McDowell Mountain Golf Club

The range has no grass

Over-flowing garbage cans on the course

No water in any of the water stations

No ranger, slow play

So basically this course gets way too much play and Arcis golf is struggling to manage his newly acquired property.. for true golf enthusiasts, stay away.

I originally played the course when it was Sanctuary and that was almost 1t years ago. The course was a little dry but expected for this time in AZ. Fairways are reasonably wide but desert will bite you if you get off line. Greens in great shape and FAST and undjulated. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Look forward to playing in the fall

I had reserved for us to go out as a foursome. One of our players is handicapped so his wife drives him when we golf which would have required 3 carts. Somehow, the staff were unwilling to provide an extra golf cart and make an exception, so he went home, unable to play. And the course lost the revenue. We have golfed at numbers other courses in the Scottsdale area where such exceptions were made. So much for concern for customers or that my Arcis card made any difference..

it started with the parking, had to park out on the street, bar service was very slow. the range set up was very sad as they had us hitting out of dirt even though there were grasses areas of the range we weren't allowed to use. The pace of play was very slow almost a five hour round with three groups on the par 3's. this is usually one of our favorites. Saw only one ranger all day it was a very slow and they did not seem to care about the golfers.

We truly enjoyed our round at McDowell Mountain. It’s a beautiful course, and the entire experience was wonderful

Yesterday’s play was great. Conditions are really nice. Fast greens, firm fairways for the most part. Staff is very friendly. Nice pro shop. Fun food and drinks. Great all around experience. Have played here each time I come to Scottsdale. Will remain on my favorites list

Have played this course 20+ times. Today was a.disaster. Play was painfully slow. Backed up three deep on some holes. What was disappointing we never saw one ranger or course employee. At what they are getting for green fees these days, they should easily be able to manage pace of play.

Played with friends and family in a two man scramble format. Fun from the gold/white combo tees with some relatively short par 4s. One odd hole, marked as par 5 455 yds but played about 370 from the white tees. Have played the course three times and enjoyed it, classic desert course design with some rough between the fairways and desert areas, but does play a little narrower than some local courses. Great Reuben sandwich and waffle fries post round but the service was a little slow at the restaurant. The food made up for it though and Kiltlifter on tap is always a bonus.