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
Long time
For a decent deal on green fees. Course in good shape. Bunkers were a bit hard and could use better sand. They are replacing ball washers and getting more bathroom facilities. Still a fun track!
Fun course
We enjoyed playing Hillcrest. Pace of play is great given course tee setups. If you miss fairway the course is more like a pasture, ha. But fairways and greens were in excellent shape.
Great Layout, Maintenance??
Hillcrest is a gem that has sadly lost its former glory. This course used to host a Champions Tour event. Though the fairways and greens are playable, the rough is usually barren hardpan or whispy grass. The cart path is often laden with deep holes, tire tracks or mud puddles. I assume the course simply doesn’t have the resources to upgrade the rough areas. It certainly has a following as the course was full on a Friday afternoon. Maybe an investor will come along and throw some money at this course someday.
Good shape
Fairways were good. Greens were rolling good. Fun coarse to play.
Would Consider Replay
I am a senior golfer that plays whites, not super long off the ters but not ready for golds. That being said i found the back 9 to be longer to the flag than typical. Made pars a real challenge for me.
The course maintained very well. Course is forgiving in the fact that there really is not a rough. If you can't keep it on the fairway but close, the 2nd shot is not a problem off the short dry grass.
Overall a very nice outing for the cost on my golfnow app.
This course is the best value in the area.
The fairways and greens were in perfect shape. The course layout is challenging for all levels of play. I will bring friends out to play here.
Babysitting
The staff who rode on his cart like a babysitter / sheriff kept just driving by and looking at us play from a far . We had a good pace we were right behind the next group. If we would had accelerated our pace we would have been riding on the next groups behind. Which is rude and dangerous. Aside from this great course
Just Public golf course
It just not worth the $70 dollars
If you are just beginner golfers I guess is okay
But if you are looking for golf courses that you can talk about in later with your friends look somewhere else
Good value, but...
I rated this course condition "fair" because of the bunkers, which should be listed as GUR. The overall layout is great and the greens were very good. I like this cousre and play it often, but as mentioned, the bunkers are unplayable.
Maintenance
Course and greens are in good condition
Everything else needs work
The course is in decent shape however the level of play needs to be checked by a Marshall from time to time or golf etiquette needs to be instituted. Pace of play there was awful and would not be tolerated at other courses.
Where did the grass go?
The greens and fairways were coming in nicely with the winter overseed. However, If you missed the fairway or the green, you were mostly in dirt. The beauty of the course was overwhelmed by the expanse of dirt everywhere. I've never seen a good course look so bad. They need a plan for what to do with this ridiculous situation. No other course in greater phoenix has anything like this.
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