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3.3
704 Reviews (704)
5 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.1
Value
3.0
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
50.4%
Recommend this course
575 out of 704 reviews
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3.2
18 Reviews (18)
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Conditions
3.0
Value
2.9
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
3.9
44.4%
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8 out of 18 reviews
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3.0
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Conditions
2.8
Value
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Layout
3.9
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
3.6
36.4%
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8 out of 22 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high marks as one of the valley's most beautiful and challenging designs. Friendly staff and smooth pace of play make each round a welcoming experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Desert
Par 71
Length 7002 yards
Slope 138
Rating 72.2

SunRidge Canyon Golf Club provides adventure amid natural terrain over 7,002 yards of par-71 golf. The golf course was laid out by the golf course architect Keith Foster, who hid the golf course in the ridges and canyons of the foothills of the McDowell Mountains, one of the last untouched bastions of the Southwestern United States.

The SunRidge Canyon Golf Club's signature hole is the 17th, and it is unique, giving golfers the option of shooting a 209-yard, par 3 over a box canyon today and then going for a 152-yard par 3 from an elevated tee tomorrow. Foster discovered the elevated-tee opportunity during a tour of the golf course while it was being constructed and added the Canyon set of tees right then. The vistas he knew golfers would get were enough to convince Foster to set up the second set of tees.

After a round of golf at the SunRidge Canyon Golf Club, head back to the Ridge Room, which attracts visitors and locals for the great view and Southwestern cuisine.

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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Ultradwarf Bermudagrass
Architect Keith Foster (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
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 Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required, no denim

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.3
704 Reviews (704)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 40
Patio Dining 39
19th Hole Scenic Views 33
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 74
Forced Carries 59
Bunkers 56
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 65
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 64
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 32
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 60
Convenient to the City 30
In the 'Burbs 27

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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful challenging course

The opening holes let you warm up. The challenge is the closing 6. Great views. Changes in elevation. You can't spray off the tee but it's fair. Very fun round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Good course for the money. Great views. Greens a little too hard. Ball wouldn't stick after shots. Cart girl had big cans so that was a bonus.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Sup

Great greens. Came up on a twosome of blue hairs that would not let us play through. So many people think once you pay your green fee you don't need to show any courtesy to other golfers. Took them 10 shots to reach the green on par 5 and they decided to okay the black tees. What a joke.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Wicked Six Rules

Awesome layout. Forgiving open fairways and challenging greens. Wicked Six is one of the most difficult finishing holes. Great experience.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

breath taking

awesome day staff was extremely friendly , course and scenic views were unreal , when you play listen to the GPS review before each hole it will help lower your score, good tips to use certain clubs was a big help.
Will be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great golf day!

Sun Ridge is a great course which challenge any golfer strategy. It is not for all type of golfers, in my opinion you must need to know how to manage the course and your shots. The course is fun to play during the front nine where you go down the canyon. But in the back nine turn out to become a challenger since you play up the hill. This is where you will need your good game to sustain your good score from first nine. Excellent course, my wife and I been playing it for the last 10 years.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

beautiful course,nice staff

The most difficult course I have ever played. Greens were in bad shape. I am not able to figure out why because the rest of the course was great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Super interesting layout

May rates coming down, opportunity to play this great layout

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ok course to play

There are much better courses in the area especially based on the cost of Sun Ridge. Seemed like a course for the retirement groups.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Not all about the revenue, Its about service too.

Played Sunridge Canyon from a GolfNow Tee-Time. Pace of play was unacceptable considering the limited groups on the course. Took 8 holes to see the cart girl, only to be told she was done for the day.

Requested ranger to come out to speed up play, never even saw a ranger or member of staff, after leaving first hole. On the 17th tee, there were 5 groups waiting to tee off, which pretty much sums up the round.

Golf courses in AZ need to understand they have lots of competition and only a few summer dollars to go around. Will not be back to Sunridge Canyon.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great layout

I love the layout! However, the greens were stressed and dry. At the same time, they were very slow. Much slower than any other course I have played in Arizona to date on this trip. I will play again because of the layout. Bunkers were course sand and not well cared for.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice track,very playable

Really liked the course and would return soon. Good combo of holes that make it a interesting round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course!

Fun course, third time I have played it. Always something new when I play. Wicked 6 lives up to its name!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Best find yet

This course is awesome. I will play this course every time I am back in Scottsdale.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Nice course

Nice course layout, and in good shape, but for the price paid I was expected to be in better conditions. Some of the greens were bumpy, and different speed in every other hole.
Other than that, beautiful mountain views.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overall solid facility

The golf course was in good shape. I read previous reviews about the condition of the greens. The greens were a little thin but it didn't affect the playability in any way, they rolled true. Teed off at 10:15 and played in 4 hours exactly. Real test of golf with great views. Food afterwards was excellent as well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

WAY COOL

I'm blessed. I've played golf all over the United States and abroad. Sunridge Canyon is not for the finicky, wanna-be pro golfer - it will crush your dreams. This public golf course presented a real challenge and the conditions were fantastic; the overall experience was even better. The "wicked six" (appropriately named) are no joke. You better have your powder dry and your hammer cocked, otherwise, really bad things can happen to your scorecard. Losing golf balls became a reality - no worries - replaced each lost ball with a shot of Crown (the beverage girl visited often). The real pain started after the golf. The superintendent put us on the indoor/outdoor computerized golf swing machine. He videotaped our swings and measured our club head speed, angle at impact, ball flight, and distance (carry/roll). My swing felt like Rory McElroy and looked like Charles Barkley - oh well. The day ended next to a fire pit with live music. The food and drinks were priced right...we saw several javelinas and coyotes to boot. It's a desert wonderland - perfect for the guys and gals I run with.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Winter Escape to SRC

Sunridge Canyon has been a winter golf destination from the brutal Ohio winters the past 3 years. From the moment you arrive at SunRidge Canyon, you know you made a great golf choice - the Staff at SRC is professional, friendly and knowledgable and go out of their way to make sure you enjoy a great golf experience. The course is a Top 5 on my personal list - a great combination of a challenging, but fair lay-out and second to none when it comes to the views offered by the surrounding mountains around the canyon. Finally, no need to be in a hurry after your round, the SRC patio is an inviting spot to complete your SRC experience - great menu options with spectacular views.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overpriced for condition of course

This course has potential. However, for $195 rack rate, this course is way overpriced. The greens were spotty and had several dead spots. Fairways were not lush and the tee boxes were very long and not clean cut. The course could've been excellent but I am rather dissatisfied for the $150 I paid. This course was not worth that money because it was not in good shape. I will not play here again for this price. If I could get the course for $40-$50 I would consider it, but nothing more.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Mixed bag

The course was in very good shape, the pace of play was fine with no real hold ups, other than our own lost balls (many of those). This is quite an unforgiving track without a lot of bail out room. When we got to the half way house they had run out of food (1:44PM on Sunday). After the round they were duly apologetic for this and made it up to us, but it was quite unusual.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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