Sterling Grove GCC
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4.6
347 Reviews (347)
5 Stars
218
4 Stars
91
3 Stars
25
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.7
95.0%
Recommend this course
315 out of 347 reviews
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5.0
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.9
Value
4.8
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
14 out of 14 reviews
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4.7
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.6
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.9
StaffFriendliness
4.9
94.3%
Recommend this course
33 out of 35 reviews
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Course Highlights
Sterling Grove's staff consistently earns top marks, from the welcoming pro shop team to starter Terry's personable on-course presence. Fairways and greens hold up impressively even during Arizona's peak summer heat.

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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7258 yards
Slope 133
Rating 74.1
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Course Details

Year Built 2021
Golf Season Year round
Architect Nicklaus Design (2021)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Off-course amenities in the U.S. (2025 #4)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Arizona (2024 #20) (2022 #22)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2024 #16)
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4.6
347 Reviews (347)
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5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 33
Handicap 5-9
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5.0
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Perfect weather
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Great Conditions

First time playing here. Very wide fairways and challenging greens. Need to be on the correct level of the greens to eliminate 3 putts. I only had two 3 putts, very fortunate. Need to play a few times to know where to come into the greens from the fairway. Also need to know where to put the ball on greens to avoid runoff and false fronts. I loved everything about this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 18
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 126
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Reviews 3
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

This is great course to play and is very reasonably priced in comparison to other courses we have played. Staff were helpful, friendly and went out of their way to help. Just enough challenge to make you want to come back and improve your score for the next round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great Course

There's just nothing wrong with Sterling Grove. Mid afternoon, we played in 3 hours and 50 minutes. And this is not a particularly easy golf course. You will not have a straight putt, ever! Wonderfully fast and true greens. Perfect conditions.

Get out and play this course before it goes private.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Awesome course

This is a must play if you visit the valley. The course and all the amenities are first class. The course is fair and in outstanding shape but watch out for the greens as they are extremely undulating and you will be at the mercy of the pin positions.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Nice track

Nice, well laid out course and in great shape. Know the pin locations cause the greens can make for a long day. Facilities are top notch. Glad I played here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

great course

very nice course, wide open fairways so you have a fighting chance, however they make up for the challenge with the greens. very hilly and challenging. if you don't get it close could have a few 3 putts for sure. lots of sand traps as well. but had great time

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 124
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Easy track, great condition

Really cool facility in a new country club. There's locker rooms here for members and a mini golf course laid out on a big practice green. Grass range before the round. 4 provided bottles of water. Carts had GPS but they went cheap and got the small screens.

Fairways were cut very short. Drives took large bounces and ran out far. The only complaint I would have is that grass was patchy in some parts, but there was so much rough throughout the course that I would much rather have instead. Tee boxes were level and cut very short. Bunkers had good sand in them. Greens were good speed, a bit slow but not too bad.

No real strategy, just bomb the ball off the tee and hit a good approach. Don't remember ever having to hit fairway wood instead of driver. Don't remember hitting any long irons on this course. Drive and wedge. Some of the greens have big slopes. Length is a bigger asset here than accuracy.

Nothing too memorable in terms of holes, Hole #6 was a drivable par 4 with a big risk of going in the water to the right of the green. Hole #13 has water in the front and right of the green, with everything to the left sloping off. 17 was a long Par 3 at 230+ from the blues. Was cool playing 18 into the clubhouse over the water.

Pace of play was excellent, finished in 4 hours. 10 minute tee time intervals and reasonable prices. Food service was a let down - drink cart had nothing but candy/chips, and there was nothing at the turn.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

The course is in great condition, the greens are challenging but in great condition. The course surroundings need to mature to make this a even better experience, feels like your golfing in a building site at times but didn't stop us have a great day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 37
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens ruined an enjoyable round of golf.

Greens are to extremely sloped. The day that I played, the pins were set on ridiculous mounds and edges of greens.

Played On
Reviews 244
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Arizona Advisor
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Used cart

Just Off Overseed

The course was one of the earliest to overseed for the winter. This was about the first week since its return to playing rounds. There were cart path only restrictions so a lot of walking and guessing yardages. The course has grown in very well. Just a few soggy spots that you could probably lift, clean and place from. Only a hitting net, and putting and chipping area for warm up

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 244
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Arizona Advisor
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

Greens Like Teflon

Course is immaculate. Great place to play golf. Greens were totally unreceptive as they had been cut short in preparation for overseed. I had at least 4 very good approach shots skip or roll from the front fringe grass out the back of the green. That will resolve once overseed is done.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course Review

The course was meticulously awesome. The amenities were wonderful and the staff were very professional. The only issue I had was with the speed of the greens. I fully intend to play again when I'm in Arizona.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice layout and challenging with all the traps

After a few more years of maturity, the course will be top notch. Green are challenging and some pin placement would be beyond difficult with size and undulations.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 244
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Arizona Advisor
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

Great

Nicholas designed. Hidden obstacles, but the fairways, greens and practice areas are top notch. Nice nice nice!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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