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4.2
1273 Reviews (1273)
5 Stars
379
4 Stars
482
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
84.5%
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948 out of 1273 reviews
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4.4
31 Reviews (31)
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.0
Layout
3.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
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Recommend this course
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4.4
57 Reviews (57)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.1
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.2
Amenities
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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

Accolades

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Reviews

4.2
1273 Reviews (1273)

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 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great greens, 3-hour round

Perhaps it was the 8:15am mid-week tee time, but I played alone for 18 holes in 3 hours seeing (and passing) only one foursome the whole time. Course is not boring, though relatively short. Greens were in great shape and very true. Could have used GPS on the cart or yardage markers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A non-desert course in Phoenix

If you're looking to get away from the desert courses, the Adobe course is a good change of pace. It's pretty straightforward - what you see is what you get. It was in great shape, too.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good shape but fairways to close together as many balls from other fairways end up to close to you

Fairways to tight to many balls from other fairways coming into your fairways

Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No golf

We did not get to play because of a frost delay that moved our tee time so far into the future that completing 18 holes would have been impossible to complete before darkness - therefore we did not play.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Just a super great course to play...

We will definitely want to play this course again...$$$$$'s permitting!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Confidence Booster

The ourse is flat and wide. It was a very pleasant round. Pace was great because people weren't spending time looking for their balls. High;y recommend this course especially for those that do not play often.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Adobe was wide open

Enjoyed the course with the exception that the greens were slow and bumpy. The bunkers are hard and need more sand. Overall good experience

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

average course with above average greens fees

Greens fee of $180 (unless you present an AZ driver's license) was at least $100 too high for the course quality and conditions. Also, the GolfNow write up said they had GPS...NOT!f

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Resort Course

I have always enjoyed playing either of the Biltmore courses. They are fun, forgiving and if you're playing well, very rewarding. The Adobe grill has a nice beer menu and the food is pretty good as well.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Your Typical Resort Course

I have played both courses and have enjoyed them pretty much every single time. Always fun to play that can be very rewarding if you're playing well. It's always nice to look at the scorecard afterwards when you shot well.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 78
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

underwhelming

had heard good things about the Biltmore and perhaps the links course offers more but Adobe was a back and forth flat layout with little creativity in holes and scenery. Definitely wouldn't put it on my play list.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great greens

there was a double booking for the tee time I scheduled, so they moved us 20 minutes earlier . Probably not the coarses fault but more golf nows, however we showed up at the time they told us , then there was an 1-1/2 hour frost delay , but once we teed off the coarse was in excellent shape with very well kept greens. The pace was probably as fast as it could be due to everybody being pushed back from the frost delay.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

adobe

we were paired up with 2 friendly guys and had an enjoyable round. Greens were in great shape, fairways were good. The place was crowded but we played in 4 hours with only short waits an a few holes. Wide open and no houses to worry about.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overall a better than average course but not worth the cost

I found this course slightly above average both in it conditions and playability. However, The greens were slow and rough compared to courses of similar features in the immediate area. Also, there was no starter so a group of players, who had a later tee time than us, started before us. Not acceptable! The one very positive plus when playing this course was the speed of play; 3 1/2 hours to complete the round. Awesome! Overall, an average course at a high price.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Biltmore Adobe course

Course was in great shape. The Biltmore is in a great location. It was a great value. Only drawback is no driving range.

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

Nice course for the money

I enjoy Adobe. The links is a better but busier course. I'm always able to get on Adobe early and seem to fly through the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 378
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 10 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

An old classic in the heart of Phoenix

If you're in the Phoenix area and grow tired of playing desert golf, then the Adobe Course is a fine option. Designed by William P. Bell in 1928, not only is there plenty of history here, but it's also a very playable parkland layout. I like courses where you can hit it and find it, but still challenges. With its smallish greens, often protected by water or bunkers, the course isn't a pushover, but your score shouldn't blow up either.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Reseeding Roberry

The greens were long and shaggy. Unputtable. The ball rolled like it was on valcro. I have been golfing for 55 years and these were the worst greens ever played. The rough waa so long it was hard to find your ball and harder to hit. We had a golfnow hot geal of $69 each. This course wouldn't be worth &69 in top condition. Honest information on reseeding status as well as deeper and more realistic discount would help.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course,but overpriced because of location

The course is nice,but compact.
There's beautiful houses surrounding the golf course and greens where decent.
Just about every hole you play,there's another hole parallel to the hole you're playing and most likely somebody will be talking on your backswing.
Bummer,I'd played better courses for half the money!

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

One of the Faves

This course is always so well kept and the staff are some of the friendliest I've ever encountered. The Links course provides a good challenge from the tips. Greens in the summer are always kept a little fuzzy and some of their prices for soda and water are a little high. ($4 for a bottle of dr. pepper? you must be cray!)

Love this course and the view from 15 beats almost any other hole in the valley.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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