Apache Gold Casino Resort

Grounds staff are working hard and making noticable improvements. Greens are receptive and putt very nice. Rudy from outside services is a true "GEM". A great employee at The Stronghold.

1st thing. The original concept was great. Get a world class designer to design the course. Everybody will come. However, it is the middle of nowhere. The casino has 1000 slot machines and 2 card tables. Everybody in the casino needs walkers to maneuver. Nothing else but loud music to make it seem like a happening place. Anyway, the course suffers on maintenance mostly sand traps, because it is just the slot machines sustaining the place. But, The course is Great! Every hole is a treat! The greens are very large, so you can hit them. Putting is like putting on a hillside. Brutal. Carts have GPS. Anyway, you WILL not be dissapointed.

You won’t find a Tom Doak designed course any where else for this money. Overlook the maintenance issues caused by a lack of money and you will enjoy a world class design in a raw natural setting.

One of the best designed courses in the state. The fairways were a little rough but the cart paths were even rougher. The fairways were painted a beautiful turquoise so I took home several rocks to add to my collection. The condition of the greens wasn't too bad and a big improvement from last year at this time.. Not only was the golf course range closed but so was the range in the kitchen.. Don't expect the pro shop staff to stand and greet you when you enter. I've been there twice now in the past year and even though there aren't any golfers the shop clerk seems to have a permanent seat in front of a computer with a card table as a desk. Well something like that anyhow. The staff both inside and outside are very pleasant. If you're looking for a place to play and like to avoid the high rates in Phoenix then this is the place to go. Play the front tees, improve your lies on the course and have some fun.

everything about the location is excellent, except the course itself. The layout, outstanding. Surrounding landscape high desert. Tee boxes and greens been given water and maintenance. Fairways not overseeded but painted with dye. Sand trap not maintained for years. Golf fees are way out of line for their course offering.

Course needs some work but the views are spectacular.

Great still needs improment. but still very playable.

Used a GolfNow Hot Deal so well worth the price, offset somewhat by the fuel cost from Mesa. Upon arriving was greeted by the starter Rudy who was very friendly and helpful, even brought a cart out to the car. Having arrived an hour early, the lady checking us in was also helpful explaining we had to wait until 30 minutes before tee time. Due to a large group having recently gone out an hour ahead of us, the starter allowed us to tee off on the back nine which I’m sure saved us at least an hour. Having played the course multiple times was expecting poor course conditions. I was pleasantly surprised that there were a number of improvements, overall grass conditions improved (rating 2 to 3), where there was once bare spots now has been filled in for the most part, a number of cart paths areas now have concrete greatly improving safety and erosion. However, continued to notice low spots where drainage remains poor despite improvements. This seems to be a continuing issue that they are addressing. One of the benefits of the course is it’s beauty, as the developer used the natural terrain and did little bulldozing. Recommend the course due to it’s uniqueness, friendliness of the staff and overall improvements in course conditions. Look forward to further improvement, especially around drainage.

We play this course two or three times a year and always have a good day....we found the course really wet and the ball was plugging after almost every shot. Some of the greens were tough but for the money well worth the trip

Just a few to mention.... The Bad: Cost more in gas to there than play the round of golf ( only paid $10.00 ) The javelina have torn up half the greens looking for bugs to eat. No ball washers ( bring a towel ) The Good: The fresh clean air ( My body was going into shock at times ) Water chest with free bottle water. Wide open fairways.... If the Apache Indian Tribe ever decides to put some money into this course what a gem it would be

A really nice place to play. Course is coming back after several down years. Scenery is great--no homes in sight! Course plays LOOONG when there is no roll. Staff couldn't get any nicer. Drive out there is pretty scenic too. Fairways are very wide. Never seems to be too crowded because it is so far out of Phoenix so pace of play is great..

The course condition was poor. Bare rocky traps, lot's of bare grass spots in the fairways. Expensive course to maintain due to the high desert terrain and washes.

This is the fourth time I have played this course and it is in the best shape I have seen it. Grass on all the fairways,soft and fast greens. In AZ it is unusual to make a divot and have the ball back up except on the over priced Scottsdale courses.

The only downside is no ball washers on the course, but the spped of play was great. We will play this course again and hopefully score better.

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My wife and I so much enjoyed this golf course it was so quiet and serene as it wound thru the hills and the washes. The lay out of the course was great some target holes greens guarded by natural looking sand traps and natural desert washes come into play from the fairways. There are several big dogleg holes that were very challenging!!

In case you don't know, Doaks has designed 4 of the top 100 courses ih the world, and was a student of Pete Dye (whose courses I hate) but wrote a book about Alister MacKenzie (who I love, designer of Augusta Nat'l with Bobby Jones) and restored Pasatiempo in Santa Cruz CA (MacKenzie's home course).

The maintenance is spotty but the greens are vastly better than a couple years ago, the cooler weather beats the heck out of PHX, the layout is awesome, and the people are incredibly nice. Tanktops are OK!!!! More courses should be like this to grow the game!

The course is in about 90% great shape. The groundskeepers are busy making improvements and working on the persistent drainage and irrigation challenges. The track itself is spectacular with some of the greatest views and scenery vistas in the state. Keep up the great work!