Arizona Biltmore, a Waldorf Astoria Resort

Fun course and easy to play due to wide open space. Unfortunately I left after 12 holes as it took over 3 hours to play up until that point. Too many people on the course and half couldn’t hit the ball off the tee but still played from the tips!

No Marshall in sight to speed things up. Shame.

The Estates Course was in very good shape, tee boxes, fairways & greens all good. But the course layout is very tight, at times I felt nervous about an errant shot coming at me for a neighboring fairway. Very tight.

But the course was in good condition and the restaurant/bar next to clubhouse provided excellent service and cold drinks after the round.

They need someone out there to push slow groups more. People need to learn how to play ready golf and be aware that others are playing too. A Marshall on the course would solve this.

The course is great place to play they have done a good job. It is however expensive and they can have special offers for senior citizens. One of the best thimgs is the staff always reasy and helpfull. The course need some imrovements to be more up to the money they charge. Any way it is Still a good place but expensive.

One of my pet peeves is where the beverage cart stops to sell drinks. Yesterday the group in front of us were extremely slow. They were playing from the tips and frequently didn’t get passed the forward tees. We waiting (again) on #12. Instead of taking their orders on the other side of the lake she stopped to help them before they attempted to hit over the water. It would be nice if the ranger would try and help improve the pace of play. We played the front 9 in 1 1/2 hrs. The back took 2 1/2 all because of the foursome holding up the entire course. We were backed up with 2 or 3 groups waiting for them to move on frequently. Towards the end of the round I noticed more than one group give up and quit their round.

It was a great value for what we paid. Very pretty course. Greens were a little beat up but still great overall. We really enjoyed the course and I will come back to play again.

Fantastic course! Resort course so not a lot of trouble. Also short so you can tip it out no problem. I’m a 7ish handicap and played the white tees but will go to the tips next time. Greens were rolling true, only one green was a little beat up but was heavily sloped toward the fairway so expected. Fairways were lush. Bunkers consistent with a nice fluff layer on top. Staff-top notch. Don’t skip the halfway house brats and hotdogs!!

Arizona Biltmore Golf Club gets five stars because it knows exactly what it is now, and it leans into it without apology. This is not museum golf or desert kitsch. It’s a serious, modern test wrapped in palm trees and mid-century swagger, the kind of place where the scenery lulls you into thinking you’re on vacation right up until the course asks you a very direct question and expects an honest answer.

The redesign by Tom Lehman is the quiet assassin here. Nothing feels forced or overcooked. The routing makes sense, the angles matter, and the course finally plays with intent instead of nostalgia. Tee shots ask for placement, not brute force, and approaches reward players who think one shot ahead instead of swinging like they’re late for happy hour.

The bunkering and greens are where the redesign really flexes. Bunkers are sharp, purposeful, and placed exactly where a confident swing wants to go. The greens are fast, smooth, and honest, which somehow makes them more intimidating. Miss your line and there’s no one to blame but yourself. Putts roll true enough to expose every bad read you’ve ever made in your life.

What ties it all together is the atmosphere. The Biltmore feels polished but not precious, challenging but not angry. It’s a course that respects good golf and punishes sloppy thinking without theatrics. You leave a little sunburned, a little humbled, and already plotting how to play it better next time, which is the surest sign a course has done its job.

The front nine greens were a little inconsistent and rough a lot of ball marks which I repaired as I could. The back nine was much better smooth and true.

Short and slow with small greens. Would be a good track at $85-$115 not $178 with other options around area. First time I’ve ever seen Tito’s called premium.

Overbooked! Four groups waiting on the 10th tee, ridiculous! Group ahead of has their girlfriends riding with so they ride on the side of the carts or on the back with no ranger in sight. Maybe a course for beginners, they don’t know what slow play is.

Fantastic conditions especially after all of the rain the previous week. Played the Estates course and will play it again.