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4.5
1541 Reviews (1541)
5 Stars
996
4 Stars
406
3 Stars
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2 Stars
36
1 Stars
20
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.7
95.4%
Recommend this course
1449 out of 1541 reviews
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4.6
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
96.3%
Recommend this course
26 out of 27 reviews
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4.5
96 Reviews (96)
5 Stars
61
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
94.8%
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91 out of 96 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 7258 yards
Slope 135
Rating 73.5

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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4.5
1541 Reviews (1541)

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Reviews 3
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4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
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Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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A must play & enjoy

A beautiful course and amazing views.

Totally enjoyed the course pace of play was good

Staff was great

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Great layout that needs a few course conditioning tweaks

Enjoyed our round at the Founders course . Nice layout, very fair, wide fairways, well designed par 3s and reachable Par 5's. A few of the greens were super bumpy and most of the bunkers lacked sand. This caused a lot of bladed shots from everyone in the group.We enjoyed playing a course that had minimum houses staring at us and the on course service was really great...great hot dogs. Range was really great, although the blasting music was really irritating for most of us. Couldn't wait to get away to the quiet first tee. Nice pro shop and very professional outside help. Even the rangers had a sense to be helpful and not full of themselves like most courses. Overall, I'd return if it were a little closer to North PHX. 90 mile round trip was a little far with similar courses in the Valley. We played for $135 which is significantly less in February than other similar courses in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Personally thought that the greens were a little bit rough. Could have been from possibly a recent treating. Beautiful course to play.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 61
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Slow, bumpy greens.

Have played this course several times. This last round was the first time this winter. Have always enjoyed playing the course, but this last round was slow and the greens were the worst we've played here in the valley this winter. Our round was an over 5 hour round. We waited every hole. Ranger did come around and told us there were no gaps in the play. The fairways were soft and wet. Appeared the staff had put down some chemical and watered it in. For the price we paid, one would reasonably expect decent greens. The greens were an odd mixture of grainy and splochy patches of grass that resulted in the bumpy slow putts. Not at all what we expected for the price we paid for the round. Typically play this course several times during our winter stay, but doubt we will return this winter. Too expensive for the course conditions and pace of play. After the round, the cart attendant asked how the round went. Told him about the pace of play and his comment was there was a twosome that was holding up the course. No idea of when they teed off. When were on the 15th hole, the group behind us quit because of the slow play. Maybe they are members or had a schedule to keep. 5 hour plus round is not acceptable.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Fun Course, uphill all the way

We had a great time., the course was good tee to green. The greens were very bumpy, which made scoring difficult. The course is laid out well, with no hidden hazards. One blind tee shot, but for the most part the holes were all laid out and visible from the tees. I would certainly play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Great layout with great scenery and lots of tee options for everyone.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Truly a great experience….one of my favorite courses

Highly recommend it to anyone

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course, Nice Staff, Slow Play

Have played the Founder’s Course many times over the years. Great course and staff, but the playing experience is not as good as it used to be because the pace of play is getting too slow with no sight of on course marshaling herding the chops along.

Starter should have each player acknowledge a pace of play sign posted at the 1st and 10th tee. Sign should list ways to save time and be ready golf.

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

Greens

This course has a top notch layout. The tees, fairways and bunkers were in swear shape as per usual. Greens unfortunately we're bumpy after the overseed, making it difficult to gage the speed and direction of putts.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather

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Verrado staff were great. When we arrived there was a steady drizzle and mid 50s temps with more rain in the forecast. Head Pro Nick was a perfect gentleman and understood the issue and graciously allowed us to cancel our time.

The real issue was the ensuing battle of getting a refund from GOLF NOW and there unreasonable approach to what is deemed a rainout. Having to waste 20-30 minutes of my time arguing with them to secure a refund.

So I give VERY high marks to the staff at Verrado and disgusting review of Golf Now.

To anyone reading this BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN USING GOLF NOW as they are callous to real life situations as it relates to acceptable golf weather

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
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Friendliness Excellent
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