Palm at McCormick Ranch Golf Club

Let’s start with $161 all-in per person. Played 7:47 as a twosome. Outside staff was very friendly. Pace was really good we followed a threesome. Conditions started very good and deteriorated as the round progressed. The greenside bunkers had decent sand for an AZ course. The greens were mostly smooth (except where the jerks didn’t repair) and very fast. Probably 6 or 7 of the green complexes are of goofy-golf variety where the slope was just ridiculous - no way to get/keep the ball close. Any ball on left side of the #8 green goes into the water. As the round progresses there was a lot of pot holes, standing water and bare spots in the fairway and around the collar (#11). Overall I think there are better options for like price.

Where do I begin? Sand traps full of water, fairways with potholes, mud holes, standing water pretty much everywhere, not to mention the smell from the stagnant water in all of the holes was disgusting. Goose crap throughout, and bald spots on fairways and greens as well. Way overpriced. Not a $210 golf course. I wouldn’t even pay $50 for this pasture. Obviously no money is put back into the course so if I were the superintendent I would be extremely embarrassed. Anyone considering to play this course, save your money, you would be better off playing elsewhere. Never be back EVER, even if it’s free!

Rod N.

The course layout is nice, and overall, in decent condition, but…. several of the green complexes are outrageously designed, which soured my impression of the course. 3 or 4 greens on the front 9 have slopes exceeding 5 degrees for a large portion of the green and it makes them unplayable and silly. Uphill putts literally rolling backwards after a lag putt shouldn’t happen. Having extreme slope is fine if only on a ridge on the putting surface, but the entire green? No thanks. Perhaps it’s due to erosion, or perhaps it was defined this way and made sense when stimp meters were <7 in the 1960’s but not when they are running 9+. In any case, the greens should be redone.

This is set up for volume of players. You have to wait to use the practice tees. No water for towels. The beverage cart was out of beer TWICE. The golf attendants (except the starter) were transactional. Good/fair layout and course was in good shape. Greens were exceptionally fast. Three pin locations could not hold a golf ball. Overall seems like the management is inexperienced.

They are overpriced! The greens are so fast you could not putt them. If you’re going to have roller coaster greens and the pins cut on the down slopes you can’t make them super fast! One or the other, reminded me of a miniature golf course. The grounds crew might think that funny but as an average golfer it’s no fun! The overall condition is mediocre, the place could be really great if they would put some of the money back into the property . It’s very tired! It really could be a premier property if the owners cared enough to take care of it.

Pin placements on every hole and overall greens playability were impossible. Every pin was on a slope. Overall condition of course was very average at best.

Pace of play was slow and I blame that solely on the grounds keeper. The greens were rolling at around a 10 1/2-11 which is fast. They cut the fringe and collars real low. When we arrive at the par 3 7th hole might be the 8th, there were 3 groups waiting to hit. We waited 20 minutes before we hit. The pin was placed on a slope and the shot required all carry over water. From the white tees 150 yard shot to the pin. Any ball on the green that was putted all either rolled off the green in to the water or were stopped by one of the members in the group. One of the members in our group hit their tee shot to 10 feet left of the pin. He then hit his putt very lightly barely missing the cup and was heading in to the lake but someone stopped it or it to would have gone in the lake. The speed of the greens,undulations of the greens and cutting down of the fringe and collars around the greens caused for really slow play.

Palm course was in good shape but because of the rain storm the night before we had to deal with a lot of incidental water on the course, which may have contributed to slow play.

Staff were excellent, very friendly & helpful.

We played Palm course and liked it very much, our foursome had at least 5 shots on the green that ended up in the water. Greens too fast? Too much slope? First time at course?

We will play this course again. Conditions were a bit tough due to wind, but it's a fairly forgiving course. The greens were very fast. You want to be below the hole, never putting downhill or the ball will roll off the green. The upside is that they putt very true.Great clubhouse, great staff, nice driving range and a very fun day.

Played the Palm course. The course was beautiful well maintained and the round included range balls. My major complaint was the pin placement and some of the greens. Some pins were in spots that would not allow a ball to come to rest, if you hit a shot below the hole it was slanted such that if your putt did not go in, it would roll back down the slope and even off the green. And this was on at least 3 holes. To keep play moving we adopted a 3 putt rule. But it did not feel fair. (My 2 cents) But the overall course was really pretty.

Love this course. Great layout. The greens are very fast!