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4.0
1672 Reviews (1672)
5 Stars
447
4 Stars
746
3 Stars
308
2 Stars
109
1 Stars
62
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
86.8%
Recommend this course
1410 out of 1672 reviews
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4.2
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
91.4%
Recommend this course
32 out of 35 reviews
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4.1
127 Reviews (127)
5 Stars
45
4 Stars
53
3 Stars
25
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.2%
Recommend this course
112 out of 127 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6669 yards
Slope 127
Rating 70.5

Situated between the Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Forty Niner Country Club runs alongside a wooded riverbed. The golf course features fairways lined with mesquites, giant cottonwoods, eucalyptus trees, and weeping willows. Desert shrubbery also lines the fairways. The course has a traditional layout that sprawls across gently rolling terrain. It's a nice walkable golf course but it's not easy. Rather than distance, this course requires accurate shot placement and careful strategy in order to maneuver the tricky doglegs and subtly elevated greens. The most difficult hole on the course comes early on. The par-4 fifth is an only seemingly narrow hole but the double-tiered green has a dramatic slope right in the center. Forty Niner Country Club finishes with a par 3 that requires a carry over water. If played smartly, it offers a great birdie opportunity.

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Course Details

Year Built 1961
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William F. Bell (1961)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt and bermuda shorts required. No denim.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness
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4.0
1672 Reviews (1672)
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Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice Layout, Miserable Conditioning

I've always enjoyed playing at 49er. it's a fun layout with plenty of variety and some challenging shotmaking. Unfortunately, current course conditions are so bad that I won't be back for a while. Several tee boxes were just weeds and bare dirt. There were a lot of decent spots in the fairways, but also a lot of dirt and weeds. The only saving grace was that the greens were actually in very good condition. The greenskeeper should be congratulated for the condition of the greens, but excoriated for the condition of the rest of the course. S/he has some work to do!

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful day

The greens were fabulous! It had rained the day before and everything was so green. Unusual site for Arizona. We drive from Casa Grande to play here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Always Challanging

Course conditions of the fairways was very good and very green. Rough was a bit too tall on many holes, I lost a few balls, or searched longer than normal. Being off the fairway on this course is always a big problem. Tee boxes were very sparse for grass and some greens were patchy. Course personnel were very friendly and due to the hot and humid conditions there were few players so I could play at a very comfortable pace. I use a cart but normally keep it on the path and walk to my ball and back. Having a relatively empty course let me do that without delaying anyone. Now if I would just hit more consistently. :)

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 115
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Tough to define…

Has been on a long road to improvement and recovery but recent tough summer weather and then a group of storms have created difficult conditions.

Many tees void of grass. Areas populated with thick bladed grass (not preferable) and some with decent thin bladed (Bermuda?). Mixed with blank (dirt) and just bumpy terrain.

Greens firm (dry) and bumpy and do not putt well. No real consistency so you make a putt, it’s a good deal luck.

Surprisingly bunkers were in great shape. Much debris and limbs down from storms, but the course has so many trouble areas and it appears the pin locations have remained in the same place for days on end (many hacked up).

This course is fighting an uphill battle against all these condition issues.

The clubhouse and grill are excellent and they run an attentive and friendly drink cart.

As much as I like the layout and personnel I won’t be playing here for awhile until conditions improve.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Paul

Course ondition has improved greatly over the last two weeks

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course condition

Great value if your looking to swing a club and have great Mountain View’s. The condition of the course was terrible. They need to rip the entire course up and redo it,. From the tee box, to the fairways and greens was sand, bumps, and rough conditions. Bring plenty of balls.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Poor conditions, terrible practice facilities, food is overpriced

You can hit good putts all day and not make a thing. What's the point of playing golf if you can't score? Sure it's cheap, $20 but for the same price I can play one of the city courses which aren't in great shape either but they are getting better and are still better than 49er. The course layout is ridiculous, OB on every hole left and right and behind every green and its very narrow. If you are a long hitter you basically hit 4 iron off almost every tee box. So if you want a narrow, penalizing, and boring golf course that's in terrible shape go play 49ers because you get what you pay for.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Sheep got here before us

Was at course about a month ago and it wasn't to bad shape! right now it is very bad! Missing a lot of grass!! Hope they get it together in the next couple of months or its going to lose more grass etrc etc

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ok

Affordable and fun to play, greens are ok, fairways could improve to make the playing experience much better.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Big trees!

We love this course. Has some obstacles but the challenge is worth it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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