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Conditions
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Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
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Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.5
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Traditional
Par 71
Length 6410 yards
Slope 125
Rating 69.7

Nestled within Fountain Hills, the course at the Desert Canyon Golf Club offers a championship course with a variety of elevation changes with views canyon and mountain views. It is a desert-style course with some elevated tees and open fairways that play tight with a few doglegs. Water bunkers come into play on a few holes as well as numerous well-positioned sand bunkers. From nearly every hole on the golf course, views of the signature fountain in Fountain Hills, which is the world's tallest fountain at 550 feet, can be seen.

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Course Details

Year Built 1971
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect John Allen

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $29
GPS Yes
Caddies 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 Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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3.8
1230 Reviews (1230)
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Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Good course

Very good condition. Nice layout. Need to play more than once.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fun, scenic course

My wife and I play Desert Canyon weekly while in AZ for the winter and it’s one of our favorite PHX area courses. Friendly staff (starters, Marshall’s,, cart guys, restaurant servers) and a very scenic layout. They keep the course in really nice condition and they always have someone on the course monitoring pace of play. We play in the early afternoon and almost every one of our rounds this year have been in 4 hours with probably our longest being 4:15. Like all AZ courses the prices have gone up, but if you buy their player card and take advantage of their loyalty program it’s very reasonably priced for Phoenix. Restaurant is also a good place for an after round drink or meal with great views from their patio

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

Nope

Not worth the money you pay. Greens are super slow. Definitely not my first choice of courses in the Phoenix Scottsdale area for sure.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Layout

Not the longest course but the layout demands that you think out each shot before hitting it. great views, as well. Very enjoyable to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
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 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cement Greens

There’s a lot I could say about the course, but the most disappointing was the state of the greens; it was like landing a ball on an Astro-turfed board. I don’t believe this course was worth what I payed to play it; if you can get on for $130 it’s a good course to golf, for what they’re charging go somewhere else.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Could be better

After checking in at $200+, they hand you a token for an unnecessarily small bucket of range balls. The course conditions are fine, but the layout is in terrain that may have been too rugged for placement of a golf course. And the developer placed the homes way to close to the course as many holes transition from fairway, to cart path, to back yard in a matter of a few feet.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Turf great

Greens and turf great, fast greens great day. Hole locations too close to collars

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course. Horrible golf carts

I enjoyed the layout of this course. I had an early AM tee time and had the course all to my self. The course is in good shape. The only issue I had was that the gps golf carts frequently stopped the cart from working while on the cart paths. I spent 10-15 minutes of my round dealing with the obstinate cart. If it was a busy day this would have been infuriating. I let the golf shop and bag employees know about this issue.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun Course

Course was in excellent condition pace of play was good. Nice to see rangers driving around checking on groups. All good except golf in Arizona is overpriced. Would highly recommend this course though!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Very nice course

The course was nice and well maintained. Just over 6400 from back tees, so if you're a decent player would recommend the tips. Value was ok, but still a bit pricey for my liking. Well worth playing at least one time. Would play it more if the price was a bit better.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Lovely desert course

We will definitely be back to play this course. Very well managed, kept pace of play moving. It took us just over 4 hours to play a round and that was with no driving in the fairways due to overseed. Course is in great shape, friendly staff, beautiful views.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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