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3.4
1769 Reviews (1769)
5 Stars
392
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
194
1 Stars
110
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.1
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
60.5%
Recommend this course
1263 out of 1769 reviews
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3.3
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
4
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3
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.0
Layout
3.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.5
60.9%
Recommend this course
14 out of 23 reviews
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3.2
82 Reviews (82)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
9
Conditions
2.8
Value
2.9
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.1
52.4%
Recommend this course
43 out of 82 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 7044 yards
Slope 132
Rating 73.2

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1971
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens TiffDwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Desmond Muirhead

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker No
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed Yes
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required, no denim

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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3.4
1769 Reviews (1769)
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Reviews 2
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Great Course

The staff and course were very well managed.

The experience was great and I look forward to my next round there.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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1.0
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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 4
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3.0
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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 2
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Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Course, But turf mats for warmup

Everything was perfect minus the turf mats for the warmup, which isn’t great

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Not worth your time or money

This course was in terrible condition and extremely dry. The layout was good but it seems like a course that had better days and is not being looked after. It was very brown with little greenery. The restrooms on course were not well looked after and I was afraid to use the water fountains on course as they were not well maintained. I would not recommend this course for the money, there are much better courses in the area.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Awful

Only the refreshment attendant, Jess, a real smokeshow saves this course from being an 0 star. Extremely Over priced. This should be a $15 course as the Course is in poor condition overall, and very slow pace of play. Find another place to play a round than the "Dirty Mac"

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

McCormick Ranch Palm Course

Course was in bad shape considering this time of year in Phoenix. Hard greens, fairway grass was in bad shape, tee boxes were rough. Not sure what happened here but it's overpriced for the course condition, I've played it in the summer and it's been in better shape. Palm Course back 9 much better than the front 9.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
2.0
Previously Played

What happened to this place?

The new greens were understandably firm and fast, but I was surprised by how poor the rest of the course has become. Fairways were beat up and probably deserved “ground under repair” flags throughout. Puddles of water in bunkers and other areas in the late afternoon don’t make sense to me given the lack of rain water. The course is a patchwork of sand, mud, hard pan, etc. on greens and fairways. This course used to be a joy to play and had decent eye appeal, but it’s now a bad muni-looking course. Despite the relative lower rate compared to other “championship” courses, I won’t be coming back unless changes are made. Regarding beverage service, all the “cart girls” were unfriendly and staring at their phones. In the first “drive by” instance, the cart girl drove right by us and didn’t even acknowledge us…I swear they are trying to make as little money as possible! If you enjoy great conditions, friendly people, and an acceptable pace of play - all of which you should expect this time of year in Scottsdale - play elsewhere.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course conditions

Course conditions were a bit rough tea boxes would beat up and fairies lotta dead spots

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 204
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Nice course, but...

way too expensive and the conditions go the fairways was marginal at best.

Golf in the Phoenix-area is way over-priced.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad condition

It looked like they spray painted the fairways. Greens were very dry and there was almost no fringe. Had to play all bump and runs because every time I tried to use my sand wedge from inside 40 yards, the club bounced and skulked the ball.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Over priced-not worth it

Been playing the ranch for many many years, conditions today: negligible amount of grass on fairways and in "rough" areas, greens were good, lots of goose droppings :-).

In my opinion this track is not worth $183 tax in on any day of the week in any season.

The main reason I have consistently played here was that it provided the best "value" in the neighbourhood.. For a few dollars more I'll hopefully chose clubs that are in better condition.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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