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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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Reviews

2.3
1230 Reviews (1230)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 46
Patio Dining 36
19th Hole Scenic Views 28
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 107
Bunkers 43
Undulating Greens 42
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 75
Locals 59
Advanced Golfers 47
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 79
Convenient to the City 47
In the 'Burbs 44

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Conditions Excellent
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Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
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4.0
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Previously Played

Great course

Amazing layout, the rough was a little bare, but otherwise the course is in great shape.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 9
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Fun track but in mediocre condition.

Challenging fun little track. Nice views. Not in the best condition for the price. Plenty of course in the valley that are cheaper and in better shape. Paid $45.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 244
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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Canyon Play

I have reviewed this course previously. The entire course winds through a picturesque canyon, creating some very calculated play. Either the tee box will be elevated or the green will be elevated, and assessing what club adjustment is needed becomes one of the bigger challenges. The result is a lot of fun golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Dirt Track

This course was complete garbage. Tee box’s are all dirt, fairways have small patches of grass & the greens were dirt. Wouldn’t play here again even if round was free.

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

What more do you need?

Challenging course in great shape with beautiful views. Good location, friendly staff and played the round in 3.5 hours. Looking forward to playing again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Outstanding views

A gem no one talks about. This course is very nice with spectacular views. Fairways a little beat up but just on the edges. This time of the year in Arizona that is expected. Great course will definitely play it again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course

Great staff and course was in great shape for the arizona summer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

For this time of year I thought the course was in good shape with exception of the tees that need some TLC.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great track

I’ve played this track twice, both in the summer and a year apart. Excellent condition for August, greens are nice and fairways are good too. Just a really fun track and different than most in Phoenix. Lots of elevation change and elevated greens/tee boxes. Great views of surrounding mountains as you dip in and out of canyons. I need to make a point to play here more often.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Shaggy greens and all this is a gem.

Best course for the money. The course is recovering from getting punched. But the staff is awesome. And it is a fun course to play. Found where I will be spending the rest of the summer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice but....

This course is nice. However, three s were dreadful. They’ll be good and probably were not long ago. However, there was a LOT of sand on them. Even several large clumps of sand. We just adopted the two putt policy....everyone two-putted everything. Otherwise, it was a great course, good fairways and tee boxes. Driving range was mats only, also. Hate that. Still, for the price, it was a fair value.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Very Scenic Course

I drove from Florence Arizona to this course and after playing this course it was worth the hour and sixteen minutes drive. We took pictures because the backdrop of the mountains and the course being in the valley of the mountains was spectacular. Staff was friendly, golf course was in supreme conditions. Will definitely play it again before the price to play goes up extremely.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value and wonderful views

We played on a Saturday morning and were a bit surprised that there was no starter to ensure groups were teeing off at their scheduled tee time. We were a foursome stuck behind a slow playing foursome and the ranger stopped by several times letting us know he was doing everything he could to pick up the pace of play as the group ahead of us was 2 holes behind pace of play. We appreciated his efforts and enjoyed the round. Very disappointed that the cart woman stopped her services at 10am, especially when playing in 100 degree weather, we were thirsty! Good course and well worth the value.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 244
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Arizona Advisor
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Course Layout

I love the layout of this course. The entire course winds its way through canyon terrain, requiring shots from elevated tees or up to elevated greens. Club selection is always at a premium as you try to adjust to the different approaches required on each hole. Some approach shots require you to 'club up' as much as two clubs to reach your target. On this round, the course was not in its best shape. There were two holes (6 & 7) that were seemingly under repair and a number of places otherwise that were in stress. The greens had also been recently sanded and aerated, so putting was a bit of an additional challenge. I still recommend this course, but maybe give it a couple weeks to let some of the repairs resolve.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

I say stay away during the Summer. Course condition for early July pretty poor even for desert standards. Pretty short but layout makes somewhat challenging.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
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