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1272 Reviews (1272)
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
84.4%
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4.4
30 Reviews (30)
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Pace
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Amenities
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4.7
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Conditions
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Value
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Layout
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Pace
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4.8
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52 out of 57 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
1272 Reviews (1272)

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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Course Looked Like a War Zone

Virtually every hole was under repair. No one in the clubhouse mentioned anything.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
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Under Repair

The course is getting a remodel right now and that I didn’t see that info when I booked it. This is usually a go to Course but the fairways were pretty burnt out and 18 has a temporary green in the middle of the fairway cutting off 140 yards of the par 5. Not sure how long it’s going to be like this but, I’d wait until they are done or make sure and play the Links course. Adobe is normally a great course and I’ll for sure be playing it again once it’s all repaired.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 96
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Biltmore Courses

This course could be a great course. At this time, the course is under repairs. There is a second course at this location, called Links and it too should be shut down for repairs.

The tee boxes are chewed up and full of weeds. The fairways are in poor shape and weedy. The greens are patchy, in poor shape, and have weeds and sand on them. the 19th hole will serve libations, but the kitchen is closed for upgrades for the next few weeks. I would not recommend this course at this time. It is not what you expect from a Biltmore course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Solid option for mid-high handicappers

Solid option for mid-high handicappers. From the back or second tees, the course isn't too long, and is fairly straight. There aren't a lot of trees, traps, or water, but enough to keep it challenging. Fairways, tees, and greens all in very good/great condition. Almost all holes run parallel to each other, so a wayward drive will just land in the neighboring fairway or rough, rather than an unplayable desert. Not much elevation change either. Recommended.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

adobe

The course in general was well kept and in good condition except the green. The greens had been punch a few weeks ago and with new grass coming in the greens were bumpy and painfully slow. When the greens come in better and get smoothed out it would be a good place to play.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course, pro shop, restaurant and food cart staff!

We had a great time on the Abode course. It was in good condition, several areas of cart path are under construction, but it didn’t effect play at all. The bag drop was friendly and helpful. The pro shop and restaurant staff were friendly and helpful. The snack cart ladies were friendly. The only issue we had was with the guys working in the cart area. They were neither helpful or friendly. They didn’t load our bags onto the cart, didn’t clean clubs after the round or even acknowledge us when we clearly were looking for guidance about which cart we were taking out, where to grab range balls and where to leave the cart after the round. The only help we had with the cart guys was asking them about the range balls, which was met with a guy literally holding out his hand, because he wanted to check the receipt for our purchase of the bucket of range balls. He didn’t even say anything to us.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bad

Bad course layout way to crowded almost got hit with a ball each hole the idiot we got paired with were drunk and trying to fight us overall terrible experience

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

One Visit was enough

I played a Corporate event here the other day and I was NOT impressed! The course was under construction, but for the most part, I can see how this would be a nice well-maintained course under normal circumstances.

What made it a bad experience were the construction workers who were having a goof ol' time laughing and cursing obscenities while players were trying to enjoy their games. When I contacted the pro shop to complain while I was out on the course, they laughed. I guess they didn't't think their golf course guests deserved to play a game in peace. When I visited the pro shop afterwards to discuss the matter, it was very apparent that the staff could care less.

During lunch, the wait staff was very nonchalant. I couldn't even get a refill on my drink. When anyone in my group looked to place an order, the 1 waiter they assigned to our group of 30+ was too over whelmed to help us out.

I expected way more from a place that has Biltmore in the title. I wouldn't ever return for a second visit.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Easy fun course

I was in town on a random trip, and decided to bring my sticks along, booked the round on GolfNow, super easy. Showed up, the course was wide open, and I was out by myself all day, hit a couple balls per hole, had a blast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
5.0
First Time Playing

Chaos

Played the adobe course with my cousin and it felt like we were in a shooting gallery. My cousin got fit in the fase with a ball two fairways away we were only on the sixth hole. This course is dangerous. We won’t be back to play there again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Underwhelmed

First impression, friendly and attentive staff. But,

Most range balls were dirty and or cut, so only hit a little more than half of them. Played the Adobe course. Bunkers, however, were excellent. Greens were slow and rolled true. Layout, though, lacked character and was disappointing. Nothing memorable about the course. Too many higher quality courses in the area, so don't waste your time or money there. Surprised it's a Biltmore property.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
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 a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Straight away abd a challenge first time

I had an enjoyable first round on an outstanding 87 degree day. The staff is excellent!! I am goig to play the Links Course Wednesday and ecpect a more challenging ciourse managed by the same group of folks.

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