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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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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 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

We love this course

Love the views on every hole, and the golf course is beautiful also.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great views and very playable for all handicaps.

Course was in excellent condition albeit the greens were a little slow after over seeding. Great track would definitely recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Scenic and friendly

Played just after overseeding and the greens furry as expected. Overall nice track if you keep it in the fairway. Lots of short but tricky par4's.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent Course

First time in Arizona. Coming off of overseeding the course looked excellent. Cart path only which was the only downfall but the views were great. Very scorable due to the slow greens right now. I'd definitely play there again if I came back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Awesome experience

Our tee time was for 9, got started sooner. Even though, it was cart paths only we finished in 3:45.
The greens were somewhat furry because the course had just been overseeded for the coming winter. Otherwise everything was great. Also, we are visiting from Canada, and noticed our flag flying beside the state flag under the flag of the USA, nice touch.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Bait and switch

Booked this tee time on GolfNow. There was nothing in the listing about cart path only or overseeding. I am physically disabled due to military combat, with a parking permit. On arrival I noted there was a Canadian flag and an Arizona flag, but no American flag. Strange. On checkin, was informed of cart path only rule, and denied a red flag due to overfeeding. I had booked play for two, but arrived alone, because my wife declined to play in 100 degree heat. Cooler temps has been forecast.
This would have been a great opportunity for management to.offer a couple rain checks, affording a discount on another day. But no. I got a stiff rejection with a scolding manner about requesting a red flag. When I went to get my cart, I was confronted about my tee time. And, because I did not yet have my clubs, I was again spoken to in a scolding manner that carts are not allowed in the parking area. As if this wasn't enough stilts authoritarianism, I was again confronted at the first tee to again confirm my tee time, and then shadowed around the course by an unsmiling, unfriendly course official.
Struggling to play with my disability in the heat and cart path only, behind a couple obviously taking their time; I finally gave up on the 13th hole, and went in. Whereupon a guy darted out of the garage as I was unloading my clubs, and tried to do a ceremonial club head wash...which they did not need, as I keep my clubs clean on the course. Of course he was trying to get a Tim while my thoughts were on assembling a group of veterans to picket the place for displaying a foreign flag instead of the one for which we fought.
Those guys are obviously impressed with themselves and the course, while I am not.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
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Commented on 10/15/2015

I would like to apologize that we couldn't allow carts onto the grass this early for anyone. We do have an american flag that is on top of our buliding above all other flags. 99% of my employees here are all veterans. You also booked through golfnow on a hot deal and we don't give refunds to those groups the call needs to be directed to them. Please make sure when you give us a 1 star it is warranted. You said nothing about how good the golf course was or that we let you out earlier.

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing

Greens were too fuzzy

Could not putt properly. Good score. No three putts ! Played as two putts after on green. Beautiful scenery

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/13/2015

I'm very sorry that the newly seeded greens couldn't be cut low enough on our first day open. We have to do this process every year so that we can prepare for winter. Our golf course is the best its ever been this time of the year so we hope you return in a couple weeks when its not cart path only and we have our greens rolling.

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

give it another week

the greens are not cut yet from overseading, cart path only also

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/13/2015

We are very sorry that your experience wasn't up to your standards and we hope the next time we can accomplish that. This is a hard time of the year to have perfect conditions after overseed.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best course in AZ!!

Beautiful views on every hole. Enjoy playing here!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent course, wretched restaurant.

Nice elevation and slope changes. Fairways good for the end of summer heat. Greens a little inconsistent. Tee boxes have been recently redone with excellent results. A lot of nice elevation and slope changes. A real hidden (or maybe not so hidden) gem. Definite must play course, but eat somewhere else. The food and service is wretched.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Great Course

This was my first time playing at Desert Canyon and it was a great experience. I played from the Blue Tees and course was in good condition, greens were a little slow, and, nice pace of play.

Definitely a course that I would play again when visiting Phoenix.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice Course, Nice Day, Nice People

This is a beautiful course, the pace of play was great, the weather was nice, and the staff was very friendly and accommodating. It was a great day of golf!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

It was hot and humid we were the only ones on the course which was in great shape. Played in 2.5 hrs had a good time. The rate of play was at our own pace no one to hold us up.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great views, friendly staff, good conditions

This course was in very good shape. Staff was awesome though there was no cart girl which I was expecting. Seriously though, if that's your biggest complaint then you know you had a great round. I would recommend and I will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

It keeps getting better

I live on the course and have enjoyed many good years playing here. The owner and his staff continue to upgrade the facility to improve the overall experience. I play all over the valley and truly believe this is one of best courses for the money. The views are incredible, the bunkers are as soft as a Caribbean beech, the greens are now machine rolled and are true and relatively fast.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Lots of elevation change

I enjoyed this course. the greens and fairways were in good shape. Many of the tee boxes had been re sodded recently so many of the tees were set all the way forward which significantly shortened the course. All in all, for under $30 for an 8am tee time on Sunday I was satisfied and would play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Desert Canyon Challenge

I have played this course for years. I enjoy the challenge of the elevation changes that making a club selection a little more difficult. It is a course that gives you options, and that is another fun part of playing this course. If you play this course, bring enough balls. I lost 2, and I seem lucky to get away with that. An enjoyable day with beautiful conditions. Reseeding the tee boxes, but everything is laid out a little different.
A little shorter, but still a real nice challenge.
AJ

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

fun in Fountain city

If the course wasn't undergoing tee box reconstruction I would have given this course 5 stars. A beautiful layout with challenging holes. Looking forward to playing again after the tee boxes are finished.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is fun to play.

Needs a year to finish the redoing the tee boxes. The course is fun to play. Many dog leg holes to challenge your shot selection. Fun round friendly staff.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course

First time playing here but definitely not the last. The course was in great shape, other than the tee boxes being redone(they did tell me about this beforehand though, so I knew going in). The staff was very friendly and the facilities neat and clean. If you eat at the bar get the BLT, it was awesome.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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