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3.2
3516 Reviews (3516)
5 Stars
552
4 Stars
1150
3 Stars
887
2 Stars
505
1 Stars
422
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.4
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.3
60.1%
Recommend this course
2284 out of 3516 reviews
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3.4
104 Reviews (104)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
40
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.5
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
66.3%
Recommend this course
69 out of 104 reviews
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3.4
176 Reviews (176)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
65
3 Stars
46
2 Stars
22
1 Stars
15
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
67.0%
Recommend this course
118 out of 176 reviews
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Course Highlights
Friendly staff and a well-designed layout consistently earn high marks from golfers visiting this course. Well-maintained greens and fairways deliver strong value for the price of a round.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6601 yards
Slope 120
Rating 70.8

Golden Hills Golf Club (formerly known as Arizona Golf Resort) is home to a golf school and a challenging 18-hole course. The golf course is known for its difficult and scenic par-3 holes. It is has a traditional layout that features large, subtly sloped greens that are guarded by bunkers. Stately cottonwood and eucalyptus trees line the generous fairways. Lakes form water hazards that come into play on five holes and there is also native rough throughout the course. With four sets of tee boxes, the course offers a suitable challenge for players of all skill levels. In addition to the course and the school, the Golden Hills Golf Club has a putting green and chipping area as well.

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Course Details

Year Built 1962
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Snyder (1960)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs No

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, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness
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Reviews

3.2
3516 Reviews (3516)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 75
Brunch 30
Dinner 25
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 108
Water Hazards 60
Plays Long 53
This course/club is great for:
Locals 99
Seniors 78
Walkers 44
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 108
At a Resort 89
In the 'Burbs 32

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Played On
Reviews 61
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Slow greens

Mow the greens. Fairways need lots of work. Understand why its cart path only.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Always struggled to be ok

There is nothing golden and there are no hills on this course. It is one of the simpler layouts in East Mesa and has never been in ‘good’ condition for the last 15 years. New ownership/management has their work cut out for them. Best thing about the course is OTG bar off 7th green. Best hole layout is 14 based on pin location. Don’t expect much, but I still play here 2-3 times/year when other courses are full.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

SCUBA anyone?

Staff was super friendly. We were warned that the course was cart path only, over-seed. We were not warned that the course was extremely wet, many of the fairways had 1 or 2 inches of standing water. In places where it was not wet there wasn’t much grass. The greens were really slow. If you are going to play I recommend bringing your scuba gear or snorkel along for the swim.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Old pictures

Was expecting a beautiful course based on the pictures , course in terrible condition doesn't appear that anyone is maintaining it . Finished 9 holes and left would not recommend don't be fooled by the images that are provided of the course I can not stress this enough do not pay to play at this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor condition

Fairways and t boxes very poor conditions. Hole 1 is still swampy . Pretty well same as earlier even after seeding . Need to fix drainage concerns

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Would have been helpful to note that it was cart path only on a 105 degree day

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 98
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Played Sunday morning

First of the fact that I got a tee time early Sunday morning was great. The course was recently seeded and it was cart path only. The greens were very slow because of re-seeding. The course itself was not hard but challenging. I enjoyed it wish is had a few less bare spots and quicker greens but I will play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 98
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Green Cleaning

green condition was very dusty. there was no cleaning after mowing.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Last round of the Summer

Had a good time golfing at this course. Course conditions were good even though it was getting ready for winter over seeding.

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

Know it’s overseed

I get it, it’s overseed time, that being said they shouldn’t have even been open. Even hitting out of fairway it was like hitting out the sand.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cool course. Friendly staff. fair price. The fairways could be better. Alot of dirt. Careful raking the traps. I got a bunch of fiberglass in my hand from a sun-weathered rake handle.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 98
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser

It's a swamp

It's a swamp not a golf course, go spend your hard-earned money somewhere.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/10/2024

Thank you for your feedback, isaiah4031. We apologize for your disappointing experience and are working to improve the course conditions. We hope you'll consider giving us another chance in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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