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4.5
1405 Reviews (1405)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
31
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.6
90.8%
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1309 out of 1405 reviews
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4.5
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
87.9%
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29 out of 33 reviews
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4.4
102 Reviews (102)
5 Stars
61
4 Stars
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3 Stars
10
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
89.2%
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91 out of 102 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Traditional/Links
Par 72
Length 7546 yards
Slope 142
Rating 76.5

Stretching over 320 acres in the southwest area, Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club (previously known as Royal Dunes) transforms mostly flat terrain into a challenging course that uses practically twice the amount of land a standard course. The course incorporates superb landscaping featuring towering mounds and hollow valleys for an interesting and scenic game. This desert golf course has wide fairways and generous landing areas. The dunes-style layout requires precision from tee to green. The difficulty of the golf course lies within the deep, strategically placed sand bunkers, multi-tiered greens, and native grass roughs. Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club provides adequate challenge for players of any skill level.

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Course Details

Year Built 2002
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round. Closed on Mondays from June 1 - August 31st
Architect Brian Curley (2002) Fred Couples (2002) Lee E. Schmidt (2002)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Spa, Locker Rooms

Available Sports

Fitness

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4.5
1405 Reviews (1405)

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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 22
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Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

One of the golf course in Arizona

Very nice course. Perfect conditions. Would return for sure.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

The full experience of golf…

Hard to pinpoint the reason you should play here. The golf course - spectacular. The facilities are second to none. The service was something from a different era. We feel fortunate to have stumbled upon this gem on our vacation here. I’m just a guy who plays golf, but here I felt like a golfer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best golf coarse to play

This has to be the best coarse I have played in a long time. No wait time. The coarse is in unbelievable great shape. Thanks for a great round

Tim

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Bugs were bad that day but great course to play and everyone enjoyed it. We would definitely recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 134
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Great course

Third time playing in the past 11 days

Traveling from Peoria , tells you what I think of this course

Course opened after overseed October 28

Course conditions are really good now

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 134
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Great course

Good range

Good short game area

Great layout

Over seeded cart path only

Greens roll true , a little slower than normal

Bunkers ok

One of my favorite courses - have played about 400 courses

Worth the drive

Fair price

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome Course

Fred Couples’ design is awesome ! My wife and I played on a day with bad weather, but we still thoroughly enjoyed it !

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 134
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Great Course and staff

I come to Arizona 2-3 times a year and always make this course a must

Great layout

Great staff

Great value

Good range

Good short game

I work in the golf business (course that has held us opens and Ryder cup)

This is a first class operation

They just opened after overseed so cart paths only

Grass a little longer than usual due to overseed

I am staying in Peoria and will be here 2 weeks

Playing here 3 times

Tells you about the course

I have played close to 400 courses in my life

One of my favorites

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

A must play course when you are in the PHX area

I had seen this course listed many times for 100+ and I generally never pay that much for any golf ever so, when I saw a 80 round I had to try it. Great course, nicely laid out, very cool how both the 9 and 18 end up right in front of the 19hole. A bit more tougher than most and the only thing I could say wrong about this course is that the greens were a bit scarred up but, the Korn Ferry Q1 round just happened the week before so, I expect there were more GIRs than normal happening.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 94
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Course.not in the same condition as the last time played ! Bunkers are in bad shape fairways need a lot of tender love and care !

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course and wonderful staff but terrible condition

So, the course itself is decently designed, but there are traps on virtually every hole (in itself not a problem) but the traps are dirt for the better part with very little sand and hard as cement. Many had weeds growing around them or in them.

We played towards the end of the summer season, so I'm sure they were preparing for the overseed, thus the fairways were in pretty poor and hard pan shape overall.

Even though there is virtually no water hazards on the course (except the last hole) I got eaten alive by the mosquitoes which certainly put a damper on the round.

That being said, I played a good round consistent with my 7 handi, but the experience could have been better. One golf mag had this course rated as the 6th best in Arizona. Sorry not even close. Bang for the buck not there

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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