Pine at McCormick Ranch Golf Club
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 | 74.3 | 130 |
| Blue/White | 72 | 6734 yards | 72.2 | 128 |
| White | 72 | 6371 yards | 70.5 | 127 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6371 yards | 75.9 | 129 |
| Brown | 72 | 5993 yards | 68.7 | 119 |
| Brown (W) | 72 | 5993 yards | 73.8 | 125 |
| Red | 72 | 5333 yards | 65.1 | 114 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5333 yards | 70.2 | 115 |
| 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: 72.0/128 | 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 |
| White/Brown M: 69.5/123 W: 74.9/127 | 341 | 354 | 355 | 511 | 109 | 383 | 533 | 141 | 357 | 3084 | 363 | 350 | 497 | 158 | 342 | 375 | 372 | 144 | 479 | 3080 | 6164 |
| 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 Eleazar90 on 01/24/2026
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Photo submitted by RKantosky on 10/10/2025
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Photo submitted by Zrichey42 on 04/20/2025
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Photo submitted by CarlosEsquivelB on 10/06/2024
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Photo submitted by GKing77098 on 03/20/2024
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Photo submitted by GKing77098 on 03/20/2024
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Poor fairways Photo submitted by u314159805085 on 01/20/2024
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Photo submitted by tyl3r on 11/02/2023
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Photo submitted by Brice1428038 on 04/05/2023
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Photo submitted by kharlicker on 02/28/2023
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Photo submitted by u000008176810 on 03/24/2022
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Photo submitted by u000008176810 on 03/24/2022
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Photo submitted by u000008176810 on 03/24/2022
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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 bobesson629 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
Won’t play again.
Course in poor shape with standing water on multiple holes. Greens ok but had numerous ball marks from heavy play.
Back 9 layout better than front with fewer holes side by side.
Greens were good .Tees and fairways were average. Bunkers were poor and had many had standing water even though it rained 2 days prior. Poor drainage on the course.
Staff was amazing!
The staff was helpful and professional! They blew us away!!!
Duffer
Nice challenge! Still very enjoyable but not overwhelming!
fast greens
Course is in good shape. The greens are very fast and very tough.
need some love
the tees greens and fairways were as good as i have seen in the phx area.
bunkers, cart paths, on course bathrooms, etc were atrocious. no detail off the main playing surface was too small or major to be completely ignored by the management. interesting philosophy regarding the presentation of your golf product. I would plat again because of the playing surface conditions; it is just a shame because with some TLC it could be a classic.
Course conditions and overbooking not a plus
The fairways were fair to good. Conditions immediately outside the green were poor; hard, ‘tooth’ like hard crab grass. Greens were good. Range location was disappointing, or the staff could have done a better job clearing up the range balls on course fairways. I hit a brand new ball on the left side (in) the fairway. It was in a small sea of Pinnacle range balls -good luck finding your ball. That said, I probably shouldn’t have played a ball that had the same uncommon color… which was WHITE. Anyhow, it was still a good weather day. We T’d off at 2, moving pretty quick and right on the heels of the group in front of us. But when it turned 6pm 4 hours later, and we were just walking off the 14th green, we had to call it a day, which felt like a waste. Lesson: do not overbook your course, put a marshal out there to encourage pace of play. Consider some other options is what I’d say until the course owner addresses some of these common issues I’ve read in other posts. Oh, final thing.. I had good interactions with a courteous staff, so surprised to see others posts who complained about rude staff- I didn’t see that.
Good but not great
I enjoy this course but it has plenty of room for improvement, especially with regard to the practice area. Only 12 practice bays and one small chipping area for two courses is not enough!
A particular criticism is that the small chipping area allows people to take buckets of practice balls and so was covered with balls making it impractical to practice.
The driving range is also much in need of repair/ improvement, especially when hitting off grass.
Goat track
Friendly staff, horrible course layout 14 trees and a few hills. Felt like playing in a bean field. Played twilight and was told full rate is near 175. Wouldn't pay 20 dollars to play again.
The whole package
This course offers the entire package...friendly courteous staff, great driving range and practice areas. Tough layouts and fast greens. Only misstep is the condition of the sand traps
Good and bad
Interesting playing here on pine course. Got a great deal on golfnow for first round with snow at home. Course had green fairways and dormant Bermuda rough as expected. Our foursome had a bad day on the greens because of speed (faster than practice green), slopes on greens ( better to be off the green below pin than above pin) and pin placements on knobs. One hole, I think 15, is borderline unfair with multiple water hazards in play on difficult shots. Dark blue pin flags often are difficult to see.
Good pace of play at just over 4 hours starting at 12:30. Just not my cup of tea for golf in the desert
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