Kokopelli Golf Course
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 72 | 6716 yards | 72.1 | 135 |
| Back | 72 | 6228 yards | 70.4 | 129 |
| Middle | 72 | 5805 yards | 68.3 | 123 |
| Forward (W) | 72 | 4992 yards | 68.8 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.1/135 | 369 | 351 | 426 | 365 | 183 | 531 | 359 | 207 | 574 | 3365 | 519 | 217 | 346 | 405 | 415 | 210 | 352 | 563 | 324 | 3351 | 6716 |
| Yellow M: 70.4/129 | 309 | 331 | 407 | 324 | 169 | 509 | 345 | 183 | 526 | 3103 | 489 | 196 | 319 | 355 | 373 | 184 | 340 | 552 | 317 | 3125 | 6228 |
| Green M: 68.3/123 W: 73.8/135 | 292 | 318 | 375 | 316 | 153 | 494 | 330 | 125 | 503 | 2906 | 464 | 145 | 314 | 311 | 356 | 155 | 324 | 525 | 305 | 2899 | 5805 |
| Silver M: 66.3/122 W: 69.1/122 | 243 | 274 | 309 | 299 | 130 | 429 | 293 | 109 | 419 | 2505 | 429 | 128 | 282 | 237 | 320 | 126 | 276 | 447 | 242 | 2487 | 4992 |
| Handicap | 8 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 11 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by JoFlutes on 03/25/2026
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Photo submitted by Brightwine on 05/11/2023
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sand traps Photo submitted by Rthorp on 02/23/2023
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Photo submitted by Rthorp on 02/23/2023
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Photo submitted by Azcondor333 on 09/01/2020
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Photo submitted by jdcuocci on 07/18/2020
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Waiting to go for the green in 2 Photo submitted by fuzzsd on 11/28/2015
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Is this round over yet?! Photo submitted by u000001335906 on 01/03/2015
R Nelson
Was happy to seebunkers to be filled with sand but ,not much point if golfers and staff don’t rake them,also all the low ponded areas filled with water wa a real game spoiler .I feel this could be a real good challenging course if it was maintained better .Also something needs to be done about the driving range as we had about6 balls land around us as we played through,
Dear Plonergan 1957,
Thank you for the 5-star review! Please help spread the word for us, don't be a stranger, and we hope to see you again soon. Have a great start to your week.
Best,
Jeff Ruedy
General Manager
jruedy@arcisgolf.com
Worst 18 hole course in AZ
Play at your own risk. Imagine a bare course the owner has put no time or effort into other than paying the employees. Carts breaking, grass turning to dirt, greens eaten up and patchy. Place needs new management, if they can sell it for Pennie’s on the dollar.
They don't give a f...
The snack shack people very friendly, the pro shop don't care....our cart went dead, called to get another one...they said they will send someone out.....they never showed. We even let 2 groups go through while we waited. Called again, no answer. We had rental clubs, when we returned, the golf shop was closed.
I will never play golf there again.....I suggest you don't play here either
Tough but good value
Narrow, tough fairways, well groomed fairways, ruff not as well maintained. Greens are small and almost like playing miniature golf: very sloped and wavy.
Dear u314163772341,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us, we appreciate the feedback and hope to see you again soon. Have a great day.
Best,
Jeff Ruedy
General Manager
A poor cousin to it's former self!! Played course in 2019
Greens average at best
General condition ...shabby.
The "clover" rough is a pain. Lost ball to right on 10 (old #1), but found 3 others 10 feet off fairway.!! Do you not cut the rough??
Ranger came by 3 times during round, no discussion on pace. Tee off 1204, finish 445
No intro to course by starter, washroom locations, yardage markers on course or specifically, LACK of!! On the front for sure.
Definitely not worth what you're charging
Not here long enough to be arcis member, which still wouldn't make it a good value course.
Sad to see, actually. Sorry .,..
Fun challenging course!
Course could be a 4or 5 star course! Needs the rough to be cut shorter, weeds need to be under control, fresh sand in bunkers/traps is not compacted, way too loose. Overall, it has the possibility for a really nice mid price golf course.
Dear u314161269960,
Thank you for the review about Kokopelli, and I couldn't agree more about the fun, challenging test it presents. I will share your feedback with the entire management team, and we hope to see you again soon. Have a great day.
Best,
Jeff Ruedy
General Manager
Nice Layout--poor conditions
This course is challenging and a very interesting layout but the course maintenance is poor. It could be a very nice course but they need to invest in some grass seed and a mower!
Dear bag7549,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us, and I couldn't agree more about the course layout and challenge. We have made huge strides the last couple months, and have a plan of action to address other maintenance opportunities. Hopefully we will see you again soon. Have a great day.
Best,
Jeff Ruedy
General Manager
worst course ever
it is amazing how you can take a nice course and ruin it over the last three years - but still charge as if an elite course. the grass isn't reasonable cut and the rough is either weeds or dirt. Coupled with lakes from rain in the middle of the course that eats balls that you cannot retrieve. The greens are not much better than the fairways due to undulations that make it almost impossible to putt. So, save your money and go elsewhere or if you play, ask for a refund.
Not worth even half the price
This course is terrible. First of all, the drainage must be atrocious. The last time it rained was the Wednesday evening prior to our Sunday round at 11:45 AM. There was standing water on nearly every hole. Deep, murky standing water just a few feet off the fairways. My group of 3 lost at least 8 balls into these large, deep areas that should have no water. Most other courses would have been completely dry by now, or at the very least, not had a ton of standing water like this. In addition, it is Winter/Spring, and most courses are in immaculate shape, as the weather is perfect for beautiful grass. Not here. The grass abruptly stops to just hardpan dirt just off each fairway, and the tops of most hills/crests in play are just bald dirt. The tee boxes hadn't been mowed and nearly all were completely uneven. It was very difficult to find a flat spot to tee off from. I must also mention the multiple homeless tents just a few feet off the tee boxes along the railroad tracks. on the front 9. The pace was excruciatingly slow. From Hole 1, all the way through, we were waiting 5-10 minutes just to tee off. No marshal to enforce pace of play, no one stopping by letting us know they were trying to move it along. Our time to play was just short of 5 hours. I will say a couple good things, it isn't all negative. The greens were in very good shape and they just put new sand in the bunkers. It still very loose and soft, but way better than the cement found in a lot of other courses bunkers. I wouldn't play this place again for more than $40, however. The standing water 4 and half days after the last rain is unacceptable, along with the poor grass upkeep anywhere other than the green.
Hi u000006265622, we appreciate you taking the time to review us, despite the fact that we weren’t able to provide the best experience. Your feedback will be brought to the attention of our leadership team.
Slow and soggy
Took 5 hours. Waiting on every hole. Standing water. Hard to get a rhythm going. Nice weather.
Hi judgemark, we’re very sorry that that was your experience with us. Pace of Play is certainly important to us and your feedback will be shared with management.
Don't bother on Saturdays
Good things first - great restaurant, staff were very friendly. Range wasn't over crowded, and the people playing all seemed quite nice.
The bad - no one expects to break land speed records on a Saturday, but my 2:19 tee time made me think I'd still be able to get 18 in with darkness hitting around 7. I ended up leaving after 16 holes and 4 and a half hours. Pace of play was SO bad - and, the course was set up in weird ways. Standing water - which is no fault of the course - but - the greenskeeper had pins in illegal positions - causing balls to roll off the greens on putts and not make things faster. It's Saturday! Also, putting the pin in areas of the green with severe damage when there was a ton of area to put it in good grass.
The marshall was around multiple times, never said anything to anyone - might have helped if he could have pushed pace along. Just not worth it on Saturdays.
Hi drmikesonne, we sincerely apologize for the experience you had, but thank you for bringing this to our attention. We will use this as a learning experience on how we can improve.
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Thanks for reviewing us. Your feedback is appreciated and we take it to heart. The new bunker sand will improve over time as it gets more compacted. We will continue to compact them and rake them on a routine basis.