10601 N 56th St. , Scottsdale, Arizona 85254, US
(480) 948-6100
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About Orange Tree Resort

Scottsdale's Orange Tree Resort provides condominium-style accommodations geared for families and groups. It is also home to its own 18-hole parkland golf course, Orange Tree Golf Club. The resort features 160 large suites with patios or terraces and barbecue pits, multiple pools and hot tubs, badminton courts, horseshoe pits and a community center. There are an onsite activities programs for families and kids.

Facts

Price Range$$, $$$
Property Class★★★
Acres128
Year Opened1957
Number of Units100-300

Amenities & Services

Room TypesSuite, Villas/Casitas
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Golf School/AcademyYes
Banquet SpaceYes

Rules

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

Golf courses at Orange Tree Resort

Reviews

3.5
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Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Good value

Price was right although there were 3 greens that were in really rough shape. Carts and pace of play were excellent.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Disappointing

the course has a great lay out but he condition of the course right now is very poor. The greens are very bad and they should not be charging people full rates to play the course that's how bad greens are.

I would not suggest playing this course.

I will never return to play it. Very disappointing.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor Conditions

The course was in terrible condition. Greens had patches of dirt and poorly maintained and the fairways were patchy. It’s too bad because I’ve watched this course get progressively worse. I will not play again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Better Conditions Available Elsewhere

Friends recommended this course to us. Most of the greens were in terrible shape. The bunkers were not well groomed. We were 4 and played at 3:00pm. You could really tell it was a resort course (broken tees everywhere and no true tee boxes... the tee box markers were reversed on one of the holes). We won't choose this course again.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Unplayable

Total ripoff. You can’t putt, every city course is in much better shape. Every green is sand, how can they charge $130+?

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Disappointing Greens

The greens are a mess. Several have multiple large bare areas. Location is good, staff is friendly and helpful. Fairways are, well, fair. But the greens are atrocious.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Blighted Greens

This was my first time playing Orange Tree - I found it online and it looked like a good course based on pictures and the course layout. Unfortunately, the conditions were far from the image that was presented. More than half of the greens were blighted to an extent that ruined any chance of a good experience. Paying anything more than 50% of the greens fees being charged would be too much. I was embarrassed that I was the one who suggested the course and made the teetime for my group.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Terrible Conditions On All Of The Greens

Every green had significant problems with no grass (only dirt) in many locations. The only exception to this was a small area of no grass on the right rear of the 18th green. There was obviously no attempt to fix and rectify the terrible putting conditions, since it was not limited to just a few greens. When checking in before the start of the round, the attendant at the Pro Shop did not mention anything about the condition of the greens. Orange Tree should refund at least half of the Green Fee to each player that has been subjected to the conditions of these greens. DO NOT PLAY HERE until they fix the surfaces of all of the greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens amess

The greens were the worse I have ever played on. I did move it often because of sandy areas and dead turf but that’s not golf!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Truly terrible course conditions

The clubhouse, facilities, amenities, and staff were all outstanding. Based on that, I expected a well maintained and managed course. Instead, these were the worst course conditions I experienced in Arizona, and frankly, anywhere I have golfed in years. The tee boxes were uneven and dry. The fairways were either overgrown or dead, with poor grass cover throughout. In places they were so overwatered that the carts bogged down. the approaches were cut to one length, no second cut, and they were like grass ledges The greens were the worst of the disastrous conditions. They were cut short in order to blend with the 5 ft stretches of bare dirt throughout. Absolutely unplayable. One of the course marshals told us that there had been an attempt to overseed at the beginning of the season with excessive watering, with led to a fungus that was dragged around to every hole. This course should be closed for major renovations of nearly every hole.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf course greens

The course was fine but the greens were terrible for the price we had to pay

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible Greens and Slow Play & No on-course Refreshments.

We have played here before. Lots of trees some water and decent fairways.

Two major issues: Putting greens are in terrible condition and the whole course seems like it needs to be aerated. Large, rough, grassless patches on almost every green. Don’t know if the greens keeper should be fired or the management that didn’t shell out the money to manage the product. We paid $300 for two of us to play. They should have told us the course was in poor condition.

Cart girl showed up twice…once on the 2nd hole and once on the 17th hole. Should have seen her two more times during the round.

The play was slow on the front 9 and the back.

Felt like things should be better. Won’t be back until there are good reviews.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

What happened to the Greens?

Greens were absolutely AWFUL.

We were told by pro shop that one/two greens were in Bad shape......how about 16 greens were in POOR shape at best & 2 were about disgraceful! The layout of the course is fine but really ! There was NOT 1 green with all grass.

Would have been better with having 18 temporary greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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