Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club

It has been years since I played Southern Dunes. I was so looking forward to my round. I was not disappointed. Great job to all Southern Dunes course workers. The fairways, bunkers, greens and tee off boxes are in magnificent shape considering how hot it is here.

My tee time was 6:24 am and unfortunately I still had to wait on every tee box to hit with the weather being very hot. I thought it would be a 3-1/2 to 4 hour round at the most and it was 4 hours and 40 minutes.

Great course, challenging but still fun. Great conditions even in the summer. One of my favorite courses in AZ.

Absolutely terrible customer service! I played and left a club there. When I called the next day, the guy in the pro shop described the club perfectly to me and said it was there. A few days later, I drove the THREE HOUR round trip to go pick it up just for them to tell me they didn’t have it anymore. Instead of trying to do anything to make it right all the the guy said was “I don’t know what to do other than say I empathize with your unfortunate situation.” With customer service like that, Doubt I’ll make that trip again.

Pace of play, 4 hours 18 minutes. Good but not great for the heat of 110+. Facilities great, maintained well. Free water on course every 3 holes, practice range included. Only saw cart girl (supposedly there was 2 scheduled w/one calling in) once which was tough but great day. The secret is out, always fun and very challenging. Greens were above average on pace (they punched shortly after 7/3 tho), bunkers of which there are many were pretty solid, fairways and tee boxes great.

People crack me up on this app. They expect PGA Tour conditions in the heat of summer in AZ for a course that’s under charging under $70. This course is one of my favorites in the phoenix area. Layout is amazing and challenging. It also plays pretty long (7500 from the tips) which I love. I’ve played all the popular courses in AZ (Quintero, Troon North, Boulders, Wickenburg, Keirland, We-Ko-Pa, etc.) and this easily a Top 5 course. No complaints from me.

First time playing this track after all these years. Pretty rough for a Troon course. Bunkers were shaky.. What sand some had wasn't much and others were packed dirt, weeds and rock. The 2 we were paired with just dropped out of the traps. Fairways were okay, greens were inconsistent, some fairly bumpy. Not a good time for an hour drive.

Beautiful course laid out in the desert. You have to hit your drives and shots carefully as there are multiple sand traps guarding the fairways and greens! It’s a desert course, so there is water on ice at every 3rd hole. And the staff reminds you to drink water to avoid issues. Can hardly wait for the next round!

One of my top 3 courses in Arizona. Live 5 minutes away so I play at Southern Dunes a lot . Greens recently plugged but still run smooth. Worth the drive! One of the best layouts in Arizona. Everyone on the staff is wonderful. Exceptional restaurant! 6am tee time - 3 hr 20 minute round! Priceless

Challenging layout! Bunker beware! They ate big & everywhere! I must say for a course that is routinely in the top 5 in the state. I'd expect the summer conditions to be better

Vacation round that could not have been better! Staff was friendly and helpful. Got paired up with two out-of-towners that were wonderful partners and players. Non-playing friend used the range finder, gave me numbers and I just played great! Greens held everything and putted true. Marvelous views and great architecture to the course. Sight/target lines were clearly visualized and shots were challenging! Despite a bad 18th, still posted a great round that will forever be remembered!

Have lived here since 1993, been playing South Dunes since it opened, one of my favorite tracks. I t has never disappointed me

Course is wonderfully laid out with both risk reward hole that make you think. Pace of play was a bit slow, and the range didn’t have balls when I arrived but someone quickly got everyone range balls so going out cold was adverted! Over all worth the $74

Course is full of many bunkers and can play long if you use any of the back tees. Layout is very good, with friendly staff. Greens rolled well and were very undulating and can be fast. If you don’t get into any bunkers it would be a miracle! Bunkers in fairways were thin and hard (but that can be good or bad depending on how close you are to the lip) Green side bunkers for the most part have more loose sand. Love the course and layout. Long drive from Goodyear, but worth it.

Anyone who has ever played Southern Dunes knows what a great course this is. Of course, SD is one of those "super over-priced" tracks during the peak season, but that's

par for the course...pun intended. However, in the summer months, the mere mortals who can afford to play for a fraction of what the course normally fetches, have a chance to play one fo the better courses in the area. I love this course...I feel that it's one of the best in the state. But one gripe I have is, many of the bunkers (which is one of the selling points of the course) are not good. I understand that maintaining bunkers is usually one of the most expensive elements associated with any course maintenance program. But when you consider the amount of money changing hands to play this course, one would expect properly maintained bunking. I would make one suggesting to those preparing to play this course any time soon...practice putting out of bunkers...you'll have more success than trying to hit a "traditional" bunker shot out of the majority of these "traps". My humble suggesting to the maintenance and management crew at the SD...put some of the money you make from this course back into the bunkers. It's the right thing to do.

Currently the course is in solid shape. Of particular note was the fast smooth running greens and the sand traps. I don’t know what the speed of the greens were but they were significantly faster then what I’ve been playing in the valley. The sand traps were also adequately full and consistent, which unfortunately has become a rarity.

4:15 pace. Friendly staff. Nice bar to have a beer after.

Lone complaint might be that no beverage cart on the course. We teed off at almost 2:00 with very few golfers on the course so I also get it….plenty of bottled water through out the course though.

As close to US Open conditions as a course will get without getting out of hand. Still extremely playable, but will test all facets of the game. If there is a hint of wind, be prepared for a very hard day. Great course. A favorite.

Southern Dunes is highly rated and I can see why. The layout is fantastic and it is a beast from the tips. The only downside were the conditions. They weren’t very good when he played. I feel like this was the exception as I played this course in the recommendation of different people who said they had great conditions at the time. Still highly recommended.