Starfire Golf Club - King: #9
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3.6
3657 Reviews (3657)
5 Stars
1049
4 Stars
1524
3 Stars
643
2 Stars
259
1 Stars
182
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.7
71.8%
Recommend this course
2921 out of 3657 reviews
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3.0
58 Reviews (58)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
16
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.1
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.0
51.7%
Recommend this course
30 out of 58 reviews
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3.4
296 Reviews (296)
5 Stars
63
4 Stars
111
3 Stars
50
2 Stars
33
1 Stars
39
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.5
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
65.2%
Recommend this course
193 out of 296 reviews
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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

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Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover, AMEX Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required, no denim

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Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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3.6
3657 Reviews (3657)

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Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Not good

The course was in horrible shape. I have seen better grass on goat pastures than what Starfire has. That still want to charge a premium summer rate, but beware, you won’t be playing a premium course. Marshalls were not very useful either.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/16/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and thank you for your feedback and patience as we work to make Starfire even better!

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/16/2024

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 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/16/2024

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 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Just ok

Course condition was fair at best. Fairways in rough shape.Course layout odd as it meanders through streets and homes. Just average at best. Way overpriced in Winter. I live 5 minutes away but wouldn’t travel any distance to play here otherwise.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/16/2024

Thank you for the feedback. Starfire Golf Club opened in 1953 before all the homes were built. It is definitely unique, fun and challenging and our staff help make us outstanding!

We hope you will want to play us again after overseeding!

-Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrible

This course is in horrible condition. I have seen goat pastures that have better grass. Tee boxes were just as bad as the fairways. Pace of play was awful. Marshall kept blaming groups that were 4-5 holes ahead of us, but the group ahead of us should learn some common courtesy. You don’t need 12 practice swings only to chunk it and for putting you don’t need 8 practice strokes and then back off the putt to look at it again and then putt.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/16/2024

We appreciate you playing Starfire and your feedback.

Thank you for your patience as we work through this hard summer to get the bermuda grass established stronger in the fairways.

Starfire does 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.

-Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

First visit in over 1 year.

Because I previously enjoyed playing at Starfire before getting locked in to a summer pass at a nearby course, I took a friend with me this time. Unfortunately ,the course conditions were not as good as I remembered -especially around the tee boxes. Hope course management pays more attention to this. I truly enjoy the friendliness of the staff, the carts, and the course layout. I hope to get back there with more friends soon.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/05/2024

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.

We look forward to having you back out for a better Starfire experience soon!

-Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent greens, but terrible fairways

The course layout is good with nice views. The staff is nice, too. Tees and greens are in pretty good shape considering the summer in Phoenix. The fairways are brutal. Hitting from the fairway feels like you’re hitting off the cart path. It’s very challenging to hit irons from the hard, patchy fairways.

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Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/05/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and thank you for the valuable feedback. We are currently in the process of summer transition when the winter grasses recede from the heat and the summer Bermuda grass tries its best to grow in. This turf transition is not a smooth process and newer courses seem to transition better than Scottsdale’s older courses like Starfire that has been around since 1953. We thank you for your patience and review and we hope to see you back later in the summer when our turf has filled in better or even after overseed when we have excellent turf coverage.

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

summer golf

It was hot enough which caused me to skip a few holes-saved my effort for #16 & #17.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/05/2024

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

We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your Starfire experience and our friendly team!

Good course management on saving yourself for #16 and #17.

We look forward to having you back out soon!

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Pace of play....

Jesus Christ, three of us just sitting on the tee box on our phones in a six-cart pile-up behind a twosome. We love Starfire, but this is the second time in a row the pace has been abysmal, especially given the 113F heat... Would not recommend for this reason alone unfortunately!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/02/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and thank you for the feedback.

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

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Rough in places

Typical summertime conditions with some grass missing from tee boxes and fairways as well as very slow greens. Overall a good layout that is fun to play but the missing grass is unfortunate and putting is a chore.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/26/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and thank you for the feedback. As you witnessed we are currently in the process of a very tough summer transition when the winter grasses recede from the heat and the summer Bermuda grass tries its best to grow in. We genuinely value your patronage and patience as we work through the summer to improve Starfire's conditions.

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Greens were in good shape, but fairways were beat up really bad.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/23/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and thank you for taking time to leave a review! Your feedback is what motivates us to get better!

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lots of water

The course is challenging with all the water you have to shoot over. Greens were in very good shape. Fairways were not as nice as the greens, had many bald patches. It won't stop me from returning.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/23/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and thank you for the review! We are excited to have you back out for another round soon!

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/26/2024

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

We look forward to having you back out soon!

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Starfire golf course

Fairways were in horrible condition. There’s more dirt than grass.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/23/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and thank you for the feedback. As you witnessed we are currently in the process of a very tough summer transition when the winter grasses recede from the heat and the summer Bermuda grass tries its best to grow in.

We genuinely value your patronage and patience as we work through the summer to improve Starfire's conditions.

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

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