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4.4
1972 Reviews (1972)
5 Stars
1005
4 Stars
722
3 Stars
161
2 Stars
56
1 Stars
28
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
92.8%
Recommend this course
1797 out of 1972 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.2
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
80.5%
Recommend this course
33 out of 41 reviews
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4.4
146 Reviews (146)
5 Stars
84
4 Stars
48
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
93.2%
Recommend this course
136 out of 146 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 7139 yards
Slope 137
Rating 73.0

Golf Club of Estrella is the very first golf course on a daily-fee basis to be designed by Jack Nicklaus II in Phoenix, where it makes its home in the master-planned community Estrella, and offers 18 holes of par-72 championship golf over 7,102 unique yards. The many tests of the golf course will impress every level of golfer - though a choice of tee sets ensures no one will get in over his or her head. Desert and wash spaces require golfers to vary their shots while they take in vistas from the fairways shaped to the contour of the land and framed in the Sierra Estrella Mountains.

A round of golf at the Golf Club Estrella kicks off on Morning Star, a par 4 that measures 359 yards from the black tees. If you stick to the black tees, you'll need to conserve your energy for The Arroyo, the 16th hole, a par 5 that measures 605 yards. After that, Evening Star, the 18th hole, will be a relative breeze, at par 4 and just 437 yards from the black teees.

Once the round of golf at the Golf Club of Estrella is over, head back to the Player's Grill Restaurant for American pub fare and Southwestern snacks.

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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Fairways TiffDwarf Grass
Greens TiffDwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Nicklaus, Jr. (1999) Phil Smith (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts 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, Discover, MasterCard, American Express
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirt required, no denim

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.4
1972 Reviews (1972)

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Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Can’t go wrong with Troon

Beautiful track off the beaten path on the hills. Was a lot of fun and 17,18 are beautiful overlook of the mountains.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice experience.

Very pretty course. Playing surfaces in great shape. Very friendly and helpful Staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tina -Iowa

Awesome course! Great pace of play and course very nice. Staff friendly. Absolutely play again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens and sand traps were not up to par with similar courses (Verado)

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful Course & Greens

I play Estrella every time I’m in from Canada the past 18 years. Staff is super friendly, greens are great, and I love the layout. A must play course for everyone, and they will enjoy their round and keep coming back.

Jeff

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 50
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lumpy greens

I fixed multiple ball marks on every green. If golfer don't fix their ball marks does the maintenance staff? Not here, they don’t. Soft slowish greens with many lumps and bumps!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course but too wet

Course is amazing but they water it way too much and we had mud balls all day and too wet around the greens and most of the fairway.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

WET

Course was way overwatered.. bunkers are wet to were a lot had puddles (unplayable). Carts are driving thru the wet fairways and starting to ruin the course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Finally a good course is great condition

Played Estrella today, greens were smooth, fast and changeling.

fairways beautiful, weather perfect. the Par 3's were a handful. elevation changes, tucked flags

really enjoyed the course, bag staff was helpful and pleasant

go play

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Top 10 must play

Great course Great view well groomed Fast greens AAA +++

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Could be much better

This course has potential but given they overwater I can’t see why you’d want to play there. The Nicholas designed course is a very good layout with challenging holes. The greens did hold and roll true. However the fairways and green surrounds are so over watered you have to clean your ball on just about every shot. This is consistent with other reviews. May try again IF they get these issues fixed.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Enjoyable Round, Room for Improvement

Great course overall, but I gave it 3 stars due to the conditions. For a Troon-managed course, especially at this time of year and at this price point, I expected better.

The greens need to be rolled, and a few showed signs of fungus. The course overall was very wet. The bunkers were a major disappointment—mostly dirt and rocks instead of sand. I hit from a greenside bunker and ended up splashing rocks, which shouldn’t happen at a course of this caliber.

All 18 holes had plastic liners sitting proud at the top of the cup, which made lip-outs more likely unless the putt was hit dead center. I’d also expect daily pin changes at a Troon course, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

That said, the staff was very friendly, and I still had a good round and enjoyed spending time with friends. Hopefully the conditions improve, because the layout itself has a lot of potential.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Excellent track

I was very impressed with the course from the bag drop to the bag pick up at the end of the round. Beautiful layout nice topography around the course. Generous fairways maybe helped me not dislike this course. Greens very well maintained. Would love it more if they had Tucson prices. :) Condition-wise, I would recommend to "mulch" the sand in the traps. Exceptionally hard - but that could have been to recent rains and they didn't have time to do that over the Christmas holidays. Would like to play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very disappointed in this course. Will NOT PLAY AGAIN!!

I cannot say it enough how disappointed I am in this course, especially when you are charging 140. We played at 9:53 and 50% of the bunkers were muddy and had standing water in them! It did not rain the previous day so no reason for that being the case. And the fairways were so saturated that are balls plugged all the time and had to clean our ball off between every shot.

Went to the pro shop to let them know and all he said was "Oh I haven't heard a complaint like that at all" completely dismissed what we said, when all they had to do was get one of the marshalls that kept bothering us for being a hole behind (when no one was behind or in front of us) to check the bunkers and they would have seen what we were talking about.

Not worth paying 140 dollars at all! Would have been ok paying 80-90 but 140 you have to be in top shape and it was not even close to that. Will NEVER PLAY THIS COURSE AGAIN!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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