Orange Tree Resort

I read a few reviews that said the course was in amazing condition and that everyone would enjoy their round. Well I'm sorry but Orang Tree Golf Resort's Greens are struggling. I get that its the summer and that we are in summer conditions but 2 reviews saying that they had a good experience must have not putted out on the greens. The course however is great, not much to complain about there. The staff was very friendly, and I was able to walk up and tee off ahead of schedule. I opted to join a twosome so we could just play some golf. We saw the cart girl 2x per 9 which I feel should be a standard. For the price I paid there are a few other options nearby that I will go to before I come back to OTGR.

Course in great shape for early September. A bit of residual sand on greens. Wide-open fairways and straight-forward greens

Have had a few really bad experiences here in the past. Between staff bringing us 45 minutes before sunset so they could watch a baseball game, to getting hit into 3 times in one round. This was a really pleasant round, great pace of play, course was really nice for the heat we’ve had. The only issue was sand on a lot of the green. This made putting a little unpredictable, since sometimes you roll through grass and sand, sometimes a little of both. But I’m sure this is also because of the heat, and to get ready for the season. Great value still, the fairways are really nice. Did get hit into on the tee box from the group behind us who was on hole 4. They made up for it by acing hole 7 behind us

There were several groups that had no business being in a golf course. Yes, everyone has to learn someplace, but not during prime time on a Sunday. No rangers to be found to advise newbies to let people play through.

“Pace of play” is not a thing here. On pace to play almost a 6 hour round which is ridiculous. Will not ever be coming back here, course is half decent but so terribly mismanaged to the point where it ruins this course. They need to figure out how to keep groups moving.

Overall, the course was fun to play. It was definitely the off-season, and the greens were very sandy. On about half of the holes, the cups were damaged, which caused a lot of lip outs. But overall, it was a solid value for money.

Tee boxes were in bad shape. Some uneven. Fairways ok but patches of missing grass. Greens are horrible.

Maintenance staff were plentiful. Quite a few driving to other areas disrupting pace of play. Others just sitting in vehicles under trees. I could not play the 12th or 16th because Maintenance staff were on the green blowing or mowing and would not move even though they knew golfers were waiting. I do not recommend nor will I ever play there again.

The course is in phenomenal shape, given the clear lack of rain that it has received. Fairy grass is excellent, and the dry spots are in the drip line of the trees showing that they have not received any rain. The greens are a little fluffy, but they should be because if you cut them to true conditions, the heat would burn the grass and then you’ve got a bigger problem. Overall, I think the club (buildings, snack shop, carts, etc) would benefit from a thorough cleaning/brightening. I think given its location, it would be an excellent opportunity for a fun/energetic location similar to how Dobson Ranch has made it a destination course/place to hang out. Female staff outfits/uniforms could use some improvement as well.

Orange Tree was in decent shape. Greens were rough though.

It had rained a lot overnight, so there was a lot of pooled water on the fairways making it cart path only.

Pace of play was good. Ranger made his rounds a few times during play as did the cart girl.

For charging $60 in the summer, I cannot believe how bad the course conditions were. Tee times are only 8 minutes apart (5 hour round), greens were half carpet, half dead with mower streaks, probably 1/4 of the fairway you will find dead spots everywhere, and tee boxes looked like the crown of football helmets. I grew up playing this course, and is really sad to see the current condition of this course. I HIGHLY recommend playing elsewhere, as there are so many other amazing options in PHX for this price.