Starfire Golf Club - King: #9
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3.5
3738 Reviews (3738)
5 Stars
1061
4 Stars
1557
3 Stars
661
2 Stars
271
1 Stars
188
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.5
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.7
68.7%
Recommend this course
2978 out of 3738 reviews
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3.5
111 Reviews (111)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
42
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.5
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.1
72.1%
Recommend this course
80 out of 111 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.2
252 Reviews (252)
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
83
3 Stars
47
2 Stars
39
1 Stars
42
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.3
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
59.1%
Recommend this course
149 out of 252 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
3738 Reviews (3738)

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 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
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
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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

Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
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
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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

Played On
Reviews 43
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
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
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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

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
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
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
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
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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

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
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
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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

Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
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
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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

Played On
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
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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

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
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
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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

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
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
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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

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
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
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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

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hidden Gem

When you park you'll see the driving range and the par 3 course which may not impress you. Once you go into the beautiful club house, check in, get in a newer golf cart and drive to the 18 hole course you'll be pleasantly surprised. Best value in Scottsdale during our 3 week stay.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/03/2024

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 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wow $140

Don’t get me wrong I don’t mind paying for what I think it’s worth the price! But at $140 to play at Starfire I think it’s a little much!? I know that is kind of ridiculous at this point in time but we’re the ones that suffer.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/03/2024

Thank you for playing Starfire and thank you for the review. Starfire works hard on a competitive analysis looking at comparable courses in our market and adjusts the rates accordingly to stay competitive. As you know, the rates will fluctuate throughout the day and season and we hope you will come join us again for another round at a more favorable price point.

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course conditions.

Golf was great but we were disappointed that they ran out of snacks at the turn and the clubhouse restaurant and bar was closed after our round. (5:00pm)

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/03/2024

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

We are so sorry about the snacks and closure. We always have the shop open until 6pm and we have a full compliment of bagged and premade snacks. I would sincerely like to hear more about the day and time you were here so I can make the appropriate corrective actions necessary.

Please reach out to me at your convenience at the number below.

Thank you,

Travis Fish, Director of Golf

480-948-6000

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow Play

If you want a 5 hour round of golf Starfire is your place. Excellent course - pace of play was the one of worst I have ever played.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/03/2024

Thank you for your feedback. We are happy so much of your experience was exceptional.

However, we're sorry to see the pace of play was not up to your expectation. We take speed of play seriously and make sure our course marshals and starters are continually working with our golfers on their pace.

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

-Travis Fish, Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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