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3.2
2706 Reviews (2706)
5 Stars
229
4 Stars
764
3 Stars
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2 Stars
490
1 Stars
495
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.2
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
60.7%
Recommend this course
1429 out of 2706 reviews
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3.5
91 Reviews (91)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
25
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.3
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
68.1%
Recommend this course
62 out of 91 reviews
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3.3
132 Reviews (132)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
46
3 Stars
36
2 Stars
21
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.3
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.3
64.4%
Recommend this course
85 out of 132 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns praise for its rolling hills, moguls, and long fairways that create a genuinely challenging round. Friendly staff and reasonable rates make this a smart alternative to pricier options in the Phoenix area.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Desert/Traditional
Par 72
Length 6716 yards
Slope 135
Rating 72.1

Located a short distance from Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix and Arizona State University, Kokopelli Golf Course is a championship length course that offers many interesting challenges. The rolling terrain creates sloping greens and undulating fairways. A majority of the teeboxes and greens are elevated as well. The course also has large multiple island tees and water hazards in the form of meandering lakes that come into play on several holes. The signature hole of Kokopelli Golf Course is the par-5 18th hole. The dramatic finishing hole calls for a shot off an elevated too followed by an approach shot past water to an elevated green.

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Course Details

Year Built 1992
Fairways Bermuda Grass/Winter Rye Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass/Winter Rye Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
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 Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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3.2
2706 Reviews (2706)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 52
Brunch 22
Patio Dining 18
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 123
Bunkers 113
Undulating Greens 100
This course/club is great for:
Locals 96
Advanced Golfers 57
Seniors 51
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 133
In the 'Burbs 37
Worth the Drive 32

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Terrible and getting worse

We used to play this course every Sunday a few years ago. The course was in much better shape, the staff was fantastic and the range was in decent shape. Then about 6 months ago we stopped and started going to other places because the course is deteriorating at a rapid pace. We would only go to Kokopelli if every other course in the area was booked. That was the case this past Sunday and i can say without a doubt I will never be back to that dogtrack. The guy behind the desk was either in a bad mood or just had no personality. The outside service folks didn't say a word to us. I used to really enjoy talking with the main outside service guy who was there every single time we played but we were told they got rid of him. Stay far away from this place! Worst course in the state! I'd rather stay home than play this as a last resort.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/12/2023

Dear u000007424094,

Thank you for taking the time to share your visit with us, and we are extremely sorry about the overall experience. The team has made huge strides the last couple months with new sand in the bunkers, new golf carts, and updated Clubhouse. We will continue to execute our plan of action to improve the course conditions, and hope you will give us another chance. I will share your review with the team, we pride ourselves to go above and beyond for our guests, it sounds like we missed the mark.

Thanks again for your review, and I hope you have a great day.

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/08/2023

Dear Mastout,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, if there is something specific we could have done better please reach out to jruedy@arcisgolf.com. Have a great start to your week.

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 4
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Really?

Very ugly course...mostly dirt, weeds and unkept dead trees. Looks like they gave up on the course...no signs of upkeep or watering. Every hole is surrounded by swamps, junkyards, industrial buildings and ugly jungles...Even a place where some homeless people may live. They can't be proud of this one! Trust me...don't waste your money...you will be disappointed!!! Driving range is literally a dust bowl! no Grass at all!!! Staff was real friendly though.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/05/2023

Dear millie58,

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us, and we are extremely sorry for the course conditions on certain holes. The team has made huge improvements the last couple months, and will continue to execute a plan of action to address the areas of opportunity. Hopefully you will give us another chance.

Have a great day!

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/04/2023

Dear u000001280405,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a 3-star review, and we appreciate the comments about the great facility. We have made improvements the last couple months with new sand in the bunkers, new golf carts and updated Clubhouse. The team is working hard to improve the course conditions, and we hope you will give us another chance.

Have a great day.

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

PLEASE DO NOT PLAY HERE

This has got to be one of the worst golf courses I have ever played in my whole existence. It’s honestly embarrassing whoever maintains this course. Greens are horrible. Fairways are mud/dead grass. The “rough” is pretty much sand. Please do not ever play here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/04/2023

Dear Greg,

Thank you for taking the time to share your visit with us, and we are extremely sorry for the course conditions. We have made improvements the last couple months with new sand in the bunkers, new golf carts, and updated Clubhouse. We will continue to execute our plan of action to improve the course, and we hope you will give us another chance.

Have a great day!

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Snow bird

Course was in fair condition. Traps were not maintained.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/04/2023

Dear Snow Bird,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a 3-star review, we are actively working on improving the course conditions. I will share your review with the team, and we hope to see you again soon.

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in terrible shape.

Pretty embarrassing to bring 3 of my friends to this golf course. I remember when this golf course used to be in great shape 5 years ago. Very sad how slow the play was and how bad the course was in. I will never play this course ever again unless they spend some money on it.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/01/2023

Dear u000003465424,

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us, and we are sorry for the course conditions in certain areas. The team is working hard to execute our improvement plan, we recently put all new sand in the bunkers and purchased new carts. It's a work in progress but the entire team is passionate about making Kokopelli a better playing option in the future. We hope you will give us another chance. Have a great start to your week!

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 175
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/29/2023

Dear clarence1753546,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a 3-star review, if there is anything we could have done better please don't hesitate to send your feedback to jruedy@arcisgolf.com.

We hope to see you again soon. Have a great weekend.

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 175
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Unfortunately the course is not in playing conditions at all . As of now I don’t recommend it

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/22/2023

Dear clarence1753546,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, and we apologize for the course conditions in certain areas. We have made huge strides the last couple months to improve the bunkers and greens, we will continue to execute our plan of action to get the course in better shape.

Thank you again, and we hope you will give us another chance in the future. Have a great day.

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

jruedy@arcisgolf.com

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

April 2023 review

The greens and the tee box were good as well as some of the fairway. One thing that we missed are the yardage marker. There was maybe two 150 marker on 18 holes. It would be much better if there was the 100 & 150 yard marker.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/22/2023

Dear u000003788852,

Thank you for the wonderful review, we are happy to hear about the greens, tee boxes and fairways. I will share your input about the markers, I know we have more plans to upgrade the course and driving range. Thank you again, and we hope to see you again soon.

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

jruedy@arcisgolf.com

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/21/2023

Dear Nomolos,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, if there is something specific about your experience you would like to share please reach out to jruedy@arcisgolf.com. We are passionate about creating the best experience for our guests, hopefully you will give us another chance. Have a great day.

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bad value

Worst course I've played in 50 years.Tried to get money back.very disappointing!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/21/2023

Dear u314163818402,

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us, and we are extremely sorry about certain areas of the golf course. We have made huge strides the last couple months, and will execute a plan of action to address areas of opportunity. Hopefully you will give us another chance. Have a great day.

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 73
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

-OMG-

Obviously anybody who plays this course has not read any of the updates or reviews I played there about 4 years ago and astounded that it is still open the reviews are about the same as they were 4 years ago so it's definitely a one and done once you play there once you'll never go back !!!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/21/2023

Dear -OMG-,

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us, and we are sorry for the course conditions. The team is working hard to execute a plan of action to fix the course,, we have made huge strides with new bunkers, improved greens and fairways over the last couple months. Hopefully you will give us another chance, and I will share your review with the team. Have a great day.

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor fairways

Played this course two years ago and it was in great condition. This time, fairways were peeled back, limited grass to hit off. Course looks more like a desert that lush course. Ponds were dirty. Bunkers were mostly rock hard. Nice greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/18/2023

Dear u000005652206,

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us, and we are sorry about the level of satisfaction in relation to the course conditions. We are making every effort to improve areas of concern, and hope you will give us another chance in the future. Have a great day.

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 13
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 04/16/2023

Dear eearle12,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, if you would like to provide more feedback about your experience please send an email to jruedy@arcisgolf.com. Hopefully we see you again soon, have a wonderful Sunday.

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rough conditions

Course is only maintained along the road… everything else is burnt out and not cared for.

Disappointing

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/16/2023

Dear u729118699,

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us, and we are sorry for the course conditions in certain areas. We have made huge strides over the last couple months, and have a plan of action to address the areas you mentioned. Hopefully you will give us another chance soon, thanks again for the feedback, and we hope you have a great Sunday.

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/16/2023

Dear u7592699,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, I would love to learn more about your experience. We appreciate feedback, and can be reached at jruedy@arcisgolf.com. Thank you again, and have a wonderful Sunday.

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

HORRIBLE

I would give this course a half of star if I could. The owners should be ashamed of themselves. I hardly ever write reviews, the only reason I am is so I can save at least one person from booking here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/17/2023

Dear u000006432326,

Thank you for sharing your experience with us, and we apologize for the level of satisfaction during your round. I will share your review with the team, we are making every effort to execute our plan of action to address opportunities on the course, and hope you will give us another chance. Have a great start to your week.

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

jruedy@arcisgolf.com

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/17/2023

Dear Ashkan,

Thank you for the 5-star review! Help spread the word for Kokopelli, and we hope to see you again soon. Have a great start to your week.

Best,

Jeff Ruedy

General Manager

jruedy@arcisgolf.com

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