Desert/Canyon at Phoenician, The

We played the middle tees (6000 yards), but don't be fooled by the shorter distance, if you are not hitting straight the desert will grab your ball on numerous holes. Due to the slopes of the fairways, they are sometimes effectively half as wide as they appear from the tee unless you can hit a fade or draw when needed. Greens were in good shape excepting a lot of unfixed ball marks. The constant challenge with Phoenician is reading the greens, the Camelback mountain slope makes most balls break away from it, even when it appears the greens are slanting toward the mountain. The cart GPS was incorrect up to 20 yards at times, but did not impact us as we had rangefinders anyway. I always enjoy the Phoenician just for the stunning views, and the price was great at $47. Two months ago you would have paid $150 or more. This course will force you to concentrate on hitting the fairway more than most, but when you go back to a course not as tight, you'll feel like you're playing in a city park.

Course was in great condition. The greens were a little slow after the reseed, but in great shape.

Beautiful resort course from tee to green which were a little fast. Fairways were immaculate. Fantastic Mountain View’s. Loved every minute of it. I will play it again next time I’m in town. If picturesque courses are your thing then this course needs to be on your list!

Great course and wanting to play for a long time, course in great shape for end of sept, greens are pristine and a couple of challenging holes with slopes.

Glad I played it before it got crazy expensive. Around 200 not bad for the quality of the course

All was good. You do a lot of driving between holes, especially between front nine and back nine.

The course layout was very nice. With each nine having a different feel. Course conditions were very good in the greens were a bit slow but wonderful. My only complaint would be that there was a foursome in front of us on the front line that was playing possible and it took two hours and 45 minutes. With two holes open in front of them I wish there was a Marschall on the course.

This course is definitely worth stopping by and playing if you're in the area. Incredible views on the back 9. Greens rolled to a typical resort course at about 9-10 stump, but were in great shape. Definitely highly recommended! We even had a couple Phoenix Suns players right behind us.

The course was laid out very well. Each of the nines has a different feel. I would have liked to see a marshal out as the 4 some in front of us was incredibly slow. Overall would definitely play the course again.

The course is not really all hyped up to be. I’ve been to better courses for less money.

Staff is always fantastic and the course is in great shape .

Great course. Staff very friendly. Nice practice range with stocked balls next to each tee box. Was challenging without being overly difficult. Paired with a couple good local guys. Only downside was it was 105 during the round. Great course would highly recommend

The views are awesome, course conditions not in perfect conditions. Regular value for price

The Phoenician is definitely one of the very courses in ohx. I was able to get on and off quickly. Staff was great. Covered parking. The only thing I can complain about is the greens were a little slower due to summer greens. But everything was immaculate. And I got on for cheaper than a few other garbage courses I played this week. I will definitely come back and in prime season too. The hotel amenities looked so nice I will bring the wife with me next time so she can enjoy the spa.

Course in good sha0e considering the dry and hot season.

You will see the aeration marks on the greens from the most recent session that can affect your putting.

Nice course with the back 9 is a different theme than the front 9 due to it mountain side layout.

Course management is needed for this course. Very challenging and worth playing.

Real luxury resort golf course.lots of élévation change.Green hard to read