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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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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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5.0
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First Time Playing

Challenging greens and awesome scenery and conditions. Slow play

First time and loved the course. Tough greens. Not a long course. Great beers in clubhouse. Would have loved a beer cart on a Saturday morning. Great to see staff moving slow play along

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great views!!

Course was very well maintained and staff was friendly. The course has awesome views of surrounding mountains!! Will play again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Sundeck19

Course in great shape! Cart guy awesome, club house guy was too busy hahaha

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun track

Short course and pretty open. A little rough around the edges but good value.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Fantastic

We love this course! We typically have a foursome of women who are average golfers, play ready golf, and always keep the four hour round strategy. The entire staff is friendly and we are sure to have a nice lunch after the round!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Better than last time.

I hadn't played this since the late spring. The course was in excellent shape,. The greens were smooth and fast, not out of control fast but a really good speed. The rest of the course was in equally good shape. The only drawback is the lack of a full size range, limited flight balls will get you loose but distances are a guess.

The course is very playable with room in the fairways, however if you miss into the brush it is thick enough to lose balls. Some holes require downclubbing off the tee but that only adds to the strategy. Plenty of elevation changes to keep it interesting for all skill levels and the mountain views are spectacular.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Unique Arizona course with fantastic views

The greens were perfect and the course is well maintained. Lots of fun to play and all the holes are different zig zagging thru the canyons, up hills and down. You will either play your best game or it will humiliate you but leave you wanting to play there again soon. I've been playing this course for 37 years and never seen it in better shape and always a great round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a fun and challenging round of golf, course is in excellent condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor Management of tee times

We had a 1230 Tee time and the starter moved the 1248 in front of us and allowed a twosome to cut in front of us. The twosome was a husband and wife and she was new to the game and was hitting two or three balls on each hole. No rangers on the course. We were at the course 45 minutes before our tee time and they move others ahead of us. Play was very slow and we quit after 9 holes.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Beautiful course

Great conditions.

Rental clubs little costly ($65 + tax).

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Really enjoyed Desert Canyon. Pace of play was quite slow as there was a ladies tournament on and they were very deliberate to say the least however still enjoyed the round

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course - staff could improve

Fun, easy, well maintained course. Club house staff was not very friendly towards outside players. Strange experience for sure....

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

slower pace today

The course is in great shape with quick greens and well groomed fairways. Today the pace of play was a little slow. We waited on almost every hole. Finished the round in 4 1/2 hours. Starting ar 1:24 and finishing about 5:50. Could not have played any longer as it was too dark. One group behind us finished, but others behind them did not.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful course !

Desert Canyon is always great to play. The vistas are hard to beat and the course is always in good shape. Pace of play is good summer and fall when I have played..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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