McDowell Mountain Golf Club

golf course is fun and challenging , no point in cutting the greens down to stimp at like 10,if the avg golfer doesn't fix a ball mark properly or not at all sadly.bunkers did not have enough sand,staff was excellent especially rob <future cdn tour player> and kevin from buffalo in a tuque who spoke cdn with me being from wpg,eh oh eh,great value ,beautiful scenery,

Yes, there are lots of power lines which take away from the view of the mountains, but the course itself is very, very nice and well maintained. Most of the time, I didn't even notice the power lines because I was looking at the beautiful course! Greens were a hard to read, but in fairly good shape. Fairways are just like the pictures on line...LUSH and deep green. We played in about 4 hours and 45 minutes only because we spent a lot of time looking for lost balls.

I would definitely recommend it. A great value.

Wonderful setting winding thru desert washes with private feel. Course has great staff well maintained and not on a track thru a housing development.

Had not played McDowell Mountain in about 8 years so thought we would go back to see the changes. It is a nice course if you can blank out the power lines that run through the property. The course was in good shape and the greens were a good speed. The staff is friendly and the pace was good. Got a deal on GolfNow for &70.00 but would not pay the club rate at $129.00.

Got a hot deal on golfnow, otherwise I'm not sure it is worth the rack rate of $70+. The greens are taking a real beating this early in the season and are full of poorly repaired and unrepaired ball marks. Consequently, many putts do not roll true and are at the mercy of the ball marks. Several of my putts went offline when they hit ball marks. Greens are soft, which results in ball marks everywhere. The buzzing hydro lines running throughout the property do not add to the esthetics. Otherwise, it is an interesting track and enjoyable. Beverage cart came by frequently and golf course staff were friendly and helpful. Paired up with a really nice couple from Quebec City, which made the round very pleasant.

Great course! Fairways & Greens were in excellent shape, pace of play was outstanding. I would recommend this course as well as play it again.

Played last Friday on a great day and the course equaled the weather. It was in good shape and the pace of play was fantastic. The Players Assistant was by 3 times and I am sure he had everything under control.

greens were in great shape for this time of year. The conditions were excellent and we just plain had a great day.

restaurant was good as well. Will be back for sure.

Have played many times enjoy the course
Had a twosome in front of our fore some so they left us behind after the second hole. Had a foursome in behind which we lost after the third hole never saw them again. We played a wonderful game no one in front and no one in back (Golf Heaven). The marshal showed after the second hole and asked us to pick it up, he showed up at the fifth whole and again pushed us to hurry with no other foursome in sight. This hapened three more times. Although he was polite I could not see the need for this and I have heard the same complaint from others. I do appreciate a marshall as I have more than once wished for one at other courses notably Kierland. P.S. We finished the round in under four hours

like new club house great bang for buck start of season fair price course best condition ive seen here people friendly 3 hour early am round shove the pricy courses who charge big and don't tell you cart path only after you show up also so many put to locals no hi season discounts hay we support you all summer

Wider than it appears. Greens in great shape but slightly slow. Great service and very friendly staff.
Nice layout with variety of holes, lengths, doglegs.
Challenges but reasonable.

Really good job of improving the course and making it more playable. The old Sanctuary course was fun, but now it is polished.

Too hilly to play when cart path only rules in effect. More frustrating in that those rules were not advertised to be in effect when we played.

this is a nice course, good layout, some interesting holes and relatively playable for most golfers, with lots of tee choices. So, its a four star place, particularly if you can get a reasonable rate (e.g. uner $80). BUT, despite the marketing material, it does not have great views from most holes - to the contrary, the fairways are generally built below very tall berms on either side, so any chance of seeing the mountains or desert are blocked by those side berms. The holes are well manicured and maintained, but given the number of courses with wide open views, this one suffers by comparison. Worst of all, the pace of play was terrible on the day we played - even though we were told when we got there at 11:30 for a noon tee time that the course was empty and we could go when we wanted. As a twosome, it took 3 hr. 45 minutes to play (even with cartpath only that's a very slow round for two), even playing through a relatively slow foursome walking the course. Worst of all, we never saw a marshall trying to speed things along - NOT ONCE.

In short, if you can get a really good rate and you're looking for a nice course - but nothing spectacular, as so many courses in the area are -- it is worth the trip. But it is not a "must play" venue.

We had a great time and played in 4 hours. The only issue was we had to stay on the cart path due to recent overseeding. The course has a variety of hole layouts and multiple tee combinations to meet the needs of most golfers. The green speed was also slower due to the overseeding but I would definitely return to play it at a different time.

Friendly staff and course just coming out of overseeding, so cart path only. However it's to be expected this time of year. Can't wait to go back!

Only negative was recent reopening which made greens brutally slow. Putts even zig sagged lol. In a week or two probably be great shape.
cart girl Terri was a highlight! Friendly and fun.

Just overseeded, cart path only. Still an interesting layout. The redesign added new back tees for more yardage, and seems to have turned a lot of desert into grass, and cleared out the cactus and brittlebush from the remaining desert, so finding a wayward shot is easier, and many fewer forced carries. And some bunkers seem to be missing? Much expanded practice areas. If you play from the same tees you always did, it's an easier course, more wide open. And they reversed the nines, which I don't like. The old 17 and 18 (8 and 9 now) were great finishing holes, the new 18th not so much. The remodeled restaurant is pretty, bigger TVs. Good job there. I liked the course better before, more character, lower greens fees.

People were very accommodating. Pace of play very good. Greens were slow but we were warned ahead of time. The course was fun to play.

Will never play this course again. We searched GolfNow for a course that did not have cart path only and found McDowell Mountain. We booked an early tee time at 7:36am so we could beat the heat and were excited when my friend visiting from Scotland and I were able to get out as a pair early. We were highly disappointed when Tito the marshall informed us that the course was cart path only on the first tee. We said it was NOT advertised that way on Golfnow and his reply was we could go back to the clubhouse and get a full money refund. We would not have chosen that course or any course that had cart path only but since we had gotten up at 6am to play we felt like we had no other option but to play. It was not a good experience. Not only was it cart path only but the greens were extremely slow to the point you couldn't possibly judge line or distance. I don't think they had been mowed in days, it was that bad.
Very disappointed that GolfNow did not have McDowell Mountain listed as cart path only on the website and will never play this course again.

Course just reopened after reseeding so cart path only rule required a lot of walking. Greens were very slow also due to reseeding. Overall a very beautiful & friendly golf course! I will definitely play it again in Mar/April.