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
1544 Reviews (1544)
5 Stars
998
4 Stars
407
3 Stars
83
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
1452 out of 1544 reviews
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4.6
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
96.4%
Recommend this course
27 out of 28 reviews
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4.5
95 Reviews (95)
5 Stars
61
4 Stars
25
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
94.7%
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90 out of 95 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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Reviews

4.5
1544 Reviews (1544)

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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great Course

We booked a special rate for 3pm! The cart people and starter got us out early!! Very friendly and helpful! Marge and Julie on the beverage cart are the best!! The course is in awesome shape, greens are fast and true!

Well worth any one to drive to Verrado!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

So Cal Spring Training trips to AZ, Verrado must play!

This was our fourth year of going out to Spring Training in March. Our first year I was looking for places to play and Verrado looked interesting in Buckeye so we played it and fell in love with it. Have played it every time since. In the four years of playing out there, many different courses, Verrado Founders is my favorite. Great layout, fun course and is always in great shape. And for spring in the desert the rates are reasonable and not extremely high like a lot of the resort courses out there. This year, well it was in the best shape ever, though it was windy on our back nine last thursday, it's still a great course to play. Very nice range, practice area and a great staff. If you've never been out to Verrado it's worth it just to cruise around out there, the old style downtown area, everytime I take more friends out, they like the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Don’t waste your money here

Ive played this course every year for the past 11 years and sorry to say its coming off “the list”

It’s quite evident that the owners are spending their maintenance dollars over at the new sister course Victory

The greens are poor and bumpy, the fairways are half poa and half weed.

And the bunkers might as well be called waste areas

A poor D- to this once proud course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very scenic

We love playing the 2 Verrado courses. They are always in great shape and have fantastic views.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

LOVED THE COURSE

WE PLAYED VERRADO FOUNDERS COURSE AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT. NICE WIDE FAIRWAYS, THE GREENS WERE FAST AND THE WEATHER WAS GREAT. WE PLAN ON PLAYING THIS COURSE YEARLY.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course In good shape

Always nice to golf here. A little added difficulty with the wind.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Worth the drive, put this course on your ‘must play’ list in Phoenix

This is a tough course in an absolutely amazing setting. The views and wildlife are spectacular, especially on the back 9. The course is in great condition and is a tough test. It has a good mix of gettable holes and longer brutes but 30 MPH winds with gusts to 40 MPH when I played made this much more difficult than normal. Lines off several tees are tough to gauge and there are a few blind landing areas to watch out for. Full price rates to the public are a little expensive so get a deal and make the drive. It is on the far wet side of the Vally of the Sun but absolutely worth the drive. This one is on my list of must play courses in Phoenix.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Customer Care

Yesterday we played at 2:47pm on a TeeTime from Golf Now. It was a very special rate. I had previously verified the rate and they had indicated that Verrado had confirmed the rate, THEY DID LET US PLAY at the incorrect rate. Good Custmer Care. We have played Verrado for almost 20 years. Thanks for looking out for the average golfer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First rate.

From the bag drop to the cart return this facility and staff are all first rate. Terrific practice area included. Locals were very friendly too. Good food service area. Course is in great shape. Greens are very difficult for a first timer to read with mountains and deep washes everywhere. Overall a great experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Verrado Review

Beautiful course with a lot of challenging holes. Length is great, but doable. Staff was very helpful and friendly. Overall, a great golf course and really enjoying playing it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good balance of Enjoyable, Well Conditioned and Challenging

Verrado Founders was a great value and checked all the boxes for me- we’ll conditioned , challenging , yet fair and fun. There is good hole variety and generous landing zones off the tee, yet plenty of places where you can get in trouble with a wayward shot. The one minor negative is that there are some blind shots which require experience to navigate.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course!

Got an awesome deal on golf now for a teatime at 3 PM! The starter guide us out 15 minutes early and we were able to play all 18 holes !

The course is in great shape the greens are large and fast ! The staff in the pro shop the assistance and the starter are all friendly and helpful !

Highly recommend playing discourse in the West Valley !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Amazing course as always (no policing)

Please understand this is still the one of the best courses I’ve played out of the 96 in AZ so far. However, while playing this time I noticed there was no one enforcing time. There was a foursome of women that backed up everyone so bad that there where three groups at each tee box after the 8th hole. They where each playing two balls and also reputting if they didn’t like there original.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Awesome Mountain Golf

What a real treat it was to play Verrado Founders Golf Course. Excellent condition, absolutely beautiful lay out, scenic holes and enough challenges for a scratch golfer but playable for a high index player. We had both in our group and played from 3 different tees.

Greens are generous and roll nicely. A bit on the fast side which makes it difficult the first time because the mountain influences the read so it will take several rounds to learn how they break. But they were fair and certainly not tricked up. The par 3's are as good as any course I have played and we moved to the back tees for the great taking elevation drop.

Its quite a drive from Chandler but I cannot wait to play here again!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/01/2018

*UPDATE*

I have played Verrado Founders 2 more times now and I absolutely love this course. Just such unique views and such a fun course to play.

Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

My favorite course in the valley

Have played this course multiple times over the last two years and it is by far my favorite in the valley. Course is always in awesome shape, really nice practice facilities, nice pro shop, and very nice restaurant.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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