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4.4
207 Reviews (207)
5 Stars
91
4 Stars
92
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.2
95.7%
Recommend this course
194 out of 207 reviews
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5.0
1 Reviews (1)
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Conditions
5.0
Value
4.0
Layout
5.0
Pace
5.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
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1 out of 1 reviews
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4.2
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.3
92.9%
Recommend this course
13 out of 14 reviews
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Course Highlights
Granite Falls South delivers a country club-like experience with a well-regarded layout, strong amenities, and consistently friendly staff. Rounds move efficiently, with recent golfers frequently completing play in under four hours.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Desert/Traditional
Par 72
Length 6839 yards
Slope 122
Rating 71.6

Granite Falls Golf Club offers two courses, the North Course and the South Course. Rolling hills sprinkled with stately trees and large greens define both courses. The South Course has a challenging layout that appeals to all skill levels with four sets of tees and subtle but effective bunkering. Water comes into play on 10 holes. The golf course offers a scenic finishing hole that has two lakes, joined by a cascading waterfall with a fountain in the background. In addition to the two golf courses, Granite Falls Golf Club boasts extensive practice facilities including a short game area with a practice bunker, two putting greens, and a grass driving range with target areas.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Billy Casper (1997) Greg Nash (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts No
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Arizona (2024 #5) (2019 #18)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2024 #10)
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Reviews

4.4
207 Reviews (207)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 12
Undulating Greens 9
Water Hazards 9
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 7
Locals 7
Seniors 7
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 7
Convenient to the City 6
In the 'Burbs 6

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Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course in very good shape....for July in Phoenix.

The course was well maintained and played fast; i.e., hard fast greens and fairways....again, for a Phoenix course in July.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Check it out! Nice course and good scenery!

Greens very good shape. Same for fairways except for a few places. Tee boxes a bit slanted for draws but overall very condition. Good summer rates!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Good Course... but

This course is usually in great shape so I do recommend it. Though I think Roger in the Pro Shop could use a lesson in customer service. Quite shocking how rude he was right from hello.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Resort Course Wannabe

This course (as well as all SCG) holds its own against most courses in Phoenix. First is the wow factor with all the water features, especially hole 18. The course was is in great condition, even coming out of over seeding. Its desert style, with wide fairways mimics most resort courses.

Only complaint - members don't fix ball marks. There were some greens that had close to 50+ pitch marks.

Take pride people, it is not the responsibility of the maintenance crew.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

The only problem I had with this course was "cart path only". Definetly coming back when carts are allowed on the course. Everything else was great

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

Reseeding just completed (cart path only for another week) and the course was beautiful. Good challenge for all clubs in bag. Beautiful scenery and layout.

Recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fantastic Course

I was thrilled with the condition of the course especially this time of year. First time playing the course. The staff was great making sure I was familiar with the layout. I have played around 15 courses in the area through Golf Now and this is my new favorite. I look forward to playing there more in the future.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Excellent Day!

Greens and fairways in super shape. Friendly staff. Nice practice range.

Check it out!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

As always

The 4 Sun City Grande courses are always a treat to play in the summer when the general public can get on at fantastic prices. Only negative is they close the driving range on the North and South course around 10:30 regularly to pick it. Have heard numerous people complain about this scheduling problem. But tee boxes, fairways and greens are always awesome.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Granite falls

Great place to play. Course is in excellent condition. Staff was great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greenest I've seen but no pro shop

I have played all four of the courses at Sun City Grand and they are all the greenest I've seen them in the 6 years we have been in AZ. The August and September temps have been below normal and there has been more rain than usual. The pro shop has been closed for a couple of months and everything is handled out of the turn snack shop. There is no timetable for it to reopen either. It has been sitting with NO work being done! The lack of initiative to get it done keeps this course from a rare 4.5 to me. But I came for the golf and it was excellent!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great track

Great rate great shape hole 3 not playable but we played 18 twice.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Golf Ranger had a problem

I booked the round, but was given no advisory that hole number 8 was shut down for sprinkler repairs. The pro was nice and said since we were not given proper notice, we could play a few extra holes. When we got on course the ranger said "no way are you going to play any extra holes, just give yourself a par on the missed hole". I always thought that the pros in the golf shop had the last word. Nasty golf ranger , but nice pros. When one gets old, you either grow bitter or grow better. Course was almost empty at 2 pm when we finished. The course itself was in superb condition for this time of year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 81
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Best in Sun city

All ways in good shape from tee to green. Only issue is a lot of mowers on the course during weekdays but they are courteous and stop their motors when your playing your shot,very well managed. Always a good time playing either one of their couses!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 72
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice experience out there.

Actually made it there in time to loosen up N get some groove, which HELPS ! Weather sorta' cooperated as wind died down after about 5/6 holes,which had been really swirly and BRISK.

Greens rolled well after bein' punched a FEW weeks earlier so no "problemo'" there & consistently good conditions throughout is really impressive for this time O' year. Plenty of room for shots off tees but U definitely must pay attention on approach for sure.

We really enjoyed this place & give credit to the warm Folks there. TH A N K S, We'll be back !

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Shape

This course was in great shape . The lay out is wide open but challenging.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course!

Absolutely loved this course! It was my first time playing it and really enjoyed my round. The staff was super friendly and nice. The course was in amazing shape! Not one flaw at all. I could not ask for a better course for the price. My friends and I will definitely be back soon!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course...a little crowded

Granite Falls South is a nice course with a good layout. Greens were in pretty good shape considering how busy it is. The manager checked me in, there were 50+ people waiting to pay, however he was very friendly and helpful, nice to see since I wasn't a "local" community member. Pace was pretty slow. Other than that I would play again!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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