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4.2
1272 Reviews (1272)
5 Stars
379
4 Stars
481
3 Stars
275
2 Stars
87
1 Stars
50
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
84.4%
Recommend this course
947 out of 1272 reviews
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4.4
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
86.7%
Recommend this course
26 out of 30 reviews
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4.4
57 Reviews (57)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.1
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.8
91.2%
Recommend this course
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 36
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Winter in PHX

Course was in good condition. Nice layout. Pace of play was a little slow. 4.40 hrs for a round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Don’t play here

This was the worst course we have played in Scottsdale ! Boring, no windshields on the carts and it was very windy and cold, young guy at the front desk was snotty and told us they didn’t like golfnow, and way overpriced compared to many great courses we have played in Scottsdale.. also very annoyed that golfnow won’t let you cancel.. don’t think I’ll be using them again.. bad experience!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

One of my favorite courses

AZ Biltmore is one of my favorite golf destinations. I always seem to play well here. Course is in great condition. Play was a little slow today, but it is Open week, so I'm giving a pass this time. I like the Links course over Adobe because the fairways, greens, and tee boxes are a little tight on Adobe. Several errant shots came pretty close to my foursome today while standing near tee boxes and even in our own fairway. Don't remember that being the case when I played the Links course. Nonetheless, I still love the Biltmore and can often find great deals on golfnow.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap Don't know
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Over booked.

Nice course. Started on schedule at 2;20. A lot of waiting. On the 12th hole we received a message saying all carts to be back in 45 minutes. No notice when booking or paying. Sneaky and bad business, pay for 18 but play 14. Overbook the course for the cash.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is well maintained. Greens were very good and fairways/tee boxes in good condition

Course is in terrific condition, but it’s a “boring layout”.... flat and back & forth fairways. The “sister course” (Links) is much more interesting and enjoyable!!!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fast play and good condition

Played in less than four hours. Greens were in great shape along with the rest of the course. Carts are super fast with good GPS on-board. Course is forgiving with tough greens defending to still make it challenging.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Round

You can tell this is an older course. It is pretty straight forward on rather flat terrain. Some holes the fairways are rather close and opposing. The sand was in very good shape and there is very little water that comes into play. It's not a real long course so should be a good test for older and beginning golfers. The practice green was MUCH faster than the greens on the course so that threw us off for a few holes. Played in just under 4 hours and waited on most of the holes but only briefly.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

JohnnySnottsville

Nice layout and fun to play no gimmicks but no real challenges either.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wide fairways

Very friendly staff, fairways and greens great shape,pace of play was great

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Boring track, worth maybe half the money

look, just because it's old and historic, doesn't make it good. It's a well-manicured polo field, with no imagination or difficulty. Plus you get to pay an extra $10 to hit off artificial mats, when there are 25 yards of perfect/lush grass in front of them....felt like I was on a trailer park golf course back in Florida. I paid $69 but the rate was $89, not worth half of that in my opinion. Fairways and greens were in great shape, just could not believe how flat and boring the course was.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 53
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Biltmore Adobe Course

1st time playing this course. Play in 3 hrs 20 mins.

Course was in good condition. Would recommend. Good value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A treat

I make a point to play here every time I’m in Phoenix. We added a fifth player

At the last minute and the staff accommodated us flawlessly. Course was in excellent condition. We played the Links. Some tight and demanding holes-fun!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worth the price

Got a deal on GolfNow for $31 for 18 holes. The course is well maintained, is straightforward but the huge bunkers surrounding the greens get u. The coolest feature was the interactive screen on the cart. It had the course layout with hole by hole details and in built range finder. It even threatens to shut down the cart if u drive too close to the greens

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Experience

Enjoyed the course. Broad fairways and very forgiving - hard to lose a ball unless hit into the water. Greens can be a little tricky. Enjoyable!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

No space between fairways - had one ball bounce off our cart and several other close misses. Almost got hit on the driving range from someone teeing off of #1 - Bring a helmet. Small sloping greens with tough pin placements. More like a muni course than a resort course. Won't be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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