Monument at Troon North Golf Club

Beautiful course exactly what you think of when you want to play Arizona golf. Just wasn't a 5 star experience, not even close.

Communication issue #1: incorrect electronic communication. When we booked the e-mail said that the course would be "carts 90 degrees", then when we get to the course they tell us "Cart path only". Bait and switch.

Communication issue #2: starter. We checked in with the starter 20 min before the tee time, and when I asked who we were playing with 13 minutes prior to my tee time he said "the people you are with already teed off". What? I had to yell down the fairway on #1 to my partners who already hit their first drives that "hey, heads up, we're partnered with you!" Keep in mind we were not late, but 13 minutes early, then felt rushed to hit our first drives and put in a weird situation with our partners.

Communication issue #3: ranger. We booked a 1:05pm tee time - since the course spaces tee times out 10 minutes you're going to have a sub-4.5 hour round, easily getting the round in before the 5:25pm sunset. However we ended up waiting on hole 2, hole 3, and then the ranger came up to us on the hole 3 fairway telling us to play faster to make sure the group behind us who was "paying more" would get their 18 in. What? We're on hole 3, we had to wait on every tee box, and we teed off ~15 min ahead of schedule.

Just to add - myself and another member of the group were both Troon Card members - we were not using 2-for-1s. Why even buy the card if you're going to be discriminated against for using it?

Communication issue #4: bag drop/cart drop off. There's a bag drop which is nice but there was no communication what happened after you dropped the bags. Just left them there and they miraculously made their way to the other side of the clubhouse. Drop off was even more frustrating as there was no one directing where carts should be left, and no signs indicating how to get to the parking lot. We ended up asking people who weren't staff because there was no staff available.

The course is beautiful but it's target practice. Could only hit driver on a few holes. It's not good enough to hit fairways, balls roll off on many holes. The greens were the fastest I've played all year and there's deep bunkers around many of them. The bunkers had a lot of sand in them. Don't think anyone in our group made a putt all day, very difficult greens.

Not sure if I'll make it back to the Monument course.

Loved this course. Visually stunning and very playable off the white tees.

The course is in good shape after overseeding. The greens were very soft and receptive. Only drawback was cart path only due to recent overseed. That did cause the play to be slower than normal. Its a great track and will challenge the best golfers. Watch out for a push fade or slice on the par 5 #14. The homeowner who lives just off the cartpath is a bit of a jerk. If you come near his wall he whines. Unfortunately I pushed it and had to deal with him. Our 4some was able to laugh it off.

Course was great. Lots of unfixed ball marks

Which I thought was odd and the cart path only rule made it for a long day and not as relaxing as I would have hoped. The course itself like I said was in great shape

Sure, it might have been 105…but it was one of the best rounds of golf I’ve ever experienced. The course is challenging, the course layout complimented the natural surroundings, and the course conditions were second to none. This was top 5 golf experiences for me…ever.

I wasn’t wowed by the staff interactions, but in Scottsdale for sub $125/round, I wasn’t fully expecting it. Everything felt a little self service in comparison to say, TPC…but I’d put this course up against any other course I’ve played in Scottsdale in terms of natural beauty, challenge, and overall experience.

Great course… staff super friendly. .. clubhouse and food really good… only complaint is slow hackers in front of us which made it slow…. Coupled with group behind that was better than 4 in front… had to wait on every shot while being pushed from behind!! Un pleasant

Great course…beautiful clubhouse… staff was friendly and helpful… greens ate good however players not fixing vall marks have made greens spotted and numpy…pace of play was slow due to hackers playing in front, coupled with better players behind us made for bad mix

Great staff, quality greens, great clubhouse, great experience!

Having played the Monument Course many times before, I was finally able to play the Pinnacle Course. From tee to green, all was in excellent condition, even with the intense heat that has been the case for all of July. The greens had been micro-punched some weeks earlier but they rolled true and fast (as I like it). Apart from allowed two singles to play through, our twosome played at a 3:40 pace, with no one behind us. With a GolfNow promo in place, it was definitely a value proposition for our afternoon round.

Get out and play on one of the premier courses in the Valley, but be prepared to play your A-game, as errant shots will be costly and can be plentiful.

We were impressed with the course. The greens were sanded, but the greens were true and seemed to play normal - excellent job by the grounds crew. Overall, 9.75.

Troon North is an amazing golf course and experience. The staff is professional and friendly. Not stuffy, but professional and all about the guests. Well worth it.