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 |
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| 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 course for the money
Staff always friendly. The cart girl needs some training she was out of product could not understand why she would no go back and get what she was out of
What hole are we on?
Staff was great and course was in good condition due to over seeding. It was a rough course to play with cart path/rough only. The downside is the holes are not clearly marked. Most of the hole signs are broken off and if they are there they are faded. Somewhere around the 5th hole we moved to the back 9! This appeared to be a known issue when we mentioned at the cart return. I would play there again.
It a good time
Greens: long and slow. Did have a disease but should have given us some money back.
Fairways: grass was too long and I thought I was hitting out of the rough.
Sand traps: unplayable
Rough: very wet and thick. They say they are not mowing the fairways so they should have time to mow the rough. In most areas the rough is nothing but dirt.
Staff: guy at the counter was very pleasant. Guy at the cart barn did not want to hear the truth about the course. He was very argumentative.
I do not recommend this course. It has continued to go Down hill. We will not play this course again. It is not worth the money.
Very Sad Conditions at Hillcrest
Say it like it is: horrible cart paths so why do 90 degree? Dirt and dead grass or no grass every where so who cares right? Bunkers are full of rocks and hard and some muddy? Must not care as locals play here anyways. Fairways are fair and greens need work but playable and tee boxes are playable but need work.
10/26/23 Round
Thought was in reasonable condition given just opening after overseeing season. Back nine seemed in better shape than front nine. All greens were in decent condition albeit slow. Told they were going to 90 degree Monday. We continue to like this course.
Great Round of Golf
This course has a bad reputation. I'm not sure why. But it looks really good and they have taken a lot of care to make it better. A new hidden secret! Teebox, fairways and greens were in great shape.
Friendliest staff you’ll ever meet. The course is CPO and there was a very good Marshall enduring pace of play was maintained. Had a blast on this course and will play again!
Rough Over Seed
The fairways are in good shape, but the rough is links length in spots and there’s a fungus on the greens that causes some big hops. The conditions cost our group at least a half dozen putts.
Pace of play is always a problem. You often have to wait to hit your next shot.
Good Conditions coming Out of Overseed Maint
Played 5 days after opening from overseed Maint period. Fairways are in great shape, good upgrade to tee boxes, and greens are filling in nicely. Sand traps still need some work and not all ball wash units are functional. But overall, a good round of golf!
Nice course. Good views.
Pretty course. Were in fall over seed process so course a little rough. Staff friendly and helpful.
Golf with Wife
Great round, overseed recently but course coming together. Staff very friendly.
Pace of play terrible
Overall good course, was cart path only but you expect that this time of the year. Pace of play was terrible. They were letting groups of 5 and 6 go out. With cart path only, that is ridiculous. I will play here again but when it’s not cart path only. Great lay out and the long par 5s over water really play to my slice lol
Fresh Overseed
Opening day after over-seeding course was in beautiful condition. Probably the best value for the dollar in the Phoenix Metro area.
Good course aside from horrendous greens
Course is nice and plays well on fairways but oh boy those greens were baaaaaaad. Worst greens I’ve ever played on before. Felt like every putt did not matter in terms of where to aim because it was gonna hit a bad patch of grass regardless and send the ball in a whole different direction. Until green conditions improve i will not be going to this course again.
Awesome layout but needs work
I love this course because of its layout and the awesome greens fees. I would gladly pay more to play here if it meant resurrecting this course to its former greatness. I was happy to see the tee boxes have just been renovated. One of the best course designs in the west valley but needs a lot of work.
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