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 | 73.2 | 132 |
Blue/White | 72 | 6666 yards | 71.5 | 129 |
White | 72 | 6279 yards | 70.1 | 127 |
White (W) | 72 | 6279 yards | 75.4 | 129 |
Brown | 72 | 5820 yards | 67.7 | 120 |
Brown (W) | 72 | 5820 yards | 72.6 | 123 |
Red | 72 | 5057 yards | 63.6 | 110 |
Red (W) | 72 | 5057 yards | 68.7 | 117 |
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 |
White/Brown M: 68.8/123 W: 74.1/126 | 337 | 351 | 497 | 350 | 151 | 361 | 477 | 116 | 352 | 2992 | 351 | 376 | 489 | 146 | 325 | 382 | 479 | 114 | 373 | 3035 | 6027 |
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 u314167345667 on 08/03/2025
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Photo submitted by Joe1358826 on 02/11/2024
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Photo submitted by Joe1358826 on 02/11/2024
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Photo submitted by Joe1358826 on 02/11/2024
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Photo submitted by Joe1358826 on 02/11/2024
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Photo submitted by Joe1358826 on 02/11/2024
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Photo submitted by Joe1358826 on 02/11/2024
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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 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
Very Tired Course
Played Palm course and it was very tired. Greens were not in bad shape, but rest of course especially back nine was horrible. Pace of play was very bad as well took over 4:45 to play.
Very Disappointing
Not worth the money not matter how much you pay. Take your life in your hands on the first tee as no fencing between that and the driving range. Restrooms on the course were dirty and run down.
Ok course … greens fees high, rental clubs sub par.
Course was in decent condition. Pace of play was >4hrs for 18. Slow for not being that busy. Club House and Proshop above average. Friendly staff, sub par rental clubs comparatively to greens fees. Wouldn’t pay more than $100 to play again. Many other options in the area.
Way overpriced for what you get!
We played the Palm course. The staff in the pro shop were not friendly and other players were discussing it as well. On hole 2 as I was teeing off from the red Tees a ball from the driving range just missed me. The website brags about the course but honestly we played nicer courses for 1/2 the price.
The starter was very friendly. We were paired up with a very nice young couple which made the round enjoyable! It appears as this course is more geared for tournament play with little effort into upkeep of the course.
Needs some work
There are many BARE spots on the course and many with no grass at all. For the price we paid I wish I had known. Greens were OKbut some silly pin placements make it not enjoyable.
Not coming back,
Pretty mad they don't have in la
Palms front 9 beautiful. Grass is perfect. Staff was super nice. Lots of Water.
Fun and challenging course
The course was great, staff is friendly, and the course is challenging. Multiple holes surrounded by sand traps, swamps/water and makes it difficult to get on without under or over shooting. Great time, would recommend.
Stay away!!
The staff here is dishonest and crooked. There was a storm in the area, and at the turn we were encouraged to leave under the PROMISE from the staff that we would be credited for a tee time in the near future. We never would have left unless they assured us this was the case. Then we emailed them to make good on the credit, and they played dumb, citing cliches about golf being an outdoor sport.
The problem isn’t the weather or the policies. If that was the case, don’t encourage people to leave by promising them a credit you don’t plan to make good on.
Very playable
Course was inGreat shape and very playable, making for a great experience. Played in about 4 hours with hardly ever a wait.
Rude Staff, Bad Conditions, Avoid
Went on a golf trip with 20 guys, all of which flew across the country to enjoy all the great courses Scottsdale has to offer.
McCormick Ranch was by far the biggest disappointment and it wasn’t even close.
It poured rain for 2 hours. It happens. Standing water everywhere, course was unplayable. We kindly asked the staff for a refund and/or rain check and were very rudely talked down to by the staff.
Jim in particular was especially condescending and kept saying he has “his private owner he needs to keep happy”. Apparently they forgot that without customer their course doesn’t exist.
Worst of all they charged the card on file 72 hours in advance which is an outrageous policy to have. This should have been a red flag from the start.
Give you business to courses who respect their customer, not this joke of a course.
Pleasantly surprised.
The staff wss friendly and course was in nice condition, tees and fairways were well maintained and the greens were smooth. The bunkers could use some work, but overall the course was in nice shape.
No bad weather credit
Weather came on after we finished 9 holes. It was thundering & lightning. We decided to quit then & asked for a 9 holes credit.. We were told by the pro shop to call the manager to see about a credit. We called the manager & he told us no he wouldn't give us a credit! . ..We won't play here again. Is it that hard to give a 9 hole credit when we had already payed the full price for 18 holes??