good shape, a little disappointed.
Nice Course and Staff
Smooth check-in, friendly cart staff. Range in decent shape and good putting greens. Played as twosome in slightly over 3 hours, awesome. Course was in good shape overall. Greens a little bumpy which caused inconsistencies on putts. Plenty of on course water on a 110 day. Like the layout some long and tough par 4s. Like the course.
Great Course horrible bunkers
I love this course but this time the greens were fast (good) but so bumpy that the ball just ziz-zagged and the bunkers had a dusting of san on top of hard pan...like concrete.
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This CONSTANT screwing around with punching the greens and overseeding has got to end! Find a better grass! Or develop one. There is no more golf in Arizona in a calendar year than in a north state! Absolutely pathetic and unacceptable!