South at Boulders Golf Club & Resort

About
The Boulders Golf Club & Resort complex features two outstanding 18-hole courses. Both courses are very well maintained, and the scenery is incredible. Boulder's South Course is exactly the type of desert course people come to the Phoenix-Scottsdale resort corridor to play. A round of golf on the South kicks off on the par-4 first hole, which measures 421 yards from the blue tees, which is quickly followed by a short par 3, measuring 150 yards from the blue tees. Things get long on the fifth hole, a 545-yard par 5, which is just a warm-up for the 11th hole, a par 5 that measures 601 yards from the blue tees. It doesn't get much easier to finish: The 18th is a par 5 that measures 513 yards from the blue tees.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 71 | 6917 yards | 72.9 | 142 |
Blue | 71 | 6726 yards | 71.8 | 141 |
Blue/White | 71 | 6421 yards | 70.8 | 137 |
White | 71 | 6246 yards | 69.9 | 135 |
White (W) | 72 | 6246 yards | 75.3 | 138 |
Copper | 71 | 5642 yards | 67.6 | 120 |
Copper (W) | 72 | 5642 yards | 73.1 | 130 |
Gold (W) | 72 | 5119 yards | 70.1 | 122 |
Red (W) | 72 | 4684 yards | 67.7 | 116 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 72.6/144 | 447 | 150 | 413 | 409 | 545 | 355 | 187 | 455 | 404 | 3365 | 221 | 601 | 348 | 429 | 532 | 151 | 227 | 460 | 583 | 3552 | 6917 |
Blue M: 71.8/142 | 421 | 150 | 413 | 409 | 545 | 355 | 187 | 455 | 404 | 3339 | 221 | 601 | 321 | 429 | 532 | 151 | 198 | 420 | 514 | 3387 | 6726 |
Blue/White M: 70.8/137 | 381 | 150 | 360 | 384 | 545 | 355 | 187 | 435 | 404 | 3201 | 198 | 557 | 321 | 369 | 532 | 151 | 198 | 380 | 514 | 3220 | 6421 |
White M: 69.9/135 W: 75.3/138 | 381 | 135 | 360 | 384 | 525 | 345 | 155 | 435 | 384 | 3104 | 198 | 557 | 294 | 369 | 511 | 143 | 176 | 380 | 514 | 3142 | 6246 |
White/Copper M: 68.7/125 | 381 | 135 | 320 | 349 | 478 | 345 | 155 | 389 | 356 | 2908 | 198 | 499 | 294 | 321 | 476 | 143 | 176 | 380 | 468 | 2955 | 5863 |
Copper M: 67.6/120 W: 73.1/130 | 360 | 115 | 320 | 349 | 478 | 300 | 142 | 389 | 356 | 2809 | 160 | 499 | 254 | 321 | 476 | 130 | 167 | 358 | 468 | 2833 | 5642 |
Gold M: 65.4/115 W: 70.1/122 | 350 | 100 | 285 | 274 | 471 | 296 | 126 | 377 | 320 | 2599 | 154 | 448 | 254 | 270 | 418 | 119 | 146 | 292 | 419 | 2520 | 5119 |
Red W: 67.7/116 | 309 | 96 | 280 | 270 | 375 | 285 | 98 | 329 | 252 | 2294 | 129 | 393 | 237 | 263 | 418 | 104 | 141 | 292 | 413 | 2390 | 4684 |
Handicap | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | |||
Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
Handicap (W) | 7 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 |
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The Boulders (North), hole 8 Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 11/29/2024
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The Boulders (North), hole 17 Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 11/29/2024
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Not the fringe of the green. Every hole was like this. Photo submitted by JBrownluvsgolf on 09/20/2021
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Bob cat on course ! Photo submitted by u6289049 on 12/03/2019
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Pause and take it all in Photo submitted by KevinFitz72 on 11/01/2016
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Stunning views Photo submitted by KevinFitz72 on 11/01/2016
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Yes that is my ball on #1 laying 2 after being 191 away Photo submitted by Jeffersonalfaro on 01/26/2016
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Totally good. Nice view and friendly staff.
Nice view and friendly staff.
Very challenging course layouts
Boulders South
Excellent golf course but not easy. It helps to be accurate
Absolutely incredible. Staff was exceptional. Course was well maintained. Would highly recommend playing here to everyone I speak with
This experience was off the charts. The boulders is one exceptional experience. My hat goes off to the staff and to troon management. I will write into Troon management on the incredible customer service standards that the staff exemplifies.
Beautiful and tight
Boulders has always been one of my favorites in the valley. It seems to have gone downhill a bit (from 5 stars to 4 in my personal evaluation). Still a great place to play, but it doesn’t stand out like it used to. Perhaps thats because of the plethora of great courses built since i first played there (probably 30 years ago).
Fairways are tight so if you spray the ball, bring plenty. Starter gave a long spiel about playing the white tees unless you are a low single digit handicap. Really, whites dont help much if you cant hit it straight. I okayed with 3 younger men who could hit it a long way and had no problem with the distance. Two of rhem had a bit of problem with the desert in the both sides of most holes.
Greens were a bit fuzzy, which is my main reason for dropping it down to 4 stars. That might be a choice by the superintendent keeping the greens a bit longer due to the extreme heat that they have been having in the valley.
If you have never played at the boulders its worth a visit as the course is extremely picturesque.
Nice price and nice staff
At 105 degree, hot deal was great price.
But the practice yard should be better(no grass but some weed) and practice green was under construction.
Excellent Course and Staff
This course is always top notch! Condition was very good especially for the summer months in the desert. The views are wonderful. Pace of play was really good. The only negative is being asked to pay $14 a beer which is just ridiculously expensive. Imagine paying $84 for a 6 pack of beer. The staff was wonderful and kind.
One of my former favorites in the valley
Boulders had long been my favorite course in the valley. I came her for the first time probably 40 years ago and have loved it ever since. With the proliferation of great course in the valley it seems to be less special. Course layout is nice, and the boulders and tee boxes remain aimewhat unique. However, it isn’t in a great of condition as I remember. The greens in particular were slow, but rolled OK. I’m guessing the were keeping them longer to keep the greens alive I the extreme heat of the last few weeks. Still a bit disappointing.
As always at the boulders be prepared to drive it straight or look for balls. It’s very demanding off the tee, as most holes don’t have any bail out areas.
Still worth playing, it’s just slipped a little bit. .
Boulders rock
Really enjoyed this layout. Desert golf at its finest. Course was in great shape. Bunkers had consistent sand. Staff was friendly and attentive. My new favorite spot when I visit my folks in Carefree.
Boulders rocks
Really enjoyed the layout. Course was in great shape. Sand in the bunkers was consistent. Great staff. Wish I could’ve rolled some putts, but the putting green was closed. Besides that, really enjoyed it. Will be back for more!
My New Favorite Course!
Beautiful Course, friendly staff and great lunch! My new favorite course!
South course
Great spot for golf. Definitely competes with legend trails and majority of the resort courses and troon. Great amenities around the practice area to clean your clubs. Played as a single at noon for $36.99 and didn’t see a soul all day. Steal of a price. Views were amazing, boulders were obviously very cool to look at. Sneaky tough track, greens were hard to read but true. I played a day after rain so they were a tad softer and spun. Overall great experience for $36 for a course that usually charges $300 in the winter and $55 in the summer. Saw cart girl a few, no water in coolers and gps on carts. They give you towels which is always useful in the 110 degree heat
Boulders Review
Had a wonderful time playing the South Course. Thanks to Gregory Briggs,(course superintendent,)the course was in great shape for this time of year. He’s done amazing things at The Boulders. We had the entire course to ourselves and were able to take in the beautiful sights and not hold up play. Greens were quick but true and the course made you think your way through. Looking forward to playing the North Course.
Great course conditions. Greens firm. Snacks and Drinks Outrageously Priced.
The course is nice and green. The greens were a little on the slow side but not shaggy at all. They were also firm and wouldn’t hold a ball. I typically hold the ball around where it hits or back it up just a little. These greens rolled out. If I hit the middle of the green it was on the back or off. But course conditions were very nice for July. The cart lady charged us $44 for 4 gatorades, 2 small bags of chips, a pack of crackers and a snickers bar. I was shocked when she said $44!
YELLED AT BY THE GREENSKEEPER!?!?
First time playing the Boulders in over 20 years, so I didn't know the course. To begin with the starter told the threesome I was playing with, tips on where to hit it and other stuff. I asked him, what about my tees? He said oh they're over there. The course is in terrible condition for a "top end" course, hardpan fairways everywhere. Then, on the 16th hole, we pulled up on the path, and we're PUTTING!! All of a sudden we heard a greenskeeper scream at us to move our carts that he needed the path to work! UNBELIEVABLE!!! After we finished putting we went back to our carts and were yelled at again that we were supposed to pull over into a small space by the green I told him I never play here, there is no sign and I am not a mind reader!! Big disappointment in the course and to be yelled at by a greenskeeper for parking on the path?? A JOKE!!! I will NEVER come back!!!!