JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa

I played Camelback-Abiente for the first time on January 2nd, 2023. I was fortunate that the course was open as there had been a tremendous amount of rain the previous two days. There was flooding on the course but it was still playable. The greens held up incredibly well. My ratings on the course conditions reflect the weather. I am sure if it was a normal day, my rating would have been Excellent. I would play this course, again, and would recommend it to a friend.

Played sand course ;5 days ago and was in much better shape and half the cost

Let's start with the good ...

Pace of play was excellent. I played here with my son who is a hack at best and we finished in 4:10 during a cart path only round. Greens were very good and rolled true the entire round. The restaurant food was excellent and all the staff was very friendly.

The "Meh" ...

The starter began by telling us wonderful things about the architects that built a course that doesn't drain very well. Ok, it's Arizona and that's likely not important. The course is completely unremarkable and I believe overpriced for the layout. I played at Raven, Verrado, Southern Dunes and Raven this week and each course had holes/shots that were memorable. Camelback is totally forgettable.

Please understand that this does not mean it's a bad course, it's just very vanilla and the day after playing it I can't think of a single hole that made me go "wow" or recall it later. My son agreed as did the other twosome, (they played Phoenician prior), that there's nothing special here. Just regular golf with excellent greens but I don't think it justifies the price.

I'd play here again if I wasn't paying but would play other courses instead.

Although due to rain in the morning，some areas were flooded

Just did not fit my game very well. Go right off the tee going to be a long day. Large bunkers in play on every hole.

This is an expensive course, but overall experience was excellent. Conditions excellent overall; greens were good, but really sandy and seemed like they used green dye to make them appear more green (golf ball would pick up green sand/grass)

If you are looking for a great resort golf experience you won’t be disappointed

Enjoyed the course but wasn't wet enough to

warrant cart path only.

It’s a fine course and if I had paid $100 for it I would’ve been happy with the value. At $215 I would’ve rather sprung for Troon or Quintero.

We were started behind a tournament that slowed the whole course down. Staff/golfnow need to manage better and disclose a tournament occurring before we spend $500+ on golf

Played with friends so always a good start. Didn't start until 12.50 and absolutely raced round, so really good for your focus. The views of Camelback Mountain are stunning and the course was really good considering the amount of rain that fell the weekend before.. Have played at this Club once a week for our complete stay. Love It.

I really enjoyed playing the Padre course at Camelback. It was in nice shape although I prefer courses that overseed the rough, but not a huge deal. It's really odd that they dont overseed the greens though, They are a semi burnt out bermuda. They were still rolling fine but the holes were falling apart because bermuda doesn't grow this time of yesr. I can't imagine that they hold up well through the Winter.

Make sure to check your reservation confirmation price or they will charge you more than what you originally booked it for.