Golden Hills Golf Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6601 yards | 70.8 | 120 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6211 yards | 75.2 | 125 |
| White | 72 | 6211 yards | 69.0 | 116 |
| Gold | 72 | 5874 yards | 66.6 | 112 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5874 yards | 71.8 | 122 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5123 yards | 68.8 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 70.8/120 | 502 | 222 | 445 | 231 | 391 | 385 | 488 | 178 | 425 | 3267 | 488 | 210 | 496 | 384 | 177 | 437 | 277 | 409 | 531 | 3409 | 6676 |
| White M: 69.0/116 W: 74.4/123 | 478 | 206 | 436 | 189 | 372 | 371 | 452 | 159 | 393 | 3056 | 458 | 185 | 479 | 370 | 150 | 422 | 229 | 396 | 466 | 3155 | 6211 |
| Yellow M: 66.6/112 W: 71.6/117 | 458 | 186 | 416 | 147 | 359 | 362 | 421 | 152 | 381 | 2882 | 436 | 172 | 469 | 359 | 136 | 373 | 212 | 383 | 452 | 2992 | 5874 |
| Red M: 64.2/107 W: 68.4/112 | 416 | 141 | 316 | 104 | 332 | 304 | 418 | 115 | 333 | 2479 | 417 | 128 | 428 | 304 | 88 | 331 | 203 | 340 | 405 | 2644 | 5123 |
| Handicap | 3 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 10 |
Course Details
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Clubhouse, Lounge, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, SpaAvailable Activities
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by GNDflFMrctVgc8ORQwxV on 08/21/2025
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Photo submitted by GNDflFMrctVgc8ORQwxV on 08/21/2025
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Ladies tee box hole 3 Photo submitted by u314163678687 on 01/05/2025
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Photo submitted by ma11rats on 08/26/2024
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Fairway #1 Photo submitted by golfzlf on 06/25/2024
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Dry Fairway. Photo submitted by golfzlf on 05/21/2024
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Photo submitted by clayzernich on 01/16/2024
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Photo submitted by fabcar14 on 01/10/2024
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Photo submitted by u370058614 on 09/17/2023
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Fairways Photo submitted by TommyKrepelka on 07/15/2023
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Fairways Photo submitted by TommyKrepelka on 07/15/2023
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Photo submitted by u314163764655 on 03/18/2023
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Photo submitted by u314163764655 on 03/18/2023
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Photo submitted by gclesniak on 02/24/2023
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Photo submitted by Chuckbomb1 on 09/06/2022
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Photo submitted by u000001215595 on 07/11/2022
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Photo submitted by u000003370075 on 11/15/2021
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Jennifer smacking the ball down fairway! Photo submitted by u5280042 on 07/19/2021
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Photo submitted by prepson18 on 10/28/2020
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Photo submitted by iypKz1EpPFFeRzyTqqhU on 05/29/2019
Recommended
I liked everything about this course except for one thing. Even in the summer when you have fewer golfers, you should still have a marshal traveling around to police the pace of play. There are groups who don’t want to let a single play through even though there are no golfers visible in front of them, they don’t know how to play ready golf, and have no compunction about searching for a lost ball for a considerable amount of time while you stand on the tee watching. I ran into the beer girl 4 times but never saw a marshal.
Summer time Golf
Make sure that you have an open mind, remember it’s summer time and it’s been hot. Are there some things that are not perfect? Yes but the green’s are in great shape and roll true. Had a great time will be back soon.
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Losing balls balls in very wet fairways and really long grass that should be cut to less than 8 inches
The greens were 95% great, the fairways had too many brown spots, 2 fairways had way too much water, but it was a fun day.
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Course not in good shape
I wondered why the course was half the price of other courses in the area. Now I know. The fairways are mostly a mixture of bare dirt, clumps of grass and weeds. The greens were a bit rough but got better over the round. It was a cheap round, but I had fun.
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The course literally doesn’t have grass
Very disappointed to see the condition of the course when we got out there. Are you guys going out of business? If you aren’t already then I can’t imagine this course will be around much longer. I grabbed the tee time because of the price but $40 is still too much to be playing a grass-less golf course.
From now on I will just get juiced by the $90 tee times at other courses.
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Horrible Condition
The golf course was in the worst shape I have ever seen a golf course in. There was no grass. What was there wasn’t mowed. It was horrible conditions! There were plenty of employees but not much work going on. No water on the course in 120 degree weather. We could buy it. Soda was five dollars a bottle. The course had offers of buy one green fee get one free but it was not offered on golf now. I will definitely not return!
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Bad News Bears of Golf Courses.
Golf is hard enough now add in fairways with no grass, only dry dirt. Don’t even pull out your 52,56, or 60 degree wedges. I’ve played this course before in the past never seen it that bad. To be honest the course should be free, just pay for the Cart. Just saying…
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Summer deals
The pro shop and starter were great. The course had been punched and a couple greens were dried out and pretty rough. Overall course is fun, challenging and a great value for your weekend golfer. Look forward to trying their taco and margaritas later this month.
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BAD condition, greens are ok.
Friendly service. Greens were OK. Course is in horrible condition otherwise.
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Mud Galore
There’s more mud on the course than grass. They don’t maintain anything it looks like. If you hit a great shot, there’s a high chance it landed in a puddle or mud from the over watering.
My cart got stuck trying to retrieve my balls…numerous times. I was doing donuts in the middle of the fairway.
Worse golf course I’ve seen ever. Stay away
We're truly sorry to hear about your experience and the condition of the course; our team is working on improving the grounds and maintenance practices. Thank our for bringing this to our attention. We hope to see you again in the future.
Course is old and run down
Staff was friendly. Course could use some TLC empty on a Saturday morning. Completed 18 holes in about 3.5 hrs.
Has potential to be a great course. Most fairways are dirt
Greens are trash.
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Management sucks still
Each year the course just gets worse. Now the new manager acts more like a thug than a golf pro. Plus, even more dirt and crap conditions than ever before. It is sad, must bulldoze it all…..stay away and go to another course !
We're truly sorry to hear about your recent experiences and the impression you've received from our management. We appreciate your feedback and will be looking into these concerns immediately to ensure a better experience for all our guests.
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