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

3.4
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5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great place to play golf

This course can prove to be a great challenge with rewards for good shots. Love this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Skill Intermediate
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3.0
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First Time Playing

Disappointing

Pictures and course description made it sound like a well maintained golf course. It might have been nice 20 years ago, but now it is pretty rough. Greens were ok.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 29
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Francisco Grande Resort

Entire course & facilities were extremely old & dated.

Due to rains, entire course was muddy & not easy to drive around.

Bathrooms on course with signs saying "do not flush toilet paper" DISGUSTING

Never again at this course

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Brucer

Need to get a hold of the gopher holes. Overall course is in decent shape a d we enjoyed our round

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 29
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Francisco Grande Resort

Course was in o.k. condition. Not worth the $68.00 because of mud & course was overbooked so we waited on every hole to hit our 2nd, 3rd, and 4th shot (on par 5's)Extremely old Resort

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 91
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

The course is Long

This course received about 1.5 inches of rain in the 2 days prior to me playing it. There were several areas that had standing water and areas that were very soft and muddy. I had to lift my ball out of several areas and clean and place in dryer grass. The greens were bare in spots, but rolled true and fast. Bunkers were nice and good sand.This course is long but has 5 sets of tee boxes that allow you to play the length of your game.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 57
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cold Morning Play

Excellent pace of play and the course greens were in great shape. Lots of mowing and grounds work going on. (Nice to see)

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 9
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Could be better

Course is rough, except for the pro shop there were no working washrooms on the course. Pace of play was a bit slow, no marshal. Staff were friendly.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course amenities need work

Couldn't use a credit card at snack shop. Only brats available at the snack shop when we were told there would be sandwiches and burgers. Course conditions were only so-so. I almost stepped into an open sprinkle box because the cover was off. No cart paths except at the beginning and end of each hole. Very muddy. We won't be back

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Give it a shot.

It's a little out of the way but course was in good shape and fresh sand in all bunkers. Course I had a fabulous round so that made it better. Anyways a week before the open and this course was 69$. Everything else over a 100 and some courses even raise their regular rates from 90 to 150 plus. Seriously 350$ for a round at the Boulders? 80 bucks in June..... If you like to be gouged, enjoy if not give this course a try!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of Play

The course is nice but they never have a Course Marshall to speed up SLOW PLAYERS or groups. Our round once we teed off took 4 hours and 45 minutes when 4 hours is plenty enough time for anyone to play 18 holes. So we had to wait approx 2 and 1/2 minutes on every tee box or fairway due to poor course management.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

A low end Muni

Had never been there before. Billed as a resort course, it was pretty rough. Greens were good, but everything else reminded me of a old muni course that nobody wanted to put any money into. Fairways needed mowed, and there was not really any definition between fairway and the turf just fading out into desert. Conditions were very wet, with standing water in many fairways. Very soft conditions, but there was severe rainfall the night before, so the water issues were not their fault, but the general lack of maintenance to course and buildings were a turnoff.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
2.0
First Time Playing

I felt like I was CATFISHED! I was extremely disappointed and wasted $70.00. For those golfers that travel to Arizona to golf AVOID!

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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