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San Tan Highlands

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3879 Reviews (3879)
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2 Stars
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4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
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89.8%
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3.9
97 Reviews (97)
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Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
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4.0
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4.4
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4.1
376 Reviews (376)
5 Stars
142
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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Conditions
4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
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4.4
91.8%
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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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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Black 72 7162 yards 72.7 130
Blue 72 6696 yards 70.2 120
White 72 6171 yards 67.8 114
White (W) 72 6171 yards 74.4 131
White/Gold 72 5798 yards 67.0 110
Gold 72 5569 yards 65.8 104
Gold (W) 72 5569 yards 70.2 119
Gold/Red 72 5404 yards 64.7 103
Red (W) 72 5286 yards 69.3 115
Red/Yellow (W) 72 4135 yards 68.2 112
Yellow (W) 72 3423 yards 62.7 101
Track Rounds
Scorecard
Scorecard for San Tan Highlands Golf Club
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black M: 73.1/131 606 437 212 421 460 436 185 476 524 3757 420 155 382 396 540 372 382 200 558 3405 7162
Blue M: 70.6/123 591 403 185 398 447 399 153 443 485 3504 395 140 362 375 515 345 350 180 530 3192 6696
White M: 68.2/116 W: 74.8/133 551 383 150 381 370 375 130 421 450 3211 381 131 349 328 463 335 332 151 490 2960 6171
White/Gold M: 67.4/112 W: 72.5/127 512 359 150 317 370 375 130 390 405 3008 340 131 322 328 463 282 332 151 441 2790 5798
Gold M: 66.1/106 W: 70.7/121 512 359 117 317 297 342 119 390 405 2858 340 127 322 300 438 282 320 141 441 2711 5569
Gold/Red M: 65.7/103 512 359 110 317 293 298 112 390 405 2796 340 120 322 293 438 282 238 134 441 2608 5404
Red M: 64.9/103 W: 69.6/116 471 352 110 310 293 298 112 383 384 2713 333 120 315 293 431 275 238 134 434 2573 5286
Red/Yellow M: 60.5/92 W: 63.0/102 350 204 110 310 293 298 112 240 290 2207 213 120 137 293 322 166 238 134 305 1928 4135
Yellow M: 57.5/86 W: 59.1/93 350 204 52 222 244 200 62 240 290 1864 213 30 137 157 322 166 184 45 305 1559 3423
Handicap 9 5 11 7 3 13 17 1 15 2 18 6 10 14 8 12 16 4
Par 5 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 36 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 5 36 72
Handicap (W) 1 9 17 11 7 13 15 5 3 6 18 8 10 4 12 14 16 2

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 Golf shirts or collared shirts, golf shoes with non-metal spikes and dress or khaki pants, shorts or skirts are acceptable attire. No Denim Allowed On The Course.

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Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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4.1
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Jason3104016
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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Hope you are fine playing 9 holes in 2.5 hours. Pace of play is a complete joke.

We were booked at 208 pm. They were running a little behind. Ok so we went out as a threesome about 10 minutes late. Two hours in and only 6 holes down and not a Marshall in sight. I get it is busy but they claim a strict 4 hr 10 minute pace of play. We quit after 9 holes which took 2.5 hours and asked for a partial refund. We were told that we paid for a twilight round which means 9holes plus as many as you can get in, but oh, we are down a Marshall. This was pretty feeble and frankly not my problem. Come on Johnson Ranch, you are better than this.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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JustinWoodruff
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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Before booking make sure you ask if either the front or back are closed. The front nine was closed and we didn’t know that until we showed up. Pace of play was expectedly slow because of this.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
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B84Y3mSP6wpKZkxqd9wo
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course

Nice layout. Excellent shape. Very friendly staff. Great pace of play

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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dalliholeinone
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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nicaau72
Played On
Reviews 96
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u138707205
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Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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phoenix480
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Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good shape

Course In good shape . Greens are fantastic and the staff was very friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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u000001347624
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Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

1st round

Greens were nice just several bare areas around the greens and fairways

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Shawn9918952
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Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Great location. Great layout.

Their are slowly upgrading the course but they are working on it. The layout is awesome. They’re fixing the tee boxes finally. Some were so unlevel you couldn’t get a stance ~ kind of like hole #12 still is.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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vhaamawoodrj
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

I love this course. The fairways were a little rough in spots but it is the middle of summer. Overall a great experience and I would highly recommend playing this course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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RRR69
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Reviews 209
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
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grSjEA4UlKY9U1uKTjUE
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The golf cart restrictions

Just get rid of the golf cart restriction program and it’s one of my favorite courses

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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burnzieazgolf
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not bad

The front 9 is more fun and challenging with several elevated tees and strong dog legs. The fairways have a lot of grass issues but the greens were fantastic. Overall, it was a good value and had an enjoyable round.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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iBCP8UO8ZHJP3M7DHerW
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Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
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
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qekVYAolLGbcZ6yatjIH
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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1225Sloppy
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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PaulCon881
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Reviews 119
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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iBCP8UO8ZHJP3M7DHerW
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Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
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
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Mjbklb7888
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No course management

Pull up to tee boxes and your 3rd in line to tee off.

No course management

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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stonerte1119
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

7/23/2025 play

Course is a great challenge and fun to play. Fairways had some patches of dirt rather than grass but were playable. Great price!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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PaulCon881
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Reviews 119
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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