Hillcrest GC
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3.7
2624 Reviews (2624)
5 Stars
467
4 Stars
1063
3 Stars
656
2 Stars
274
1 Stars
164
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
81.8%
Recommend this course
2030 out of 2624 reviews
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4.0
76 Reviews (76)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
86.8%
Recommend this course
66 out of 76 reviews
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3.8
134 Reviews (134)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
61
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
84.3%
Recommend this course
113 out of 134 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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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

3.7
2624 Reviews (2624)

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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Played On
Reviews 54
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hillcrest

The fairway with the new grass in was in great shape. I was still no driving the carts on the fairways until 11/4. The greens were also in great shape.

For the women, they made new tee boxes that reduced the yardage for them. It was just ove 5500 yards to maybe 4600 it appears. I know my other have appreciated it.

It would be nice to have these conditions the rest of the year (summer).

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Condition is good

The course is still cart path only and needs a lot maintenance

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fairways and greens were in good shape but bunkers were awful. All in all bang for your buck was not bad at all!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Always fun

I have played Hillcrest about a dozen times in the last couple of years and it is always fun. Great design, challenging greens and lots of elevation change especially on the back 9. Fairways and greens are in great shape. 4 1/2 hours today. Will play here again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Bunkers a problem

Bunkers were basically ground under repair; i.e., unplayable.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

lawn mower frenzy

Well if you like to golf and swing your club with not 1 but 2 lawn mowers chasing you down, this is the place. If you like to golf and swing your ball among a lawn sprinkler and get wet, this is also your place. Although the front end staff was very friendly. I was shocked at the lawn mower etiquette happening here. You travel to go on vacation and pay good money to have this. You feel they don’t care about your experience. I would never go here again. Apparently yet talking to a local gentleman, this is the only course where they feel they are able to disrupt your golf game and they don’t care.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 34
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 Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

Hill rest is a good course . Provide good value for the price . Friendly staff .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

challeging

it is a long and wide course where you can use driver on all par 4s and 5s, greens are challenging and an old professional tour stop. great prices as well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice place needs a little tlc

This course has some nice holes that will challenge any golfer. They need to

Mow the rough better, some holes yardage is way off. The overseesing is done and the greens look great. I’ll be back in three weeks and expect things to be better

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 146
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Great time

Course is in great shape after the reseed. Staff was fantastic course does need new sand in the bunkers we played rake and place. Great time

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Here me out

The course was definitely recently seeded for winter so it was under some rough conditions, but the back 9 was worth it. The front was 9 was almost unacceptable how wet and poor it was. All in all, I am a beginner and was grateful to have a course that was cheap. Lastly, GolfNow somehow isn’t connecting with this course, so beware because the front desk receptionist couldn’t find our reservation, even though I had the rate and times to prove. The employee made it right and even saved us a few dollars on the tee time.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Lose balls in the overgrown fairways

Fairways were mowed so high your ball can disappear and not be found. Granted: early morning light and playing a yellow ball, but this was like 1st cut of rough deep. Greens were correspondingly slow. Driving range boxes were on an uphill... all of them! Can't believe the members stand for this.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Advanced
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 Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Goat Track

Bunkers were mud and unplayable. Greens were super slow. Fairway grass as long as the rough. None of the landscaping is kept up including the palm trees. I could see where this course would have some potential but I would not recommend playing there unless you are a beginner or a hack.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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