Desert Canyon Golf Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Canyon | 71 | 6410 yards | 69.7 | 125 |
| Sky | 71 | 6216 yards | 69.0 | 123 |
| Sky/Cactus | 71 | 6081 yards | 68.6 | 122 |
| Cactus | 71 | 5885 yards | 67.3 | 121 |
| Cactus (W) | 71 | 5885 yards | 73.0 | 123 |
| Cactus/Sun | 71 | 5466 yards | 65.4 | 112 |
| Cactus/Sun (W) | 71 | 5466 yards | 71.0 | 120 |
| Sun (W) | 71 | 5026 yards | 68.5 | 115 |
| Sun | 71 | 5026 yards | 63.2 | 105 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon M: 69.7/125 | 373 | 198 | 388 | 505 | 383 | 365 | 361 | 161 | 398 | 3132 | 324 | 407 | 500 | 182 | 516 | 420 | 155 | 381 | 393 | 3278 | 6410 |
| Sky M: 69.0/123 | 365 | 184 | 376 | 485 | 371 | 356 | 349 | 155 | 381 | 3022 | 319 | 398 | 490 | 174 | 501 | 411 | 149 | 374 | 378 | 3194 | 6216 |
| Sky/Cactus M: 68.6/122 | 346 | 168 | 360 | 485 | 371 | 336 | 349 | 145 | 381 | 2941 | 319 | 378 | 490 | 165 | 501 | 391 | 144 | 374 | 378 | 3140 | 6081 |
| Cactus M: 67.3/121 W: 73.0/123 | 346 | 168 | 360 | 462 | 355 | 336 | 315 | 145 | 360 | 2847 | 314 | 378 | 472 | 165 | 482 | 391 | 144 | 356 | 336 | 3038 | 5885 |
| Cactus/Sun M: 65.4/112 W: 71.0/120 | 290 | 148 | 321 | 462 | 269 | 336 | 315 | 145 | 360 | 2646 | 289 | 378 | 472 | 131 | 408 | 345 | 105 | 356 | 336 | 2820 | 5466 |
| Sun M: 63.2/105 W: 68.5/115 | 290 | 148 | 321 | 405 | 269 | 285 | 265 | 135 | 327 | 2445 | 289 | 342 | 444 | 131 | 408 | 345 | 105 | 302 | 215 | 2581 | 5026 |
| Handicap | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 5 |
Course Details
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Arizona (2023 #11)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by u314163203453 on 07/04/2024
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Photo submitted by stephdog75 on 11/03/2023
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Photo submitted by WGAgolf on 06/21/2023
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Photo submitted by WGAgolf on 06/21/2023
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12 people Photo submitted by u2515812 on 12/10/2021
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6 Carts Photo submitted by u2515812 on 12/10/2021
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One of many great views. Photo submitted by ChalieG on 03/22/2021
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Photo submitted by Smlonergan on 02/09/2021
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Photo submitted by rsnethen on 01/27/2021
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Photo submitted by JAY5419330 on 11/27/2020
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Beautiful views Photo submitted by luvhhi on 10/21/2020
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#16 Photo submitted by luvhhi on 10/21/2020
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Great views! Photo submitted by Acebuffe on 03/24/2020
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Signature #16 Photo submitted by u712017935 on 02/19/2020
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Photo submitted by samuraijoe1968 on 02/07/2020
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Photo submitted by samuraijoe1968 on 02/07/2020
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1st hole Photo submitted by samblundell on 01/01/2020
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10th hole Photo submitted by samblundell on 01/01/2020
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Photo submitted by GolfLeo on 12/15/2019
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Look at that View! Photo submitted by mmjohnson45351 on 11/03/2019
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Photo submitted by mmjohnson45351 on 11/03/2019
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Photo submitted by scottpaja on 05/03/2019
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Photo submitted by scottpaja on 05/03/2019
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#16' downhill Photo submitted by BillandLinnie on 01/23/2015
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Photo submitted by grandejohn on 03/06/2014
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This is a really pretty course Photo submitted by pawithy on 11/02/2013
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View from first hole Photo submitted by Mike8484427 on 03/04/2013
Très beau terrain
Le terrain est en excellente condition. Très belle vue des montagnes.
Met my expectations
I was supposed to play this course last year, shipped my clubs there and got rained out. Went to pick up my clubs and the staff was very unfriendly. I chalked it up to the rain and a bad day. Returned this year and discovered the same cranky staff...too early in the season for that. Anyway, the course played as I expected and read. Lots of houses on the tight but playable fairways. Greens rolled a little slow for me but were still challenging. The yardage was off on the cart GPS and cart guy said “we need to reset that”....not sure what that was about. Conditions were good and the course is playable with nice elevations and few blind shots. Good course and met my expectations.
Prime time in the Valley
Got a terrific Hot Deal on Golf Now to take the bite out of the winter rates. I live two minutes from the course and I've never seen it in better condition. Lush fairways and soft greens. The sand traps, generally a problem in the Valley (concrete sand, no sand) were spectacular. Well maintained, pristine; for once I didn't mind being bunkered. So plaudits to the greenskeeper and his crew. The layout is rolling, with beautiful views, especially #16 and #18.
Mediocre
Greens and fairways were decent shape but this is a very short and relatively boring course. If you hit your driver 240 there are many holes where it will stay in the bag. If you are a short hitter or elderly where your distance is limited this could be a good course for you.
Desert Canyon
Great day, course was is in really nice shape. The greens were a little firm and had a little sand but overall rolled well.
Fountain Hills Gem
Absolutely gorgeous day. A minor frost delay but reasonable pace of play once we got going. Great course conditions. Beautiful views and lots of coyote sightings.
Wonderful staff
We were delayed after being under a frost delay at a previous course and the staff was exceptional in making every accommodation possible in allowing us to play as many holes as possible. All of this was done in making us feel special when a lot of staff at other courses would have made us feel like we were putting them out.
Spectacular Vistas
Great course with very tricky greens. Not long but still very challenging. The staff were great right from the guest services that get your cart loaded to the starter that gives you an information filled (tips) talk before your tee off. The grounds crew have the course in immaculate shape from tee boxes to greens. The greens were fast and roll true.... a real pleasure to play on. The elevation changes were the best part with vistas that will just take your breath away...... you will need to re-focus on your golf shot or you can get into plenty of trouble. We played on a cooler day and would have liked to seen the speed of play a little faster as we waited on every tee box. We play courses all over the Phoenix area when we come to escape the cold Saskatchewan winters and have found a new favourite in Desert Canyon.
Great course
I highly recommended playing, bring your putting stroke.
Putt putt greens
Course was in good shape but the pins were placed so you were 3 putting. For example, all 4 of us were on a green and putted our balls to the pin. All reached the pin but all rolled back over 6 feet. It’s a short course and most likely have these greens to offset for the short length.
Great Course
Beautiful weather to play a beautiful course with great scenary!
Desert Canyon
Wonderful course. Well maintained. 4 hour 5 minute pace of play. Layout is awesome with lots of elevation changes. Play the tips if you are 10 hcp or better
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