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4.4
1753 Reviews (1753)
5 Stars
945
4 Stars
611
3 Stars
137
2 Stars
40
1 Stars
20
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
89.4%
Recommend this course
1617 out of 1753 reviews
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4.3
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
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2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.9
89.7%
Recommend this course
26 out of 29 reviews
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4.3
61 Reviews (61)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.9
90.2%
Recommend this course
55 out of 61 reviews
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Course Highlights
Lookout's layout delivers dramatic elevation changes, elevated desert tees, and a thrilling mix of scoreable and challenging holes that reward every skill level. Exceptionally friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and well-stocked carts make each round a complete experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 6515 yards
Slope 133
Rating 70.6

Lookout Mountain Golf Club at Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort receives distinctions: Golf Digest placed it among the top 450 U.S. public courses, and it regularly features among Arizona's best 25 golf course. It doesn't hurt that the golf club regularly hosts eye-catching affairs like the Harmon Killebrew Invitational, the Royce Clayton Charity Classic and the Phoenix Suns Scramble. The golf course itself offers lush greens that entwine with the Sonora Desert's terrain, which the golf club says it carefully preserves, and features 18 holes of championship golf in tandem with magnificent scenery and plenty of challenges.

There's a fairly good chance that golfers will catch sight of a quail or coyote out on the Lookout Mountain Golf Club at Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, and management asks that layers give the critters the right of way. In order to ensure golfers' shots go straight and don't snag in a cactus or chuckwalla, the club offers both individual and group glf lessons. This is also a place to enroll in the Hilton Golf Academy.

That's before the round at the Lookout Mountain Golf Club, though: Afterward, mosey on back to the 19th hole, called the Pointe In Tyme, for the drinkables and eatables.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bill Johnston (1989) Forrest Richardson (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Holton Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.4
1753 Reviews (1753)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 54
Dinner 29
Patio Dining 26
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 124
Bunkers 95
Forced Carries 87
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 92
Advanced Golfers 73
Locals 65
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 100
At a Resort 92
Worth the Drive 48

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Reviews 102
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun Course!

Played this course yesterday afternoon and it is always a treat! This is such a fun course in the area I highly recommend to anyone!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging yet enjoyable for high handicapers

Nice layout, a couple of very challenging holes where distance off tee is most important. great views

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

I will be back

I would definitely recommend this course. The layout was challenging yet friendly. Very scenic both fairways and greens are in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Slow play

I have played here often but this time the course could be in better shape at the tee box's and on the fairways. The pace of play was unbelievable literally 2 foursome waiting to tee off because one group does not know how to keep pace of play. Need golf Marshall's.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Really like this course!

The course is in great shape!

I like the way it starts out gradually and gets more challenging as you go. Holes 8 through 16 all have twists and turns to consider with lots of risk-return trade offs! difficult but fair!

The staff are all very friendly and pleasant.

This is one of my favorite courses!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Time to Renovate

Have played this course many times over the last 20 years. It is a unusual quirky layout, with large elevation changes, and some dramatic twists and turns. If the conditions are well maintained with enough rough along the fairway edges to stop a slow rolling ball it can be a fun interesting track. However, the site lines are now somewhat diminished, and they are mowing the edges very tight, so even a well struck shot landing in the middle of the fairway still has a good chance of rolling into the dessert on certain holes. This course was way more fun and fair years ago before Troon took over. Some of the tee box areas are very run down and even dangerous to walk up and down, huge loose rocks and holes. On one short par 3 there was a water valve cap missing in the middle of the cart path right next to the men’s path to the shared tee, could easily break a leg or ankle getting in or out of your cart. There was a ranger parked on this hole and we mentioned it to him, his response was that maintenance will get to it. He should have handled it immediately , by placing a cone or driving up the cart path and grabbing another valve cap from a more remote area, we passed 3 valve cap covers on the way up the hill to the next tee.

In summary this course is fun but it really needs a renovation, things are kind of edgy and not in good shape. And mowing the edges tight really changes the whole playability.

Lots of potential but course conditions, playability and safety issues are really disappointing. Troon corporate needs to visit and evaluate the situation.

This was my last time playing this course, it’s off the list. Too bad !

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Self

Course was good but I had troubles. Ran low on balls. Got a little tired.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 71
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course anyone would enjoy.

Course was well maintained. Very challenging but offered a lot of risk/reward shots. Would definitely come back and play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 109
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Incredible course

If you haven’t played this course before, you must try this course. This is a great course.

I have played this course quite a few times over the years. I find this course to be a delightful challenge. The course is maintained extremely well. I wish they hadn’t removed the water hazards, but left some good ones. I truly love this course, and have fun even when I’m not playing up to par.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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