Starfire Golf Club - King: #9
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3.5
3729 Reviews (3729)
5 Stars
1058
4 Stars
1554
3 Stars
658
2 Stars
271
1 Stars
188
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.5
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.6
68.4%
Recommend this course
2971 out of 3729 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.4
103 Reviews (103)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
39
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.5
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.0
70.9%
Recommend this course
73 out of 103 reviews
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3.2
251 Reviews (251)
5 Stars
40
4 Stars
84
3 Stars
46
2 Stars
39
1 Stars
42
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.3
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
59.4%
Recommend this course
149 out of 251 reviews
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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.

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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 70
Length 6106 yards
Slope 124
Rating 68.8
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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

3.5
3729 Reviews (3729)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 90
Patio Dining 80
Brunch 56
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 148
Bunkers 120
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 38

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always enjoy playing.

The course is fun to play and has a good mix of hole layouts.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/29/2024

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

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Star fire course review

Course was in great condition, pace of play was very good, layout is complex and maps were not explicit transitioning hole to hole. Overall I would recommend it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/29/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and thank you for the review! We are always looking for ways to improve.

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wedding Party Golf Planner

I was asked by my future step son in law to help book golf so he had less on his plate and working with Josh and Haylee made it very easy. Kudos to them both for their assistance.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/29/2024

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

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Conditions of the course needed improvement

The condition of the course was below par due to extremely wet conditions as well as spotty patches of poor over seeding. The range was not opened prior to my tee time. Note I had the first tee time at 7:02am. The bunkers had a lot of standing water.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 12/29/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire Golf Club.

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

Played On
Reviews 67
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Way over priced

This course was way over priced. This course is in a group of courses that includes Coyote Lakes which was much better priced and better to play. The Starfire’s greens were not very good and the bunkers were terrible. I would play Coyote Lakes again but I would never play Starfire again.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/29/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire Golf Club.

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

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Always appreciate the value at Starfire!

My husband and I arrived early at the course and were able to tee off 40 minute before our TeeOff time. We did have a slow group in front of us but skipped ahead on 10 and finished the round in 3 hours and 40 minutes. Always some interesting holes and enjoy the course!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 12/29/2024

Thank you for the great feedback. We are so happy you enjoyed the Starfire experience. Our golf course is unique, fun and challenging and our staff help make us outstanding!

We look forward to welcoming you back out again soon!

-Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pace of Play-poor

We knew that starting our game at 2PM would be a challenge to be done by the requested return time of 5:35pm sunset. However, the club put FIVE players in front of us that were not concerned about others and we had to wait on them constantly....annoying! So we paid for 18 holes but only played 14.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/29/2024

Our apologies a 5some went out, as that is not our policy and would never have been authorized.

That time of year 2pm is the start of our Twilight rates as you stated it would be hard to get in 18 holes at that time with the amount of play going off earlier in the day.

We hope to have you back out to experience Starfire in the prime season,

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course conditions

Recently played after fall aerating & as to be expected the greens were slow but in nice condition. Staff very courteous in moving up our tee times putting greens & range were closed in finishing Dallasaerating. Had a nice round and would play again earlier in season..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/29/2024

Thank you for your well thought out feedback! We're so glad you enjoyed our friendly team! Our team definitely knows how to create an experience for our golfers.

We look forward to having you back soon!

-Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Aware of over seeding however the overall condition was disappointing, and level of amenities was poor.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 12/29/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and thank you for your feedback. We are very sorry to hear your experience was not up to par, but your feedback is what motivates us to get better.

-Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Ridiculous

Tried to play a round with a friend visiting from out of town. We are in our 60’s, not some punk kids. Instead, had a marshal follow us around continually telling us we were playing too slow even though there was absolutely no one in front of or behind us and we were on pace for a four hour round anyway. Honestly, I am going to pursue legal avenues to get my money back for a really bad way to conduct business by Starfire. SHAME ON YOU FOR HAVING BAD EMPLOYEES. DO NOT PLAY THIS COURSE. THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER GREAT COURSES IN THIS AREA THAT DON’T HARASS YOU FOR NO REASON.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Starfire

Very good course with an excellent staff. Just reopened from overseeding so conditions were not perfect. Still a great day of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/29/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and thank you for taking time to leave a well thought out review.

We look forward to seeing you again real soon!

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Outstanding

For October overseeding season in Arizona, this was fantastic. All were friendly and it was in great shape

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 12/29/2024

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

We look forward to having you back soon.

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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