Verrado GC - Founder's: #18
A view of the 18th green from #10 tee box at Founder's Course at Verrado Golf Club.
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4.5
1534 Reviews (1534)
5 Stars
992
4 Stars
405
3 Stars
81
2 Stars
36
1 Stars
20
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.6
96.0%
Recommend this course
1443 out of 1534 reviews
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4.6
68 Reviews (68)
5 Stars
46
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.6
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
4.9
98.5%
Recommend this course
67 out of 68 reviews
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4.5
124 Reviews (124)
5 Stars
74
4 Stars
39
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
96.0%
Recommend this course
119 out of 124 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 7258 yards
Slope 139
Rating 73.9

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 2004
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Lehman (2004) John Fought (2004)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt and bermuda shorts required. No denim.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.5
1534 Reviews (1534)

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Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great just slow today.

Great course. Played many times. Slow today because two in front still learning golf. They actually said they ran out of golf balls at the turn. Course great layout but but if you're high 80s at wide open course, either bring one ball per hole and don't look for five minutes if your shot path has an elbow, or, fine tune accuracy before giving it a run. Beautiful scenery and layout. And for those who don't know, home along hole 2 sells golf balls through venmo and ironically ALWAYS had large supply thanks to beginners trying course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 53
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 57
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Classic Summer Founders

Everything was good as you can get for late July.

Only thing is the greens still haven’t fully recover from the aeration.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 53
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Verrado Founders Course

The fairways and tee boxes were in great shape. Most of the greens were in very good shape. A few still need to fill in.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens haven’t recovered

The course is a lot of fun. Very challenging, even from the white tees. Their website said they finished aerating the greens on July 1st, but they were still in rough shape on the 18th. Will definitely play again in a few weeks.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Good summer conditions

Course was in good shape for the summer. Tee boxes and fairways were nice. Greens were still a little bumpy after the last aeration, not too bad but it is noticeable while putting.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 74
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Founders Course

The course staff was very friendly and helpful. Extreme value at $75 including range balls and cart. Course was in great shape with fairways lush and greens rolled true. Approach shots stuck on the greens. Very good layout with changes in elevation with only a couple target holes. Otherwise wide open and fairly easy to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 288
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Arizona Advisor
Top 25 Contributor
Previously Played

Slow and painful

The staff was very friendly and welcoming. The carts while they do not have GPS do have two ice chests on them. The starter brought scented towels to use to cool down while on the course. The fairways ranged from lush to thin to burnt out in sections. The greens were terrible. They have been punched but have not recovered. The ball bounced its way to the hole. They were more sand and dimpled holes than green. Now for the painful part. It is funny how different people are. There was one group of 5 people who knew they were playing slow and graciously let groups play through. This speaks highly of their character. Another thoughtless and oblivious group held up 5 groups behind them and played slow ruining the day for everyone else. Considering that there was NO ONE in front of this group they could have easily let faster groups through. They started 2 hours before I did and I caught up to the log jam they created on the 10th hole. From this point to finish was nearly 3 hours. I have not played here in a long time and I remember why now.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Staff friendliness deserves 6 or 7 stars

The course was amazing and the staff is top of the line! Can’t wait to play here again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Verrado Founders Course

I had canceled 2 previous tee times here and played somewhere else, what a mistake. This is a wonderful venue and the Founders course was scenic and fun to play. Course is in excellent shape and everyone there on the staff was extremely friendly. They just need to encourage pace of play a little better., took a little over 4-1/2 hours, but not terrible.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Beautiful course

Beautiful course, besides the greens were just punched & sanded, every other part of the course was in great condition. I can't wait until I bring my husband here to play a round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hospitality, service, value

We were treated like kings for our afternoon teatime. Golf course was in immaculate shape for 110°. We saw the beverage cart multiple times throughout the day. Could not have been more happy with our experience, excited to come back.

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