Fairmont Scottsdale Princess

VERY slow play , The sand traps were in very poor condition.

Get ready for slow play while bachelor parties full of non-golfers create slow play conditions. Several times we were 2 groups deep waiting on the tee.

First time playing here and it lived up to the expectations. Have played a few courses in the area and this was by far the best and the value was unreal. Would highly recommend playing here.

The course was in fantastic condition, the bunkers were perfect and the greens fast and true and the tee boxes and fairways were perfect.

A little pricey but worth it one time.

I will say up front, this is a beautiful course, great layout, challenging, lots of risk vs reward choices. However, the overall experience was brought down by the pace of play. My group was a twosome, behind a foursome, which was behind another foursome. We waited in between every single shot throughout the entire round. Other than the start, we didn’t see a ranger the entire day so I’m assuming the course was either unaware or thought the play would eventually smooth out. Ten to fifteen minute wait times at the tee, five to ten minute wait times for approach shots. Again, it’s a beautiful course and the amenities are fantastic but no one wants to wait forever in between shots.

I would say the first notable thing was the frequency of small private aircraft traversing right over the top of the golf course. We calculated it to be every 5 to 8 minutes. A new aircraft landed. We feel that the advertisements on the carts course screen were excessive. The conditions of the course physically were outstanding! The service of the staff in the friendliness of the staff was outstanding! The frequency of the teetimes being every nine minutes seems to be excessive. A timeframe of every 12 minutes seems to be more optimal. The outcome of that course activity was that we were waiting on every tea box to take our turn.

It’s ok. For the money I would rather play Talking Stick or We-Ko-Pa courses.

If you’re an avid golfer this is a ‘must play’ for you while in AZ. It’s a little pricey but much cheaper than the stadium course. Fairways and greens were in great shape. Waste bunkers are plenty. Not an easy course to score on first time around but lots of fun.

We played this course 3 weeks out from the phoenix open, the course was pristine. Cart paths only, plenty of picture opportunities with the stands in place for the event, especially on 16, only thing missing were the crowds. Felt like we had the whole place to ourselves. Bucket list checked.