Longbow Golf Club

Played today greens in pretty good shape for just having them punched a week ago Fairways in excellent shape t-boxes as always in wonderful shape staff was great will definitely be back to play again

Tried to book other courses but when I did a notification showed up in red saying “aerification alert”. So I looked at other places. Longbow was it. I booked it. $50. Little high for summer but whatever. Show up to pay and they said they just punched the greens 4 days prior. No notification. Still charging $50 and no heads up online or on golf now?

Not happy about that.

The front 9 of Longbow GC was closed on our day of play due to aerification plans (not advertised at time of booking), causing us to play the back 9 twice. Tees were in generally good shape; fairways were fair (grass was a little sparse in places); traps nearest greens were full of fluffy sand; greens were firm and fast. Pace of play was excellent (they kept some openings between tee times to minimize overlap with those making the turn). Value was there given reduced rates were available. Course should be in excellent shape after 2-3 weeks of recovery from this summer aerification project.

Tee'd off right before 2pm. 112 degrees out. Understandably course had a few browning areas (fairways) but tee box and greens in good shape.

Hardly anyone out there so pace of play was great.

They were doing aerification the next day so our timing was perfect.

Really like the layout of this course. Will definitely play again.

They do not schedule properly and had three singles behind a group of five.

I was really looking forward to playing longbow. The course was in good shape, and there is plentiful water for players to drink every few holes. The day we played it was ~115*F and the sun was very strong as well.

My partner and I got through 10 holes when our cart died. I called the clubhouse but they did not pick up or were closed. My partner walked down to the clubhouse but could not find anyone to assist us. I'm a healthy young person, but I have an antique golf bag with broken straps and the bag alone weighs ~20lbs, and when you add in the clubs that adds another ~20lbs. So we ended up pushing the cart for 3 more holes before we said 'screw it' and pushed the cart back to the bag drop area and quit. It was way too hot to exert ourselves like that.

I really want to rate Longbow highly, but we only got to play 12.5 holes, we couldn't get in contact with anyone to get another cart, and when we finally returned the cart (by pushing it for close to a mile) the staff member did not have any sympathy for us, offer us a free 9, or apologize for not being able to be located or helped out.

Probably would be at least 4 stars if not 5 if there were no cart issues, but we couldn't get the help we needed unfortunately.

First time playing here and I was impressed by the course layout and conditions. Great prices during summer too.

The course was in good condition, but the bunkers had dirt instead of sand. This made it difficult to get out of the bunkers when the dirt was wet.

This course played extremely well and is a tucked away hidden gem! Would love to play here in fall/winter months where could enjoy it outside the 110° I played in. Pace of play was ok. We passed a 4some at the turn and finished back in 1.5 hrs. 3.5 hrs total round time.

Course was in very good shape and the greens were very fast but smooth but they held on approach shots (not always the case here) Tee boxes and fairways were very nice. Bunkers had a lot of water making things kind of compacted. Overall a very nicely maintained course.

Besides a few brown spots excellent shape. Doing some work on the practice putting green but real greens roll fast and true.

It’s been a while since I’ve been here, and the condition of the fairways are a little rough, but it’s June in Phoenix and last winter and this spring were bone dry so it’s not really the fault of the course. The greens were in pretty good shape as were the tees and bunkers, we flew around the course in the afternoon until a monsoon storm blew in and we hightailed it to the clubhouse! This course will always play firm and fast and is a great challenge for mid to low handicaps from the longer tees.

Drove over from the west valley and played an afternoon round. Had an awesome lunch on the patio and was able to get out at 1:20. Staff in the pro shop and restaurant were the nicest I’ve experienced so far here in AZ. Course is going through transition (like every single other course) but the tee boxes and greens were perfect! Fairways had dry spots, which is to be expected. The layout was really fun and had a large array of different shot types required to hit the greens. The very nice cart girl also made mixed us up some delicious transfusions and was good conversation while we waited on a few tee boxes. Knowing what I know now, I would pay double just to come back!