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3.6
2819 Reviews (2819)
5 Stars
507
4 Stars
1226
3 Stars
549
2 Stars
306
1 Stars
231
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
72.1%
Recommend this course
2063 out of 2819 reviews
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3.7
149 Reviews (149)
5 Stars
47
4 Stars
50
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
12
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
74.5%
Recommend this course
111 out of 149 reviews
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3.8
163 Reviews (163)
5 Stars
56
4 Stars
53
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
13
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
75.5%
Recommend this course
123 out of 163 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptional staff friendliness and a well-regarded course layout consistently earn high marks from recent players. Recovered fairways, improved bunkers, and outstanding value make this one of the East Valley's best options.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6901 yards
Slope 130
Rating 72.7

Foothills Golf Club offers 18 holes of golf on a golf course designed by Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf and built in 1988. The par-72 golf course measures 6,901 yards. Foothills Golf Club sits among the South Mountains, and features a contrast of challenge and forgiveness on a links-style course that allows golfers to play a target layout that has more than 65 bunkers that daunt, fairways that roll and desert that has a lot of rocks. The fabulous championship golf course provides the locale for all levels of golfer to shoot a memorable day of golf.

After taking in the views of the South Mountains on the Foothills Golf Club's golf course, head back to the clubhouse, for wonderful vistas of the course and the Estrella Mountain Range.

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Course Details

Year Built 1988
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda 328 Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Weiskopf (1988) Jay Morrish (1988)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

3.6
2819 Reviews (2819)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 48
19th Hole Scenic Views 25
Patio Dining 24
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 115
Undulating Greens 54
Water Hazards 37
This course/club is great for:
Locals 88
Seniors 41
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 41
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 81
In the 'Burbs 63
Worth the Drive 38

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Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Great course - not so great condition

I’ll give a very upfront review - the course will be great in about 2-3 months. I’m someone that tries to not break the bank playing & am an Arizona native, born & raised. This course is not as bad as Golden Hills or a Kokopelli but it’s certainly no Biltmore or Troon/other desert style courses. The front 9 was pretty good, I’d say 7/10. You can tell they were aerated recently but the grass had grown a bit to where the fairways were not bad. Greens were rolling true & really good, which is ALWAYS a struggle for these cheaper arizona courses. The back 9 was really bad though, greens were still fantastic but it was obvious they had aerated more recent than the front 9 as you were playing over rough lies & wheel lines. Honest assessment: if you are wanting to save money but still be challenged in terms of course layout, this is the right course. If you’re looking to have great lies in the fairways great lies, then wait a few more months before playing here. Truthfully, excited to see this course with a little more time, it used to be a phenomenal course but has fallen off over the past few years. I think the potential is there but will be a matter of how they work with the fairways in the coming months.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Unplayable

Over the years I have played The Foothills Golf Course, many times, However, with the many changes in the course management. The course condition has falling into a total mess, most fairways especially back nine are under renovation, The greens are the only thing that are in great condition. If I had been made aware of this before booking my tee time I would have booked at another course.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Recently aerated fairways, very dry

The greens were in good shope but the fairways were recently plugged and somewhat dried out

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course conditions

I was extremely disappointed when I arrived. Number 9 and 10 are visible from the parking lot. I could see a lot of dirt and dead grass in those 2 fairways. Also, They had recently punched the fairways. The entire course was the same.The greens were very nice. They were really fast and putted true. It would have been nice to know about the course conditions when looking it up on Golf now. I drove an hour to get there and was ready to leave after the first hole.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor conditions

Conditions of course were flat out bad! No grass in fairways all over course. No mention from

Pro shop either of how bad conditions were. Price should of been 1/2 of

What we paid which was 90.00

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Course undergoing aeration

The course is currently undergoing aeration and is diffucult to play. Some of the fairways are currently torn up as a result. Greens are dried out and have patches of dirt.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beat Up

The fairways were in horrible condition. The tee boxes and greens were awesome. The staff is fantastic. The course is beautiful other than the torn up fairways. Many fairways were burnt up and also had been aerated.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Just aerated

Was in the middle of the aerating fairways, which makes the conditions understandably less than desirable. Greens were immaculate. Was no starter therefore people were taking off whenever they felt which made it a little bit more of a pressured experience as everybody was 10 off at the same time. Overall great experience with the exception of what was stated above.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Staff

The staff was great! The course conditions were terrible. Not a lot of green grass on the course unless you are on the green. Tee boxes, rough, and fairways are not in great shape. A few of the fairways looked like a sand box. The course layout is great, just wish the rest of the course was in better shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairways were horrible

Overall good experience, fairways were horrible dead patches everywhere. Staff in clubhouse were very friendly .

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were good but fairways were awful

I have not played here in about a year and I was hoping for better after being taken over by a new management company but I was disappointed again. The greens were in much better condition than the last time I played. The fairways were atrocious and I had to move my ball to find grass.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course for all skill levels

Played with a couple of people who have never golfed before, and another single digit handicap and both skill levels had a great time. If you aren't the best golfer, as long as you play ready golf, there were do issues with pace of play. New ownership has done a great job with the revised layout and keeping the course in good condition. Love this course and will definitely come back

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Currently a Bad Value

Not the course we used to know. Staff was great inside and out. The course itself was horrible 85-90% dirt everywhere, non-existent fairways. Foothills in bad shape that will take a miracle to fix this summer. This is currently a $25 course at most.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Terrible course conditions

We played here yesterday, and the fairways were atrocious, no grass they were dirt. One of the worst courses that I’ve played in the last two years as far as conditions. The course layout is great and I’ve played this course for the last 20+ years. They need to do something. I don’t know if they don’t have water for their fairways. But it was really bad. Greens were fine, but pretty slow. And pace a play was a little slow as well. But I won’t be back here again until they figure out on how to actually have grass in their fairways.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Foothills

Course were in terrible conditions with the exception of the greens.

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