Arizona Grand Resort
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3.9
3635 Reviews (3635)
5 Stars
1014
4 Stars
1410
3 Stars
669
2 Stars
335
1 Stars
207
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
77.2%
Recommend this course
2700 out of 3635 reviews
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4.0
126 Reviews (126)
5 Stars
58
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
25
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
77.0%
Recommend this course
97 out of 126 reviews
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4.1
164 Reviews (164)
5 Stars
77
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
79.9%
Recommend this course
131 out of 164 reviews
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Course Highlights
Each hole offers a unique layout with scenic fountains, mountain views, and flower beds framing a well-maintained course. Exceptionally friendly staff and solid conditions make this a top Valley destination worth revisiting.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6288 yards
Slope 124
Rating 68.5

The Arizona Grand Resort (formerly known as Phantom Horse Golf Club) boasts a challenging golf course, blending desert target golf with traditional links, playing par-71 over 6,336 yards, and a 7,000-square-foot practice green with a bunker and chipping area for a pre-round tune-up.

After a round at Arizona Grand Resort, head to an onsite drinking or dining spot: there's Mexican food, and then there's Southwestern dancing, and then there's a sports bar so you can catch up with someone else's game indoors or outdoors on the patio.

The Arizona Grand Resort also offers several packages, ranging from stay-and-play to family deals to getaways for women to romantic suite packages, complete with breakfast in bed.

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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Golf Season Year round
Architect Forrest Richardson (1987) Brad Bartell Jack Snyder (1988)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Available Facilities

Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Spa, Locker Rooms

Available Sports

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3.9
3635 Reviews (3635)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 66
Patio Dining 56
Brunch 39
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 139
Bunkers 105
Water Hazards 93
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 89
Locals 68
Advanced Golfers 61
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 127
Convenient to the City 121
Near the Airport 94

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Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrid Pace of play

Ive played this course several times this year and have generally enjoyed the condition of the course and pace of play for the rate charged as compared to other local resort courses. We tee'd off on time (7:15am) and by the time we finished the 2nd hole, we were forced to wait based on slow pace of play. We were told by the ranger, Tom, on the 4th hole that their 2nd tee time of the day was playing slow and he had warned them to pick up pace of play. Front 9 took 2 hours and 45 minutes, totally unacceptable. Course was in terrible shape, bare spots all over each fairway and greens were not much better. I would suggest looking at other courses before booking here, very disappointing.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Previously Played

Rough conditions

Rough conditions. Shaggy greens. Quirky layout. Decent price at least.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
First Time Playing

Course Layout Good, Bad Shape

Layout was cool, Facility good but expensive, course in horrible shape. A lot of dirt and mud and crabgrass.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Arizona Grand Disappointment

We love this course and the layout, however the course was in horrible shape. The fairways had almost no grass. The tea boxes were uneven.

It was not worth $75, maybe $25.

Hoping that the course will come back and we might consider playing again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Disappointing course conditions

Have played here occasionally over the past10 years. The course was in the worst condition that we've ever experienced. Many areas with bald fairways and sod patches. Course had recently been aerated as well. Not worth half of what we paid for a weekend rate. I shared my feedback with the pro-shop after the round. He said they had seed issues stemming from storms. There were no alerts for course conditions or aeration on the Tee-off tee time, and still none in this week's tee times.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course, HORRIBLE pace of play

Our round took almost 6 hours from start to finish and quite a few groups left early because of the pace of play... I've played here a few times and it has always taken over 5 hours with lots of waiting on tee boxes. They don't wait long enough between sending out groups which always leads to a pile up of 3+ groups on the second tee that continues for the rest of the round. It's a shame, because otherwise, it's such a fun course with a unique layout, but it's hard to keep going back when it takes up half the day to finish the round. Also, if you want to warm up, get there early! The chipping/putting green, first tee, and driving range are very spaced out and somewhat hard to find. The driving range is also just a net between the 2nd and 3rd hole, so unless you just want to work on ball contact, I'd just avoid it all together.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Save your money!!!

First time playing here and the entire experience was awful! They were completely overbooked and thestaff wasn’t friendly or personable. They stacked three groups on the first tee box (taking it upon themselves to to just jump in our carts and pull forward) where we sat for 20 minutes waiting to tee off (and got stuck waiting 5-10 minutes on every subsequent tee box). Half of the course is blind where you have to rely on the cart GPS to know if the group in front of you is still in range. You’re guessing at aim points, and you can’t see your ball come down so you’re left just swinging and hoping to find it. Plus, 75% of the course is cartpath only (and the carts shut down if you veer off the path) so you can expect to spend most of the day walking endlessly to your ball. There were two beverage carts on the course, and we only saw each of them once over the course of a nearly 5 hour round. Neither of them were friendly or had any personality and looked as miserable as we did standing in near 100 degree temperatures. Half of the fairways were fried and dead, and the greens were like putting on carpet. All in all, this was an absolutely terrible service experience, and terrible course. Will definitely never play it again!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Disappointing

so I’ve been in Arizona training for three weeks. I played four courses up until now. All had amazing amenities courses were exactly as described in the review but this course was not. No true practice facility driving range was a T box with a net around it which was OK but I think because everything else was so poor it took away from the experience. The fairways rough the boxes are all burn up. It is not being maintained very well at all this course doesn’t even compare to the goat tracks back home. The reviews were not honest and it truly was a disappointment to play!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Amazing and challenging course

Super fun course in good condition for summer a great challenge greens were pure had a ton of fun. My only thing I would say was would be a downside is the driving range is basically in a baseball hitting cage.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Arizona Grand - Great scenery good course

The scenery was beautiful. Amazing views of south mountain and the valley. Course was relatively short and tight. Never pulled out driver. Course condition was mediocre.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Dont be afraid of the tips!

Played this course for the first time. Overall course and greens were in good shape and its a scenic layout. Some holes being really close to residences. Starter was friendly and I got out 1/2 hr early. I was told unless you’re a 5 hdcp or lower (im about 14) probably best to play the blues instead of the tips (black) and leave the driver in the bag. After the first 2 holes I was waiting for the group in front so decided to tee from the tips and did so the rest of the day. I had no issues keeping my drives in the fairway and there was only one short par 4 that I needed to use an Iron instead. As stated there are some blind shots throughout so you have to be sure to give group in front time to clear out. The only thing odd was that hole 9 doesn’t bring you to a traditional “turn” by the clubhouse. No snack shack, nothing, just the #10 tee box. Beverage cart came by several times during the round however. Good experience, I will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Amazing course, very challenging greens and very well designed holes

Beautiful views, amazing and well kept fairways and greens. Every hole has its unique challenges

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Disappointing

Started out bad, ended bad. To start, our tee time was delayed 25mins. Started says “must be some slow play today.” Course is in pretty bad shape all around, absolutely insane charging over $100 for this. Tee boxes were hard to find patches of grass on par 3s especially, but there were a few others that were damaged or lumpy. Lots of dead grass all over, patches of fairways that were hard sand, and bunkers were mainly unmaintained. Greens were lumpy and inconsistent rolls. Marshall’s talked to us twice during the round about a group a few groups ahead of us were playing slow and had been “warned multiple times but we think THIS time is gonna get them to speed up for their last couple holes.” Five hours later I was done and will not return to this course

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I’ve had better

I’ve played this course more times than I can count, but I’ve never experienced worst conditions than I did on this outing. Our tee time was 1:50 pm. Staff is always good. Pace was great. Never caught up to anyone; no one pushing us… and that is where the positives end.

Tee boxes: even if you could find a relatively even spot, good luck trying to hammer your tee into what feels like bedrock.

Fairways: dry and hard—like landing my ball in a parking lot.

Greens: would be the only redeeming feature if it wasn’t for the animals playing earlier in the day that can’t fix their ball marks.

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