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Hillcrest Golf Club at Sun City West

3.6
2643 Reviews (2643)
Hillcrest GC
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3.6
2643 Reviews (2643)
5 Stars
467
4 Stars
1066
3 Stars
663
2 Stars
278
1 Stars
169
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
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77.7%
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2036 out of 2643 reviews
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3.6
80 Reviews (80)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
35
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.5
75.0%
Recommend this course
60 out of 80 reviews
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3.6
118 Reviews (118)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
51
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.5
76.3%
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90 out of 118 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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Tees
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
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Scorecard for Hillcrest Golf Club
Metrics:
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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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

3.6
2643 Reviews (2643)

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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kilayy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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u314162433782
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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cmkdeery
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Decent fairways and greens

Course was in better shape than when we played here last year… smoother greens and more grass in the fairways. Off the fairways, though, are still in rough shape… the rough is dormant now, but looks better than last year, lots of bare dirt in places. Tee boxes are a mix.. some OK, some pretty beat up.

Pro shop guy and starter were both friendly and welcoming. Pace of 0lay was good, right at 4 hours.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Eric4461760
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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u000005394631
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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djmk08
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not so friendly staff.

Loved the course but the pro shop cashier and ranger were not so friendly. Finished round with 4 golfers (2 from the blues) in 4.15hrs and ranger said we were slowing pace and to step it up. Cashier in pro shop was distant, not friendly and didn't seem to care about the golfers.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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u314162433782
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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ishmeister
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u3348905
Played On
Reviews 101
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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frank22045
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

course was in great condition,layout was not real immaginative, kind of repettitive around the lake, over all enjoyable

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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chiesgolf
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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dburton2539
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Challenging course. Green are well kept and good speed. Rough is not maintained but hitting the ball straight eliminates that issue. Some Very challenging holes especially around the lakes. Definately play it again cause it ate me up the first time!!

Unfortunately the pace of play was slow.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
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Babine
Played On
Reviews 91
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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cmkdeery
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Decent course, could use a little work

Fairways and greens in good shape, greens maybe a little slow. Everything off the fairways is mud and dirt — pretty rough. Cart paths are TERRIBLE. Hard to get into much trouble, easy enough course to score well.

All staff we had contact with were friendly. Were paired up with two guys who never shut their mouths (mostly to each other, rarely to us) so that got tedious.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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u000003400519
Played On
Reviews 41
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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u314160023392
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hillcrest Round

I was out of town staying in Surprise and was looking for a well-maintained golf course, close by. It was the most reasonable of the 3 other rounds I played. The fairways were in good shape and the greens were outstanding. I will definitely be back for a round when back in AZ.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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JRLCVA19
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Robb6203470
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Frost hold. Slow

This course is a bit rough around the edges. Fun to play if you get a good price. There was a frost hold and we were 45 minutes behind on tee off. Then the round was over 5 hours. That makes it tough.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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George7004813
Played On
Reviews 69
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

1/19/24 Round

Greens - 10

Fairways - 9.

Rough - 5

The woman's tee (RED) were moved extremely forward - hopefully a temp situation?

Limited drinking water on course?

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u314162433782
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times 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 Average
Difficulty Moderate
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