Camelback Golf Club - Ambiente Course

thru no fault of course staff or members our group played behing a group of 24 playing some tournament..We had watched group go off for most part they all looked like players but we caught them at 3 and for some reason the pace slowed to a crawl. at 112 degrees waiting for over 5 hours sapped all our energy. just another day and luck of the draw. Would play again interesting layout...

I played here several years ago when Ambiente had all those trees! What a great job in renovating!

The course is in great shape! And even though I'm not a big fan of bermuda greens in the desert (mostly too firm to hold anything!), the greens at Ambiente were great! Got lot's of spin and check ups!

Great course and I'll be back for certain!

The whole course was in a very good shape and greens were true and had a good speed.
probably on of the best course in the phoenix / scottsdale area at the moment.
free water bottles everywhere on the course .
had a great golfday . thank you camelback golf club!

Great course! Excellent condition! Great value for the money!

My favorite summer course. Excellent course condition. See you next week

I had been given differing views on this course before trying it myself. Some seemed to think there was an effort by the club to make this the toughest course in Arizona. Others found it challenging, but not impossible. I played from the 'teal' tees (not the tips), and found the course challenging, but not impossible. Maybe the tips would be impossible (at least for my game). The tips add an additional 30 to 60 yards depending on the hole. Nevertheless, the course is challenging due to the fescue rough and the strategic placement of bunkers in the fairway as well as around the greens. Depending on your game, this is a tough course. Regardless, the club has done a great job maintaining this course in terrific shape. The greens were fast and true with nary a bare spot; the fairways were green and lush from edge to edge. Its a great course, but don't be shy about playing it. It isn't Chambers Bay, but it might be St. Andrews Old Course.

This was my first time playing this course. It has a great design that is different from a lot of the courses in the area. The course condition was great for this time of year.

Good course; the only problem was, I am a seventeen handicap and I was paired with three guys who were probably three handicaps or better. Wow so that is how golf is played.

This is the first time I have played Camelback's Ambiente course and I was very impressed. Everyone who lives here knows this is the time of year were you can play just about any nice course for under $30, but this year a lot of these nice course are I'm reallly, really bad shape. I have played them all and Ambiente is by far in the best shape of all right now. Grass is green and lush on the fairways and the greens are better then any course I have played in the last three months, Troon N Pin 4/12 being the last. The course also has bunkers with real white sand instead of that brown hard desert crushed rock that so many good course still have across the valley for some reason.
Now with that said there is some bad. Even though I liked the layout and we got blessed with a nice overcast breezy day I can see how miserable this course could be in a normal AZ summer day with less then perfect condition. It runs down in a dry river bed and has very few trees for shade. So get there early, or wait for the late cloud cover. Not the best views either, unless you like looking at mansions and fescue.
We chose this couse over Papago only because we wanted to play an Open style course. All of us were pleasantly surprised and very happy with our decision. I wI'll be back again soon!

Hole Hunter BB

The course was in n great shape, staff was extremely friendly, unlike any course I've played in the area.

The course is fairly straight forward, yet provides a challenge.

You forget you are in AZ with the links style course. It's forgiving at times but you need to bear down and hit good shots.

Great course a lot of fun, can be challenging if you miss the fairways

very good golf course that is challenging and has a great layout. It's not the typical desert golf course more a links style feel. Would recommend the course to anyone.

A very nice golf course but don't miss the fairway. The rough is so penal that it is almost a sure lost ball if you miss the fairway. The staff was very friendly and helpful.

I did play in the middle of the summer so it was hot and the price was right at less than $40. Staff was great and the course was in great shape. The greens rolled well and were not too fast. I played back tees and it played long with the wind but I also got a lot of roll.
The club house was nice and staff friendly.

The beers were a little pricey but when it is 113 outside you ca charge $7 for a beer.

Overall excellent value for the course but again it is in the summer.

First time playing this course. Some undulating greens and punishing rough. Was over 110 degrees so got very slow on the last 5-6 holes as people in front of us tired in the heat. Would play again as local knowledge will help.

Every hole looks the same. Not much of a challenge.
Easy to lose balls in the native grasses.

I played this course for 1st time ,i am a 12-15 handicap.it was beautiful course but challenging narrow fairways and tough greens .great course for challenger the average golfer .It was a great experience though if u don't hit ball straight off tee it could be frustrating course .lot of out of bounds tall grass down middle of course on all 18 holes .S till would play again!

Links style course with lots of native areas bordering the holes. No trees to use as aiming points, but numerous bunkers. GPS on the golf carts are exceptional for giving distances to features on every hole. FIrst tee time out on a weekday. Got around in 2.25 hours! My favorite course to play in the Valley. Greens were pretty slow but held shots into the greens very well. Maintenance crews have to delay their start of preparing the course due to early morning noise restrictions by the surrounding neighborhoods. Personnel were very courteous and did not impede play.