Talking Stick Golf Club - Piipaash Course

No course Marshall on a Friday? Starter seemed annoyed at anyone except his friend he was talking to. We asked the drink cart girl to alert the Marshall about pace of play and she just laughed and drove away. This is a nice facility, but staff needs a courtesy lesson (except for the bag drop guy - at least he was nice). The local twosome we were paired with gave up after front 9, and it got even slower on the back. Plenty of other choices in Scottsdale, and I won’t return to TS.

Wife and I were paired with a couple of other fun folks. The course is is open, fun, not full of gimmicky holes; fair challenge.

I enjoyed playing this course !better than the other talking stick course.. it was more challenging and seem to have a better lay out. Sand traps well groomed. Many I’d the courses I play do not keep the sand traps in very good shape.
I was impressed with how green and in shape the course was in the heat of mid-June’. Great value- money wise.
Friendly staff and ready to assist at all times.
Cart ladies were available throughout the round. . That’s a big plus with the heat of 105 degrees.
Thanks and I’d play the course again.
One comment - obtain GPS systems when you purchase new carts or upgrade the current ones.
Most courses I play at resorts around the country have them. It really helps if you have not played the course before. ...

For the money during the heated months. I was impressed with the care that went into to make the course a pleasure to play at. Staff was fantastic.

Course layout is very straight forward. Very wide fairways and fast greens, both of which are in excellent shape. The course is definitely forgiving of errant shots.
Pace of play was a little rushed.
Also noticing a trend of groups of players who bring Bluetooth speakers blasting music while playing. I love music as much as the next person but at a golf course it's super annoying and rude to other players.

I should have quit early and asked for a refund. We got to the second tee box and eight carts were coming back after early and long delays. There was a bachelor party ahead of us which caused serious delays all day long. We were at three and a half hours through hole thirteen so I bailed due to another commitment. I will not go back there Fri-Sun again.

This was our first time playing the north course. It is of moderate difficulty, and the par-3 holes are pretty fun. The course is in good shape for this time of the year, and as expected in the desert it was dusty. Overall both courses at Talking Stick are great pretty much anytime of the year, and a fair price is charged. Pace of play is good, however, we had a group behind us that got a bit pushy and hit at us once when we were walking off the green on a par-3. I would like to see a Marshall out on the course to keep the music volume played by players "in check", as I am not a fan of music on the golf course, and it was extremely loud from several groups. Overall, we will be back again to Talking Stick for many more rounds.

I have played this course upwards of 8 times. The course has always been in good to very good condition--the fairways have always been well maintained with a good growth of grass, the greens are in near excellent condition and running fast, and bunkers are better than most as far as the quality and maintenance of the sand. I will admit some of the hole layouts make little sense, namely, holes 11 and 12. Both have extensive desert and bunker carry zones with no desirable bailout option for the average golfer. You have to accept that you will be playing your approach shot from the desert or a bunker in most cases. Good luck on that. Those holes aside, however, the rest are fair challenges, with man-sized par fours aplenty.