Palm at McCormick Ranch Golf Club

Simply not worth the money. Course is in really rough shape. Sad to see, used to be one of my favorite layouts in the valley but has just been mismanaged for too long. Love the practice area though

Course was in decent conditions minus one or two holes were a little iffy.

my only main complaint that everyone I was paired with strongly agreed with, was the layout of the course and the holes were very confusing. Some signs would point one way in the holes would be a different way and some holes felt like they were overlapped. Other than us getting rushed on the last few holes by the Marshall because we were rhe last ones playing, It was a very pleasant experience and great course of condition FOR THE PRICE.

I want to preface this with I normally will just browse reviews, and never thought I’d feel the need to write one.

I grew up playing here. I’ve played in Phx open qualifier on pine, had the ranch pass, all that. It’s a special place to me

I booked a twilight around 430 on a Tuesday. Loaded my cart, couldn’t find water for the bottle I brought, so I bought one from the stand for 5$. The only other water was a couple of decades old water fountains on the course near the decaying bathrooms.

The course was beyond looking past conditions. The pin location on “2 Palm” (actually 11 Palm) was cut into a section of the green that was mud. There was no grass near the hole location, and the sprinkler system turned it into mud. The bunkers were completely unplayable, filled with water and overgrown. Phoenix public parks in August look more lush than this.

Truly - all of this I can look past and move on, hope it’s a reno, etc. But on my 8th hole, on pace for a 2.5 hour 18, the ranger alerted me I needed the cart in by 7. No problem,

On my 14th hole, I was 45 minutes clear of 7pm. However from that hole on, I was followed, meticulously, by the ranger. After a few holes playing as a single I almost felt the need to ask him what his problem was. Watching every shot I hit. Unbelievably bizarre.

The nail in the coffin was on 18, another course employee alternate to the ranger, who was still following me, was now driving a resort style large cart drove past me, turned around, and park directly behind my cart while I finished my round before 7pm, after I waited for the group in front of me each shot on 18.

I was so shocked I paid money for this experience, I could even get myself to acknowledge this man sitting 2 feet from my cart staring me down.

If nothing else, establishments need to understand that this sort of stuff is simply stealing from people. Don’t pay to be at this place unless there’s some accountability.

Greens were in terrible condition and where greens were damaged they had the pin there so you really couldn’t putt . The bunkers had grass growing inside and were not maintained. Have played here a few times and always loved these courses so was very disappointed at the conditions of the courses

A nice golf course that is in need of a little more maintenance. We had a 6-some ahead of us, which slowed things down a bit, at some point, they broke into a 4some and a 2some; not sure if that was their idea or the Marshalls but either way it worked better after that.

I would play here again, but I would hope that the maintenance would improve somewhat

Paid for Palm ended up paying the back 9 of Palm then back 9 of pine. Palm was in terrible condition. I’ve seen better building sites than the greens.. bunkers overgrown…. Lots of dry areas. They should be paying you to play not the way around. The pine back 9 was way better.

Next the staff… we got there early and asked if we could tee off early….”NO YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR YOUR TE TIME..we tried asked at the pro shop and the starter, same answer… we ended up waiting at the rear of the first tee for 30 mins with no one teeing. off… the starter just made us wait… !!”

Golfed here many times. Not in very good shape plenty of brown spots including the greens. I have not seen the course in this shape. Water in the sand traps. Sand traps are like cement.

Played the back Palm and Pine course. The Palm was in really bad shape with tons of mud holes that smell like sewage and greens with so much sand or bare spots on them, they looked like they had bunkers on the greens. None of the bunks had sand and was like hitting off concrete. If you are spending more than $50-$60 to play 18, find another course.

Well you asked.

The cart path was nearly as smooth as an off road buggy course. Pot holes everywhere... Take a few yards of gravel and fill them in or better yet repave some of the

The fairways were in fair shape. Places where there was no grass at all -- seriously no grass.

The bunkers were worse... Many had up to 3 inches of water... None were in good enough to chip out of - to hard. Adjust your sprinklers. 2 or three days you could dial it in... Tells me no effort by ground crew or staff by not seeing this blatant lack of attention .

Some of the greens were infected and you can't see if they are trying to fix it

I signed up for the Palm Course... I asked to play a couple of specific holes. But we were told when we got there we were playing the back nine of two different courses... Who does that? Two different courses rather than one course for 18 holes... Was the back side not in good enough shape to play?

For the money we paid I assumed it would be a professional course...

To be honest I have seen better grass at community soccer fields.. they don't charge $160 to play.

If I could get my funds back and offered a free round I think I would take my money to talking Stick ... Similar cost. Within in a couple of miles. And vastly better condition.

It’s just a course that time has passed by. It feels like you’re playing on a course that somebody’s paid no attention to for a long time. There are potholes filled with water and mud all over the course. The bunkers are unplayable because they’re filled with water. I understand that they’re going through a renovation. I played the two unrenovated 9s.. That construction can’t start soon enough.

Course has possibilities, but very run down, cart paths a mess, poorly kept grass, and bunkers are a joke (dirt) Clearly there has been little money place in upkeep and that is sad because the layout could make it really good....we won't play there again unless the course is updated..

Definitely not worth the money as the greens were in terrible shape and rough was muddy and unplayable since they haven’t been maintained. Had to play both back 9s and was very disappointed given the cost. Do not recommend

We played both backs. This course features holes that are more interesting than most of the courses we played in Scottsdale. Want to give a special shoutout to Carl in the Service Area who helped save our day when I left a wedge behind. Thank you Carl!