Ocotillo Golf Club - Gold/Blue

The greens were more sand than grass and were in horrible shape. I can’t believe they charged $170 for course. The last time I played it, several years ago, it was in great shape. Not sure what happened but I don’t recommend playing here.

Always make a trip to this course when in Phoenix/Chandler area. Very friendly staff from bag drop, to Pro Shop, and the restaurant, with great service. Pricy when compared to being accustomed to Midwest golf courses, but competitive with all Arizona courses. The greens felt a little like they were going through some kind of seasonal transition change and were a little bumby and slow. But, with the slope of many of the greens, this course would be extremely challenging if the greens become smoother and fast. It's one of those places that you need to play a few times to figure out your targets, and memorize distances to water...because water is in play on several holes. The Carts do not have GPS. This was very disappointing for a Club of this caliber of golf to blow-off what should be a standard in Carts. Have your own GPS watch to make all I've described about this course easier to play, because you really need to know what is ahead of you. Practice range was mats only and even when stepping in front of the mats a few feet to hit a few tee balls, it was like standing in a sand trap - no grass. All said, Ocotillo is a must play with beautiful homes, Palm trees, and no desert cactus rocky waste areas like 80% of AZ courses offer.

The course itself was in pretty good condition and a nice layout. Greens were in average condition, but would have expected better for $180 greens fee. I played from the tips and it was plenty challenging. Would have definitely played again, but the rangers on the course completely ruined the experience for me. I’m a single digit handicap and can play 18 by myself walking in like 2.5 hours. However, I played as a single and got put with a guy who brought out two of his clients. They were all below average golfers so we were playing a bit on the slower side, about a 4.5 hour pace. After a rough hole, the group ahead of us got about a hole ahead and they stayed there the entire rest of the round. The group behind us was an entire hole back from hole 2 on. So, literally no one in front of us or pushing us from behind the entire day. HOWEVER, the two rangers on the course thought it was important to keep up pace of play and hovered over us. They stopped to give us the pace of play talk 6 different times in the first 13 holes. The second to last time we were told if we didn’t catch the group in front of us, they were going to force us to skip the next par three. In my 30+ years of playing golf I’ve never experienced this, but my understanding from the guys I was playing with this is a regular occurrence. I get that nobody wants to play 6 hour rounds, but it’s crazy to me that 4.5 hours is completely unacceptable. If that’s the case, they need to stop letting 30 handicap players on the course. If you’re going to take their money and let them play, there is no way they’re playing in 4 hours. So bottom line…If you want to go enjoy a round with buddies and can’t play in under 4 hours, don’t play here. There are so many other options. If you are a single, don’t go at all. You’re just going to get annoyed by a few rangers being the pace of play police, when you have zero control over the people you’re playing with.

Course was just ok .Rangers did not speed up play until the 14 th hole. Five hour round in sweltering heat.

Course is a shadow of what it used to be

Course was in good shape. Fairways and greens were nice and true to readings. Some blind tee shots that rewarded good shots with ball in water hazards. Best for a first timer to get some advice prior to playing a round. Overall a good experience!

Greens were sparse with grass, dried out in spots, very slow and very rough. Will never play there again.

Greens were in TERRIBLE SHAPE. Way over priced also lots of duck and goose crap on course, not healthy. I was going to ask for a discount.

The greens were terrible and their was lots of of goose and duck crap .everywhe. I had to wash off my golf shoes after round, not a healthy environment. Way over priced for the conditions. Should of asked for a refund.

Nice course, designed for experienced golfers as much water comes into play. Sky course is beautiful!! Recommend if your 14 handicap or less. Not a beginner track.

That's what at least three people told me before I even reached the 1st tee. This is a 27-hole course where a person is assigned two of three 9-hole courses. They have changed the names from colors (blue, gold, white) to names such as Oasis. This is important for those of you that have the old names on your GPS device. Each of the courses have water on the majority of the links, some of which invade or separate the link from the green. In other words, a water hazard is in play for about 80% of the links. Some of the fairways lean towards the water, making a fair shot into an automatic drop. The challenge is to be precise and plan for layups. Otherwise, the course is in great shape with crisp fairways and undulating but speedy greens. There are a few sand bunkers, but they are small and far more isolated than the water. I played on a Thursday afternoon, but the pace of play was speedier than I other courses. It's a good course for the money, but challenging, and I did lose almost 3 times as many balls as I would on other courses as there was virtually no way to regain a ball from the rough (i.e. water). The wind didn't help matters either as it seemed like the two conspired to make sure my shots were unrecoverable. They have a very nice clubhouse and restaurant with an outdoor eating area that's reflective of the community, though I didn't spend much time there. I would play again.

Avid golfer and smooth greens connoisseur.

That being said, the amount of pitch marks around these holes has to be somewhere between battle field world war II and current Iran terrain conditions. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, FIX YOUR BALL MARKS. There's nothing quite like fixing 7 or more ball marks before over your four foot putt.

Love the layouts, strategically placed hazards...etc. The bunkers however could use some love. Having a ball stick in the top faces of the bunkers instead of properly rolling down...on multiple occasions didn't help my or my playing partners scores.

Finally, when there are customers sitting on the patio with empty drinks and more people looking for refreshments at the end of the round....it's time to stay open past 5 pm here boys.

Love the layout, conditions are always good for the amount of play this time of year, but a few touch-ups around the greens/bunkers and some later restaurant hours would make this a 4 or 5 star review.

Had a great time but for the money, I will play a cheaper course

Lots of wait time at the tee box. Your ranger was rude and unseen the last 9 holes.

Beautiful layout, with a lot of water. Fair layout. Rewarded for accuracy.

I used to live in this neighborhood and played Ocotillo weekly and always looked forward to taking out of town guests to this East Valley gem. Not anymore. The course conditions were horrible. The greens were in terrible shape and the fairways were even worse. We paid $150 pp and it is in Prime season so I expected the conditions to be at least average. I don’t expect Troon treatment from the Arcis team but you guys can do better!