Longbow Golf Club

the course, like all others around had some hot spots. Hard to miss those on any course i feel like this time in the season. Tee boxes could use some TLC, but i hit off them so there’s that.

The staff was amazing, friendly and upbeat.

It was a warm day which made it a bit spicy too play but then it’s AZ 107 out… this time of year… ALL day! Thank you for having me out and I look forward to next time.

I’ve played this course before and have always been satisfied with it. However, this time was not such a great experience. The greens had been aerated yet. The person who checked us in at the clubhouse did not tell us that so we were a bit surprised when we got to the greens and The putting was more than say, challenging as there were aeration holes on every single green. So even if you made it to the green and regulation, there was no telling what your ball was going to do. I expect this closer to overseeing, but not in June and it also certainly was not reflected in the price.

Great price,dry conditions here and there to be expected greens fast and true

Greens Running at 14-15

That's lightning fast. Most PGA Tour events run around 12–13 on the Stimpmeter. At 14-15:

Balls won’t stop even with max spin.

Fringes grabbing spin is especially strange—likely due to shaved-down areas with different turf interaction.

This makes approach shots, chips, and even lag putting nearly impossible without perfect control.

80+ Bunkers and Blind Trouble

That’s excessive even by championship standards:

Walled bunkers + poor visibility = traps everywhere, especially for first-timers.

Runoffs into hardpan amplify mistakes—even good shots get penalized due to undetected contours.

Course Management Issues

Your 280-yard drives weren’t rewarded, which is frustrating—it sounds like positioning was more important than distance.

Without a caddie, you’re essentially guessing on lines, danger zones, and green reads.

Mental Toll

The quote “Great shot until it is not” is perfect.

Courses like this are a reminder that difficulty isn’t always the same as good design, especially when it stops being fair.

Doubling your handicap is brutal—but not unexpected given the conditions.

Longbow review.

I feel this course is over priced and a bit of a let down for a Troon course. There is a VERY BUSY flight school and airport next door so the constant noise of prop airplanes buzzing above disrupts the peace, It’s annoying! There were many large dead grass swaths on both the fairways and greens which I’m surprised this is Troon managed. The course was too dry. Our 4some were all good golfers and moving along yet the ranger was a bit too pushy on the pace of play.

Late June summer rate of $79 + tax ($86) is over priced for this course and I will not play here again. To many better courses near bye in this price range without all the noise. On a + note the course layout and facility are nice as well as some nice desert landscape view’s.

Course was in so bad of shape I quit after 9 holes. Fairways were burnt and not much grass. Greens had been punched in the past week or so and were rock hard. I would not recommend playing it until they get some water on it

Golf was fine ...it was hot and I think a little over priced but not horribly. Some of the greens really need some hydration and are on the verge of burning in spots. Fairways were pretty good when I found them which wasn't often. But it was slow and on moving day of the actual US Open the group in front of us thought they had made the cut and were pretending they were there.....love to see the tops after waiting on par 5s for the green to clear. To bad amateurs don't know how to lay up.

greens much faster and less spongy than last week. Fairways run forever.

Always play this course when we come to Arizona….this year the course conditions were not as good as usual….it is a great layout…the greens were fast …..fairways a bit on the thin side…..bunkers in terrible condition sand was hard packed and very grainy. Pace of play was a bit on the slow side ranger did nothing to speed things up. With all the courses available here to play I would not recommend this course.

The planes constantly flying overhead were very annoying. The greens in good shape, the fairways were very beaten up. There was a very slow group in front of us and the Marshall insisted that they were up with the group in front of them. When we played through, there were 5 open holes. The starter and staff were rude, while the people in the snack shop were very nice. Would not recommend for the price.

Tee boxes were a bit thin; fairways were good; rough was fair; greens were very firm, but putting was fast and true; all sand traps needed much MORE sand (like hitting off concrete); pace was good (just about 4 hours for our foursome), as was value.