Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tips | 72 | 7546 yards | 76.5 | 142 |
| Black | 72 | 7330 yards | 75.2 | 138 |
| Gold | 72 | 6902 yards | 72.7 | 132 |
| Blue | 72 | 6493 yards | 71.2 | 129 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 6493 yards | 78.1 | 149 |
| Championship (W) | 72 | 6138 yards | 76.0 | 141 |
| White | 72 | 5981 yards | 68.7 | 124 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5981 yards | 75.0 | 139 |
| Combo (W) | 72 | 5538 yards | 72.1 | 132 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5055 yards | 69.9 | 121 |
| Red | 72 | 5055 yards | 64.3 | 105 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tips M: 76.5/142 | 449 | 370 | 575 | 165 | 451 | 248 | 584 | 484 | 483 | 3809 | 412 | 189 | 468 | 606 | 323 | 496 | 576 | 204 | 463 | 3737 | 7546 |
| Black M: 75.2/138 | 433 | 365 | 548 | 160 | 426 | 244 | 576 | 465 | 445 | 3662 | 408 | 182 | 462 | 587 | 312 | 491 | 570 | 198 | 458 | 3668 | 7330 |
| Gold M: 72.7/132 | 411 | 323 | 513 | 152 | 390 | 217 | 548 | 445 | 421 | 3420 | 388 | 170 | 442 | 546 | 302 | 470 | 549 | 180 | 435 | 3482 | 6902 |
| Blue M: 71.2/129 W: 78.1/149 | 382 | 310 | 467 | 145 | 370 | 200 | 530 | 429 | 415 | 3248 | 366 | 160 | 408 | 507 | 283 | 430 | 515 | 170 | 406 | 3245 | 6493 |
| Champions W: 76.0/141 | 382 | 323 | 513 | 128 | 315 | 151 | 515 | 339 | 398 | 3064 | 366 | 139 | 355 | 496 | 312 | 362 | 499 | 170 | 375 | 3074 | 6138 |
| White M: 68.7/124 W: 75.0/139 | 325 | 300 | 460 | 128 | 315 | 154 | 515 | 372 | 398 | 2967 | 342 | 139 | 355 | 496 | 260 | 410 | 499 | 138 | 375 | 3014 | 5981 |
| White/Red M: 66.8/115 W: 72.1/132 | 325 | 300 | 460 | 128 | 229 | 154 | 448 | 339 | 398 | 2781 | 342 | 139 | 298 | 451 | 252 | 362 | 499 | 138 | 276 | 2757 | 5538 |
| Red M: 64.3/105 W: 69.6/121 | 253 | 238 | 390 | 120 | 229 | 151 | 448 | 339 | 299 | 2467 | 301 | 112 | 298 | 451 | 252 | 362 | 412 | 124 | 276 | 2588 | 5055 |
| Handicap | 9 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by ricknok on 06/17/2023
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18th hole Photo submitted by u000007367496 on 04/19/2023
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Photo submitted by gregwascher on 03/31/2023
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Photo submitted by bluedog54 on 12/24/2022
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Good track Photo submitted by Lobo39 on 08/26/2022
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Bare spots and snake... Photo submitted by tarifachris on 05/27/2022
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Could have played all night with the full moon. Photo submitted by SteveJWyo on 03/23/2022
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Photo submitted by Jbwills99 on 12/23/2021
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Birthday round Photo submitted by Jbwills99 on 12/15/2021
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14th Photo submitted by u000004410047 on 02/16/2021
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Photo submitted by Mark6271553 on 01/29/2020
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Photo submitted by mikx3x3x3 on 08/25/2019
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Avoid the bunkers. Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 01/14/2018
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Ak-Chin 2nd Photo submitted by Pizazz84 on 03/19/2017
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Ak-Chin 10th Photo submitted by Pizazz84 on 03/19/2017
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Photo submitted by Terry4060839 on 07/05/2016
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Hole 4 Photo submitted by salim on 03/19/2016
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Hole 2 Photo submitted by salim on 03/19/2016
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Photo submitted by Andyglad1 on 05/04/2015
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Photo submitted by Andyglad1 on 05/04/2015
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Photo submitted by Andyglad1 on 05/04/2015
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This guy wanted to play though... so we let him Photo submitted by yavo2596 on 10/07/2013
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Sand sand sand Photo submitted by strybosch on 02/20/2013
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Photo submitted by hottommy on 11/13/2012
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some of the 109 bunkers Photo submitted by hottommy on 11/13/2012
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One of the golf course in Arizona
Very nice course. Perfect conditions. Would return for sure.
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.
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
The Bugs were bad that day but great course to play and everyone enjoyed it. We would definitely recommend this course.
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
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
Awesome Course
Fred Couples’ design is awesome ! My wife and I played on a day with bad weather, but we still thoroughly enjoyed it !
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
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.
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 !
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
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