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4.1
3913 Reviews (3913)
5 Stars
1207
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
176
1 Stars
147
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
88.6%
Recommend this course
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4.1
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
83.7%
Recommend this course
36 out of 43 reviews
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4.0
172 Reviews (172)
5 Stars
60
4 Stars
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3 Stars
28
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
87.2%
Recommend this course
150 out of 172 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 7162 yards
Slope 130
Rating 72.7

San Tan Highlands (formerly known as The Golf Club at Johnson Ranch) boasts a championship course with a front nine that winds through the Sonoran desert and a back nine that finishes at the base of the bordering San Tan Mountains. Naturally, the first half of the golf course is relatively flat and the latter half has a hilly terrain. In contrast to its categorization as a desert course, this course has grass from the tees to the greens but the cactus-filled landscape definitely implies desert. The greens are quite large and undulating and the fairways are fairly open with generous landing areas. Strategically placed sand bunkers and water hazards come into play throughout the San Tan Highlands.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda/Annual Rye
Golf Season Year round
Architect Kenny Watkins

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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4.1
3913 Reviews (3913)

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Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Course

Played the back nine and this was great. So cool to play a mtn course in AZ. Very fun play. Great course conditions.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course needs adjustments

I had a tee time at 8:18 and the balls ran out for the range so I wasn’t able to hit any balls to warm up. According to their website they have shot tracing bays that are covered . Didn’t see any of that at all. They didn’t have any ball washers at the tee boxes or the carts. Besides those things, the course was nice to play. I like the elevation changes in the mountains.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Notice would have been nice

Back 9 was closed so we had to play the front 9 twice. They had ripped the fairways and punched/sanded the greens on top of that. Pro shop told us to play the whole course as ground under repair. This was not disclosed to us prior to arriving at the course and no discount was made available because of it. Many courses around that are $10-15 more per round but in perfect conditions. Course was close to unplayable due to this and made for a crap first impression. Would not recommend due to no notice of the conditions.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Poor conditions and communication

The greens had been aerated with tons of sand on, and the fairways have been sliced. We also make the turn and while on #10 the staff comes out to inform us the back nine is closed. None of these items were communicated while booking or checking in for our round. I will not be back soon.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/20/2024

Hello,

Sorry you did not enjoy your round at San Tan Highlands. In the future please give us a quick explanation so we can improve. If it is because of the current course maintenance. We had sent emails out and informed Golf Now but some golfers still did not get notified.

Thank you.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good day on a Nice Course

Fairways & greens in good shape. Friendly staff, and cold beer. Who could ask for more?

Will definitely come back!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
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 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Bunkers were not good

Enjoyed playing the course but not likely to return until they get sand in the bunkers. They were extremely hard.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Rare Elevated Course

In a valley of flat desert courses San Tan stand above the rest, literally. Really cool back nine with lots of elevation change.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Not Enough Water

We played golf in the afternoon and while it was understandable to not have a beverage cart out on the course due to not very many people out on the course, it was inexcuseable to not have self serve water stations out on the course. They need to fix this issue quickly due to the summer heat.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
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 Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Excellent Course Especially Back Nine

The front nine is fairly straight forward that provides a good preparation before the hilly back nine. The course was in good shape except the bunkers had little sand. The bag attendants were extremely friendly and helpful.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great first time playing

It’s been a very long time since I played a round of golf. We did 9 holes and I really enjoyed the course. The views from up on the mountains were amazing.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Awesome.

I’ve played this course multiple times now and every time there is zero complaints from me!

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

Great course and welcoming staff

Course was in very good shape. Challenging and rewarded for well placed shots.

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