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Ocotillo Golf Club - White/Gold
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About
If you come to Arizona to play desert golf, forget about Ocotillo. Ocotillo is a refreshing change of pace from most of the Valley's courses precisely because it isn't surrounded by desert.
The White Course is the most unique of the three. It has only one par 5, and the water is a factor on just five of the holes. But it also has the best hole on the property -- the 479-yard, par-4 ninth, which used to be an easy par 5 but is now a treacherous finishing touch.
The Gold nine is a devilish test and not just because water comes into play on six of the holes. The greens have a lot of slope in them and are difficult to read. And some pin placements are brutal; hit a downhill putt two feet past the
hole, and it might roll down into a swale and 30 feet by. Uphill putts, on the other hand, are extremely difficult to get to the hole, if for no other reason than Ocotillo's greens aren't as fast as some of the Valley's marquee desert courses.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Gold | 71 | 6830 yards | 71.5 | 128 |
| Blue | 71 | 6279 yards | 69.7 | 122 |
| White | 71 | 5925 yards | 68.4 | 119 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 5124 yards | 69.3 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 72.0/130 | 385 | 532 | 162 | 340 | 417 | 425 | 179 | 366 | 479 | 3285 | 415 | 534 | 390 | 386 | 212 | 538 | 399 | 203 | 468 | 3545 | 6830 |
| Blue M: 70.5/124 | 356 | 495 | 158 | 318 | 388 | 395 | 157 | 331 | 433 | 3031 | 385 | 509 | 365 | 358 | 187 | 510 | 375 | 159 | 400 | 3248 | 6279 |
| White M: 68.8/119 W: 74.1/124 | 346 | 475 | 128 | 299 | 378 | 376 | 136 | 319 | 400 | 2857 | 362 | 492 | 351 | 331 | 164 | 490 | 356 | 142 | 380 | 3068 | 5925 |
| Red M: 69.7/111 W: 69.7/111 | 314 | 426 | 112 | 259 | 323 | 341 | 117 | 294 | 379 | 2565 | 298 | 415 | 310 | 269 | 142 | 402 | 298 | 116 | 309 | 2559 | 5124 |
| Handicap | 11 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 12 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 5 |
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Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker RoomsAccolades
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Arizona (2014 #13)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by VanDeezy on 06/02/2025
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Photo submitted by realmonte on 10/30/2024
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Photo submitted by Jake5774484 on 03/13/2024
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Photo submitted by Jake5774484 on 03/13/2024
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Bird poop and birds on 80 % of all holes & greens Photo submitted by Govers on 02/23/2024
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Photo submitted by Garygoeman on 01/28/2024
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Photo submitted by u314161622535 on 01/15/2024
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Photo submitted by tyl3r on 01/01/2024
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Photo submitted by u309972334 on 02/08/2022
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Photo submitted by bargaumpire54 on 06/10/2021
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Photo submitted by u000001295079 on 03/10/2021
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Photo submitted by Ron5819331 on 02/27/2021
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Photo submitted by Ron5819331 on 02/27/2021
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Photo submitted by Ron5819331 on 02/27/2021
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Photo submitted by Ron5819331 on 02/27/2021
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Photo submitted by Ron5819331 on 02/27/2021
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Photo submitted by Ron5819331 on 02/27/2021
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Photo submitted by xmatt789 on 12/30/2020
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Photo submitted by CwoIoilQspOLRMCPIarK on 11/06/2020
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Photo submitted by u000004329072 on 01/05/2020
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Gold course # 1 Photo submitted by dougmacnamara on 04/18/2019
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Photo submitted by 3puttforthewin on 06/04/2018
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Photo submitted by 3puttforthewin on 06/04/2018
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Photo submitted by 3puttforthewin on 06/04/2018
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Photo submitted by Rus2427758 on 02/01/2018
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Photo submitted by bri4444 on 12/11/2016
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Photo submitted by bri4444 on 12/11/2016
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Photo submitted by bri4444 on 12/11/2016
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Lots of water! Photo submitted by mriemer01 on 02/21/2015
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Nice landscaping Photo submitted by timster on 01/24/2015
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Good little par 3 Photo submitted by timster on 01/24/2015
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Another nice hole Photo submitted by timster on 01/24/2015
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Photo submitted by berry1000 on 02/04/2014
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Nice hole Photo submitted by u000007374145 on 05/29/2013
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Photo submitted by ppstrucking on 11/27/2012
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Photo submitted by ppstrucking on 11/27/2012
Excellent Condition
Played the Blue/White combo. Excellent course conditions this February 2023! No burnt out areas or wheel tracks. Hard to believe I was in Arizona, felt like the Pacific NW.
Greens were fast though a bit damaged from ball marks. Lots of water which you to account for. Not a beginners track - must have control of your shots or know where they are landing.
That is wonderful to hear. The weather could have certainly been warmer for you. Thanks so much for leaving us a review. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Thank you for the great rating. Care to share any details?
We’re thrilled to see you had a positive experience, u314161554821. We’d love to know what made your experience great!
Not for the faint of heart
This is a very unforgiving course. I was aware there was an extreme amount of water here, but totally unprepared for the horrible drop offs on not only the approach areas, but the greens as well. Wonderful staff, just a really hard course.
Thank you for the feedback. The more times you play the course the easier the course gets.
Overpriced
Great course, but definitely the most overpriced course that I have ever played. Would recommend spending your money elsewhere for $200/round
We appreciate you coming out and playing. Try us again in the spring or fall when the rates may look more friendly for you.
Fast greens awful bunkers
Greens are lightening running 11-12 on stemp but they forgot to take the bunkers .saying they are going to get redone doesn’t mean you don’t have to take what you have.
We appreciate this kind of feedback. Thank you for taking the time to review us. Have a wonderful day!
Tough greens to putt
Need a GPS on the carts to many blind shots or layup tee shots
Really glad you had a positive experience. Thanks for reviewing. Have a great day!
Care to share any information on your experience so we can achieve a 4th or 5th star from you?
Thank you for the rating. If you’d like to share any details about your experience, we are always looking for ways to improve.
Thanks for taking the time to rate us. We’d love to know more about what we did and didn’t do well so that we can better serve you in the future.
Thanks for the rating. If there are any details you’d like to share about what we are doing well, we’d love to learn more!
We are thrilled to see you had a positive experience. If there are any details you would like to share about what we are doing well, we’d love to learn more!
Give it a try!
I've played this track twice in the past 2 winters. Both times, it was enjoyable.
Greens are fantastic, challenging, undulating, and fast. Only issue, lots of ball marks not repaired. I'm noticing that is a theme down here. Seems like courses don't really care about patrolling that, and if they did, many of these courses would have some of the best greens I've ever played.
Suggestion, use a GPS based app to review your tee shots and even approach shots. Helpful in hitting to correct areas.
Overall, our group loved the course. Challenging and fun.
Thank you for your review, we will see if we can't get some of those ball marks taken care of.
Tough track. Slowwwwww.
Ocotillo is not your desert target course. Tons of forced carries and water.
Plenty of tourist trade and those "frozen from the winter swings" and all the water make for a very slow round. We just made it in in just less than 5 hours.
Bunkers are in tough shape as it's been rainy and, of course, few visitors bother raking.
This would be a great Country Club. Experienced golfers who know the course would make the course move well.
For a daily fee course, I would rate it in the lower tier due to the length of their rounds.
Food in the grill was adequate. Patio is relaxing and scenic.
Don't get me wrong, it's a nice venue with some nice holes, but I have 14 courses I would play before Ocotillo.
Terry, Thank you for your review and so glad you had a chance to play Ocotillo Golf Club. Hope to see you next time!
Terry, Thank you for your review and so glad you had a chance to play Ocotillo Golf Club. Hope to see you next time!
Thanks for the rating. If there are any details you’d like to share about what we are doing well, we’d love to learn more!
Geese
This course is full of birds and bird dropping are everywhere! They need to get a dog who follows staff around the course and chases these things away. Excellent course and I would only play it again once they solved their bird problem. I would suggest no one play this until they have resolved this issue!
Brian, thank you for your review. Unfortunately, we have tried two dogs in the past. With seven miles of shoreline the waterfowl just find another location on property to fly to. We use lasers to annoy the geese and swan decoys to help prevent some of the waterfowl from getting onto the greens. We will keep trying.
Thanks for the rating. Is there anything you’d like to share that we can pass along to the team?
Rough greens full of crap
The course fairways were ok for the most part, several of the greens and fairways were coveted with droppings from ducks and geese . The bar/restaurant staff was more interested in talking among themselves then serving the customers. The food was limited and tasted terrible..
Thank you for the feedback. Your comments will be passed along to the management team. We will be taking over the F&B operation in April and are very excited for all the new changes some of which you can start to see now.. Please come check it out!
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Thanks for taking the time to rate us. If you’d like to share any details about your experience, we are always looking for ways to improve.