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4.1
1250 Reviews (1250)
5 Stars
370
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
85
1 Stars
50
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.8
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
78.8%
Recommend this course
929 out of 1250 reviews
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4.6
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
25 out of 25 reviews
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4.3
55 Reviews (55)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
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2 Stars
3
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.0
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.7
89.1%
Recommend this course
49 out of 55 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Traditional/Parkland
Par 71
Length 6669 yards
Slope 128
Rating 72.0

Some consider the Estates course (formerly known as Adobe golf course) at the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club to be grand and stately, a prime example of golf course design in the pre-modern era, combining rare beauty with solid trickery. It makes for a round both relaxing and challenging played on lush 50-year-old fairways, with a spacious layout, reminding on of golf as it ought to be played: the glory days when graphite went into pencils and balls were only white.

The Adobe golf course at the Arizona Golf Club measures 6,430 yards from the white tees and comes in at par-71.

Due to the mild Arizona winters, the Adobe Golf Course at the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club is open year-round.

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Course Details

Year Built 1928
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William P. Bell (1928) Forrest Richardson (1989) Jack Snyder (1996) Tom Lehman (2023)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes, members only
Dress code Collared shirt required, no denim

Food & Beverage

Restaurant, Beverage Carts

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4.1
1250 Reviews (1250)
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Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
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I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing

Simple and cheap

Front nine of adobe is a bit of a cluster. No cart service. Overall a good value for money, just be sure to pack well and watch out for incoming balls.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
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1.0
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First Time Playing

This course isn’t really worth it

We got a hot deals and it was only $105 compared to much more and to be completely transparent I don’t know if I’d ever go back. The greens were probably some of the worst I’ve ever golfed on and it just seems as a whole that it’s way overpriced for what you actually get. The staff and pro shop were amazing though so shoutout to them.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great day on course

Way overpriced, course in oka shape nothing special

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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First Time Playing
Used cart

Very over-priced muni!

The staff and pace of play were excellent, but this course is nothing but a municipal with resort pricing. Also, got there early enough for a good warm up only to find that the range was closed.

This clearly was not what we expected for the price!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

TOO CLOSE

You need to have your head on a swivel playing here. The fairways parallel each other and there are players coming at you on both sides and constantly on your fairway hitting against you. There wasn't a starter so I had to ask at the desk when and where we should go.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Dangerous conditions

Our party was hit into on three separate occasions. Twice via cross fire (ball hit into the wrong fareway) and once via a blatant “hit into”.

One ball missed our player by inches. We quit after 14 holes as we felt too dangerous to continue.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
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 43
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tight course

Fairways run along each other pretty close together. Condition of the course was great.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course may have been good once but is not now

The first green appeared to be in the middle of the driving range. The greens were ok but not what I expected.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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