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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
78.2%
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3.9
21 Reviews (21)
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Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Pace
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Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
76.2%
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3.8
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Conditions
3.8
Value
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Layout
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
4.3
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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
2066 Reviews (2066)

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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Seems to be a lot of roped off areas and seems odd because course is in good shape. Long walk for the elderly on some holes., otherwise it’s a great track !!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very beautiful course

Bring you a game or bring alot of extra balls....played the blue course and theres alot of water hazards

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Octillo

Course is a challenging layout but not in the best of shape. Not bad but greens were definitely not the best. Tee boxes show a lot of play and weren't great but the course is nicely laid out.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Just like a desert course except replace the desert with water...

Played this course many times and it is always fun. fairly short but the water adds the challenge ...and can claim many an errant shot.

Played Blue/White Christmas eve day and found the course in decent shape - White was near perfect but Blue had several greens that were beat up (Fix your divots people!)

One last comment is that I thought they just redid the irrigation for the course but I did seem over-watered in several areas

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun Course Lots of water.

Course was pretty wet for December but it was definitely a good course. I would probably want to play it before the geese fly south. No mistaking that the geese were in town. Clean your shoes before packing them.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very Difficult Course

If you’re a great golfer, it would be great. If you’re intermediate or a new golfer, no way! So much water! I have no idea how many balls we lost. Also, the fairways were in great shape, but the greens on the putting services not so much. The tee boxes were pretty bad as well. Would not recommend this course to a new or intermediate golfer...

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never expected...

Tee time 9:11

Made the turn and looked to check the time cause i knew it had been a while...going on 3 hours to play 9 holes...called the pro shop they said they were sending marshalls right away....no marshall 30min later and we were still on the same hole....never did i imagine ocotillo would let it go this far....

Lucky for me the pro shop took care of me since i ledt afyer 11 holes 3 and a half hours into my round...beware of slow play here....

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bring back Troon

Five hours and never seeing a Ranger is BS. On line it says "off cart path" and starter who got starting order messed up said "a couple holes" may be roped off. Virtually half par 4s and 5s were roped off. Love this course but it seems whenever a course goes away from Troon management quality drops.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wet and muddy

Gold course was ridiculously muddy and wet. Just off every green was mud. Also gold and blue course bunkers were wet and clumpy. 9 on gold literally had standing water in bunker. Sad how the conditions have gone down hill over last 10 yrs

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Had read some bad reviews, course is lush and in great shape. Best value in the valley. This is a great course!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Az Lakes Golf

Course is challenging due to water and sand. Course was in good shape with a couple fairways dry and hard, but overall really nice. Staff is very friendly and course amenities are great!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value

Great value course and a nice change from desert courses. A real variety with the three nines. Had to pay for range

Balls this year, pretty sure they were included last year. Overall I really enjoy this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
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
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fantastic As Usual

Always a pleasure playing such a consistent course. We always put Ocotillo on our agenda when we visit Phoenix.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ocotillo YES

It was a very good course in very good condition, but be warned most holes have water. Of course this adds to the beauty.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

What a Great Course!

Beautiful course; lots of water to keep the challenge up but also manageable for less skilled golfers. Conditions excellent for overseeding season. Blue course was excellent; White course was fairly good but a little behind the blue; we did not play the Gold 9.

We will definitely come back here - and the price was also terrific! Don’t miss this course when visiting Scottsdale-Phoenix area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

very nice course

The course is very nice and in great shape. Pace of play was a little slow(4 1/2 hours). Also we were told it was 90 degree rule, but there were a number of holes that were roped off and we had to walk from the cart path.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course to be played

We played the blue/white course.Blue is in great shape and the white is moderate.

Problem is that a group of 8 players came out of nowhere and were about to take place beetween my two foursome.Where were the starter to control this traffic?disappointing

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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