Harrah’s Ak-Chin Hotel & Casino

Couldn’t believe how cool this place was. It was an incredible deal at $60, and it is an absolute steal of a deal if you can play for anything less than $100. Absolutely loved it. Tees, fairways and greens were just perfect, greens were very quick, and the layout made the course an interesting round, all handicaps really have to think around this place, especially lower handicaps, which is especially rare in a golf course. It also might be the quietest round you will ever play, just a serene setting.

Southern Dunes was a very good experience. The range, practice area, and putting green were good. The layout and bunkering are unique and make it different than other desert courses. It seemed to play a little shorter than the overall yardage. I would definitely play it again.

When we got to the course we were told it was cart path only due to recent percipitation. I have a bad hip but we played anyway since I had booked this through golfnow and would have had to pay anyway. Pace of play very slow. Waited 10 minutes on almost every tee box and another five to hit the next shot. Does not make for an enjoyable round of golf and the course management did nothing to speed up the pace of play. This is not the first time this has happened to me at this course. My partner and I quite after thirteen holes. Just was an unaccelptable pace. When I got back to the clib house I spoke with personnel about what had happened and went to the clubhouse for lunch. A while later we aere approached by the manager and was offered a discount on a round of golf. I refused this because I thought why would I put myself through this again. He said he understood and left. At the end of the meal our wattress said the manager had comped our meal which was very nice of him but does not change the fact that I will not play here again. It seems like they will not try to speed up slow players and risk upsetting them and losing future business which I understand. This is not well thought out since they do not take into account how many people say nothing but they do not come back. They need to institute a pace of play policy and inforce it.

Course is always nice to play. A little wet obviously with the rain but not bad. Cart path only due to the rain which was the only bad thing as the round was long.

830am tee time, so there was a slight frost warning which meant cart path only - but only for approx. 4 holes. Course was in great condition. They had workers all over the course keeping it in good condition. Bunkers in good shape - and there are plenty of bunkers (and I saw many of them up close!). I rank this course in my top 3 in the entire Phoenix valley area. Pro shop people, restaurant, starter, cart guys, beverage girl, etc. everyone top notch. Good practice area and putting green also. Tip: Do like me, drop the wife off at the casino (Harrah's Ak-Chin) and come play Souther Dunes! Winning combo!!

The course is in great shape. The fairways are green and lush, and the greens are well mowed and consistent. The bunkers are abundant and they protect the greens and require good course management for a good score. the course is pretty open, but the bunkers and waste areas are the ones that protect the course from big hitters. Very enjoyable. Highly recommended.

Southern Dunes is a phenomenal track. Fun layout, great conditions and awesome amenities. Better than most if not all the great courses in Scottsdale for 1/3 the price.

Course Marshall could have sorted out a better than 5 hour round as one foursome was the problem for a bunch of foursomes

Love this course. You have to hit the ball straight. There are over 100 traps. The course condition was good but it was cart path only, which I knew when I scheduled the round.

very good course, nice layout and conditioning.

only nit is women tee boxes are an afterthought. On several, looks like the just put a couple of tee markers in the fairway. Needs some work

Good day but please do something about raking the bunkers

Dropped bags, parked car, checked in, paid for fees, went to driving range, putted, and then got to starter to be told it was cart path only. No one said a word about this until we were in the cart ready to tee off. As a 72 year old with a bad back just after a series of epidural pain shots I asked if there was an exemption or if I could get a blue handicap flag. Never a problem at other courses, even during over-seeding. Not here. Flatly refused, even after talking to head pro. I had no choice but to walk and play and after 18 holes the pain was unbearable. I was with others so I battled through. After observing the course there was no need to have cart path only in my humble opinion as it was in excellent shape and the fairways were completely grown out and solid. At the very least the 90 degree rule would have been more than acceptable. They've lost me as a customer. The course is extremely contrived to be as difficult as possible with more bunkers than a WWII battlefield, so if you're not a straight shooter these narrow dog leg fairways will eat you up. If you don't have a 5 index or better don't play here. There are way too many better courses and much more user friendly ones in the Phoenix area to not have to play here.

Great course. Only negative is silly women tee boxes. Looks like they Just set them up in the fairway at times.

The course is great. The layout is challenging with LOTS of sand. The course was cart path only due over seeding, which made pace of play slower. Overall, it was a great round with good course conditions.

Great people but marshals should stop and check that all is well with players. Our gps didn’t work fore 1/2 the round & cart path only made the round too much work to be fun...

Just a blast to play. Lots of sandtraps, but all in excellent condition. A course that makes you think.