The Duke at Rancho El Dorado

Staff never asked or offered insight on course layout to first timers. Definitely a locals course with us visitors being out of place. Carts were dirty with no GPS. Had to find my own scorecard. Took your money and sent you on your way. Too many good courses in area to play this one again.

It's always a pleasure to play The Duke. However, like all Phoenix-area golf courses it is expensive.

Course Lay out was great The greens were pretty quick and extremely challenging which we appreciated. Staff was amazingly friendly everywhere. I would recommend Golf here.

Good shape except for the sand traps which were inconsistent at best, very hard to perfect.

First time playing. Enjoyed the layout. Some parts of the course we in not in the best shape. Greens rolled nice. Definitely worth playing. I will be back.

Hot day, played in a threesome, very little waiting, nice tee boxes, fairways and fringes, greens a bit slow. Highly recomend..

The greens and bunkers are the best I’ve seen from this course

Great layout, just need a bit more maintenance and attention to the details to make it more worth the price. Staff was excellent!

It took about 51/2 hours to do a round of golf. Twice there was FIVE groups waiting on a tee, once on the front nine and once on the back. There should be a Ranger to keep up pace of play. If there is a Ranger someone should train them how to do the job. Other than that the course is very nice and the staff very friendly

Fun course, the t blocks, fairway and green were in good shape. Like many of the course since Covid have not maintained their bunkers. Little to no sand, wish they would just fill them in if they cannot maintain. Overall enjoyed the course and the staff was helpful and Courteous.

No class in the Pro Shop:

If I could give The Duke 0 stars I would. In summary, they charged me for an additional tee time I never made and they can not provide email confirmation proof that I made this change. Unfortunately, I’ve seen similar posts on the course.

On January 13, I made a reservation at this golf course for 3 people. Confirmation number xxxxxxxxx. On January 25, I called and requested an “additional” tee time for 4 more right next to the original if possible. This 2nd tee time was booked. On the day of play, we had 7 players just as planned. Two days later I notice an additional charge on my card. I called the GM and provided the necessary proof of 3 and 4. We exchanged a couple of emails and I ask him for proof of change. He sends me a photo crop of their computer and then proceeds to tell me “the system doesn’t send them an email confirmation for every tee time”. In essence, no “real” proof the change from 3 to 4 was made. Interestingly, he asked me if my group was just visiting or if we were locals. I told him visiting – he has ghosted me on communications ever since. I’ve turned this over to my cc company. As for the course, don’t make the drive. It was average at best. Longbow, Lone Tree, and others are much nicer and closer to the city with competitive pricing.