Sterling Grove Golf & Country Club

This course is absolutely beautiful. Too bad it will be a private course in 2-3 years...Anyway, here’s my notes.

1. Odds are the average golfer (15+ handicap) will not play well here. If you do, bring golf balls and plenty of them. There is a gigantic amount of fairway to hit on these holes. But it’s also somehow very easy to put the ball out of play - on every shot.

2. The greens are no joke. Not only are they fast, but they’re undulating and that’s an understatement. There are hardly any even spots on any of the greens.

3. Knowing the greens are fast makes one think to lay up a little and let the ball climb the green. Good luck with that. The greens are not only heavily protected by luscious sand traps (with LOTS of real sand) but they’re also protected by elevated ridges at the front of the greens. Which means your approach shot has much higher odds of bouncing up and backwards or possibly shooting left or right rather than hitting firmly and creeping up the green.

4. Thus, flop shots are a savior from the golf gods!! If you can properly aim and control flop shots from a range of distances, then you will breeze through this course. The bump n run theory will likely do you no good here unless you’re a magician with your bump club.

5. Overall, the place is beautiful. The clubhouse is beautiful. Everything is new. The workers are awesome. The practice facility is nice. Just go play it and feel for yourself. Just be prepared for the challenge ahead of you. Drink plenty...Of beer.

Can’t wait to play again next year. The fact that the course has been open for a year, it shows as greens are hard but they roll true and smooth. The layout is straightforward but with enough challenges to keep it fun and interesting. The greens are quite insulated so take your time and walk around the hole and pay attention to the slopes.

This golf course is absolutely stunning. Grass conditions are the best I have played in Arizona. Range / practice area is superb.

Pace of play felt like we were by ourselves the entire round. We played from the black tees (7300 yards) it played true. Long. Tough course. Greens are diabolical. Very critical to put the ball in the right spots. Cannot wait to play here again. I would pay $100.00 to play here day in and day out.

Great layout, FAST greens, pretty tough. As it ages, it’ll get better.

Layout: terrific

Staff: terrific

Greens- hard

Fairways- pretty wide

New course- worth a play

I wouldn’t take the reviewer from 4/17 too seriously, the course definitely shows its’ youth at this point, but in the future should be a fine club. At no point did I feel the course conditions were a detriment, however everything from the landscaping to the man-made water features to the greens, felt overly-manufactured. That was my impression on the front 9 at least. The back 9 is visually more appealing and I think more enjoyable to play. Overall, it’s always fun to play a new course in the Valley, but I don’t think this one is memorable enough to be considered top tier. Still a pretty fun round though, as you will be forced to hit a variety of shots.

This course sucks! They were obviously challenged with land management. Holes are pretty short, and there isn't a single tree. So their defense is to make the greens a challenge. Which would be fine, but the greens are similar to concrete, severely sloped and full of dead grass. Good drives to good wedge shots are rewarded with a ball that literally bounces 10 ft in the air off the green. 60 bucks wouldve been a fair price for the conditions of the course. Not 130$. They are banking on their brand name. Worst Troon course i have ever played. Maybe with time, conditions will improve. You would assume so. Fairways were spotty and greens were terrible. Lots of dead spots. And the most unresponsive i may have ever played. I have played alot. Will not be back there. Was pretty bummed out. Expecting a troon course to have immaculate greens. Dont waste your money

Greens are beyond unfair, leading to 5+ hours rounds. Not enjoyable at all.

This is a terrific new course. But the green complexes are very difficult with a number of false fronts and severe side slopes that lead to sharp drop offs. The course rating does not seem to reflect the challenges on the greens.

Gorgeous facility and course. Greens were a little hard and fast. Will play again now that I know where to not hit it

A true Jack course. Amazing facilities and prime conditions. The greens are some of the toughest I have played on. Very quick and tough to hold a shot on. The course itself is a challenge with strategic shots needed throughout. Need to hit fairways and play the slope of the course for success. It’s a developing community and the course gives off a very peaceful setting up against the White Tank Mountains. Play this while you can before it goes private. A gem.

Super excited to play this course for the first time as I heard a lot of good things. Definitely didn't disappoint. The layout is great. The greens are definitely a challenge. I played with two members and it was way too hard for them. I think this course is going to be amazing but they probably need to enforce pace of play a lot more, especially with how difficult it plays. No one wants 5+ hour rounds of golf. Will definitely be back to try and to score better next time. Would recommend to anyone looking for a challange.

This course only opened to the public in February and it shows! The tee boxes, fairways, traps, and greens were unbelievably pure. Yes, the greens (especially holes 1-6) play very fast, but the layout is really fun with a nice mix of par 3s and a couple drivable par 4s. There's a great set of practice facilities and the staff are super friendly. We finished in just under four hours on a Wednesday afternoon and I would have happily played it again if I lived in the area. Get out and give it a try before it goes private!

I tried out this course for the first time this weekend. I was very excited. We showed up a little tight on time but everyone was very nice and didn't rush us to the first tee. We got paired up with a single who was nice to play with. The layout of the course was alright. Nothing special but nothing to complain about. The reoccurring complaint here is how hard the greens and even tee boxes are. No balls are stopping on these greens. Putting a tee in the tee box your tee would break most of the time because it was so hard. Putting the drive able par 4 followed by a longer par 3 was a poor design. This causes a bottleneck wait. The tall grass where they tried to make it look like a link style course is not attractive. The tall lush green grass is strange in the desert and doesn't look aesthetically right. Overall it was nice and was ok. I don't really think it was worth about $90 to play right not but I would consider trying it out in a few years to see if it has changed.

Beautiful course with a great staff. The greens were tricky and the tall grass eats balls but that has more to do with my game than anything else.

I drove from Scottsdale and honestly by far one of the best courses. Worth the drive