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3.1
3451 Reviews (3451)
5 Stars
544
4 Stars
1125
3 Stars
868
2 Stars
495
1 Stars
419
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.2
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.3
58.0%
Recommend this course
2243 out of 3451 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.5
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
71.0%
Recommend this course
44 out of 62 reviews
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3.1
188 Reviews (188)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
58
3 Stars
49
2 Stars
24
1 Stars
30
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.4
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.0
62.8%
Recommend this course
118 out of 188 reviews
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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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3.1
3451 Reviews (3451)
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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

The course needs some love

I have been playing here for more than 27 years. Course has deteriorated to the lowest conditions over the last 5 years. The entire facility is not being kept and it looks terrible. Bunkers with no sand, greens were spotty at best. Some fairways were good but surrounded by dirt on both sides. I paid for 18 holes, but left after 9 holes very disappointed. This used to be one of my favorite courses in Mesa, but it has gone downhill. I played it because I couldn’t believe some of the reviews, but now I inow

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

JUNK

This place could be Decent if someone cared!!! There was not a starter, we got pushed back 15 minutes to start!! It took 20 minutes to finally get a second shot off. As we were walking to our carts, this BOZO old man YELLS at us, if you don't stay on the cart path, I will kick us out of here. No hey guys can you use the 90-degree rule? The course has as much dirt as grass. There was no need to say anything like a JERK!! They weren't in the middle of re-seeding!! Just a total D-HEAD trying to act like he had some authority. This place is a JOKE. We played 12 holes in 4 hours and finally left the course!!! Absolutely the worst experience I have ever had at any course!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 10/22/2025:
We truly regret that your visit didn’t go as expected. We're reviewing your concerns and will use this to improve. We appreciate your honesty and hope to serve you better in the future.
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Commented on 10/22/2025

Serve me in the future?? I would only go play there again for free!!! I Paid $210 for three players. Didn't get to finish, we were there for 4 hours. Got harassed by the old cart guy. How about you offer a better experience and a free round!!!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 73
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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 Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great value

The new management is trying to bring this course back. This is a great summer value. I enjoy playing here. The staff is amazing.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great experience!

First time golfing this course and I was pleasantly surprised with the quality, friendly service and great course layout. The greens and fair ways are very well maintained and overall the vibe was great, will definitely be coming back soon!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Friendly staff, fair price, nice conditions

Just wanted to say that the gentleman in the golf shop was super nice, the gentleman working the cart barn was very friendly and personable, and the cart girl was very accommodating. Even golfed with the head of the course Ken and had a great time on the back 9. I will definitely be coming back here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

never again

the management is running this course into the ground, and a name change will not help it maybe fire everybody and start over at the pro shop people are very rude and seem to be misinformed and like to talk cr^& about the other staff right in front of the customer. thought I would give it one more try but still have the same stuff going on bye bye

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 93
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fun day

First time playing the course. Great layout. Staff was nice. Pete in the golf shop was great. Gracie on the beverage cart was very friendly. Can’t wait to come back and play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Just ROUGH!

Greens were ripped up on at least 60% of the greens. Patchy and brown spots, looked like untreated fungus. Several fairways had standing water or puddling and a really bad smell. The bright spot was being able to finish the round in about 4hrs. Price was cheap so I felt ok being outside getting some exercise. Mgmt needs to really think about how to renew this course, because a name change alone isn't going to cut it.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

never again

after what happened today my wife and myself will never be back. We have been on this course 25 to 30 times. Today we had a couple of guys go past us on the first hole they were friendly and asked to go ahead no problem we had a friend with use and play slower than most. I could see them going up to #2 which had somebody walking on it and could also see 2 other guys playing around on the green with the cart resting on the side of it. I found this weird because we were the first tee time. The 2 guys went past #2 and went to 3. we could hear the 2 guys that got passed yelling obscenities at the other guys, but it looked like they just went about their play. 1 of the passed off guys tried hitting into them. The fist guys just went on with their game. At hole 10 the first 2 guys came back up the path being followed by an employee who looked to be smirking. the guys were still friendly and asked how the round was going. at hole 15 the 2 that were yelling back at the start were sitting by the Tee box, so I asked what happened they started laughing at how they had somebody else kicked off the course for passing them and said that what they do if somebody passes them. really is that the stuff that goes on on this course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Ken and Pete deserve a raise

Been golfing here for years… sad that the person who owns the course doesn’t want to put any money into it! (California) so much potential… Staff is why we come back!! Pete in the golf shop and Ken outside service!!! They deserve a raise!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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