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 patarizona on 06/03/2026
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Photo submitted by patarizona on 06/03/2026
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Photo submitted by patarizona on 06/03/2026
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Photo submitted by patarizona on 06/03/2026
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Photo submitted by Pat2226859 on 06/03/2026
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Photo submitted by Pat2226859 on 06/03/2026
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Photo submitted by Pat2226859 on 06/03/2026
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Photo submitted by Pat2226859 on 06/03/2026
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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
Not as bad as advertised
We’ll maintained course. Greens rolled decently and the grass was mowed on the fairways and rough! Cool design and lay out. No water, no cart person. Super slow pace no Marshall to speed it along!
All employees exceptionally helpful courteous very friendly
Hillctest golf
All was good. Not crowded. The course was in excellent condition given that is hot and dry
Used to be one of the best. Too much rough , traps terrible and greens slow.
5 Star layout 2 Star Condition!
I want to give 5 Stars but the condition iis so bad, especially the bunkers and cart paths. I will say the fairways are fine and greens are in good shape and roll ok but shower than it could be potentially with right maintenance. I see lots of workers on the course but every bunker is crappy. Some you can tell haven't had sandwich in them since Trump was President. I really enjoy this layout after playing all the tight desert courses in the area. This was fun and refreshing to play. The elevated greens are fun. The tee boxes are tiny and the grass is weird but it works. I'm going to come back and bring friends but I'll only pay $35 Maximum. That's it.
First Time
The course, and the practice areas, are in good shape, except for the bunkers. Many were half full of water, and all others were hard, and needed to be cleaned and restored. I would play this course again. The carts are in great shape.
Not worth the trip
Course is in terrible condition, not mowing, tee boxes shabby, sand trap not being cleaned or ranked.
Too many other courses in the area, I would not recommend Hillcrest even if they had a free day
Cheapest course around
At the time of writing this, they really need to cut the grass, if you don't hit it in the fairway, good luck finding your ball!
Also, they get backed up quite a bit sometimes, but overall probably the best bang for your buck if you just want to get out there and golf.
Bunker Sadness
I have reviewed this course before. The layout keeps bringing me back; the conditions, however, can be ‘iffy’ at times. The fairway grass is usually good, and the greens are playable most times, but anything off the fairway gets sketchy. From hardpan to marginal grass is the usual. On this outing, the bunkers were virtually unplayable. Recent rains turned the bunkers into dirt. The groundskeepers clearly had not raked them for weeks. It is a pleasant/inexpensive place to play, nevertheless, so I’ll be back.
DTHillcrest8.2022
I like playing here. They offer affordable rates, and the people are friendly. I liked the conditions yesterday. The greens rolled true, and the fairways were perfect. Lots of water, but most times it doesn’t come in to play as long as you are accurate. Hillcrest is a doctor n course.
Course has gone downhill
They let the course go! Greens are in awful shape. Dirt and holes and craters in the greens. It’s almost like the greens keepers walked out on them.
Better Than Expected
After reading so many negative reviews, my expectations were pretty low for playing Hillcrest on this Sunday afternoon. For what I paid ($11/plus taxes/fees), I would play this course again. Pace of play was good--finished in 2.5 hours. Course layout isn't your typical Sun City/Sun City West, so that was a nice change of pace.
staff was friendly. I haven't played this course in 2 years and it was very dry. greens were slow. bare spots all over the course. no sand in the bunkers. cart paths were bad. weeds
Needs a little maintenance
The course layout is good - long drivers have to be accurate or you must layup and hit long 2nd shots. Tee boxes are good for the most part. fairways ok, but not well marked. The rough is rediculous- over grown weeds or mud and patchy. The sand traps are worthless. The water hazards are well placed. Greens are ok - some have large dead spots.
This could be a great course if they cleaned it up - a true cart path would help tremendously. And the dead zones between the tees and the fairways should be made desert scape. The little things like signs, ballwashers, water jugs, yardage markers, if re-done would add a touch of class that would make the golfers treat the course with more care. Sadly it looks like they don't even care to mow properly
Needs love
Interesting layout but course is in terrible shape. I played here years ago and it has really deteriorated. All cart paths are crumbled. Weeds everywhere. Fairways are long and poor condition. Same for tee boxes. Lots of dead areas on greens. Play somewhere else if you can
Sad to see what's happened to this golf course
I'm a glass half full guy and seldom, if ever write negative reviews. Hands down, this was the worst conditioned golf course I've played, ever.
I was embarrassed that I had invited a friend to play this course. We paid next to nothing but that was too much. This course has been let go on a level that I would previously have not imagined. It failed on every apsect of course maintenance. The tee boxes are not level or cut down, cart paths are in shambles, fairways not cut, greens in horrible condition and the bunkers comparable to a dried out lake bed with virtually no sand.
Our tee time was at 1pm and there was no play that followed us for the rest of the day, now I know why. It was as though we snuck on to a golf course that had been closed and preparing for redevlopment.