Sonoran Golf Course at Oakwood Country Club

We played 2 of their 3 nine hole courses: The Palms and the Sonoran.

Sadly the Palms course was not in good condition. The fairways were not fully filled in and the roughs were like Brumuda grass on steroids. Green were very slow and putts and chips were tough to get to the pin.

Fortunately all is not lost because the Sonoran course had better fairways and had more reasonable roughs. Greens were faster and very playable.

Another sad but often present condition of courses that are semi private is they don't really like to have people who are not members play their course. The check in person (a woman) was very short with us and answered questions with the shortest answers possible. The outside starter however, was very friendly and welcomed us greatly.

Our tee time was at Noon so as expected the course was mostly empty so the pace of play was great.

Only a few water stations on either 9 so bring a large water jug as no cart person was present at any time.

They have this place locked up like Fort Knox three entrances that don’t have any attendants to help guide you get into the gate. You have to go to the entrance on Riggs. Secondly they overbooked the teetimes and blamed GolfNow

This is a great course in the winter when the public can’t play. It was ok on July 5 for $37 but not that great

First time playing. Enjoyed the course. Greens rolled really well. They were in the process of redoing the sand traps but that did not take away from the experience. Course offers a couple tee box combinations which is great. Played with 3 members and really enjoyed playing with them.

One of the best all around golf experiences I have had in Arizona. The course conditions, pace of play, course layout were very good. What made it exceptional was the cooperative and pleasant demeanor of the staff, especially Barb in the pro shop who went out of her way to accommodate us.

Nice track, pretty predictable for a links course but well taken care of. My only complaint was no cart girl and no USB ports in the carts? Other than this fun day with the family.

Booked late Saturday evening , a little confusion on my reservation but it was found.

Was paired with a two-some and hit it off guys. Had a good round and enjoyed the company. Beverages were fairly priced at the clubhouse/ dining room was very nice.

Will look to play here again.

From the people checking in at the pro shop to the course conditions and pace of play this was an outstanding day for me! We have had a really hot summer and many courses "heat stress" out and have bare spots and plenty of hard pan. I found none of that at Oakwood. The tee boxes, fairways, rough and greens were in fantastic shape. I had not played here in many many years and am glad I did. I hope to return soon.

Weekend rate around $50 not bad and general conditions good. Nothing fantastic, especially for south Chandler area great customer service outside of club house. Dude at clubhouse bar had an inflated ego. Not as good as he thinks he is. No beverage cart on a 100+ weekend. That needs to be addressed. Gas carts old and jerky. Bad brake locks. Fairways and tee boxes fine. Greens good, not fantastic. Very good pace for mid morning start on Sunday. Just get the vibe the residents think they are at a better setting then they really are. Ocotillo and whirlwind are much, much better aside from decor at this clubhouse.

My only concern was the small rocks that get tossed onto the green from players hitting their shots out of the greenside bunkers. One of my playing partners mentioned the upcoming renovation on the Lakes course will be addressing this issue with better sand.