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2064 Reviews (2064)
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
79.2%
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4.0
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Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
85.0%
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3.8
77 Reviews (77)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
76.6%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Style Traditional
Par 71
Length 6830 yards
Slope 128
Rating 71.5

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1986
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ted Robinson, Sr. (1986)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker 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
Dress code Collared shirt required, no denim

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

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3.9
2064 Reviews (2064)

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Reviews 65
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
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Ocotillo

The course was in great shape. Fairways, tee boxes and greens were beautiful. Our group got a really good rate here and decided to play. We were not disappointed. Great course. Will play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Complete Scam

Made a reservation on Golfnow 12 hours before tee time and called to cancel an hour before do to an emergency. Pro shop employee was very rude and said that I was cutting it too close the the tee time and charged me $172 For a late fee.

Friendliness Poor
Played On
Reviews 96
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Ocotillo Golf Resort

The course is in great condition. The fairways and rough are well manicured with fast and undulating greens.

There is water in play on every hole and every shot has to be well placed to score well.

The pro shop is well stocked and the staff is courteous and helpful. I have no knowledge of any other amenities.

The practice area is overcrowded, but well maintained. The pace of play is very slow with at least one group waiting at each tee box if not two. This makes it very hard to get into and maintain a playing rythym.

I would however recommend that everyone play this course at least once.

I believe the round to be overpriced due to the negative points I have mentioned.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 96
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Ocotillo

This is a very nice course and is in great shape. The pace of play was such that we were waiting at every tee box for at least one foursome.

The course is a 27 hole layout with water in play on every hole and sand on many of the same holes guarding the greens. The fairways are narrow, well maintained and the rough is well manicured. The greens are fast and undulating.

The pro shop is well stocked and the staff friendly. I have no knowledge of other facilities. The practice area is small and crowded.

The green fees are in my opinion a little steep, but on par for a resort course. I would recommend anyone try this course at least once.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

For public crs some pin placement were very unfair for the average golfer.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ok

Nice course except there is bird poop everywhere on shoes clubs golfball and it’s smelly ugh

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0

Tournament focused

Ran into a slow tournament on the front 9...They figured it was our responsibility to play the back faster to make up for the slow front 9.☹ Marshall kept telling us he needed people off the gold course by 1.30 for another tournament...Did he really need to push so hard on the 17th hole...? Would give it a pass next time..

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 86
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Ocotillo hacking

Course in really good shape. Greens hard and fast and undulating. Lots of water which comes in play on several holes. Paired with a two young men who were great to play with. Love to have several beers while I play but the exorbitant price for beverages did not allow me to partake

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Solid!

Course was in good shape. Very few bad or thin spots. Wall to wall green grass was so refreshing. Well done Ocotillo, well done! Best course on our trip.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Overwatered

While the course was in good condition, the complete over seeding of the terrain including the rough, it slowed the round down and forced almost a lift, clean and replace approach despite being in the middle of the fairway. There was an unusual amount of moisture on the course given there has been little rain in the area. The aprons around the green were not properly cut to an appropriate length.

Because of the early start to our round, countless course maintenance people were working on the course but rarely provided the courtesy and consideration for the golfers to take their shots.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Get it together Ocotillo

I have played here many times before and will continue but today was just not there day . Very unorganized start. Groups running into each other as you were making the turns . We started between two groups that finished there front nine .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ocotillo

Wet swamp not good for golfing. Overwatered swamp land.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

The overall condition was very good, would be nice if there were gps on the cart, would help for distances to targets and the water.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

A Stern Test

I always enjoy playing Ocotillo. Make sure you have enough balls in your bag because there is plenty of water out there. Florida meets the desert on this challenging layout. The only surprise of the day was that they let us start at our scheduled time despite the ground being quite frosty as the temperature was in the mid 30’s. I hope we didn’t do any damage with our foot prints

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging fun course for the dollar

Nice course with three nine hole layouts. Greens are rolling nicely, fairways in very good shape. Fairly wide fairways, but water does come into play on many holes. Great staff and nice patio bar to catch a cold one after the round,and pace of play for us was 4 hours. Only negative is some holes have alot of bird poop due to many geese,ducks,pigeons who are attracted to the water there.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful water features excellent layout

Ocotillo is such a great value for the money - the staff is great all three nines offer a challenging yet fair test of golf with beautiful views and picturesque hole layouts.

For the price you can’t beat it in the Phoenix area in the winter.

I look forward to playing it all winter and summer as the combination of the 3 nines gives you a new “look” each time I play.

Great track highly Reccomended!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Premium value

Played Ocotillo for the second time today and despite a lengthy frost delay, we still got it around the links in good time. I would say today the course was very moist (mother nature’s doing)but think the fairways, especially close to the green structures were cut a bit too tight. Well worth the trip south to chandler

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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