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Rancho Manana Golf Club

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4.2
2509 Reviews (2509)
5 Stars
1224
4 Stars
875
3 Stars
272
2 Stars
91
1 Stars
47
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
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86.9%
Recommend this course
2228 out of 2509 reviews
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4.2
109 Reviews (109)
5 Stars
53
4 Stars
35
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
87.2%
Recommend this course
95 out of 109 reviews
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4.1
178 Reviews (178)
5 Stars
78
4 Stars
61
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
84.8%
Recommend this course
151 out of 178 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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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Blue 70 6016 yards 66.7 128
Blue (W) 70 6016 yards 70.9 134
White 70 5407 yards 64.0 119
White (W) 70 5407 yards 68.0 126
Red (W) 70 4464 yards 64.1 112
Track Rounds
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Scorecard for Rancho Manana Golf Club
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Blue M: 66.7/128 W: 71.6/132 398 391 374 379 168 465 207 272 192 2846 514 126 401 384 148 377 508 156 556 3170 6016
White M: 64.0/119 W: 68.5/125 368 312 329 336 154 422 172 257 167 2517 482 110 366 310 131 333 493 141 524 2890 5407
Red M: 61.0/107 W: 63.7/114 281 259 249 276 110 393 131 239 147 2085 405 93 316 271 113 239 450 117 375 2379 4464
Handicap 7 9 3 1 17 11 13 15 5 6 18 8 12 16 10 2 14 4
Par 4 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 3 34 5 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 5 36 70

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
2509 Reviews (2509)

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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carlengman
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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garycoburn
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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jeffginster
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course with Outstanding Holes

Range wasn't open, not much explanation for it. Just said maintenance hadn't finished yet. Course was Good, guys in front of us decided they needed to play from blue tees.

Doubt if any of four broke 100. Kind of slow. Guys who cleaned clubs were Great! Overall a 4 star day.

Jeff G

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
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msdosch
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rancho Manana fun and challenging

Beautiful views! Challenging layout, very nice staff. Definitely recommend!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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keitho
Played On
Reviews 54
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rancho Manana

The course was ok. I have seen it in better shape. The greens are coming b ack

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Abula831
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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8fa8u6J3nDEI2c8ajsrH
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Experience

Staff was very friendly and welcoming and the course was nice too. I’d recommend!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Charris2023
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Much Better in the N Scottsdale Area

The track is not designed very well. It is cool to play up the mountain but other than that rather boring.

You have to pay for range balls which is crazy as most courses in the area do not follow this standard. The starters and golf shop staff were rather rude and did not make it feel like a welcome environment. For an extra $30 bucks take a trip over to Troon North, or Boulders.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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keitho
Played On
Reviews 54
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rancho Manana

The greens were a bit rough but should be better in a few weeks.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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u000001274574
Played On
Reviews 78
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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garycoburn
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Gary

Like the layout of the coarse-The greens are a little rough -Overall not too bad ⛳️

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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AZJim66
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Avoid at all costs. Greens are gone. Again

Love the layout of this one of a kind course. The conditions are terrible unfortunately. The greens are mostly unputtable with exception of one or two greens. I played here two years ago and it was awful. Thought they would have figured it out but sadly not the case. Played this track many times over the years and it was always in good shape. Do not play here if you care at all about trying to make a putt. Just drive there have lunch or dinner in the great restaurant and walk out side and look at the practice greens they are terrible and exactly how the rest of the greens are.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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russandpamela
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

This course has a dictator for a ranger

Beautiful course. Horrible ranger. Lies to golfers. Felt like we needed to play speed golf instead of enjoying a normal round of golf. Unfortunate!!!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u737743567
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love the Layout

But the greens are in pretty rough shape and it’s really impacting the roll of the ball. Lots of bounces

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Kburke77
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Favorite Summer Desert Golf Course When Visiting!

I live in Chicago but visit family a few times a year and Rancho Mañana is def my favorite. The course was in great shape for the summer minus the greens. They were aerated a week or two ago, so were still regrowing, so that was the only "bad" part but regualar part of golf maintenance so no knock on them for that. Still a great time and nice summer value even for an early morning round!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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jeffladonna
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course!

This is a great course to play I make it a point to play there every summer at least one time. Right now the greens are a little bit rough and very bumpy

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u00000654213
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Gn2glf
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
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
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Bodhi97
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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tbLUUNRhli0TXYJK82kV
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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