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
Average, as usual.
Bunkers are mostly unplayable, tee-boxes are crowned, tee-box grass needs mowing, pond/lake shorelines are trashy, way too many bare areas, no beverage cart, too much goose crap, etc. etc. etc.
Old Course - Seen better days
Too many bare spots, sand traps were ok but some had weeds all over them. need to bring in sand not dirt, fairways had way too many bare spots. Greens were good, consistent. Blue tees looked like they were actually the old black tees as the black tees were gone. so kind of misleading. People very friendly, the cart guy is great,
Nice course
The course is in great shape especially the fairways. The greens were in good shape but fast. Overall I had a great time here.
Golfed there for twenty years, best shape it's ever been. So happy, so surprised. We'll worth the money and trip.
I would play again
My playing buddies wrote off this course and I insisted. It is now one of our destinations, I'm not the I told you so kind of person but inside I told them so.
Price was good, but needs updates
Needs some updates.
Holes were not marked. We were u sure if we were on the correct hole. Ball washer handles were broken off.
Fairways were nice. Greens were nice but the hole placement was terrible. Several holes were right in the middle of a hill. Almost impossible to score.
All n all, fun value golf.
Good Course, but.
Like this course, looks nice, but fairway grass long needs mowing, tee boxes long grass like the some rough’s needs mowing and bunkers sand need to be churned up, when people are hitting the ball out of the bunker with there putter why even have bunkers.
Nice layout - a hard walk
One of the most difficult walking courses. I struggled balancing my fitness , hills and sore old feet! I did get a great walk/workout on the course and enjoyed the challenge!
Great afternoon in the desert
Greens were rolling good. Great value was most courses are 100+. Highly recommend
December Golf
A little sloppy from rain and watering for over seeding but still fun and challenging course/ great staff and good pace/ bunkers need attention/ should be good soon
Great layout
Apparently this course has hosted LPGA and PGA Seniors events in the past and it is a great layout.
Looks like it has fallen in disrepair in the past but they are working to improve
Fairways and greens were excellent, bunkers need work
For the price it is definitely worth playing
Overall good experience
We chose a 1:45 pm tee time, but due to slow paced players along with no golf sheriffs/rangers we weren’t able to finish (which was fairly lame). The course is in absolutely incredible shape. The overseer went great.
I’ll be back great course!!
Need to invest in cart paths to prevent course from getting beat up by golf carts, but great course; Loved it!!
Hillcrest winter conditions
The fairways were in great shape as were the greens. The lot of the tee boxes need some work to level them out and plant grass areas that have over used. The new ladies tee boxes are level and great shape.
Haven’t played here in two years. Thought I would try it again, due to the Golf Now Hot Deal. I was scheduled with three other players who when called, never came to the first tee. I started as a single, and ended the round as a fivesome, due to a very slow pace and long backup.
The main fairways and greens were in fairly good shape. The rough was really rough, lots of bare spots, and bunkers need some work. Very poor signage at the tees, and no cart paths to drive on and guide your way through the course. Staff was friendly and the course layout is good and challenging. But, overall the golf course needs some serious improvements. With the discount, I got what I paid for.
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