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4.1
1270 Reviews (1270)
5 Stars
378
4 Stars
480
3 Stars
275
2 Stars
87
1 Stars
50
Conditions
4.3
Value
3.9
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
81.8%
Recommend this course
945 out of 1270 reviews
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4.4
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.1
Layout
3.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.7
85.7%
Recommend this course
24 out of 28 reviews
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4.3
56 Reviews (56)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
89.3%
Recommend this course
50 out of 56 reviews
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Course Highlights
Course conditions consistently impress, with lush fairways, smooth greens, and well-maintained tee boxes earning high marks from recent players. Exceptionally friendly staff and quality amenities, including a well-regarded halfway house, round out a polished experience.

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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Reviews

4.1
1270 Reviews (1270)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Patio Dining 54
Drinks 44
Brunch 22
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 72
Water Hazards 39
Undulating Greens 24
This course/club is great for:
Locals 60
Entertaining Clients 44
Seniors 42
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 104
At a Resort 64
Near the Airport 32

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JMR

Old course not much too it. Course in good shape but refreshment cart was out of a lot of items and they locked the bathrooms on the course early which was an issue

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Friendliness Good
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4.0
First Time Playing

Not too bad…

Fairway was in good shape, Greens were were either slow or fast with no in between. The place is packed…

Conditions Good
Value Average
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Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 5
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3.0
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First Time Playing

Vanilla course, excellent condition

Course was in excellent condition with a decent driving range. Layout was pretty dull. Other than mansions lining the course, there were not many memorable features. I would play it again for a more reasonable price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 5
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Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Vanilla course.

Course was in excellent condition but was quite boring. Few interesting or scenic holes. Expensive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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3.0
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First Time Playing

Just picked the wrong date to play

Play on Friday during WM Phoenix Open. A lot of golfers were in town. The pace was slow and had to wait on every hole. It was certainly not worth $180 for the round.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Terrible conditions

For the season being peak this course should have been in better condition. Sand traps were overfilled. Course was in sad condition and would not recommend.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 6
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Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
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Pace Fair
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I Recommend This Course
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 4
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Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Cheap muni

Ran out of carts, waited 45min past ttime and finally cancelled my round.

Combination of packing the coarse and not enough carts is bad combo.

Blamed it on frost, but the club was in kias.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Packing the coarse

Unfotunitly, did not get to play. Mostly because they ran out of carts. They might tell you because of “frost”. But at 2:15 ttime, waited until 3 with no carts. Place was a ss.

I would like a refund for my golf now fee.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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