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4.5
1325 Reviews (1325)
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1033
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1 Stars
18
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
90.9%
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1239 out of 1325 reviews
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4.6
31 Reviews (31)
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
93.5%
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29 out of 31 reviews
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4.6
41 Reviews (41)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.1
Layout
4.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
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4.5
92.7%
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38 out of 41 reviews
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Course Highlights
Quintero's dramatic elevation changes and uniquely designed holes make it one of Arizona's most celebrated layouts. Welcoming staff and well-maintained conditions consistently reward golfers who make the scenic drive out.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Desert/Traditional
Par 72
Length 7249 yards
Slope 148
Rating 75.3

Located in the desert just north of Phoenix and Scottsdale, the golf course at Quintero Golf Club is a challenge but with up to as many as nine tees per hole, it can accommodate golfers of all different abilities and handicaps. The rolling, desert terrain of the course features dramatic elevation changes for interesting play. The golf course's design has wide fairways and plenty of water hazards and sand bunkers. The most difficult hole is the par-5 8th hole, which plays uphill with three large bunkers alongside the right side of the lay-up area. Another difficult but noteworthy hole is Quintero Golf Club's third, which has a scenic lake to the left that sometimes tricks golfers into playing close to it with their tee shot for an easier second shot to the green.

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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Rees Jones (2000) Steve Weisser (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirt and bermuda shorts required. No denim.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.5
1325 Reviews (1325)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 64
Amazing Food 31
Patio Dining 22
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 177
Bunkers 156
Undulating Greens 98
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 145
Advanced Golfers 138
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 120
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 179
In the 'Burbs 26
Convenient to the City 12

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best Course in Phoenix

I always look forward to playing Quintero; my favorite course by far. Great layout, conditions, scenery and privacy while you play.

Thanks!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Beautiful, challenging and great experience every time!

Always my favorite place to take guests to give them an awesome desert golf experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Gem in the desert!

This course is located in the middle of the nowhere which make it all the more desirable to play. An 18 hole beauty set in the desert. With awesome Mountain views. The course is always very well kept. The fairways are better the most greens I've played on. Staff is helpful and will bring you out a mango towel to cool you in the Arizona summer heat. Highly recommend playing this course at least once in your lifetime.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

My Favorite Course In AZ so far!

Love this course! My favorite track so far since moving to Phoenix. Very friendly staff when you arrive, great range and warm up area. When you get to the 1st T box they always have a great staff member giving tips about the course and some advice on how the course is playing. The track itself has some of the most beautiful holes in the country! The elavatee Par 3's are both a challenge and amazing so enjoy your time up on those!!!

Don't let other reviews of the "drive" bother you. Just because Phoenix has so many courses within 10 minutes of each other, to some driving 45-50 minutes seems like a "ways out there" I think it's worth it every time and am going to look into a stay and play weekend at one of the like 8 houses on the course!

If your from in town or out this is a MUST Play!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Simply the best

This is by far my favorite course. I’ve played Sawgrass, Ocean, and Harbour Town among others....Quintero is right there. Yes it is out in the middle of nowhere, but it is so worth it. The par 3s are amazing with dramatic downhill shots. The course is fair and tough at the same time.

I’ve played here 5 times now and I can’t wait to get back. It’s really that good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Absolutely incredible!

This place is amazing. Quintero is honestly better than most of the private clubs I have played. It was in perfect shape and the greens were lightning fast. This is the best course in Arizona because they do everything right, just like at Augusta!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Quintero golf club

This is a beautiful desert course that is in great shape. This is a challenging course with great elevation changes and beautiful vistas. This course has bent grass greens that roll true and straight.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Valley Treasure

Played the weekend of the Waste Management Open and to be honest Quintero was in as good or better shape then the TPC. I’ve played the TPC, and found The Q to be a better challenge, more appealing visually and the staff was very eager to attend to the guests on and off the course.

Pace of play is said to be around just over four hours, which is generous considering the difficulty of the course, but even for our nearly five hour round, it was beyond enjoyable.

Don’t let the drive out of Phoenix or the peak season pricing discourage you from having a challnging, fun and memorable day at The Q!

Thanks to everyone at Quintero GC. See you for my trip in 2018.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

A must play!

This is a tour quality layout. Greens were amazing. Worth the trip to play it even as far out from Phoenix that it is. One of the best I have ever played and I have played some great courses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Love it!!!

Love this course. Beautiful settings. Wish they would make the women’s par three tees more interesting. Not all of us find under 100 yards enjoyable. But. I did well this year and scored decent. Pro shop was so much better this year for shopping!! Lol! You guys are great and the staff is greater!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Get ya phone ready

Beautiful layout, lots of elevated tees (pretty much every par 3 is elevated), incredible views of the surrounding desert landscape. You'll find it hard not to try and take a picture on every hole. Worth the hr or so drive from phoenix (depending where you are). The drive from the clubhouse to the no 1 tee is literally ten mins but helps to build the suspense. Fairways and tee boxes immaculate, some dry spots on edges of greens maybe they lost some of the grass over the summer. Very challenging, greens were SUPER fast and hard but pretty receptive on short iron shots. Bunkers fluffy with white sand and have fun trying to stop the ball on the greens out of them. Definitely a MUST play if you are in the phoenix area, maybe the best course you can play in all of arizona at least in my experience and probably one of the top 100 in the country. Winter rates are pretty high but in the summer I was able to find a hot deal around 40 dollars.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Scenic, Difficult, Unique

Arriving at the entry to the course you are met by staff who greet you, take your bag and direct you to the pro shop and parking lot. This was the only negative to the day, The man unloading clubs was rude, unfriendly and definitely didn't want to be working there. After I parked, went inside and checked in, came back outside there was no sign of my golf clubs. 15 minutes later they arrived on a cart.

I drove up the hill to the practice area and the starter was exceptional. Very friendly and very service oriented. The on course marshal also was exceptional. Probably two of the best I have seen at any golf course.

The golf course was in great shape. It was tough. It played long. No roll, ball seemed to always come up short. The greens were very quick and the tough pin placements made it very challenging. All three of us single digit handicappers scored in the 90's.

The par threes were a lot of fun and some of the best I have ever played.

Surprised after 16 years the place still has no clubhouse. Just a trailer/tent.

The regular green fees are high. But Troon card or Golfnow deals can be had to bring it back to a realistic rate.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Quintero is worth the drive everytime!

Quintero is an awesome track that is definetly a must play for any Arizona golfer! Challenging, beautiful and magnificently manicured test of golf!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great golf course

Played most of the best golf courses in the valley. Quentero is my favorite.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Quintero is consistently good

Have played this course about a dozen times in the past 6 years and it is always in pristine condition. Playing it about a month out of overseeding, it was in the best condition I've ever seen. Pace of play was a little slower than usual but not excessive. Overall a great track.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Might be the best public course in the Phoenix area

Quintero is a great layout with a good mix of holes. Lots of elevation change with picturesque views. Price point is reasonable compared to many of the course in the Scottsdale area and the course is better. It is a bit of drive with not much else around it, but worth the trip.

It is a Troon course and they participate in the Troon Rewards program. My only complaint is the pro shop staff tends to not be real friendly towards the program. On a 2 for 1 day, I paid for a friend and they only credited half the rate and another time they would not let me use my certificates because I was outside the 3 day booking window. None of the other Troon facilities manage the program this way. Despite this, I will be back because of the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

beautiful course, horrible facility

The course is spectacular and if you are willing to put up with all the other nonsense that goes with playing here, then go for it. To start with, the pro-shop guy was rude. When I asked a Golf Now question, he said, "Are they even still in business?" Really? Make sure you get everything you need, because After you finally find the place, you have to drive your golf cart a full mile on a road shared with cars to the practice facility/first tee. After finally finding the starter, I waited 15 minutes after my scheduled tee time, which happens, but with a 2pm tee time, I was kind of anxious. There also appears to be no real restauraunt/bar which is astonishing given the course quallity. After I was done, I had to drive my cart in the dark down the same road, this time without the aid of signs or streetlights. Hard to believe they just leave golfers to find their back the 10 minute drive in the dark. Anyway, the course is a spectacular layout and if that's all your looking for, then you won't be disappointed. Arguably one of the top 5 or 10 layouts I've experienced. Just know, going in, that if you are looking for the "rest of the experience," it isn't happening here.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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