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Conditions
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Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.5
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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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3.8
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Conditions Excellent
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Excellent Shape

Course had just come out of over seed. It was beautiful, played well, and was challenging. Only negative, it was tough doing so much up and down walking. Will play again when it’s not cart path only.

Conditions Excellent
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Pace Excellent
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Conditions Excellent
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Pace Excellent
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Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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First Time Playing

Nice course

Course was in excellent condition. I think they need to implement 45 degree rule this time of year with the golf carts instead of cart path only. Slows the pace of play down cart path only. Other than that no complaints.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
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Friendliness Excellent
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Several Interesting holes

Glad my wife and I played the course although it was still recovering from over seeding so the greens were still fuzzy and slow.

We were lucky to be paired with 2 other players that had played the course before and helped with their course knowledge, Lots of elevation changes so bring a laser rangefinder with slope! Very friendly staff let us know that there were temporary bathroom facilities on the front nine and lack of water stations due to some on course remodeling. Well worth the drive to Fountain Valley.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course needs some love

Course with lot of ondulation. Staff was fine. Course design is different, but playable. But turf condition was not as its best.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great coarse

Very good layout with some difficult holes, nice greens friendly staff well worth a trip to

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great value for as high end challenge.

If you can stop gawking long enough to actually play the game, your in for a test. Great condition! Great layout. One of my favs.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Green was punched but not disclosed on golfnow

Was very disappointed when I walk on the green. Newly punched holes and light sand turned me off. This is not what I signed for in a 100f day.

Please let your player know ahead of time that course is in maintenance mode.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Well Maintained Course

The staff was nice and the course was in great shape for August in the desert. The course has a lot of blind shots which made it more difficult. We never had to wait on the tee box and the speed of play was excellent. Overall we had an enjoyable round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course price comparable for area but cart gps annoying

It was a fun course. Well laid out in good shape. Challenging but not horribly difficult. The greens were slow because of maintenance, and I imagine if they were fast it would’ve been much more challenging. Price was good for the area but like all of the east valley overpriced for august

My only complaint was the golf cart which I nicknamed R2-D2. In my opinion golf carts should be seen and not heard, and having it give me incessant beeps and comments about everything “slow down, stay on cart path, don’t go downhill, go on the left side of green, tuck in your shirt, comb your hair,” got really old after a while. I really dislike it when golf cart shuts down because you go two feet off the cart path.

Other than the micromanaging golf cart, it was a good experience. When I returned about 4 PM the pro shop was closed which was a surprise.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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