Hillcrest GC
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3.7
2559 Reviews (2559)
5 Stars
450
4 Stars
1029
3 Stars
648
2 Stars
271
1 Stars
161
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
79.9%
Recommend this course
1974 out of 2559 reviews
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3.7
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
82.9%
Recommend this course
29 out of 35 reviews
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3.8
143 Reviews (143)
5 Stars
38
4 Stars
59
3 Stars
31
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
81.1%
Recommend this course
116 out of 143 reviews
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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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3.7
2559 Reviews (2559)
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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

1st timer

I would play this course as much as i could if it wasn't so far from me bunkers needed attention, but weather doesn't help all around fun course, i recommended it.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poorly may

The tee boxes were 3 inch rough, the bunkers have grass and rocks, no sand, to many groups pushed through played for 5 hours and didn’t get finished, not enough carts, poorly maintained.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 43
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs work

Course needs work cart paths are non existing very dusty not enough signs some were broken.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No water or beverage cart on the course.

Restaurant closes at 4:00 no way to get any liquid.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

No water on course

I was shocked to find no water on this curse and no beverage cart. When we made the turn at 4:30 the restaurant was closed. No place to get a drink anywhere. I will never play here again.

Too bad. Course is in decent condition. Greens are interesting but too slow.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 132
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Slow day

Course was too crowded. Waited on almost every hole before we could hit a shot. Group behind us was hitting into us as we waited.

Teens were slow but consistent. Fairways were good. We enjoyed our day.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 70
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 Excellent
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A nice course but slow green. We played around 10:40 am and found the green so slow that our foursome ended up three put in most of the holes. The setup and design is great, the pace of play is great. If only the green could be around 9.5 would have been fantastic. We finished the round in 4 hours and 20 minutes. Just right!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great fun

All the rain has this course in pretty good shape. The tees weren’t mowed however and the ball and tee just barely cleared the grass. The greens were pretty long and fuzzy but ok overall. Fun course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bunkers

Bunkers should just be filled in. There are an embarrassment to the course

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

If you like rinsing a lot

I love this course layout. It’s as though you’re going around in circles. Water on many holes; play the Par 3s short front and go for a long putt. Otherwise , you’ll rinse a few shots. On Par 4s & 5s with water, shots need to be in center fairways due to slopes that feed balls to the water. I enjoy this course immensely but I wish they would keep the rough and bunkers comparable to fairway conditions.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course conditions were excellent for just experiencing a rain storm.

Had a great time at this course and would highly recommend. Thanks!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

First time there

Course was ok, bunkers were not in great shape. A little overpriced. Probably would play there again tho.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 69
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

2/28/23

Tee boxes and fairways in good shape

Greens very good shape

One of best in Sun City area

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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