Palm at McCormick Ranch Golf Club

About
McCormick Ranch Golf Club features two lush manicured year-round courses amid the lovely views of Scottsdale. Both the Palm and Pine golf courses' championship tees lay to over 7,000 yards, and there are also the options of men's, seniors' and ladies' tee sets to allow everyone a crack at the tests offered by these golf courses.
Golf Illustrated selected the ninth hole of the Palm Course at the McCormick Ranch Golf Club to be "One of the USA's Top 18 Water Holes." It's just one of 10 water holes on the golf course, which, as you might imagine, also features lots of big palms. In all, the golf course plays to over yards from the blue tees, including four par-5 holes that measure over 500 yards.
A round of golf on the Palm Course at the McCormick Ranch Golf Club kicks off on the par-4 first hole, which plays close to 400 yards from the blue tee and requires a drive right-center to ensure a short-iron second shot.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Blue | 72 | 7044 yards | 73.7 | 137 |
White | 72 | 6279 yards | 70.0 | 130 |
White (W) | 72 | 6279 yards | 75.9 | 131 |
Brown | 72 | 5820 yards | 67.5 | 123 |
Brown (W) | 72 | 5820 yards | 72.9 | 126 |
Red (W) | 72 | 5057 yards | 68.7 | 114 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Blue M: 73.2/132 | 375 | 384 | 531 | 446 | 214 | 389 | 535 | 195 | 408 | 3477 | 394 | 420 | 510 | 203 | 413 | 448 | 564 | 187 | 428 | 3567 | 7044 |
Blue/White M: 71.5/129 | 375 | 384 | 531 | 373 | 179 | 389 | 535 | 157 | 370 | 3293 | 394 | 420 | 510 | 169 | 413 | 418 | 511 | 148 | 390 | 3373 | 6666 |
White M: 70.1/127 W: 75.4/129 | 337 | 351 | 497 | 373 | 179 | 361 | 477 | 157 | 370 | 3102 | 351 | 376 | 489 | 169 | 325 | 418 | 511 | 148 | 390 | 3177 | 6279 |
Brown M: 67.7/120 W: 72.6/123 | 304 | 333 | 464 | 350 | 151 | 333 | 455 | 116 | 352 | 2858 | 328 | 359 | 474 | 146 | 307 | 382 | 479 | 114 | 373 | 2962 | 5820 |
Red M: 63.6/110 W: 68.7/117 | 284 | 301 | 418 | 277 | 122 | 243 | 392 | 82 | 251 | 2370 | 295 | 332 | 427 | 136 | 276 | 349 | 461 | 76 | 335 | 2687 | 5057 |
Handicap | 13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by jmerna1 on 01/29/2023
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Great views Photo submitted by dmied6 on 02/24/2022
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Photo submitted by u000006010873 on 02/24/2022
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Photo submitted by u000006010873 on 02/24/2022
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Photo submitted by u000008176810 on 04/01/2021
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Photo submitted by u000008176810 on 04/01/2021
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Photo submitted by michaelgolf1984 on 03/01/2021
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Photo submitted by JtxD1 on 08/17/2020
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#18 Photo submitted by Superchipmunk on 09/01/2019
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Photo submitted by chrisjulia on 11/21/2016
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Palm Course - McCormick Ranch Photo submitted by tainge on 03/29/2013
Great Options
We played what’s considered to be twilight and pain half the price but the guys were working hard and keeping track so we got out in enough time to play . We actually teed off a little early and were able to get 16 of the 18 done. A lot of water on this course but a lot of room too. We had a wonderful time on our last day of vacation there.
We will surly play the Palm again. We are from out of state and left a blizzard to be there in the sun. A bit cooler this year but sunshine none the less. We are seasonal golfers at home.
Great Course
Terrific course. Challenging but not unbearable.
Really really enjoyed playing the course
Fun golf
I played with a lady from my Minnesota club and we were paired with an older couple. They played good golf and we finished our round in 3 hours and 45 minutes. We all had a nice time.
Nothing special
Nothing special. If you are desperate to play Scottsdale in January it’ll do. Over priced, slow play (5 hours), fair course conditions, but you can get out.
Just an average course, and somewhat unplayable the day we were there.
Truthfully, I hardly ever dislike a golf course. I know it takes an extreme amount of money, effort, and manpower. The day we played, the greens were unplayable. The architecture and hardness of the greens was the problem. More than half of them were tilted at such a severe angle, for one thing, but the surfaces were as hard as concrete. Throwing a pitching wedge 80 feet in the air, then having the ball bounce, with no divot, and roll off the back, or worse, roll to the back and circle around to roll off the front get old. One of our group is a solid 2 index, and shot an extremely frustrating 90! He was exasperated. Imagine how us 13-ers felt? It was also a bit boring, with not much elevation or variation.
Tough Greens
Great course, greens are very undulating and break much more than the average valley course. Good fun!
Needs work for the money
Greens fast and in poor condition....my grandpa would have been very disappointed
Bring your best short game
Nice layout and good Mountain View’s. Mostly forgiving fairways but nasty green complexes. Super fast greens. Virtually no rough and tightly mowed. On one green where the hole was cut into a steep incline everyone in our group, which was mostly competent players, had their balls come to a stop on the green with chip shots only to begin rolling downhill off the green and through the non existent rough into the water. Maybe for an Open qualifier that’s ok…. Still, overall it’s worth checking out. Pace of play was excellent.
Terrible
Arrived at the course 20 minutes before our tee time only to get “you know you are up on the palm right now” from the bag drop attendant. Then rushed to the first tee feeling rushed, then wait a minute or two for the gentleman we were paired with. Then after about 4 holes we started to catch people and then eventually end up on the 7th or 8th hole with 4 groups on a tee box of a par 3. The Marshall then finally showed up to tell us to with go to the Pine front nine or the palm front 9 which we just played. To be fair they did have a frost delay but the course did seem overbooked.
Great layout
Greens & fairways were in great shape. Course design and hole layout were very challenging, with some really nice views. Some holes were lined with very nice houses.
Pin placement on many holes was unfair. You couldn't make a putt even if you hit it perfect as the hole was on a side-slope. It seemed like it was set-up for pros.
Staff was very friendly & helpful. Facilities are fantastic - restaurant, range, putting & chipping greens were all above par. I would definitely play here again!
Hard to tell
It was a solid course to play but the conditions were so wet that it was hard to get a true gauge of how the course truly plays.