McDowell Mountain Golf Club

Enjoyed our afternoon at McDowell Mountain. Course in very good shape; no major complaints. Had issue with paying what is typically a three figures greens fee then having to pay extra for range balls...Stupid. Service in the patio grill was ridiculously slow..wound up hurriedly banging a few range balls and running to 1st tee.. Played in about 3h 50m, almost unheard of today.. power lines take away from the views and nice backdrops...

Loved quality of golf course and condition of such .

Only downside is prevalence of high tension wires but nothing can be done about that

Overall a good experience. The course was very forgiving and open but the tough greens protect low scores. Ranger was a little pushy to get us to the tee and then noticed we were early and become more friendly. Only negative part was waiting 12 minutes at the turn for two hot dogs which caused a bit of a backup on 10 tee and caused us to feel rushed until we caught up to the group ahead of us again. Overall a great course, fun to play and would play again for sure.

Very nice golf course, pace of play and conditions are excellent

Had a great day out at McDowell Mountain Golf Club. The facilities were very nice all around, with an excellent practice facility available. Course is a fun challenge, in great shape, and the greens roll true and fast. Courteous staff. Completed the day with a nice meal on the patio of their beautiful clubhouse. Highly recommended and good value.

Good layout with great greens and fast.

Bunkers need a little help with more sand but overall a great experience

This course strictly adheres to a max 4 hour round. No problem with that, we played in 3.5 hours. But despite our quick round we were continually pushed to catch up with the group in front of us, who must have played their round in about 3 hours. Rangers should pay more attention to the clock not just the gaps between groups. No fun to get pushed to complete round in less than 3.5 hours.

Our group played McDowell on day 2 of a 3 day trip. We enjoyed it so much we opted for the replay and got in an additional 11 holes before the sun went down.

Nice clubhouse, bar and restaurant. Friendly staff and good practice facility. The condition of the course was good and layout enjoyable. The course was challenging but every hole has a bail out area; i.e. if you play smart you won't walk away feeling beat up!

Good value on GN and twilight replay a good deal! We'll be back.

Played around 10am during the week and the course was pretty packed. We got breakfast burrito's from the restaurant and it was delicious. Range and facilities were nice. Course had a Taylormade demo day so prior to my round I was able to test out some drivers that I had been looking at. That was a huge bonus!!! Pace of play was good considering they were booked til the late afternoon. Course was in good shape and fun. We got paired up with a few guys that had played the course so he was able to give us some tips. The starter "Tito" I believe, was extremely nice and helpful. Would play her again because of the excellent views and nice course conditions. Only issue that day was with the rangers. Yes, it was packed that day but they were slightly rude and need to respect the golfers better. One example I will share, included a ranger that told me to drop a ball as I was looking for mine because I was not going to find it. I was looking around a bunker that merged into a waste area. I had not been looking long and the golfers in my group were still hitting their second shots. We were maintaining pace of play well so it was not his place to step in. Had a few other run-ins with the Rangers but it did not deter our experience. Overall, a fun and enjoying day on the course.

I've played here many times with positive results. This time was disappointing. Bag drop staff (one of them particular) was snotty not only to me but others as well. Not a good start. Pro shop staff were great. Now the beverage cart girl seemed like she didn't want to be there. We had to flag her down so she would stop. Not friendly or cordial. We asked what brands of beer she had and she said go look for yourself. Really!?! And no beverage cart on the back nine at all on a hot busy Friday afternoon. Really!?!. We called the kitchen from the course and we were told they were not sure if the beverage cart was still working or not. Really!?! This just added to a negative experience for the day. I won't be going back any time soon. Lots of other great courses in the area to play. I was a golf club board director so customer service is very important to me. I'm hoping this is an isolated event for this golf course.

This was my first time playing at this course and my first time playing in AZ. I would definitely go back considering the course conditions and the scenery. The range and practice facilities were also nice. They had a Taylormade demo day which gave me the opportunity to try out some drivers I was interested in, so that was a plus. The starter was very friendly and provided some good course insight. The course was slammed that day and the place of play was very good. We ordered breakfast from the restaurant and it was delicious.

The one knock on this course was the course rangers. On the front nine, I felt the rangers were watching our every move. I hit a ball in the waste area (not far off the fairway) and was looking for it while the other golfers in my 4-some hit their balls. I had not been looking for the ball for very long when I hear the ranger tell me to drop a ball because I wasn't going to find it. Then on the next hole the other cart in our group drove on the waste area (no cacti or rocks in sight) and yet again the ranger came up and said something to them. Finally, we were teeing off on the back nine (hole 10) when the ranger stood right behind each one of us as we teed off. Then he followed us and was sitting behind one of our golfers while he was hitting his second shot. We had to ask him not sit behind us as we were hitting because it was a distraction. After that, we did not see the Ranger again and had not issues.

Overall, great experience, great weather and great conditions. The rangers could chill out a little and respect the golfers a little better. Still a very nice course and challenging. I would go back to play here again.

Great layout and not bad for walking (with the exception of getting to and from a couple of holes). The course was very well maintained. Green fairways, very nice tee boxes, gorgeous sand traps. The greens were a bit slow, which was surprising. The marshals do an amazing job of keeping the pace of play at 4 hours (we tee'd off at 7:30 so pace wasn't much of an issue for us, but the range was packed around noon so I could imagine it gets a bit more challenging later in the day).

Next year, we will definitely plan to walk the 18.

Group in front was two holes behind. Ranger did nothing. 5.5 hour round.

We played this for the first time. It is a nice layout with no hidden surprises. Both my hubby and I enjoyed this and would play again. There was a frost delay and our 12:58 time got moved to 1:28. The pace of play still allowed us to finish. Yay!