Palm Valley Golf Club - South/West

I play here 25 times a year including throughout the summer. If you have tournaments they should be weekdays so they don’t interfere with us weekend warriors. I like the original north/south course but the west course requires enhancement to be worth what you charge.

It’s late March, on the tail end of the whackiest pandemic in modern history. AZ golf courses have made more money in the past calendar year than ever before. Since golf’s popularity and participation has vastly grown, golf courses have jacked their prices up 20-30%. Why not? Good business management right there. But to charge all that extra money and then not use any of the profit to reinvest into the course itself is dishonorable. The course was in pathetic condition. Fairways are all patchy. They said the greens are a 10 on speed. They are much more like a 6. The greens are super fuzzy and slow. The driving range? Not a spot to stand without falling into a divot. Very poor maintenance all around. I paid $70 to play here. I played West then North. It took me and my group just under 3 hours to play the West course - backed up since the first tee box. When we finally make the turn coming to the North course, there were 3 groups waiting on the tee box. None of which were in front of us on the West... They were letting groups start their rounds in front of us on our turn. We waited about 30 minutes before teeing off on the North #1. At that point, I could have already finished 16 holes at any other course. So I walked off after my tee shot at #1. Such an unbelievable cash grab of a golf course. Go play anywhere else for less than $70 and get a much better experience. Although the staff in the pro shop were really nice, doesn’t mend such a pathetic golf experience.

West course stinks. Dirt tee boxes, greens bumpy and about an 8.

3 groups on every box. Ranger said it would open up after 9 holes. After 9 holes went to North course 4 groups on the tee box!

12 holes in 4:10.

Walked off!

The foursome in front of us didn’t care about pace of play . It could have been due to couples playing. Every time we came up to the tee box they were there and the fairway was always clear for them. Next group was always on the green or next tee box.

Very nice layout and great condition. A little pricey.

A little pricey, but a nice courses. Very playable.

Excellent course layout coupled with excellent maintenance of greens and fairways.

To no fault of the course, pace of play on our front side was painfully slow due to 1/2” of rain the night before and carts were allowed only on the cart paths. Our second nine was much faster as the two groups in front of us on the front were playing their second nine. Therefore we didn’t wait at all and played the second nine in 1 1/2 hours.

We started our round approximately 45 minutes late waiting for two groups coming off the front. I was told that we needed to wait for these groups even tho, I believe, there was no one on the first West tee our front nine.

Palm Valley has 3 nines, we played the north/south combination. I believe these are the original 2 nines. The course is more of a traditional golf course - trees and grass not a desert course. The first fairway was a little burned out, it concerned me but the rest of the course was in good condition. The fairways and greens have plenty of slope. It will take a few plays to figure out the best landing areas. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Having played the course on previous trips, we were disappointed in the condition of the course. The fairways were dry and bare in some areas. The greens were very hard and difficult to hold. Prior rounds the course was much lusher, making it more enjoyable.

This is a very good place to play. Everything was in good shape - some places were a little muddy and wet but overall the course conditions were really good. Every person we spoke to was cordial, helpful, friendly. We'll be back.