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Francisco Grande Hotel and Golf Resort
About Francisco Grande Hotel and Golf Resort
Francisco Grande Hotel and Golf Resort is a historic hotel, golf course and sports academy 45 minutes south of Phoenix-Scottsdale. The hotel and golf course is on the campus of Grande Sports World, a training destination for youth and national teams. The property was founded by Horace Stoneham, the owner of the San Francisco Giants, and opened in 1959. There is an outdoor pool and jacuzzi, while guest rooms are standard rooms and suite accommodations. The golf course was designed by Ralph Plummer and can stretch to over 7,500 yards from the championship tees.Facts
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Golf courses at Francisco Grande Hotel and Golf Resort
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Casa Grande, ArizonaResort
Images from Francisco Grande Hotel and Golf Resort
Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by u000004038903 on 02/12/2026
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Dry and dead Photo submitted by gmcenvoy1 on 11/13/2022
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Photo submitted by gmcenvoy1 on 11/13/2022
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Photo submitted by oldmaddog50 on 12/09/2021
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Photo submitted by daveberg714 on 05/17/2021
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From our balcony Photo submitted by Shypoke55 on 04/22/2019
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Hotel with history behind it!! Photo submitted by Shypoke55 on 04/22/2019
Reviews
Greens vgood, fairways not so much
Greens were cut, smooth and receptive. Fairways and tees were mediocre. Many areas need to see a mower. Layout is vgood with a nice mix of sand, trees and water. Course needs some TLC to improve conditions. Will go back with the belief that fairways and tees will improve.
Not worth drive
If you are snowbird from Midwest and stay in Cads Grande this is your course.
Best Course Value in the Desert
Staff is always friendly
Tee Boxes flat, fairways good shape
Greens make you think about your putts
If you’re not in the fairways then you are going to work on getting to the greens. Enjoyable playing.
I wouldn't call it a resort course
It's not a bad golf course, just that it seems more like it should be an average municipal course.
The course was alright, but rough in some spots.
Just not what I would expect for a "resort" course and at that price.
Course conditions
You seriously need to work on your tee boxes,example no place to throw your tees in. Tee box's were basically dead grass. And your greens from 30 yards in are embarrassing. You need a no cart zone in front of the aprons about 30 yards out. Divots on the greens were out of control. Maybe a sign to fix all divots on greens. I would recommend sand cannister in carts or on tee boxes to use after teeing off. Fairways were nice. More water around the greens and on. Don't break an ankle on those golfer holes..
save your money.
I was really excited about playing this course since someone in Phoenix recommended it several years ago. Looking at the website, the course looks beautiful with green grass fairways and luscious greens. These pictures must have been taken years ago because the course never looked anything like the pictures. the fairways are hard as rocks and the greens just as hard and fast. keeping the ball in play is required because if you miss the fairways, your ball is probably on hard dirt, not desert sand. My recommendation would be to save your money (and travel time) and play elsewhere. P.S. The Barros pizza in Casa Grande is Great.
Lots of trees
Played this course 5 or 6 times
It’s in good condition
Always enjoy playing here
Neglected Course
Greens were inundated with duck crap, grass clippings and ball marks. Lots of bare spots on fairways. Wouldn’t play here again even for free.