Papago Golf Club

This course is just play slow. No one moves anybody around the Rangers don’t do anything the staff is very friendly and nice and how do you let a five hour round happen every time I play this golf course 10 to 12 times a year it blows my mind

We were sitting on the 3rd tee box and 45 minutes had passed. The course has a lot of walkers and this along with 9 minute tee time intervals (instead of 10) contributes to a slow pace. 5 hour round.

Had to laugh at the message going off on our cart on the #4 tee box saying we were 10 minutes behind pace - as if there was anything we could do about that. The walkers ahead of us that were over a hole behind never got that message.

Greens were fast but they had just been punched (in February?). Tee boxes were flat which was good. Bunkers had a decent amount of sand. Not much rough if you miss the fairway, everyone was hitting off dirt/rocks which is never fun, and there were 3 single digit handicaps in our group.

Carts had GPS but did not tell you the distance from the tee. No water bottles, bring your own. There were ball cleaners which I am figuring out is a rarity in AZ. The cart paths in a lot of areas were simply dirt, which meant driving through dust for anyone who wasn't the lead car.

Plenty of doglegs and fairway bunkers. A 235 yard par 3 (#17) and a 462 yard par 4 (#18) end the round. Some nice views of downtown Phoenix and mountains. Always enjoy playing courses that aren't in residential communities.

The facility is impressive - fantastic bar and grill, driving range faced the mountains which was beautiful. Parking was a nightmare - not enough spaces for the golfers when an event was going on, people were creating their own parking spaces in the lot and down the road.

I could see it being a good value with the Phoenix City Card, especially if you can play it when events aren't going on.

Greens were punched (as of 2/21/2024) and there was no alert on website or at time of check in. Pace of round was slow and there was no marshal regulating pace. 5hr+ on middle of weekday.

This course is way overpriced. Even for the twilight tee times. I will never play here again. Course is in poor shape for hosting a woman’s NCAA tournament. Max green fee for this place should be $100

Played here twice this week. Staff was great, clubhouse / restaurant was really good. Beverage cart came around frequently. Greens and Fairways are in great shape. I like this course will be playing it a lot this year.

Not worth the money. Also when the course is cart path only they should notify you prior to booking a time or paying for the round, not when you’re getting in the cart.

It was a very disappointing day. The cart path is all dirt with a few exceptions around greens and tee boxes. Otherwise we swallowed dust all day. The pace of play was almost 5 hours. There was no fresh water in any of the water stations. The bathrooms were closed so we had porta potties to use. It’s definitely not worth what we paid.

Course was in bad condition. Pace was slow and Marshall was rude. Carts locked up randomly. Better courses in same area

Fairways were inconsistent

Greens were also inconsistent

Cart paths were a disaster

Hard to believe this course is a college staple.

I hadn’t played this course in a couple of years. I was super excited to see what renovations were made since it became ASU’s golf teams main course. I knew a bunch of money was put into it, and that’s why the prices went up. Well the clubhouse was great, so was the restaurant. Unfortunately, that’s where it stops. The course wasn’t in terrible condition, but just barely. The carts are basically cart path only, the problem with that though is there really aren’t any cart paths. The greens were 50/50. You’d have one in amazing condition, but then the next one would be in awful condition. It is definitely not worth the price tag. With so many courses in the valley, it’s better to just spend your money else where.

Will not play this course ever again. Bad management of tee times. Staff not greeting you as you walk up. POOR all around golf course for a Twilght rate that was way too high

Been quite a while since I played the new Papago since ASU made it their home course, and I must say it's finally starting to come into it's own and realize it's full potential. The track itself has never been in question, one of the great layouts anywhere in town.

But last time I played following the arrival of the new ASU practice facility, the course was still in its rough-around-the-edges condition from years ago. That's starting to be corrected and if they keep going this way, Papago will truly become the gem it always should have been. They're cleaning up the edges around the holes and strenthening the layout even further. Green complexes are becoming world class and care of the park has improved greatly. While the greens are still recovering from aeration a couple weeks ago, it was still a treat to play and it's easy to imagine the nations best college golfers competing here each year. I'm very proud of what they are doing with Papago and very optimistic that the facility is on it's way to a true world class golf experience (and starting to be worth what they have been charging since ASU arrived!).

I found this golf experience to be very enjoyable overall… sure the course wasn’t perfect but for the most part it was pretty nice especially for the price.

Was recommended to this course by a few people

Pace was awful, course was a basic muni.