Camelback Golf Club - Ambiente Course

Played a twilight round for $30. By far the best value in Scottsdale. For a brand new course, Ambiente, has an old soul. Tee to green the course is very fair with wide fairways and strategic fairway bunkers. The greens are very difficult with lots of undulation. The natural wash areas can be penal. The only thing that left a bad taste in my mouth was the 15th green. A poorly designed par 3 - 204 yards to a green that is not fit for minature golf. The odd shape and slope have no resemblance to anything else on property.

This is a must play, in great condition for a new course. Excellent condition tee to green. Teed off at 1100 am and had the course to ourselves. Greens are very good and fast.

First time to play this course since the the make over. Course in excellent shape, greens were lightning fast for this time of year . Greens were hard since this is totally new green. Difficult to stop a ball at full wedge distance. Will definitely play here again.

Unfortunately, we played on a 113F+ day with extreme humidity due to a flash flood on the course the night before. The rough is exceptionally brutal and the greens are new so there is no hold whatsoever. You need to hit the front of the greens at a high angle if you want to hold them but they putt beautifully and fast. Even short chips ran to the back so be careful. I liked the layout and there are bunkers placed to make you think twice about club selection from the tee boxes. Looking forward to playing on a day where I don't pass out from the heat!

The rough (non native stuff) comes into play way too much if you slightly miss the fairway. You will then be looking for the ball and most likely will not find it. No telling what is living in that stuff..... Severe bunkering throughout (hard to physically get in & out of the bunkers). No trees. No water fountains but the ice chests with water bottles helped. Understandably hard fairways & greens as it is a new course. I prefer the old Indian Bend track.

Course redesign is good fair but challenging. Range was in so/so shape. Understood there was a large event that morning. May have had something to do with it. Plan to play it again soon.

Greens were in great condition, for just having them punched a week or so earlier.

This course if fairly new and as such needs a little more time to mature. Greens are still firm but roll true. You can find trouble on some tee shots but the layout is good.

A very difficult golf course, with very thick rough bordering every hole. The course also features some wonderful, big and wild greens. I enjoy the course, but think it would be much improved if the "native" rough were significantly thinner, to provide some chance of finding and playing a ball.

Conditions were OK, but not ideal. The greens remain firm as this is a new course and firm turf is to be expected. Also, this course should play firm. Unfortunately, really only the greens were firm on this day--the fairways were soaked to the point where tee shots would plug, carts would splash while driving through, etc. Seems silly to me to market the course as "links style" and then overwater it to that extent. I was also confused to see the course actively watering the "native rough" areas.

I look forward to see how the course continues to age and grow, and will certainly return.

This course is a top 5 in the Phoenix area. I love the variety of holes...short and long par 3, 4, and 5's. This links style course is really cool and strategy comes into play on most of the holes. I can't wait to go back. The staff is friendly and the course is the perfect balance of challenge/fun. The greens are really firm and fast, which adds quite a bit of challenge. I was even after 6 holes and 3 putted the next 3 greens in a row. I want revenge!!!

I will come back to ambiente again and again, as long as they keep the cost reasonable. $50 in the summer is pretty steep, but in the case of this course, it's worth it.

The course was tough, but fair. If you don't hit the ball straight...you are in trouble! Some of the greens have some pretty interesting pin placements! Great day on the course even when it is 107:-)

Great course layout and fun to play. The course is in fantastic shape. The greens run fast and if you hit your ball in the vegetation you have a 50/50 chance of being able to find and play it. All in all a great addition to Phoenix golfing. Will play again here.

Course is in good condition. Fun challenge, but only if you pick the further back tees, unfortunately (the middles and fronts cut more than just distance).

Pace of play was awful and there was no interest in fixing it - staff said "yeah, at this time of year, you get a lot of folks out who don't know golf etiquette". Sure, in fact, all year-round that happens - isn't that what the on-course assistants are there to keep an eye on?

Not sure when I'll be back...

Very nice layout and far better than the previous track. Couple of things I would change, a few to many bunkers, flowers and native grass growing into trhe bunkers and slope causing some unfair bounces. Not an easy course but one where shot making is needed. Need your A game or long day

You will get top notch treatment playing this course. Customer service was excellent. I am a high handicap golfer and had a great round for my skill level because I hit the ball straight. Several bunkers were challenging. Beautiful views and an overall wonderful experience. This course was in great condition for summer.

Ambiente is a very nice course that will have me back there next weekend. Take advantage of the hot summer pricing ($34, Sunday afternoon). The course had a complete makeover from the original Indian Bend "goat track" as noted by one of their staff members. I never played the original but the new and improved is a must play. Very nice layout, challenging and fair at the same time.

well maintained course worth the 30 dollar summer rate.. played shorter than the 7225yd distance on the card however, some really hard holes too...

marked improvement in course re do
Way to far from walking distance greens to cart parking area per hole, could definitely improve this for faster pace of play and heat factor in summer
too many sand traps for average player, slows pace of play
bag boys very friendly and welcoming-kudos to them
water on course much appreciated

Course was in excellent condition. Much more challenging, beautiful than Padre.

Greens were true. Natural rough almost guarantees a lost ball so hit it straight.

No return to the clubhouse after 9 holes so bring food or buy from cart! Free water on the course is a nice touch and appreciated.

Price in summer in competitive but very expensive in Winter season.

Ambiente was every bit as good as I had heard. I liked the Indian Bend course and was skeptical when I heard about the planned changes but what a beautiful outcome. The course has a wide variety of holes and many of the holes are completely different from the different tees. My only complaint is the same one I have for so many Phoenix-area courses...the length of the par-3's does not match the length of the course. A little variety instead of all mid to long irons would be nice. Small complaint for a great golf experience and, at $30, hard to beat.