Orange Tree Golf & Conference Resort

There were several groups that had no business being in a golf course. Yes, everyone has to learn someplace, but not during prime time on a Sunday. No rangers to be found to advise newbies to let people play through.

“Pace of play” is not a thing here. On pace to play almost a 6 hour round which is ridiculous. Will not ever be coming back here, course is half decent but so terribly mismanaged to the point where it ruins this course. They need to figure out how to keep groups moving.

Overall, the course was fun to play. It was definitely the off-season, and the greens were very sandy. On about half of the holes, the cups were damaged, which caused a lot of lip outs. But overall, it was a solid value for money.

Tee boxes were in bad shape. Some uneven. Fairways ok but patches of missing grass. Greens are horrible.

Maintenance staff were plentiful. Quite a few driving to other areas disrupting pace of play. Others just sitting in vehicles under trees. I could not play the 12th or 16th because Maintenance staff were on the green blowing or mowing and would not move even though they knew golfers were waiting. I do not recommend nor will I ever play there again.

The course is in phenomenal shape, given the clear lack of rain that it has received. Fairy grass is excellent, and the dry spots are in the drip line of the trees showing that they have not received any rain. The greens are a little fluffy, but they should be because if you cut them to true conditions, the heat would burn the grass and then you’ve got a bigger problem. Overall, I think the club (buildings, snack shop, carts, etc) would benefit from a thorough cleaning/brightening. I think given its location, it would be an excellent opportunity for a fun/energetic location similar to how Dobson Ranch has made it a destination course/place to hang out. Female staff outfits/uniforms could use some improvement as well.

Orange Tree was in decent shape. Greens were rough though.

It had rained a lot overnight, so there was a lot of pooled water on the fairways making it cart path only.

Pace of play was good. Ranger made his rounds a few times during play as did the cart girl.

For charging $60 in the summer, I cannot believe how bad the course conditions were. Tee times are only 8 minutes apart (5 hour round), greens were half carpet, half dead with mower streaks, probably 1/4 of the fairway you will find dead spots everywhere, and tee boxes looked like the crown of football helmets. I grew up playing this course, and is really sad to see the current condition of this course. I HIGHLY recommend playing elsewhere, as there are so many other amazing options in PHX for this price.

The course is in the worst shape I have ever seen it in 10yrs. Fairways are dirt in a lot of places and the greens were like a roller coaster,they also had dirt patches and dead sod on edges where they replaced 5 yrs ago after they rolled the greens for a tournament and the next day greens burnt. That was 5yrs ago and it has continued to get worse. We won't play ever again. Not worth the money,all the beginner golfer were playing to and had balls flying everywhere, taking 3 shots off the tee. Do not believe the course rating by them.

I have never played a golf course like this. I feel like this was what people dealt with on the Oregon trail. Dirt with high grass patches. Literal dead animals on the fairway. And children walking on the cart paths riding dirt bikes on the green and bunkers and group of homeless fishing the lake (pond) absolute dumpster fire of a course and that boils down to management. Dude in the pro shop looked his wife just asked for a divorce. Stay away from this sheet course

Loved this course and honestly there was no one else around middle of an August day, which means they are probably charging too much for a round in a Phoenix summer.

Everything was beautiful except a locked bathroom near the end of our 18 holes.

Fairways and greens were in great condition. We happened upon a great deal but if management wanted to do a little better, make green fees lower during summer so Phoenicians can appreciate the beauty of a PV course.

The course was solid and inexpensive. The summer rate is very cheap and it was a great round. The grass conditions were moderate. Great fairways and tee boxes but the greens were a bit inconsistent. Some in better shape than others. I’d give fairways / rough a 4/5 but the greens a 2/5 (using AZ summer golf 5 scale).

Course is just opening after a couple of weeks being closed. Fairways are very spotty…need some grass. Tee boxes were not too bad…had been in same spots for some time…really worn out. Greens were not good! Very slow and something had to be wrong with the mowers…lots of choppy marks left by mowers and greens need some more grass in spots. I was looking forward to a nice course after reading the description on their webpage. I was disappointed with what I had to play on….this is my second bad experience on Orange Tree…2 years ago had a similar outing. Probably will spend my money elsewhere.