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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.4
90.8%
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4.5
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Amenities
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4.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 7011 yards
Slope 128
Rating 72.3

The course at Corte Bella Golf Club was done in a desert style but avoids the target greens and forced carries that are at some desert courses in the area. It has a classic layout on a beautiful terrain of ficus, Italian cypress, and oleander, creating a scenic ambiance. The designer, Greg Nash, kept traditions of classical golf architecture in mind and made a course that champions the strategic player. Both the immaculately manicured greens and the wide fairways are well protected by bunkers on this course, making accuracy on the approach shot a priority. Water hazards come into play on three holes at Corte Bella Golf Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 2004
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens TiffEagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Greg Nash

Rentals/Services

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

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

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

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

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4.4
948 Reviews (948)
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Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great couse for a quick round of golf.

The course is a semi private club welcoming the public due to lack of membership. The layout is interesting with several holes that are truly great. The number 2, 7, 13, and 18th all offer great risk reward holes from the black tees. Number 13th 607 from the back tees requires two great shots to setup a short iron to the tiered green.
Putting surfaces are in superb condition, running true and at a good pace for the summer conditions. Winter rye has not given way for the Bermuda grass to thrive in all locations on the fairways, however management seems to be dealing with the issue and seems to be making progress.
I played at a "Ridiculous rate of $19.50. Playing as a single I zipped around in 2 hours 10 minutes.
Only thing that could have been better was My Score.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Layout

Greens are awesome, fairways have lots of large bare areas leading to mud balls more often than not. Local members at the 19 hole were very friendly. Such a nice course but sinful the fareways are in such bad condition. One could make a call amount your group to lift and place and play bare areas ground under repair

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good layout

Fairways were spotty. I would have played elsewhere if I would have known. Greens were in great shape though

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Quality design, nice greens, great value

Corte Bella is a very fair, moderately challenging course, with a great value in the Northwest valley. The greens are well maintained and moderately fast, smooth, with quite a bit of undulation on many holes.
The day we played, we were advised that the summer Bermuda was struggling to come in on the fairways, so the course was rather wet from watering. However, the greens were in great shape.
The design features many risk/reward holes so with generous fairways the risk is often worthwhile. Water comes into play on several holes and plenty of bunkers give the impression fairways are tighter than they actually are.
Overall, a great value with friendly staff. I can overlook the difficulties with the Bermuda, as this happens more often than superintendents would like, but is a fact of life at times in overseeing regions.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
First Time Playing

Member Country

Didn't know it but booked into a shotgun start. I was a single with 3 members. Kind of uncomfortable at first until the old guy offered me into his personal cart. Nice greens, tricky, wide open fairways. Facilities were nice.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

a great summer value

extremely well taken care of, wide fairways but long enough to be challenging. we played in the afternoon so we were the only ones on the course. only complaint was the lack of cart girl but they had water everywhere and we got drinks before the round and at the turn.

also extremely cheap drinks - 4 gatorades, 2 sodas and 2 beers for 20 bux!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very enjoyable round of golf.

Very nicely designed course with opportunuties to score but plenty of challenging holes. Greens were in great shape and the overall course conditions were excellent.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

The course had many challenging features.

I found this course to be thoroughly enjoyable. It was challenging but fair. If you hit the shot you were rewarded with a beneficial result. The challenging features included undulating greens, numerous bunkers protecting many elevated greens, and couple of holes with shots over water.
All in all a very pleasant experience.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

great course

Course had a good mix of challenging holes and shorter holes for the average golfer.There were a lot of bunkers both fairway and greenside.The course was in great shape.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Excellent facility

Beautiful golf course, and in perfect condition. Staff was friendly, helpful and polite. I will play again.
Jerry

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

the course is in great shape and the staff are very helpful.

great round of golf the course has every challenge you could want in a golf course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice course in good condition.

Had a good day of golf. Nice course in very good condition. Green putted great...excellent condition! Played with some locals who were friendly and didn't waste time. We walked the course and kept moving at the same rate as riders. Very enjoyable day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Fun to play

Very pleasant place to play for all skill levels. Good condition and enough challenge for good golfers while not too hard for the less skilled. Good practice/warm-up facilities.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good course. Fun to play.

Really a fun course to play. Puts a real premium on your short game and if slightly off your sand play. The overall course is in really great condition. The greens are fairly quick and putt very true. Ample room for tee shots.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Lovely course

Very nice course - some challenging -- wonderful experience

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Course in great shape; lovely clubhouse and friendly staff.

I'd recommend this course especially at the comopetitive price we paid. The clubhouse is lovely and the staff very accomodating. We've always found random pairings to be very friendly and a pleasure to play with. High on our list.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Solid Course

I played in an 8am shotgun event. It was cool and windy, so that added to the challenge. The course was in great shape and is a nice lay-out; some water and lots of sand. My only complaint would be directed at the pro shop staff. They were not at all helpful in the process. Once they confirmed that my name was on their list they told me the hole that I started on, and to put my clubs on any cart and I was good to go. I had to ask around for directions to my hole and there was no system in place for enlightening me as to who my playing partners were. As a result, 2 of us in our group took separate carts; kind of a waste of resources.
I had signed up for a similar shotgun event 3 weeks prior. When I arrived at 7:15am I was told that there was a one hour frost delay. I was also told that I would have to finish my round by 12:30pm, being as there was another event that afternoon. The pro shop official was dismissive and unconcerned when I noted that I would not be able to play 18 holes in 3.5 hours. As a result I called GolfNow.com and was refunded my money; I didn't play that day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Course is awesome. Staff who run it think they are above all others. It is Sun City so watch out for snooty old people

We played in the morning 8:00 am shotgun start. They want all players off the course before 12:30 which is awesome if you in fact start at 8:00. The ranger didn't send the correct players to the tess they were assigned which delayed our start by 30 minutes. Throughout the round the grumpy old timer keep following our group and mentioned that this is not the "Muni course we types shoudl be playing". At 12:20 he came to the 18th and yelled to get off the course. We got into it and then was sent to the pro shop. Pro shop guy was cool and said that they deal with it all the time. Not sure if this guy had a bad day or not but needless to say we will not be going back to this track becasue of the service. Try Coyotes Lakes which is less than two miles away and is a fun and cheap track. Corte Belle needs to learn that we have tons of golf options and they are not anything special.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good course, smooth greens

Lots of sand, good condition, Very nice greens, good value

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Course is visually attractive

Undulating fairways and large greens make the course visually interesting and a bit intimidating for a golfer visiting for the first time. However, once play commences, the fairways and greens are large enough that one becomes immersed in the game. Overall experience was good and would recommend the course to friends.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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