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3.7
618 Reviews (618)
5 Stars
164
4 Stars
264
3 Stars
99
2 Stars
60
1 Stars
31
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.3
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.3
Amenities
4.0
69.6%
Recommend this course
469 out of 618 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
4 Reviews (4)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
2.8
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
75.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 4 reviews
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3.7
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.5
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
69.6%
Recommend this course
16 out of 23 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 7380 yards
Slope 130
Rating 75.0

Papago Golf Course is conveniently situated just a few minutes from downtown Phoenix though you would never be able to tell with the peace and seclusion provided by the course's location in Papago Park. The golf course sits at the base of Papago Buttes, past the rugged red rocks you can see Phoenix skyline. The course was designed by William Francis Bell, whom you may know for Torrey Pines in San Diego. The challenging layout features undulating greens framed with strategically placed bunkers and subtle but tricky mounding. Water hazards appear on a few holes as well. It's a tough but straightforward layout that is still playable for a range of skill levels. Since opening in 1963, Papago has hosted numerous events including the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship and Phoenix Open Qualifying.

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Course Details

Year Built 1963
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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3.7
618 Reviews (618)

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

a fabulous time

Enjoyed this course! All staff was friendly and helpful. Looking forward to playing there again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Value at $60

Course is challenging with all playable areas in perfect condition. Most of the course has no cart paths, which was bizarre. Only gripe is the clubhouse/snack bar had lackluster food/beverages

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Somewhat Dissapointed

Surprised that they have a trailer for a club house and charge as much for green fees. I may or may not go back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course

Great fairways, green and cart girls but bring a sandwich unless you just want to eat chips and candy bars.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

think twice about playing it

Because of it's location the price is inflated. The greens are very good but if you look away from the fairway between holes it's a disaster. I know they spent money on the course but the need to spend much more to compete with like courses in the area if they want to keep that inflated green fee.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course was ok

Glad that I went but would have a tough time recomending to others.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Not a Repeater

This could be a good course if it was taken care of. The clubhouse is in a trailer and it took us almost 5 hours to play. We waited 5 to 10 minutes for each and every shot. The overseeing in the fairways was the only saving grace.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Play Here

Played on a great day. Just over 7,000 yards in length which was just about right for my game.
Tees and greens were great. Greens have lots of character and require great lags. Good looks off the tee. Like the layout.
Driving range is good.
Only drawback was pace.....should be monitored a bit more closely.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in great shape!

The course was in fantastic shape. The greens are always fast and that hasn't changed. What has changed compared to immediately after the renovation is the softness of the greens. After the course re-opened and for some time afterwards the greens were very fast and very hard which made it difficult to get the ball to stop. Now, they are fast but much more receptive to incoming shots. My only (very minor) critique is that the fairways were just a little on the shaggy side. Overall though the course was in great condition, the range is nice and the staff is very friendly. I'll be back very soon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Okay Muni Course

I've played a lot worse and a lot nicer muni courses. This lands right in the middle. The course is really firm and balls tend to run on it. Greens are really fast and drop off pretty drastically. Decent overall.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Can't go wrong here (except with my incompetence)

Coming from wet and soggy Seattle makes a huge difference. Greens very fast and true. Staff excellent! Wonderful twosome partnered with me. We laughed, cried and cussed all morning. Wonderful experience all the way around. Already recommended to friends. Beautiful course and sweet driving range.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Revenge of The Corporate Yuppies

Great backdrop, terrible pace. A corporate outing forced us to skip the back nine and retread the front nine. I wasn't happy about it especially with the amount of money I paid post-pring training. The staff was ok, and the trailers were post apocalyptic. The food pretty much matched the mobile minis in terms of quality. Very disappointed.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Excellent staff

From the moment we pulled up to the time we left, it was a very enjoyable experience. Will definitely play this course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

always great

I've played here a lot. The greens were the best I've every seen them. Always challenging. The layout is great and worth playing if you're visiting Phoenix or haven't played here in a while.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Waste of time

The round took over 5.5 hours to play. No one on the staff seemed to care about our complaints of slow play, only saying " that happens some times on Fridays" the course condition was borderline with many bare spots and very hard greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Greens were excellent

First 6 holes play very slow, then it opens up. Greens were very smooth. Plenty of length to the course, not much roll due to wonderful, plush fairways. 5th hole always plays longer, take at least 1 extra club on approach!!! Nice range, chipping area, and putting green. Trailer for clubhouse.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course but over priced.

The course was in great shape, both greens and fairways. The city should build a proper building for the pro shop and restaurant. Right now, they use a couple of large trailers. The quality of this course deserves a better building. The cost is out of site. At $84 it is not affordable for most. This is the only city course that does not give reduced rates with a Phoenix card unless you are a Maricopa resident.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/26/2015

Thank you for your comments. Our golf course superintendent and team are extremely diligent. Also, Papago Golf Course actually does provide preferred rates for City of Phoenix cardholders... the rate is $55/$57 in our high season. We look forward to your next visit!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun Course

I had a great time here. The course was in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great layout.

Loved the look of the course, challenges even good
golfers. Facility was lacking a nice clubhouse.
Golf pro shop staff not very friendly. Signage on the course was limited making it difficult to get around the course. Many dangerous spots because holes are
too close together. I would play the course again but I was expecting more overall.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Greens

Course is open, good for higher handicapers. Fairways were in great shape and the greens rolled true and were some of the nicest greens I've played although it was difficult to read the breaks.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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The Phoenician Golf Around Package

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PHOENIX/SCOTTSDALE | Enjoy lodging accommodations at the Phoenician Resort and golf at The Phoenician Golf Club, Westin Kierland Golf Club & Papago Golf Course.
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The Phoenician Golf Around Package

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PHOENIX/SCOTTSDALE | Enjoy lodging accommodations at the Phoenician Resort and golf at The Phoenician Golf Club, Westin Kierland Golf Club & Papago Golf Course.

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True Spec Fitting Experience Package

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