Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

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3.4

3784 Reviews (3784)

5 Stars

1069

4 Stars

1570

3 Stars

676

2 Stars

276

1 Stars

193

Conditions

3.2

Value

3.4

Layout

3.8

Friendliness

4.2

Pace

3.5

Amenities

3.6

64.8%

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3006 out of 3784 reviews

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3.4

151 Reviews (151)

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Conditions

3.3

Value

3.4

Layout

3.9

Pace

3.3

Amenities

3.7

StaffFriendliness

4.0

68.2%

Recommend this course

103 out of 151 reviews

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3.1

236 Reviews (236)

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Conditions

2.8

Value

3.1

Layout

3.7

Pace

3.3

Amenities

3.4

StaffFriendliness

4.0

54.7%

Recommend this course

129 out of 236 reviews

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AI summaries based on real golfer reviews

Course Highlights

Starfire's challenging layout in the heart of Scottsdale consistently draws repeat players who appreciate its interesting design and competitive conditions. Friendly staff and reasonable pricing make it a compelling alternative to the pricier courses surrounding it.

About

Holes 18

Type Semi-Private

Par 70

Length 6106 yards

Slope 124

Rating 68.8

Formerly known as Starfire Golf Club - The King Course.

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Satellite Layout

Tees

Tee	Par	Length	Rating	Slope
Palmer	70	6106 yards	68.8	124
Regular (W)	70	5630 yards	71.2	130
Regular	70	5630 yards	66.9	114
Middle	70	5084 yards	64.4	110
Middle (W)	70	5084 yards	68.0	119
Forward	70	4467 yards	61.2	102
Forward (W)	70	4467 yards	64.6	107

Track Rounds

Scorecard

Scorecard for The King

Metrics:

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Palmer M: 68.8/124	559	188	421	144	349	498	400	203	504	3266	197	396	339	479	169	385	369	153	353	2840	6106
Regular M: 66.9/114 W: 71.2/130	502	166	393	116	329	476	377	183	466	3008	178	369	319	453	145	368	321	130	339	2622	5630
Middle M: 64.4/110 W: 68.0/119	451	143	355	94	309	436	354	145	437	2724	155	314	288	433	125	334	289	113	309	2360	5084
Middle/Forward W: 66.4/111	451	143	355	94	284	390	339	117	370	2543	155	314	245	397	125	334	262	84	256	2172	4715
Forward M: 61.2/102 W: 64.6/107	387	121	328	82	284	390	339	117	370	2418	111	278	245	397	113	303	262	84	256	2049	4467
Handicap	9	15	1	17	13	11	7	5	3		10	4	8	12	18	6	2	16	14
Par	5	3	4	3	4	5	4	3	5	36	3	4	4	5	3	4	4	3	4	34	70
Handicap (W)	11	15	1	17	13	9	5	7	3		12	4	8	10	18	6	2	16	14

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Course Details

Year Built 1988

Fairways Bermuda Grass

Greens Bermuda Grass

Golf Season Year round

Architect Arnold Palmer (1988) Ed Seay Robert Walker (1988)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees

GPS No

Pull-carts Yes

Caddies No

Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes

Golf School/Academy Yes

Teaching Pro Yes

Pitching/Chipping Area Yes

Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover, AMEX Welcomed

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Dress code Collared shirt required, no denim

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

3.4

3784 Reviews (3784)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:

Drinks 91

Patio Dining 80

Brunch 56

Course Challenges Include:

Water Hazards 148

Bunkers 121

Narrow Fairways 63

This course/club is great for:

Locals 127

Seniors 100

Playing Multiple Courses 70

This Course's Location is:

Convenient to the City 173

Near Local Attractions 45

In the 'Burbs 39

Numbers based on reviews tagged with attribute.

Reviewer Photos

itulloch

Played On 04/15/2024

Reviews 4

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

3.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Good but…

Worst tee boxes ever. Needed a mallet to get tees in ground.

Conditions Average

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

StarfireGC

Commented on 05/04/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and thank you for the review. Our maintenance team has a plan in place starting this month and through the summer to loosen those tee complexes up to make them more "tee receptive." We look forward to having you back out to experience the improvements. Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Mike3318410

Played On 04/11/2024

Reviews 36

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Good

Pace Good

Amenities Good

Comment

CWEPPLER

Played On 04/16/2024

Reviews 44

Handicap 15-19

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Used cart

Pleasant round at Starfire

Our foursome had a wonderful round at Starfire. Course in excellent condition and weather was fantastic.

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Moderate

Comment

StarfireGC

Commented on 05/03/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and thank you for the 5-star review!

We are so happy you enjoyed the course and our great staff.

We look forward to welcoming you back again soon.

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

u9995261

Played On 04/19/2024

Reviews 13

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a month

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Golf1133

Played On 04/19/2024

Reviews 1

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

5.0

First Time Playing

Great experience

One of the best rounds I’ve had in a long time. Staff was over the top friendly and the marshals actually dealt with the slow play. Course was in great shape, good combination of challenging and friendly. Highly recommended.

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

StarfireGC

Commented on 05/03/2024

Thank you for the 5-star review! We are also happy to see you enjoyed our Starfire team, the friendliest team in the Scottsdale area. We all look forward to having you back again soon!

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Alcides5184893

Played On 04/13/2024

Reviews 11

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

u674080346

Played On 04/15/2024

Reviews 6

Skill Advanced

Plays Once a week

5.0

Previously Played

Great Course for Lower cost!

We golf this course every year we come out. Great price, Great staff, and great course conditions!

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

Comment

StarfireGC

Commented on 05/03/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire Golf Club!

We are always working with our team to make sure we have quality course conditions and the friendliest service in The Valley. We hope to welcome you back again soon.

-Travis Fish, Director of Golf

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19indian

Played On 04/14/2024

Reviews 40

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Starfire for 2nd time

Played course again, played with wife and brought guest from out of town . He absolutely loved the course, couldn’t stop talking about it! He said “no way this is a public course”

Got around in just over 4 hours…had to wait pretty much every hole…think time was like 4:10.

Well kept course…would definitely play again!

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Good

Pace Good

Amenities Excellent

Comment

StarfireGC

Commented on 05/03/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire Golf Club! We’re excited you enjoyed your experience at Starfire Golf Club. We look forward to welcoming you back.

-Travis Fish, Director of Golf

CWEPPLER

Played On 04/16/2024

Reviews 44

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Fun day at Starfire

Played with friends and really enjoyed Starfire today. Course in great shape and had wonderful pace of play. Stayed for happy hour after our round. Food, beverages and service were excellent.

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

StarfireGC

Commented on 05/03/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire Golf Club! We are so happy to hear our wonderful facility exceeded your expectations. We look forward to welcoming you back.

-Travis Fish, Director of Golf

u269539443

Played On 04/16/2024

Reviews 2

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Perfect weather

Used cart

Conditions Good

Value Average

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Fairly Easy

Comment

KevinM2404

Played On 04/15/2024

Reviews 10

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Starfire golf

Good pace good conditions except tee boxes were not receptive to tees ( hard to put ter in )

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Excellent

Comment

StarfireGC

Commented on 05/03/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and thank you for the 5 star review.

Our maintenance team has a plan in place starting this month and through the summer to loosen those tee complexes up to make them more "tee receptive."

We look forward to having you back out to experience the improvements.

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

itulloch

Played On 04/15/2024

Reviews 4

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

teeboxes

Tee boxes an absolute disgrace. Need a hammer to get tees in!

Conditions Average

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

StarfireGC

Commented on 05/03/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and thank you for the well thought out review.

Our maintenance team recognizes that our newly soded tees need to be aerified to loosen them up a bit. We have that scheduled this month and will continue through the summer.

We hope to have you back again soon to see the improvements.

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

tahoegirl

Played On 04/15/2024

Reviews 42

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Nice day nice people

Moved along at a good pace. Course had a variety of challenges which made it fun.

Conditions Good

Value Average

Layout Good

Friendliness Good

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

Comment

StarfireGC

Commented on 05/03/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and taking the time to give us your review. Your comments are much appreciated and I will share them with our team. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Tammy7514491

Played On 04/12/2024

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

3.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Very Slow Play

Was a very slow round… quit after 9 holes due to back up!! Not worth $150/player for 9 holes.

Disappointing!! Had a large bachelor party group that were combining groups. Not right!

Conditions Good

Value Average

Layout Average

Friendliness Good

Pace Poor

Amenities Average

Comment

StarfireGC

Commented on 05/03/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire Golf Club.

We take speed of play seriously and make sure our course marshals and starters are continually working with our golfers on their pace. It looks as though we missed an opportunity, and we will continue to improve.

We hope to have you back for the Starfire experience again soon.

-Travis Fish, Director of Golf

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u224696406

Played On 04/11/2024

Reviews 13

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Fun course to play.

Loved the course. Conditions were great. Staff was pleasant. Would definitely play every trip to Phoenix.

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

StarfireGC

Commented on 05/03/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and thank you for the 5-star review!

We are so happy you enjoyed the course and our great staff.

We look forward to welcoming you back again soon.

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

corkyperlstein

Played On 04/05/2024

Reviews 8

Handicap 10-14

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Perfect weather

Used cart

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Moderate

Comment

ADMc55

Played On 04/04/2024

Reviews 6

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Good

Pace Excellent

Comment

uXHFK9079XH

Played On 04/10/2024

Reviews 19

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

edwilliams715

Played On 04/08/2024

Reviews 3

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

1.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Marshalls

Seriously we played in 3 hours 50 minutes... and they still said something. Course is jammed into a subdivision.

Was going to have a beverage after but not with that attitude

Conditions Poor

Value Poor

Layout Poor

Friendliness Poor

Pace Good

Comment

StarfireGC

Commented on 05/03/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire Golf Club!

We recognize the hospitality of our team can make our golfers' experience.

We can proudly say our team makes Starfire a fun place to play and work.

It looks like we missed an opportunity with your group, however.

We will review our hospitality standards with the team to lessen the chance of this reoccurring.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Starfire soon!

-Travis Fish, Director of Golf

u314161515266

Played On 04/09/2024

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a month

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Good value

Good golf course for the cost. Not a real difficult course but fun to play. Greens were pretty good. I will play it again.

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Good

Comment

StarfireGC

Commented on 05/03/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire Golf Club.

We are so glad you enjoyed the Starfire experience!

Thank you for your feedback, we are always working to improve the experience.

We look forward to welcoming you out again soon!

- Travis Fish, Director of Golf

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FAQ

What is the address of Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course?

Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course is located at 11500 N Hayden Rd, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260, Maricopa County.

Is Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course open to the public?

Yes, Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course is open to the public.

What year did Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course open?

Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course was built in 1988.

Who designed Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course?

Arnold Palmer (1988), Ed Seay and Robert Walker (1988) are the architects of Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course.

What type of grass does Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course have?

Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course has Bermuda Grass greens and Bermuda Grass fairways.

What is the par of Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course

The par of Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course is 70.

What is the length of Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course

The length of Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course is 6106 yards.

What is the rating of Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course

The rating of Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course is 68.8.

What is the slope of Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course

The slope of Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course is 124.

What are the course conditions at Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course?

Based on reviews, other golfers are saying that the course conditions at Scottsdale Country Club - The Championship Course are good.

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