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4.4
2002 Reviews (2002)
5 Stars
1018
4 Stars
733
3 Stars
166
2 Stars
56
1 Stars
29
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
90.7%
Recommend this course
1821 out of 2002 reviews
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4.2
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
75.5%
Recommend this course
40 out of 53 reviews
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4.3
137 Reviews (137)
5 Stars
76
4 Stars
41
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
88.3%
Recommend this course
121 out of 137 reviews
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Course Highlights
The Jack Nicklaus-designed layout earns top marks for its challenging, long, and beautiful design that consistently impresses returning players. Friendly and helpful staff, solid pace of play, and strong overall value make this course a rewarding choice.

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
2002 Reviews (2002)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 41
Patio Dining 33
19th Hole Specials 16
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 104
Forced Carries 69
Elevation Changes 54
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 74
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 64
Locals 52
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 96
In the 'Burbs 45
Convenient to the City 17

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Previously Played

Needs some TLC

Played this course many times and have to say that the conditions for a troon course are slipping. Sand traps are concrete and the greens are in rough shape even for this time of year. Needs to be brought back to better conditions for the money they are asking

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worth it

Great views and nice layout.

We played later in the day, course was in great condition. Only negative would be that some of the greens were slow and had a lot of pitch marks, again, we were a late tee time.

Would definitely recommend and play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

We had a single ahead of us playing multiple balls for the hole round

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great vistas on a challenging course

The course starts out fairly easy but within a few holes, it snaps that idea out of your head. The speed of the greens are more challenging to read because of the grain. Their are some really wonderful, difficult holes. It was well worth the play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Horrible Experience

The course is in rough condition. Every green is pitted out and the bunkers are equivalent to hardened clay. Played 3 other courses over the course of the week and this was the only one in bad shape and was also the most expensive which is a bad combo.

One of our Carts ended up dying on the back 9 and the staff was completely indifferent about the whole situation. One of them even said, “hopefully enough people complain so they finally fix the course”.

Would not recommend this course. By the far the worst Troon course I’ve played.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course!

Hit the fairways and greens and course is great. Play smart golf and try to avoid the bunkers. Loved it. First time playing this course. Highly recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout and grasses condition, sand traps poor

What a layout.! So fun to play. Beautiful views. All but sand traps and some tee boxes in really good condition. Sand in traps is poor.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice setting

There was lots of rain the night before, so it was cartpath only throughout the entire course, which, in my opinion wasn’t necessary, should have use the 90° rule

Could not use any of the bunkers as they were all full of water

The rates should’ve been reduced for the course conditions Otherwise a beautiful setting

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course…….

Course in good shape, staff great, pace of play great. Fairway great. Greens………bumpy and most had problem areas. If it were not for all the problem areas (bare dirt) I would have said nothing about bumpy greens due to the rain it had just received.. I would play again it just seems for that price things should be fairly close to great shape is all, just can’t put the 5 star

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great views

Scenic course, difficult and slow pace of play. Bunkers are very deep and basically hard pan . Warm up was awkward. Needed a shuttle to the driving range. Solid overall

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Sunday round

Great course and very scenic surroundings.

Need a marshal to help pace of play at time.

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

Best course in the west valley by far

Staff always friendly… awesome course with constant risk/reward strategies. Highly recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens and bunkers need help

Love the layout of this course and tee box views. Sand traps had no sand and Greens were very slow. Fix those two things and you’ve got a top notch AZ golf course!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Not nearly as good as it once was...

We played here two years ago and it was in much better shape then.

They need to replace their carts, get some GPS and get the greens right. The layout of this course is great. It just looks tired and over played. They have raised thier rates by 40%. The restaurant doesn't open until 11am and is tiny.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course, ok conditions

For a course charging on the higher end, the sand traps (and there were a lot of them) are in terrible condition. There’s no sand. A lot of “muddy” stuff, but nothing I’ve seen before.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Phoenix golf tour.

It started of with people behind us was a bit aggressive, after I told the marshall what happened and it was all good and enjoyable.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

First class staff and course! Amazing facility. One of my favorite courses in the valley.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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