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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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Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Beautiful Course

A really beautiful course in superb condition except for a bit of water damage from recent storms. Fairways and greens in excellent condition.
Quite challenging. Lots of dog-legs and changes in elevation but great fun.
The only down side was the pace of play. We had to wait on every shot. There were two 4-balls in front and although the first group had been told repeatedly to speed up they seemed incapable of doing so. Such a shame and so inconsiderate.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best of the course on this trip

Challenging, scenic, well maintained. Friendly service.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good for the money

Greens rolled fast. Course in pretty good shape overall. Very quick round as no one behind us. Only minor complaint was no beverage cart on the course. Overall a nice track, staff very friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

nice views in the residential area

The only thing that was a down fall is the pace of play took 5 hrs to play 18 holes. Way too long.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Lightning fast greens

Very scenic with some elevation changes. Greens were extremely fast.

Value Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course.

Beautiful scenery. Got a very Arizona like feeling.
Staff extremely friendly and helpful. Tough greens

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Désert Canyon golf club Arizona

Superbe terrain avec des verts très rapide. Personnel fort accueillant. Le champ de pratique est facilement accessible et les indications sur le parcours sont claires. Je n'aurais aucune hésitation a rejouer ce terrain.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent golf now deal

Golf course condition was very good, good greens speed, with nice mountain views. Could not ask for a better golf now deal.

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

more than we expected

Very nice layout, changeling , used every club in the bag. greens were quick. staff was very welcoming and helpful. good range. good pace of play. will play it again, great starter course to begin your vacation.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice course beautiful scenery

Greens were a little sandy but otherwise a great track and I will play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun to Play

This is a very fair course. The views are awesome. People that work there are very friendly!!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent condition

This course has beautiful scenery, great fairway and greens, and overall a great value for your money

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

This course was great. I loved the variety of different holes. This course was perfect to play on vacation as it was challenging but not overly difficult. I will definitely go back to play it again.

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

short but with elevation changes

Good playable course. Greens ran well fairways good. Course made more difficult with elevated greens on many holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Disappointed

On a beautiful I played Desert Canyon and was paired with a pleasant couple who had played this course numerous times, They were courteous enough to give me guidance through the course. It is a unique course and visually beautiful, however at least half of the greens were so bare of grass, that you could not keep the ball on the green. We has at least 6 putts of 10 to 15 feet that ran completely off the green and down a hill or ran into a trap. If this improves, I would be back. If not I would not play this course again.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/18/2015

I'm very sorry that you didn't like the condition of our greens. I personally went out onto everyone of our greens this morning and tried to find what exactly you meant. In Arizona we have to overseed our greens because the Bermuda grass goes dormant as temperatures drop. We have grass on all of our greens and they are fast and true. I hope you return to Desert Canyon in the future

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worth the Trip

Pretty course. Fairways in good condition but the green were in rough shape.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best Public Course in Phoenix area

This was our second time playing Dessert Canyon and we will play it every time we come to the Phoenix area! We LOVE THIS COURSE! Each hole is so unique and fun and the staff is very friendly. We've played all over and this is one of our top 5 courses! The signature Par 3 (#16) is gorgeous!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Beautiful desert course

The course has character; beautiful views; well maintained

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course great views

Really liked the the whole experience! All those that work there are kind and cordial. I will certainly play there again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fine course. Small greens

A nice course. The greens were for the most part small and difficult to read Good variety. Close to private homes so b careful y

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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