Pine at McCormick Ranch Golf Club
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About
The Pine Course at the McCormick Ranch Golf Club offers mature pines, in an appropriate contrast to its sibling golf course, the Pine Course, and is also narrower than the other golf course. What they have in common include the facts that Desmond Muirhead designed both of them and they both date back to 1972; recent renovations have also given both golf courses new greens, sand traps and bridges.
The Pine at McCormick Ranch Golf Club measures 7,187 yards, kicking off on a 398-yard par 4 that requires tee shot toward the fairway's center, leaving golfers a mid- to short-iron from the green, which slopes narrowly. Things get long by the fourth hole, one of four par-5 holes that come in at over 500 yards; this one, for example, makes you place your drive well toward right-center if you want to shoot for it in two. Close out the round of golf on the 18th hole, another long one, at 517 yards from the blue tees, and a tight hole to drive that will, thankfully, provide your last test for the day.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 7187 yards | 74.4 | 135 |
| White | 72 | 6371 yards | 70.3 | 132 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6371 yards | 75.9 | 130 |
| Brown | 72 | 5993 yards | 68.2 | 125 |
| Brown (W) | 72 | 5993 yards | 73.3 | 126 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5333 yards | 69.9 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 74.3/130 | 398 | 387 | 390 | 537 | 185 | 419 | 599 | 211 | 434 | 3560 | 410 | 443 | 579 | 218 | 404 | 470 | 401 | 185 | 517 | 3627 | 7187 |
| Blue/White M: 72.2/128 | 398 | 387 | 390 | 537 | 141 | 419 | 556 | 175 | 365 | 3368 | 410 | 370 | 519 | 178 | 404 | 401 | 401 | 166 | 517 | 3366 | 6734 |
| White M: 70.5/127 W: 75.9/129 | 341 | 354 | 355 | 511 | 141 | 383 | 556 | 175 | 365 | 3181 | 363 | 370 | 519 | 178 | 342 | 401 | 372 | 166 | 479 | 3190 | 6371 |
| Brown M: 68.7/119 W: 73.8/125 | 322 | 343 | 333 | 487 | 109 | 368 | 533 | 141 | 357 | 2993 | 335 | 350 | 497 | 158 | 318 | 375 | 357 | 144 | 466 | 3000 | 5993 |
| Red M: 65.1/114 W: 70.2/115 | 289 | 308 | 310 | 469 | 96 | 336 | 468 | 125 | 326 | 2727 | 276 | 320 | 476 | 115 | 271 | 277 | 328 | 100 | 443 | 2606 | 5333 |
| Handicap | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 5 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by robertdale on 01/11/2022
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#2 Pine Photo submitted by mriemer01 on 12/15/2021
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Photo submitted by mriemer01 on 12/15/2021
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Photo submitted by Rttrasamar on 12/28/2019
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Typical Fairway Photo submitted by bobesson on 02/03/2016
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Photo submitted by marcouxl on 04/16/2014
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Photo submitted by u000006818327 on 03/18/2014
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Photo submitted by u000006818327 on 03/18/2014
Fairway yes rough no
The fairways were green and well tended. The rough areas were complete hardpan which made it hard to get any decent contact with the ball. It’s late January so admittedly it’s hard to get the grass to grow well, but it made the price seem steep for the product. If the rough areas had not been so devoid of playable surface I would feel a lot differently about my experience at MR.
fun course wide open mostly
Wonderful people, especially John the starter on the Pines course. Lots of bird poop on the course though. Overall, a fun afternoon of golf.
SLOW PLAY!!!!!!!!!
We were a 2-some playing behind a 3-some who were playing behind a 4-some. While the 3-some was slow, due to the fact they had never heard of "ready play" and applied traditional golf etiquette in the extreme, the 4-some was the slowest group of players I have ever experienced. Those 4 Brandons must have been putting for each other's great, great, great grandchildren since they spent 15 minutes putting on every green. Waiting several minutes to make every shot makes for a horrible round of golf and it was quite obvious that was OK with McCormick Ranch. We will not be back, unless the next round of slow play is absolutely free and they thrown in a free lunch to boot!
Two tracks to play Palm or Pine
Played both this trip
Similar greens but different layouts
Central location Scottsdale
One if the first tracks I played 35 years ago
Classic golf course
Rude staff
The person working in the pro shop was extremely rude, the bartender almost as rude and the starter is the only starter I've ever met who wasn't friendly and nice.
I tried
So bad. Just so bad. Gave the Pine a try this time and it was just so bad. Never going back
