Orange Tree Resort

Upon arrival, we were told that a fungus had infected several greens. They told us that 2 of them were pretty bad and the others were improving. I think 4 of them were pretty bad and the others were playable. This fungus will take quite a while to get rid of, so be aware of this condition and only pay what you deem appropriate for this problem. This is the high season in Scottsdale and greens fees are usually ridiculously overpriced.

As for the rest of the course, it was in good shape. A couple of tee boxes could use a little love, but overall nothing to get upset about.

The staff were friendly and courteous, except the starter. who tried to get us to tee off early. We showed up early so we could warm up. Ten minutes before our tee time he was trying to rush us to the tee box. We were just heading to the putting green. I told him our tee time was in 10 minutes and we proceeded to practice putt. I will not be rushed.

Played at 12:30 pm on a Wednesday and didn’t run into any other golfers so we played in 3 hours. Tees, fairways and sand traps were good but the greens had lots of dead spots, were full of ball marks (slow to heal) and were very slow. Maybe in a few weeks the greens will be filled in. We got a great rate so putting up with the greens was ok, but I wouldn’t want to pay the full rate.

I returned to this course because it is beautiful and fun. Unfortunately the greens are in trouble and it was not worth putting

Most of the greens were in rough shape. Almost every green had ball marks (no golfers over time fixing them——not sure why). For $125 per person per round, I would have thought the course would have been in better condition.

Paid too much money for BAD greens. Lots of kill on greens and due to this golfers don’t repair ballmarks so the greens are pummelled.

If golf course is aware of the greens they should not be posting their rounds on Golfnow without discounted rating.

Course was fully booked and pace was too slow. Conditions were not great as the greens were bumpy through the front 9. Layout and course was otherwise good.

Fairways ok, bunkers had great sand, greens were terrible!

Pace of play very poor. Even the ranger apologized.. the greens are in terrible condition. Goose droppings are ridiculous.

The greens had some kind of fungus, making the surface very slow and bumpy. They're going to have a hard time fixing it.

The course was over watered. Standing water everywhere and balls would sink in some fairways. The greens had many dead sorts and are very rough

The greens were in really rough shape. The tee boxes as well. Not many flat tee boxes on course. Bunkers were good. Fairways were ok. I don’t think the over seed took very well.

The course was in pretty good shape, except for some of the greens having patched surfaces. Pace of play was good, no one pressing us and no waiting on players in front of us. Felt like we were the only ones on the course.

I really have enjoyed my rounds at Orange Tree. The staff are great! Some of the greens look like they are under repair. I wish I would have seen that somewhere when I booked. The grass on a few greens was about 40 - 50% missing. Generally speaking otherwise the course was well maintained. Some wet spots on the tee boxes where sprinklers must have gone wild but I didn't count that against the maintenance team. I would recommend the course with the caveat about the greens.

Being my first time visiting this course, I feel like it was just bad timing. I look forward to playing the course again in the future and hopefully find it in better condition. A different time of year. There were a lot of dead spots in the fairway and the greens were certainly in need of a trim. It was like putting on shag carpet ( see title). Not to mention the dead spots and sandy patches in the middle of the putting surface. As a group we found ourselves frequently excusing each other’s putting as the ball rolled in Barry expected directions or came to a dead stop unexpectedly.

Course has re-opened after over-seeding yet there were a lot of bare spots on the greens, tee boxes and fairways.

The greens were pretty bad from poor overseeing. The staff was very friendly and apologetic regarding the course conditions. Feel bad for them.