Hillcrest Golf Club at Sun City West
About
Hillcrest Golf Club possesses a championship length course that offers a great variety of game options with five sets of tees. The course has a traditional design that features open fairways lined with trees, which put a premium on straight shots. The greens vary greatly with some that are relatively flat and medium sized and others that are quite large and dramatically sloped or multi-tiered. In addition to several sand bunkers, water hazards in the forms of lakes and ponds come into play. The signature hole is the par-5 13th, which has been touted by the Phoenix Gazette as being on of the best holes in the state. Hillcrest Golf Club not only has a dogleg around a lake, the hole requires an approach shot uphill to a green that is guarded by eight bunkers.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7002 yards | 72.7 | 126 |
| Blue | 72 | 6574 yards | 70.3 | 123 |
| White | 72 | 6381 yards | 69.1 | 116 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6381 yards | 75.0 | 126 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5864 yards | 67.3 | 113 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5512 yards | 70.7 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.2/125 | 371 | 354 | 203 | 547 | 425 | 368 | 534 | 151 | 327 | 3280 | 495 | 374 | 343 | 518 | 208 | 393 | 425 | 258 | 456 | 3470 | 6750 |
| Blue M: 70.5/119 | 352 | 338 | 189 | 532 | 411 | 359 | 518 | 140 | 321 | 3160 | 480 | 361 | 333 | 505 | 191 | 355 | 411 | 229 | 439 | 3304 | 6464 |
| White M: 68.8/114 W: 75.1/124 | 333 | 323 | 175 | 516 | 397 | 350 | 502 | 129 | 315 | 3040 | 475 | 348 | 322 | 492 | 174 | 334 | 396 | 214 | 422 | 3177 | 6217 |
| Gold M: 67.1/112 W: 73.1/120 | 314 | 307 | 161 | 501 | 294 | 340 | 486 | 117 | 309 | 2829 | 461 | 335 | 312 | 479 | 157 | 313 | 382 | 199 | 405 | 3043 | 5872 |
| Red M: 65.3/110 W: 70.5/119 | 295 | 292 | 147 | 485 | 288 | 331 | 470 | 106 | 305 | 2719 | 446 | 292 | 301 | 424 | 139 | 291 | 363 | 184 | 355 | 2795 | 5514 |
| Handicap | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
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Photo submitted by MrAwesome03 on 01/18/2026
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Photo submitted by GogolfJG on 02/19/2024
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Photo submitted by GogolfJG on 02/19/2024
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Photo submitted by GogolfJG on 02/19/2024
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Photo submitted by u000004961551 on 02/27/2023
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Photo submitted by docuwize on 12/29/2022
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Fun Day with new Golf Buddies!! Photo submitted by Graybeard1440 on 12/03/2022
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Photo submitted by wwjd12 on 07/10/2022
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Photo submitted by u416417810 on 05/03/2022
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Photo submitted by Keith9843006 on 02/27/2022
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Beautiful par 3 hole Photo submitted by GolfingGemini on 11/10/2021
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Photo submitted by u284945905 on 05/01/2021
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Photo submitted by George7004813 on 05/01/2021
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Photo submitted by Douglas1964228 on 03/14/2021
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Photo submitted by Rogueballardite on 01/11/2021
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Photo submitted by holtrod1 on 12/06/2020
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Downhill Par 3 Photo submitted by AZKoehn on 04/29/2020
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Photo submitted by AZKoehn on 04/28/2020
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Spectacular resort setting design. Photo submitted by AZKoehn on 04/28/2020
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Great Layout - lots of challenging, interesting holes. Photo submitted by AZKoehn on 04/28/2020
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Photo submitted by bknigh on 05/23/2019
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Photo submitted by SASandLLS on 12/16/2017
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Photo submitted by SASandLLS on 12/16/2017
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Photo submitted by SASandLLS on 12/16/2017
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Loved these palms behind one of the greens. Photo submitted by gailmaher on 03/18/2013
Great Value from Golf Pass / Tee Off
The Course was in very good shape including the greens. Pace of play was not a problem. Enjoyed the round.
Resort course scenery at municipality course pricing
My “new” favorite Phoenix course. Most of the Sun City courses I have played in Peoria have been short enough that I could reach the greens in regulation from the tips. I am glad I teed off from the whites on this course because The blues would have been outside my class. I loved everything about this course. The scenery, the layout,the elevation changes, the conditions, you name it. I did not try the bar or the food, but I came to play golf.
Hillcrest golf course
Awesome staff and very good course. The cart paths need alot of work. Great overall experience.
Declining Overall Course Conditions
I’ve been playing this course intermittently over the past three decades. The fairways were in some of the best condition ever, primarily due to the heavy rainfall this year. The greens were also in good shape. Most golf courses in Arizona have benefited from the winter rains. However, the problem lies outside the fairways, sand traps, and tee boxes. The excessive dirt areas, rocky sand traps, and divoted tee boxes require attention. Maintenance is the issue. It seems they’ve been spending money recklessly at the course for years, reinvesting only to improve the appearance. It’s disheartening to witness. Additionally, there’s no beverage cart on the course during play.
Good
Been playing the course for years. Overall, the general condition is very good, but there were a lot of broken water pipes making a fair amount of the course drenched in water and muddy.
so much potential
beautiful day, paired up with 3 other great guys. first time playing hillcrest-tee boxes, fairways and greens were really decent. many of the fairways and areas around the greens were pure dirt. need to shut down and churn up bare dirt areas, re-seed and re-establish designated cart paths as i believe it is the errant carts that beat up the areas aforementioned. yes, easy for me to say, but...a nice challenging course that was 3/4's there but a very important 1/4 made a lot of difference. go play it so they hopefully spend the extra money on those improvements and it could become a hidden gem
OK for the cost
Course needs some attention. Tee boxes were like concrete!
Tina - Iowa
Course was easy to get on. Was pretty full front nine then cleared up so we could play faster. A lot of geese on this course so not very clean. Over all it is a 45.00 course
Awesome outing
Everything for the course is awesome, the only issue is this being my second time playing here is start times are just an idea, I was talking to the pro shop and said I may need to start a few minutes late but before the next tee time. He said ok but he sent the 6 couples out 9 minutes early. My prior time had the 3 o’clock tee time he sent me out at 242.
Fun track
Being the only course we could get on before 3:00 on The Open weekend our expectations weren't overly high. But the course was fun. Greens were rolling. Beer was cold. Scenery was good. Price was right. Glad we played.
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