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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ClubhouseAccolades
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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
Terrible Experience
When we booked the reservation they did not let us know that it was in terrible condition and they were overseeing. The course was in unplayable. My mother was visiting from Chicago for her birthday. This ruined her birthday round.
There was also hardly any staff on. They had no cart girls running.
When I mentioned our disappointment to the staff/pro shop. Nothing was offered in compensation or rain check round.
I will not be playing this course ever again.
Greens good but heavy sand covers dirt on most green front edges
Fairways & greens above average for July, but lots of sand in areas in front of most greens - don't hit it short.
Perfect
The course is in excellent condition and it was a hot windy day, so was not to bad.
Awesome Course
For the money this course was a great place to play. Staff was helpful, course was challenging and the views were great.
Great Course
We loved this course. First time playing here but definitely plan to come back. Great views and lots of elevation changes. The course was in excellent condition
Fun course
Overall, this was a fun course to play. Lots of opportunities to rip it, but balanced with some required precision. We would definitely play this course again. We finished in 3.5 hours. It also helped that buddy in our foursome got a hole-in-one on #2. :-)
Fabulous Course
I play this course at least once each year. I enjoy the challenges of rolling, sloping hills and dog legs. It also has spectacular views of the surrounding area. The experience for the money is well worth it.
Excellence
Course and greens were impeccable!! Play was a little slow on some holes but nothing to impair the play. Overall a very nice course I'll play again.
Would definitely play again.
This was well worth the drive. For lower handicap women there is lots of fun to be had with a combination of short, easy holes and tricky, uphill greens. Beware the greens sloping away from the front to back. The course condition was good for the time of year and considerably better than other public courses we had played. Wish the gold tees had been rated for women.
Nice challenging course,good greens,fun to play,always go another club for uphill greens
Not our style
The course was in good shape and the pace of play was fine. The layout just isn’t our style. Narrow curving fairways with many elevation changes and a lot of uphill greens sloping back to front. The fact that it was really windy didn’t help either. We seem to generally prefer more classic layouts. If target golf with a lot of elevation changes is your thing than you’ll probably have fun.
Excellent Greens
Majestic course nestled in Fountain Hills. Challenging course, greens are near perfection. Highly recommend.
Good layout and course
Course was in excellent shape (greens and fairways). Pace was a little slow but only because of an event in front of us. Even with that we finished in around 4 hours. Played here several times and always had a good experience.
Needed a Marshall
The pro shop was kind to let us tee off earlier than our booked tee time, However we waited on every hole and it was evident that the group in front of us was two holes behind.They allowed us to play thru as we were a twosome however on the 16th hole there were three groups waiting to tee off,on 17 the same and on 18 there were four groups, seriously what the heck , there was no Marshall and watching the first group out of four tee off I realized that they were likely the culprits.There is nothing worse than slow play especially for,the money you spend.
Fun & convenient
Course is in very good shape. Some fairways are cut a little short. Quite a few ball marks on the greens. Scenery is amazing. Plays longer than the yardage.
Talking Stick Stay & Play Package
The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Stay & Play Package
Arizona Golf Grind Package