12684 W Gila Bend Hwy, Casa Grande, Arizona 85193, US
(520) 836-6444
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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

Price Range$$
Property Class★★★
Acres188
Year Opened1959
Number of UnitsLess than 100

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Casual, Bar
Room TypesRoom, Suite
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Banquet SpaceYes

Services

Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Francisco Grande Hotel and Golf Resort

Reviews

3.5
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Bring your Big Dawg Driver and have fun!

At 7,600+ yds, Francisco Grande is a long, long course that will give your driver and fairway woods a hefty workout. Course was a little soggy in places the day we played, but not super bad. Greens were good. Staff is friendly and helpful.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Can’t beat it

I drive over 50 miles to play here and you can’t beat this hidden gem. Pretty good shape after overseen (except 17 green) and allowing 90 degrees on fairways.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lots of mosquitos

The course was in pretty good condition for just being over seeded. Several areas were pretty wet. Mosquitos are terrible on the back nine. Greens are slow, but roll pretty true. The course should be in excellent playing condition in a few weeks. Friendly and helpful staff.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Softgreens

The course was lush green with soft fairways and greens. The greens were still slow from seeding but played true. We had mosquitoes. The course offers free spray to keep them off

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather

Great potential

The layout and history of this course is fantastic! Their excuse was that they had just opened a week ago, the greens were not cut correctly and at least two of the holes (11 & 12) were overrun with mosquitoes, we almost skipped those holes due to that and probably should have.

I will give them another try some day but not to soon.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Needs TLC

The course is in pretty ragged condition right now. Fairways are anywhere from bare dirt to 'where did my ball go?'. Good luck finding it if you are unlucky enough to hit the rough. The greens are wooly to the point that you need to decide between using a putter or a three wood. I would suggest letting it mature a few weeks.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is in good shape. The greens have been over seeded and are very slow.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Bring bug spray

Greens were very slow, if you’re not landing in the fairway you’ll be in see grass which is hard to get out of but the bugs were terrible. BRING BIG SPRAY

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

10-2-2020 First Weekend back open 2/10

I would not recommend this course AT ALL.. right now. I love this course. The layout is awesome. Its nice and open. The pace of play is usually decent. But today, 10-2-2020, i do not think they should have opened back up yet. The greens were like very long and VERY slow. The fairway was long and shaggy and soaked. The rough was... well good luck finding your ball and getting out. The maintenance crew kept on keeping on even when your trying to tee off. I will 100% be back at this course because i know its a good, but as of today it isnt worth it. Give it another month or two. If you ignore this and go anyways, putt HARD, i mean lay into that thing. Good luck guys

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value!

We really enjoy this course and wanted to get in a round before they close for the summer. All staff members are always super nice & friendly. Amazingly enough. The 107 temp wasn’t even bad. We’ll look to being back in the fall.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fun course

I enjoyed this course. The outlay of it is challenging and long. Is you can keep it in the fairway you can shoot some low scores.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Great greens

Greens were the best I have ever seen! Fairways had brown areas, but overall playable. Greens rolled true and were soft. Would play again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Oh, them trees!

This is a fun course for playing with your favorite foursome. Worth the trip from PHX or TUS. Trees provide welcome shade, but they also create some tough obstacles. Greens need attention. Overall, great value and fun to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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