Camelback Golf Club - Ambiente Course

Ambiente at Camelback resort has a lot of promise but current conditions are very bad. VERY bad. Fairways are barely acceptable but all areas saround greens are in horrible condition. the sand traps are very inconsistent--some are ok but many others have a concrete type feel just below surface so that there is no way to play ball out in a traditional manner.

Still some work that needs to be done in some burned out fringe areas and fairways but they are addressing it. Greens were punched about a month ago and are looking great! Only a few bumpy areas. Overall rolled great! They will only get faster and smoother in the next week or so!

This is a great course and I love playing it. But, the conditions today were not up to their normal standard. Lots of tight lies in the fairway. A number of bare/thin spots on the fairways and the greens still haven’t recovered from aeration. They rolled pretty good but a little bumpy Bunkers in great shape, they have made significant improvements in last couple of years.

Pace of play was great, less than four hours.

Two of us played Ambiente in two hours fifty minutes. Not racing in the least. Leisurely, in fact. Demonstrates just how slowly most people play.

Always love playing this course. Course was unusually in not good shape even with the overseed process. Normally even throughout the process the course is very playable. Greens were bumpy but mostly rolled true. Just slower. Rest of the course was in decent shape. In a couple weeks the course will be fantastic again. Always love playing Ambiente. Great test of skill from all tee boxes.

Course was in rough shape. Grass growing into perimeter of ALL sand traps and some large traps with 1 rake, give appearance that course conditions are more attributable to neglect, than weather conditions.

There are many golf options available in the Scottsdale/Phoenix area. This was definitely NOT worth $100 to play!

the course plugged the greens two weeks ago but are still very bumpy. hard to keep putts on line

You should acknowledge when a course has major maintenance ongoing, such as aerification when booking on Golfnow.com. Camelback is a great course however it was disappointing to find out the greens and fairways were aerified only a few days ago. We didn’t find out until check in. If we’d known this we would have played elsewhere.

Played this course for the first time and really enjoyed it. Fairways and greens are in nice shape and the greens were consistent speeds for the whole round, which is something that has not been the case for other tracks we have played this week. There are enough bunkers to provide a challenge and catch miss-hit shots, but the biggest challenge on this course is the elevated, firm, and undulating greens. It was hard to hold the greens on a long approach shot, and you really need to have your putter dialed in.

The course is in great shape. Very enjoyable to play. More forgiving than many desert courses. Fun to play.

Great shape, not an easy course but in great shape

When I am in Arizona I like to play at different courses. This is a nice track but the overall course condition was average at best. It could be a lot better. I use a long tee. The tee boxes were rock hard and very difficult to use my tee at the depth that I prefer. A lot of brown patches every where. We had a good time though.

We had a great time course is in beautiful condition.

We enjoyed our round. The course was interesting and the bird sanctuary was a plus. We would definitely play it again.

Course has great condioning from the tee boxes, fairways and greens and has very few divots or ball marks on greens which i assume is a result of less rounds being played because of the very high green fees. I played on a Sunday and the course was not that busy and i was thankfull to have a HOT DEAL. The course is flat but has a very interesting layout with good bunkering and generous amount of sand in them. No pretty desert plantings or views but all in all a pleasant experience with very friendly staff. Practice putting at 1st tee, the starter apologized and said he did not see me and said i would have to start on the second hole as the group i was supposed to be with teed off already. He was very nice and followed me to the 2nd hole and introduced me to the 3some and said i could play #1 when i was thru 18 and if i wanted could play more holes, so i played till dusk w the course to myself and played 9 more.

Good course, good lay out. Greens a little slow and uneven. The pace was slow but I called the club house and the ranger came right out and got the slow foursome moving. It is a little pricey. But a good experience.