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The Duke at Rancho El Dorado
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The Duke at Rancho El Dorado is a championship, 18-hole golf facility designed by David Druzinsky. This desert links style course offer generous fairways and a scenic view of the natural desert sage and brush surrounding. The difficulty lies in the slope of putting green so golfers beware.
The Duke at Rancho El Dorado is a par-72 golf course that measures 7,011 yards from the back tees.
After a round on the Duke at Rancho El Dorado, head to Silver Spur Grill for breakfast, lunch or dinner on the patio, which offers vistas of the Estrella Mountains as well as that 18th hole you just wrapped up on.
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Conditions4.1
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Value4.2
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Layout4.4
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Friendliness4.5
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Pace4.1
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Amenities4.3
Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by jlm5947 on 03/22/2026
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View from 3rd tee box Photo submitted by KyleGT on 03/04/2026
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5th hole par 3 Photo submitted by KyleGT on 03/04/2026
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Photo submitted by KyleGT on 03/04/2026
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Photo submitted by KyleGT on 03/04/2026
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Photo submitted by KyleGT on 03/04/2026
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18th hole Photo submitted by KyleGT on 03/04/2026
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Photo submitted by cluadedurham on 04/06/2025
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Photo submitted by u829228210 on 02/18/2025
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Photo submitted by u829228210 on 02/18/2025
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Photo submitted by Bigdawg16 on 09/25/2024
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Photo submitted by ZgckpNmarq735OPVcqU9 on 09/04/2024
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Tee area Photo submitted by newpointsrajoke on 09/26/2023
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Photo submitted by u314160024093 on 01/20/2023
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Photo submitted by DameonB on 12/26/2022
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Photo submitted by Robert6653151 on 06/16/2022
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Nice curb appeal Photo submitted by RandyVantastic on 02/03/2020
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Decent Patio Photo submitted by RandyVantastic on 02/03/2020
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P Photo submitted by RandyVantastic on 02/03/2020
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Photo submitted by rmcgillbc on 03/21/2014
Golfer Reviews
Very nice course
Course was in very good condition. Really not expensive. Gratuit value
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, plateroe. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing The Duke at Rancho El Dorado!
Hello, u633234264. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing The Duke at Rancho El Dorado.
Just back from overseeding
In good shape now. Cart path only for a bit so bring good shoes.
Hello, u1983192. Thank you for visiting us at The Duke at Rancho El Dorado. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u450020492. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing The Duke at Rancho El Dorado!
Cart Path only so pace was a little slow, but fully acceptable. water and water damage on the course due to the heavy rains. They were still working on pumping some water off and trying to make repairs.
Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u000004177013. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing The Duke at Rancho El Dorado!
Only back nine open. At one time this was a very nice golf course but seems to go down hill every yr. Really like the lay out but needs a lot of work. Golfers in general don’t fix divots on the course and on the greens. Take no pride in trying to keep the course up. To bad
Hello, u000008109862. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing The Duke at Rancho El Dorado.
The Duke Hangs Tough in Difficult Times
Have played here dozens of times over the past decade plus. Could never figure why the seemingly annual flooding could not be prevented but, then again, lots of higher end courses around the Valley are sporting large water hazards where fairways usually run nice and green. Three days after some epic rain The Duke was entirely playable. Greens, fairways and tee boxes were lush--better than could be expected so soon after overseed. Will never understand why people can't be bothered to sand their divots. We did 200 and every par 3 tee box. If you aren't part of the solution...right? Give these guys a chance and book a time or two. If more of us show up maybe they will throw a Marshall out there!!
Hi, neillcobb. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at The Duke at Rancho El Dorado, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.
We hope to see you again soon!
Front Nine Closed
GolfNow failed to indicate that only the back 9 was open. So you paid the full rate, finished the back 9 and new groups were now on the tee box and I had to get in a queue. So I quit and only played 9 holes. Very disappointed in GolfNow. It’s a long drive to The Duke to learn at the course only the back 9 is open
Hello, jamgator57. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.
We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.
We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.
We hope to hear from you soon.
The Duke Oct 22
Front 9 was closed due to flooding so played the back 9 twice. Course was in good shape for recently opening after overseeding. Fairways were surprisingly good and greens were okay but fuzzy and slow; which is understandable.
Hello, Fred7028126. Thank you for visiting us at The Duke at Rancho El Dorado. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Post overseed round
Course conditions were soft and the greens were slow. This is fairly typical after overseed efforts.
Will try again in a couple weeks.
Hello, donovan0074. Thank you for visiting us at The Duke at Rancho El Dorado. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Cartpath only
Cartpath only. Im 80 years old and ran out of gas ⛽ the last couple 💏 of holes, but it was fun
u253012042, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing The Duke at Rancho El Dorado.
Very Nice Course
First time here, they have recently opened up after re-seeding. We loved the course, great conditions despite the heavy weekend rains. Fairways, teeboxes, greens... all in great shape. But... can't give a course 5* if there are no beverage carts on the course.. Can't wait to play it again.
Hi, cohibaiii. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing The Duke at Rancho El Dorado.
Very enjoyable course
Played the course twice, I have found it to be a very enjoyable course and you can make it as difficult as you require by playing the different level of tee boxes.
The course is currently going through its re seeding process and is cart path only, hat off to the grounds crews as they have been doing a great job, The greens are a bumpy and take a couple of holes to adjust to, cant wait to play them when they have been cut and rolled.
Hi, morri. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing The Duke at Rancho El Dorado.
Hi, Allen7653949. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at The Duke at Rancho El Dorado!
Only 9 holes (paid for 18) on 10-16
Perhaps Golfnow and Golf course management aren’t aligned but I paid for 18 holes and after I arrived to the course for check in, I was told only 9-holes are open. I was not offered a refund, nor a rain check.
Is Golfnow going to issue a refund?
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us, u000004288860. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop at (480) 844-1100. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for choosing The Duke at Rancho El Dorado!
Best course conditions in the last ten years. Let’s try and keep it this way
Hi, bessy1. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing The Duke at Rancho El Dorado.
The best course in Arizona!
While it is my favorite course, it was in post-reseeding "cart path only" phase, which creates very slow play.
Hello, BreyleyGolf. Thank you for visiting us at The Duke at Rancho El Dorado. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
cart path only
we had a bad experience with golf course superintendent. I felt degraded when he said to me "can you read" when I told him "I am sorry I didn't know it was cart path only" . I even gave him a thumb up and ready to get back to cart path, I even apologized to him that I didn't know. No one told us and we didn't pay attention to the sign. I accept it as it was my fault but he has no right to yell at me. I will never to go back to that course again.
I give it a 3 start since the operation manager email and apology for that incident. They are great people working at that golf course but there is always one bad apple in a basket.
Hi, u450310830. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are sorry to hear your customer service experience was not up to par. Please reach out to our management team at (480) 844-1100, and thanks for visiting The Duke at Rancho El Dorado. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
Awesome course
All around great course, not super challenging, very friendly staff, great vallue. Would highly recommend.
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, ydasilva! We look forward to seeing you again soon at The Duke at Rancho El Dorado.
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Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing The Duke at Rancho El Dorado.