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4.0
3994 Reviews (3994)
5 Stars
1237
4 Stars
1808
3 Stars
619
2 Stars
181
1 Stars
149
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
87.1%
Recommend this course
3452 out of 3994 reviews
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4.1
103 Reviews (103)
5 Stars
43
4 Stars
42
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
86.4%
Recommend this course
89 out of 103 reviews
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4.0
175 Reviews (175)
5 Stars
60
4 Stars
72
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
84.6%
Recommend this course
148 out of 175 reviews
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Course Highlights
San Tan Highlands delivers a highly rated layout with fantastic greens and well-kept fairways that consistently reward golfers seeking a strong challenge. Friendly staff and solid value for money make this course a compelling choice for repeat rounds.

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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Reviews

4.0
3994 Reviews (3994)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 75
Patio Dining 60
Brunch 26
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 138
Bunkers 103
Undulating Greens 81
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 99
Locals 86
Advanced Golfers 67
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 97
In the 'Burbs 83
Convenient to the City 12

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Reviews 10
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Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Excellent shape after overseed

I've played her twice since the 2023 overseed and it is in fabulous shape! The rebranding of the club came with new carts, which was nice. Love the restaurant here too, not so much during play but for their evening events/music on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 46
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful views

I consider this my home course and play it a couple times per month. The course was in great shape overall but was just re-seeded. It was cart path only and it makes you get your exercise. The greens were pretty slow. There was an extremely slow foursome in front of us that let us play through at the turn. It was a 4 hour round total. The staff is friendly and they just got brand new golf carts. It a great value and the back nine has some nice elevated tee boxes. I would say the difficulty is medium compared to other local courses.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

really nice enjoyable day …

very nice course and layout, only an hour drive from phoenix.

had to play cart path only but it was understandable, first day opening after overseeding period. bran new golf cart.

staff was very friendly

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Course

Enjoyed the day and always enjoy this course layout! 2 more weeks and the condition will be great after overseeding!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Driving range and putting green was closed. Greens were uncut and very slow. But no discount. Fairways were very good however.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Nice course

Played first round after fall course maintenance completed.

Course is in great shape, when the greens speed up it should be great, will definitely play again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A trip down memory lane

It’s been years since I’ve had the opportunity to play this course again. I remember when the course first opened and how bare everything was out in the area. The course was great to play back them and it was even more enjoyable now after so many years of not being out this way available to play the course again.

I love the back nine, but the front nine offers a great experience with various traps and obstacles along with challenging greens.

Very well kept especially during the summer but overall one of my top 5 courses to play. They recently upgraded to a new system in the pro shop which didn’t have the correct rates booked online, but the pro shop manager took time to help make everything good.

Overall great experience and hope to be back soon!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 46
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

H20 TAX

Never being at golf course where they charge you for water tax???

First time I pay attention to my receipt at this location. 🧐

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 364
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Arizona Advisor
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

One of the worst courses I’ve played in a long time

First and most important thing: they don’t have water anywhere on the course unless you pay for it

There’s no chipping area.. their bunker is a swamp and the practice area is crowded and in terrible condition

Course looked like it had been mowed and the keeper made it a point to leave large piles of grass clippings in ever fairway

Staff is all extremely rude and unhelpful. They had 6 guys sitting by the cart barn and not a single one of them stood up to ask us if we had played before, put clubs in the cart, pull a cart up for us, etc.

I’ll never go back to this course. Poston butte is 10 minutes up the road and is about 5x better in every single category.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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