The Club at Starr Pass - Pioneer/Palmer

Good layout that accommodates all skill levels with great views of the desert and city.

Very tough! Lots of huge waste areas to hit over in front of most greens on the Rattler nine and cart path only on 5 out of nine holes. The Roadrunner was not as hard and could take cart out on all holes but par threes. Sand traps didn’t have a lot of sand and had many rocks.

course was fun to play. must hit it straight. greens were undulated. green speed around 10. smooth putting surfaces.

PACE OF PLAY WAS TERRIBLE. NOT A COURSE FOR AVERAGE PLAYERS

Our starter was friendly and informative. The check in staff was unfriendly and distant.

Starr Pass is in exceptional condition with fast true greens and lush over seeded fairways and tees. The course is built in and around the mountains. The views are amazing and the well designed holes present many challenges off the tee as well as into the greens. I highly recommend the course and the partner JW Marriott resort as well. Hit em well!

It’s a tough course to play for the first time due to the number of blind shots or carries over desert that are tough to figure out off the tee. Course and range in very good condition. Pace of play was very good. Tough course to score on until you play it a few times. Definitely recommend!

First time on this course. I played the Coyote 9 (I think) and $30 price was very reasonable for this high quality course. If you’re a first timer, make sure you take a map and stay on designated course. There are several and have overlapping points. I think I accidentally ended up on a different course since my 9 hole course ended over a mile from the clubhouse but it was a nice walk back.

Second time around makes a difference there are blind shots, fast greens and holes where you cannot hit driver, all in all a great test, staff courteous and practice range in good shape as well. Will be back

Nice course, well kept. Greens were reasonably good.. need to be straight because there is not much chance of hitting out of the desert rough. Over all A rating, would play again.

Hadn’t played Starr Pass for a few years so it was a treat & a test to play it again.

Lots of forced carries from all t boxes, many blind shots so having played previously should be an advantage-but not if you’re not on your game!

Greens are tricky to read but they as well as the whole course is in excellent winter play condition.

One tip: bring lots of balks & enjoy the scenery:)

Great course. Great variety up, down, sideways and always a bunker where you want to naturally aim. Fast greens but fair. Didn’t score well but the one local with us shot his best round in 15 years. Hot putter helped. Certainly will play again when we see a good rate.

I have played Starr Pass many times, and generally it has been great. Unfortunately, yesterday was a little disappointing. Pace of play was less than ideal. We played behind a twosome who had their girlfriends/wives? with them. The front nine took them 2 hours and 20 minutes as a twosome, and actually stopped in the middle of the 7th fairway for over 15 minutes to take pictures, hang out with the cart girl and seemed oblivious to anyone but themselves. By the time we teed off on the hole there were three groups hanging out at the tee. Things got better on the back as one couple dropped out and the single did manage to play the back in 2 hours! There was NO rangers all day. The course is beautiful except there is hardly any sand in the bunkers. The bunkers are hardpan with some loose dirt on top. For a nice golf course they could invest in some sand for the bunkers. Nice bag girl when we arrived, and starter is friendly. No bag staff at all when we finished. Not sure if they are scrimping on staff to save money, or just an off day.