Papago Golf Club

This was a nice course, but more expensive than all the others we played. If it were cheaper I would recommend it. Getting around the course was a little difficult as the signs were somewhat lacking and there were no paved cart paths. My opinion is that there are better courses for your money.

I was really excited to play this course. I have seen it from the air multiple times as I landed in PHX airport. I really wanted to play here as it looked very nice from the air. I have never been so disappointed in a course before. The greens were as hard as a rock. If you hit what would normally run as a 3 foot putt would roll out 12 feet or more. It was like putting in the parking lot.
The pace of play was terrible. We waited on every hole and each shot. Sometimes there would be several groups waiting on the tee box. The group behind us hit into us a couple times. Once they actually hit my cart while I was in it as I was preparing to leave the green. No apology. Didn't yell "fore" nothing.
Do not play this course. Over-priced, no rangers, no common courtesy. Horrible greens. The club house is a trailer. Honest to God.....a trailer.
The ONLY bright spot was that the staff was very nice and polite. They still need a ranger or space the tee times out more.

Perfect weather. When you sign up as a single in Phoenix, they give you your own separate cart even though they could sit you in the same cart with another single. Awesome! Good practice facilities.

Trailer for bathrooms and clubhouse...yuck.

Teeboxes mostly good, but some not so good. Fairways excellent. Greens smooth and moderate fast.

Play is slow!!!! No marshalls.

Fair layout. Played from tips 7300 yds.

Wow Great weather and good course conditions.
This course is a challenge and a solid test of your golfing skills. Large greens and can be intimidating for speed and line of putts.
I am glad I played of the white tees after talking to the starter. 15 handicap and over 60 it was good advice.
I can see why this course is a US Open and Senior Tour qualifier.
Play it and you will see what I mean. Ball placement off the tee is important.
Enjoy the challenge.

awesome public golf course,5 star service,too bad it was cool and windy,made a tough track really tough

It's been at least 8 years since I played at Papago last time. I expected to see some change in course layout but mostly, it looked the same. Desert area and over grown junks were cleaned out very nicely though. Greens were great as always and fairways were descent. They are short of some cart paths from being one of the top rated courses.

Bring your A game. If you hit it well you'll be rewarded with green in superb shape. If you mis-hit the ball you may be in the middle of a large 6 foot deep bunker - hack away!

The fairways are in beautiful condition as long as you hit them. The greens were quick and true. Looking forward to my next round there.

A challenging championship layout with nice views of the papago buttes. The greens were fast and true with lots of undulation and break with some difficult pin placements which made them very challenging. The fairways were green and lush but the only criticism was there were lots of divot holes and no sand/seed mix on the carts to repair them. Difficult bunkering on most holes and most of the par 3's play very long.

Relatively straight forward course. No gimmicks. Good condition. Nice backdrop. We were hassled by the Marshall on pace without cause. Finished round in 3 hours 40 min after being split up. They advertise pace at 4 hours 20 min. Clubhouse could use an update.

this is a great layout course! The value is usually good but it is starting to get pricey enough where other similar courses are competitive also and in many cases better deals staff are friendly! I love the fact that they seem to spend their money where they should, greens, fairways and tees although the grass roughes could use a little more care!

Everything was perfect except we had a late cancelation of one of our players and we're not refunded when the course was willing too. As a first time user it made me reluctant to use your service again.

Will make it a point to play here again the next time I'm in Phoenix

I was a bit apprehensive when I approached the double wide that serves as the clubhouse and 19th hole. Even at the 1st hole when I hit the scrub on the right side and happened to find my ball in a player coming up 9's hand I was thinking "What am I getting into". Note to players. If it's not your ball, it's someone else's so leave it there.

Anyway the rest of the course was an excellent and interesting experience. I played the whites and I think the 114 rating is a tad low. It was a good challenge for my mid handicap game. The other players I was with played the blues but really only 1 of them should have been. To play the blue tees here I think you should be a 12 or better with good distance. Unless you're a single digit or better, you should not play the tips at this course.

I did have some cart issues that were professionally handled by the staff who really do care about the experience that you have at Papago. Will I go back there again? Absolutely. You should as well.

Really good layout. Played from the tips, others in the group played from blue/white tees and red tees. The course was recently reopened after over-seeding and was a little furry, however everyone in our group enjoyed playing the course and will be returning in the next few weeks. Limited food & beverage service, but I didn't go there for the food...

Was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the course for the price.

The greens were true but slow. Bermuda grass with rye. The course is sneaky difficult. Most holes are wide open but the layout does call for long accurate drives. Use every club in bag! Par threes are challenging length. We played in 4 1/2 hours which is good in many courses but slow for our foursome. Although it played cart path only due to winter rye. Sand in traps good!

Really enjoyed the course. Scenic, quiet and a very enjoyable experience. Greens were very slow after overseed, but I am sure that will improve.

i played this course in a last minute decision to golf the next morning and because we were staying very close to the course. The tee boxes and greens were ok. I didn't mind the layout of the course. The majority of the fairways were fair except the last 4 holes. I'm assuming because of the recent overseeding the fairways were allowed to grow really long. But they decided to cut the grass short again when it was wet. This made for REALLY lumpy fairway that we actually lost a ball in the middle of the fair way!
I also was really choked they charged me sixty bucks for extremely beat up rental clubs! I won't be returning to this course again no matter how convenient it is

Thanks Golf Now. It was great course. It was in very good shape. Fun to play.