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4.2
1287 Reviews (1287)
5 Stars
384
4 Stars
490
3 Stars
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2 Stars
88
1 Stars
50
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
86.7%
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962 out of 1287 reviews
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4.2
37 Reviews (37)
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
3.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.8
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4.4
62 Reviews (62)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
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Layout
3.9
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.8
93.5%
Recommend this course
58 out of 62 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

4.2
1287 Reviews (1287)

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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Reviews 39
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
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Average course layout

It’s a challenging course with some long holes, but too many tee boxes are in the line of fire from previous hole approach shots. Pay attention. We almost got hit a few times. After a short par 3 someone drilled their tee shot into my wife’s golf bag while we teed off on the next hole - and it was only a slightly pulled tee shot.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing

Great bones

Overall course condition average to good. Nice views and the greens were in great shape. Fairways and approach areas need some work.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

R C

Course was very average , the homes around the course were magnificent.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0

Most expensive Muni course in Arizona

Biltmore used to be “serviceable,” in the past few years the conditions have just gone totally downhill. I would compare the quality of this course to some of the 10-15 dollar courses on golf now. The tee boxes are very unlevel, greens are worst maintained of any facility in the valley. Get it together biltmore

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Not what it once was.

I played this course over 25 years ago. My memories of that round of golf was much better than the round I played today. The course was reworked last year and my GPS watch was off all day so having some idea of yardage was gone. Some greens were very close to dying out but I need to consider the heat that has been bearing down for several months. There was no water available on the course except through the beverage girl and all ball washers were closed due to COVID-19 which I do not understand how that would protect someone from the pandemic. This being said any day playing golf is a great day the staff we encountered were very helpful.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

By all means play adobe if u get a chance

Warm weather but fun time to play at the Biltmore, not crowded, staff is happy to have you and an interesting layout. Jcs

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It feels like a municipal course.

It feels like a municipal course. I’ve played this course since the late 1970s. The Adobe has change some over the years, and not really the better. Distance has been lost. Holes have been put clothes together. Trees have been taken out. We were probably the second group off the tee early in the morning. Nonetheless, the greens were extremely slow. Even putting down hill was a chore to get the ball to the hole. I had to hit a 4-5 foot putt hard to get it to the hole. Tee boxes had not been mowed and tee markers had not been moved from the previous day. Someone needs to light a fire under the butt of the course superintendent. As things are now I don’t see how the resort can take any pride in the Adobe course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Enjoy the Biltmore

Today's round of golf was fun. I enjoy playing the Biltmore course. It is challenging but not too difficult. I was paired with a couple of guys who welcomed me in the group. This is a beautiful course to play in the middle of the city.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Awful

Calling this a goat track is correct but still an insult to all the indigenous peoples around the globe scratching out a meager living by herding goats. It’s almost unreal that these fairways are lined with multi million dollar homes. Maybe they should mutiny and demand that something be done, like some mowing or edging. I can’t believe I paid $40 in peak summer for this sack of yak excrement. I called the cops and told them I got robbed but they said they receive too many of the same calls about this place to do anything about it. Maybe if the price drops to $10 I’ll consider it again, but only when they get the giant mud puddles cleared from every “fairway”

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Played in just over 2 hours

Pace of play really only thing great. Simply layout where you can just pound driver every hole. Greens are tiny, and every pin seemed to be tucked no more than 5 yards from the edge. Condition was fine.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Best summer course in AZ.

If you’re from Arizona and like to golf during the summer ( very hot by the way ) you can always expect the rough and fairways to be sub par, a lot of dry spots and if you go in the sand they are as dry as concrete, not here. The fairways were green the greens are nicely kept ( a bit slow on the back nine) and the sand traps are actually sand they are not hard is dry dirt. I loved the course will definitely be playing here again. The prices were fair $50 per person but It was a nice course. I recommend it to anyone. Not to many hills easy to find your ball if you slice it. Really enjoyed it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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