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4.2
2470 Reviews (2470)
5 Stars
1210
4 Stars
863
3 Stars
263
2 Stars
90
1 Stars
44
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.3
88.2%
Recommend this course
2197 out of 2470 reviews
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4.4
77 Reviews (77)
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
90.9%
Recommend this course
70 out of 77 reviews
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4.2
176 Reviews (176)
5 Stars
79
4 Stars
64
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
86.4%
Recommend this course
152 out of 176 reviews
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Course Highlights
Rancho Manana's scenic layout consistently challenges golfers of all skill levels with creative, target-style holes that reward smart club selection. Friendly staff and solid course conditions make this Arizona favorite a strong value for the area.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Desert
Par 70
Length 6016 yards
Slope 128
Rating 66.7

Rancho Manana Golf Club has one of the prettier courses in Cave Creek-Scottsdale, located high in the Sonora and combining vistas with testing golf. It offers a par-70 championship golf course laid out over elevations that change dramatically right up alongside the untouched desert and the indigenous wildlife that comes with that, as well as an old-school dude ranch that has been incorporated into the golf resort. Low-handicap golfers will be challenged by the golf course, but it's not so tough that other levels of golfer will be turned away.

The Rancho Manana Golf Club offers golf to the public and is conveniently located just 20 minutes off the highway.

After a round of golf at the Rancho Manana Golf Club, stick around for around and maybe some eats at the Tonto Bar & Grill, which has received several awards and is listed among Arizona's top 100 restaurants.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Tiff-Dwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bill Johnston (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
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
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt and bermuda shorts required. No denim.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Spa, Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards
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Reviews

4.2
2470 Reviews (2470)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 65
Patio Dining 64
Amazing Food 49
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 135
Narrow Fairways 92
Bunkers 68
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 126
Locals 78
Advanced Golfers 58
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 113
In the 'Burbs 45
At a Resort 43

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Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 185
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Over 1.5 hours delay due to Frost

Very slow play, waited over an hour for frost delay even though we called in advanced to confirm the delay. Our tee-off was for 12:03, did not tee off until 1:20pm. Very slow play, Short.course and small greens - more like target golf, but it does have lots of force carry from the tee box which is fun.

If you book in Nov-Feb timeframe, do expect at least an hour frost delays. We played back in Nov2022 and again in Jan2023 - same results. No fun waiting for frost delays and slow plays. We canceled our upcoming tee time for Jan24th as we don’t want to wait around. It was dark when we finished on 18th hole.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Dissatisfied

On the day I was supposed to play I was actually in the hospital having a heart procedure done. I had been admitted to the hospital on short notice and therefore had no opportunity to cancel the tee time. When I called the course to ask for nothing more than a rain check/credit to play another time they refused. I also can't get to Golfnow personnel to try and resolve this issue. I iwon't be using Golfnow in the future every again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great to play

Played in January. Conditions were great. Staff was friendly. My wife found it very women friendly. I also enjoyed it. Pace was good on this day we got thru the 18 holes in about 4:hours and 15 minutes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 224
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

DELIBERATE SLOW PLAY

This course allows slow play and does absolutely nothing about it. On the final few holes the incredibly slow foursome in front of us deliberately played slowly because they heard us complaining. We called the clubhouse and they wouldn't even send out a ranger.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cave Creek Gem

My brother encouraged us to play his favorite course. It was worth it! Beautiful course, friendly staff, good pace of play. Golfed with some members who were very helpful as course guides!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Extremely poor play speed. Had 4 4-somes on one hole. Ranger drove by and didn't say anything. Loved the course but may not play again as I don't like taking over 5 hours to golf a course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very slow play

Almost 3 hours to play 9 holes. There were 5 groups waiting to tee off on one hole (#6). The ranger seemed to only stay in one place and had no interest in checking on where the backlog was. We could not finish 18 holes because it got cold and dark even though we had a 1:00 tee time. We have played here before and have found it to be a little slow but this was on track to be a close to 6 hour round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play

This course could use Marshalls to help control the pace. We were forced to play behind a very slow foursome that had no golf etiquette whatsoever.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun layout. Very scenic. Course in overall very good condition. Will play again next time in town.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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