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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Rentals/Services
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Food & Beverage
Bar, Grill, RestaurantAvailable Facilities
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
Gorgeous course!!
First time playing here and was highly impressed!! Really loved the course and it was in excellent shape. I will definitely be back!!
I like the fact there is topography to the course, unlike the flat terrain of most courses in the area.
The setting is beautiful.
Greens are well maintained and consistent for all holes.
The course as a whole is well maintained.
A day you only dream of
Noon t off time. Arrived 11. Hit balls on range and then missed a few puts. Arrived at 1st t about 15 minutes early. One 2 some just teeing off and no one else around. Started early, the group in front of us let us play through and we were done in 3 hours. Fairways were in great shape and greens even better. The layout has multiple elevation changes and several optical challenges that are minimized once you play the course a few times. Staff have always been friendly making you feel welcome. I highly recommend
Desert Canyon, Fountain Hills AZ.
The course features a beautiful clubhouse and the course itself I see very scenic and fun to play. Even though the course just recently re-opened after damage due to weather it was in a good playable condition. The staff,were extremely helpful and pleasant. The only downside to our round was due to two ignorant males who drove past us on the sixteenth hole and then teed off backing us up when it was tight for finishing the round before dark.
A bit wet...
They have been watering so the balls picked up quite a bit of mud...we ended up lift, clean and place.
Great Course!!!
I was really pleased. Difficult, but if your smart and play a lot of shorter clubs off the tees you will score well because the course is not that long. Although it doesn't feel short. You got to play it to understand. Great views too. Fun course!
Course was great, but play was slow
The course was beautiful, staff attentive and friendly,we were sent out a little early. But, we waited at every hole. The ranger did try to speed up those ahead of us and there was a large group that went out in the morning- with the views and the weather the wait was bearable, but folks were getting testy by the 18th hole!! All in all, it was a good experience and we will play again.
Great Staff
The course was a lot of fun to play. With the remodel because of the flood, no food options yet except a hot dog, and a very small one at that. We will be back, came for the golf not the food.
Amenities were under construction. I’m sure it will be nice when complete
Fabulous Condition
The course has only been open for two weeks as it has been closed since the big wind storm in July, so the tee boxes, fairways and greens are immaculate. Staff are very friendly and helpful. We had a slower foursome for the first few holes and were very pleased when they allowed us to play through.
Greens, or browns?
First time, definitely need local knowledge...even with GPS provided due to green slopes and false fronts, you need to know where to land the ball...also need to know green size since several are uphill and you cant see them. Speed was excessive when coupled with slopes, chipped off two greens and putted off one. Had to play a 5 foot break on one hole on a 10 foot putt. Never heard a foursome say REALLY so many times!!! It got to be funny and became our battle cry.
Overall a good course to play at. Shorter than I anticipated, hit all 3 par 5s in 2. Hills can be deceptive, but overall this place was great! Good pace of play, friendly staff and well kept!
Super dry
Super dry Play this course a couple years ago it is beautiful not sure why they're not watering it but it was extremely dry weeds everywhere and the greens were like Cement
Desert Canyon always great views and a very nice course to play
Great views
Awesome layout, good condition for this time of year. Small greens and hard to read breaks. Totally worth $25 on golf now
Talking Stick Stay & Play Package
The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Stay & Play Package
Arizona Golf Grind Package
Thank you for taking the time to review our golf course we appreciate it. We would like to apologize for the dry condition this past week on the course. We had a mechanical failure with our well so the course was the one to suffer. We have actually been watering 3 times a day since it got back up and running. I have seen the condition get better everyday so things are looking up.