Hillcrest GC
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3.7
2614 Reviews (2614)
5 Stars
463
4 Stars
1060
3 Stars
654
2 Stars
273
1 Stars
164
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
81.9%
Recommend this course
2022 out of 2614 reviews
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4.0
68 Reviews (68)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.2%
Recommend this course
60 out of 68 reviews
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3.8
134 Reviews (134)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
63
3 Stars
25
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
85.1%
Recommend this course
114 out of 134 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns praise for its challenging design, including well-contoured greens that reward thoughtful play. Friendly, accommodating staff and solid value for money make this Phoenix course a worthwhile booking.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 7002 yards
Slope 126
Rating 72.7

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1978
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Greg Nash (1978) Jeff Hardin (1978)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "John Jacobs' Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Shirt with a collar as well as no denim bottoms

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.7
2614 Reviews (2614)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 32
Patio Dining 15
19th Hole Specials 11
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 80
Bunkers 73
Undulating Greens 50
This course/club is great for:
Locals 79
Seniors 54
Advanced Golfers 31
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 60
Convenient to the City 52
Worth the Drive 28

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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 05/16/2018

Thank you for coming out hope to see you back real soon.

Thank you

~HC

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Hillcrest

This used to be the show course in Sun City West even hosting a senior PGA event. Sorry to say it has gone down hill. The course conditions were not good; traps hard as concrete, bare spots all over course and green bare in some spots. Very disappointing from having played it 10 years ago.

Not worth the money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worth the money

Course was cheap. Really long which is hard to find for under 50$. Greens were green but anything off the green was mud or dirt. Place was pretty dead in the afternoon. Practically had the place to myself. Staff was very friendly. Well worth the money.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fun par 5's

Fairways and greens in decent shape. No rough to speak of, so your ball is running to trouble if any. Bunkers are harder than the parking lot! I do enjoy the layout. 3 of the par 5's play around lakes, fun.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 145
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Slow play

You need a ranger out there moving people along there's three forces in front of me playing from the tips and they couldn't even hit it past women's teeth that's what makes Pace a place so long 6 hour round ridiculous

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 60
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 60
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fairways and Greens

Great course if you’re on the fairways and greens. Right?! Haha. Roughs are rough and bunkers need sand.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 140
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Mixed observations

A classic Sun City course fallen on hard times. Fairways in good shape as were the tee boxes and most of the greens. Bunkers like concrete and anything off the fairways was poorly maintained. Cart paths were in rough shape too. It looks like the regular customers had free reins to drive wherever they wanted. A good $55 course if I hadn’t paid spring break prices.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 145
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Slow play

To four Sims in front of me had no idea how to play golf it's like they were harvesting the fairways playing from the tips very unprofessional but I jumped them and had a great day

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once 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 Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 81
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Needs a Refresh

Fairways in pretty good shape, greens are a bit quick. Cart paths should be renamed dust paths as there is really no cart paths but dirt and mud and holes....could be a really good track if they sunk some money into it but it appears to just be left alone to decay.....Optics is everything and this place is lacking in that space. but for $35 it is ok....is not a $70 golf course

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 91
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 98
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor

HILLCREST

Hillcrest is in great shape and always fun to play

All employees are friendly and knowledgeable

Play it, you wont regret it

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Could be amazing..

This course would be so much better if it was maintained better. The course layout and the challenging holes are so much fun, unfortunately it doesn’t look that great. The fairways are the best part, the greens were close to being good but there was some patchy parts. I understand courses bump up the price for the weekend warriors but 80 dollars for this sun city course is not the price it should be at the moment. The staff is very friendly, I was just a little disappointed on how the course looked at 75-80 bucks. I’d play again if it was 30 bucks or under. Again I loved the challenging holes but if you’re not hitting fairway, you’re playing on thin dead grass or dirt. The sand traps were very rocky and hard too.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Round of Golf

Our foursome hadn't played this course before, so playing a new layout was fun. It's mostly wide open with lots of forgiveness for novice golfers, but the holes and putting we're more than challenging. Greens, tees and fairways were in good shape but everything perimeter was pretty left to minimal care. I focus on the overall value + course rather than everything being perfect. All in all I would play there again and note it's a pretty decent place to play for all levels of golfers.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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