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4.5
1161 Reviews (1161)
5 Stars
631
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
37
1 Stars
16
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
88.8%
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1026 out of 1161 reviews
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4.4
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
85.2%
Recommend this course
46 out of 54 reviews
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4.5
108 Reviews (108)
5 Stars
71
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
89.8%
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97 out of 108 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Traditional
Par 71
Length 6518 yards
Slope 138
Rating 78.0

The Phoenician Golf Club reopened in the fall of 2018 after a massive redesign and renovation by Scottsdale-based architect Phil Smith. The new 18-hole layout replaces the original 27-hole routing. Every hole is new, featuring TifEagle grass greens and tees, fairways and rough that are 419 Bermuda grass. The golf shop has been expanded as well, and the Club Car golf carts have been outfitted with the "Shark Experience" - a new golf technology with a high-definition touch screen and built-in speakers for playing music and watching live sports, news and entertainment, along with GPS yardage.

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Course Details

Year Built 1981
Fairways 419 Bermuda
Greens TiffEagle Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

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

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt and bermuda shorts required. No denim.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Accolades

Reviews

4.5
1161 Reviews (1161)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 68
Patio Dining 43
19th Hole Scenic Views 32
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 134
Water Hazards 105
Bunkers 95
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 109
A Weekend Splurge 83
Entertaining Clients 79
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 140
At a Resort 125
Near the Airport 46

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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun layout! Great views.

Returned for another round since the course revamp. Remembered course for being a fun layout with interesting holes and great views. Did not disappoint second time around! A good challenge while not being overly difficult. Pick the correct tees for your abilities and you will have a lot of fun. Staff is friendly. Pace was good - carts are a must. Nicely maintained. Convenient location to downtown Scottsdale and PHX.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great condition and pace of play

Expensive but nothing out of the ordinary for Phoenix in the winter. You get what you pay for and we had a fast round with a great practice range on a course in terrific condition. 10 minute tee time intervals made for a fast pace of play.

The back 9 is the far more interesting side. You have holes right up against the mountains and great views of the valley. The front 9 was a flat down and back course through a residential community. Several holes with doglegs where the driver is taken out of the hands.

Greens ran well (a little slow). Difficult greens - lots of levels and well placed bunkers that will punish you. No water hazards on holes 10-15. Tee boxes were flat and Par 3's weren't full of divots.

Drinks at the turn were not easily accessible, had to go upstairs into the bar to order. Drink cart only came around once on our 3rd hole. Water jugs were not present at tee boxes, however after hole 13 (?) there was a cooler full of water.

Golf carts were relatively new and had GPS, carts would lock up if you were too close to the green. The cart path was weird the entire course - it's a long drive from 9 to 10, we missed the turn from 16 to 17 (the sign was on a construction wall and blended in), and there were several confusing turn arounds for greens and tee boxes (hole 2 in particular).

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow

This was the slowest round I have ever played.

It took us 5 1/2 hours to finish our round

Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful Setting

Course fairways and tee boxes were in great shape. The greens were running a bit slow and the course is cart path only still

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fall Golf in the desert

The Phoenician is a very nice upscale golf resort. The course was in very good shape from tee box to greens. My only complaint is that it was cart paths only and for an older golfer, not the most pleasant experience. But my assumption, which makes get be accurate, is that all the desert courses are cart paths only this time of year. This is not a course that you want to attempt to walk. Located at the base of Camelback Mountain, the course is somewhat hilly, but has some great scenic views.
The Phoenician tees, just over 6000 yards, plays little ng due to the elevation changes tee to green.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Really nice back nine

The design and condition of the course are excellent. Service was friendly but not as helpful as other clubs we played. The only negative was that we had to keep the golf buggy to the paths at all times. I assume that this is because of the overseeding and watering of the fairways but we weren’t told this. This meant that play was slower and judging distance and club selection more time consuming. The distance from greens to tees would make carrying challenging, particularly from 9 to 10 which would take 15 minutes to walk. The front 9 was good but the back nine in the base of the hills was really nice. Of course the weather was perfect which is why we came to Scottsdale in November from the UK where it is now cold, wet and muddy!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course, well kept, convenient location

Course had just reopened from overseeding, but was in great shape. It was cart path only, but the round kept about a 3:45 pace. Greens were a little slow. Staff always friendly, clubhouse and pro shop are great. Excellent location on Camelback Mountain makes it convenient to Scottsdale and downtown Phoenix.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Phoenician- playing a round

Great layout, nice course. Pace of play rating was because they had the cart path only rule enforced. They just came off over seeding. Only caveat is to get the whole round in you have to book before 1pm. We only got 14 holes in. Shame as if we could have least had the 90 degree cart rule enforced I think we would have finished.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ok course

Course was standard resort course. I paid over $200 for the round and after playing it, I would not have paid over $100

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Couldn’t ask for much more..

Staff was amazing and the course was in great shape. Ended up playing with another gentleman who was a 9 handicap who helped me with tips making the round better for me. Getting free water, towels, etc. really helps out her in the Phoenix heat.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful

Great course. not the hardest if you’re looking for a fair course that has gorgeous holes this is your place. It was perfect for our family of 1 experienced and 3 relatively newer (<2 years) playing golf. One of the “newer” guys shot 74, Along with an 80 for one golfer that shoots in the 80s. Course is beautiful. Staff friendly and amenities were top notch. It’s a Troon course so if you’re a member it’s probably a better deal. Enjoyed it

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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