Camelback Golf Club - Ambiente Course

As we played I found out that the course just opened in February. I was pleasantly surprised how well everything had grown in. Considering the flooding that occurred earlier this month the course held up nicely.
The only complaint I have is the fee they wanted to charge for my wife to ride along. They were not that busy in the afternoon but they wanted $35 for her to come. Since the temps topped 95 she would have melted so it became moot.

Very nice golf course, I played from the back tees, very challenging. The 18th hole need a little work, I hit a great drive & it didn't make it to the fairway. You shouldn't be required to carry it 280 to get to the soft fairway

A nice change. A great course with lots of variation and challenges.

Good little track. I found the GPS to be off a little but that's not a big deal. If you can play with a local, it will help on a few holes. Course was in great shape considering they just had record rainfall 4 days earlier. Pace was slower than I'm used to, right at 5 hours. Fun course, a must play.

I understand they spent $10MM recently on this course. Not too sure where they put the money. For the price, even for summer rates, I would have rather gone to many of the other course options around Scottsdale. Felt the course was a simple upgrade from other public courses. I was not impressed.

Course was so hard you couldn't put a tee in the ground.

We enjoyed the course as it has a nice mix of holes long and short. All three of us are single digit Hdcp. I believe that with the higher handicappers playing in the winter, play will slow down dramatically with people looking for balls in the "Native Grass". The use of the GPS is critical to managing the course.

Ambiente is the jewel of central Phoenix! you will use just about every club in your bag..requires precise drives and approach shots..bogeys are easy if you stay in the fairways ! get in the traps or native grass and a double bogey is very possible. The condition of the course is hard to believe for Aug/ Sept in the valley.. greens are fast and true ,fairways lush ..

Played Ambiente course. The course in good condition;greens firm rolls smooth, fairways good, tee's box need cutting. AWFUL PACE OF PLAY. COURSE MARSHAL were USELESS! !! AFRAID TO MOVE SLOOOOOWWWW GROUP.

interesting changes made to this course. very challenging off the tee box with lots of fairway traps and grasses. Accuracy is important. If u like unusual courses in AZ u need to play this one

Must hit fairways and play to center of greens then putt to edges.

Course was in great shape. greens are challenging but fun.

Great layout. Accuracy off the tee is a most narrow fairways. Great value for the money.

I was very impressed with the layout and condition of the course. It has some elements of links golf and plays very hard and fast as a proper links course should. You have to make sure you land your approaches well short of the hole or you will find the back of the green. It will be fun to watch the course mature but even as it stands it is already a formidable challenge.

Overall experience v.good, greens hard, very hot day, staff was excellent. Not much shade on course if hot.

overall course is in wonderful shape- Tee boxes and fairways , the best in town, bunkers also great - greens need another week or so to be perfect. Can`t wait to play again!!!!

It doesn't matter how nice a course is, pace of play will ruin the day. This is an interesting new design, and could be a lot of fun. Unfortunately there wasn't a marshal to be seen on the entire course. The pace was brutally slow and no one in the shop seemed to care. I guess when people stop playing management will blame Tiger Woods or some other made up reason. Enforce a reasonable pace of play and people will play, force them to sit in their golf carts for 5+ hours and they'll find something else to do.

I paid a great "hot deal" as a single. I was paired with a 3some on a hot summer week day. There was no starter so I waiting on the tee box for my group to show. After 5-7min after our tee time I just went. There was no one in front for a couple holes and I played a couple-three balls. Eventually caught up and it slowed to crawl waiting on every shot. Threesome caught up. The holes are somewhat repetitive. Much like the old course, you go out one side and come back the other. I can't imagine paying a full winter green fee for this course.

If you miss the fairway at all, be prepared to use a new ball. The long grass just off the fairway makes it impossible to find them.

Overall, the course was in good shape. the greens were a bit dry, but it is summer.

I prefer desert courses to links style, so my review may be somewhat biased.

Beautiful course. A little on the difficult side, but everything was in great condition; even for being in summer when courses typically dry out. My favorite part was some of the fescue rough makes it feel like you're playing in England.