Orange Tree Resort

A good value for what I paid. Nobody in front of us and nobody behind us

We played twilight golf at Orange Tree. The price was much more reasonable than most Scottsdale venues. The course was in great shape. Very wide fairways made for a forgiving course. Pace of play was great- we teed off at 230 and got 18 holes in!

This is a nice course. The reviews criticizing course condition are unfair. I found it in good condition. Some of the rough was brown and bare but this is true of other courses too. I didn’t find it detracting. While the course is pretty flat, it is not boring. It is a nice layout. The greens were in good shape and require good ball placement or you can be penalized.

All in all I recommend the course and plan on playing there again.

Course conditions were what you would expect for a average groomed municipal course. Sand in bunkers was consistent. Fairways were in average condition, with some spotty areas. Greens were average speed. Finishing hole - 18 is a great par 4 with scenic view down fairway towards mountains in background. Should be the signature hole. Pace of play was great. No GPS on carts. Will play here again when prices go down.

Walked off 17th hole after 5 hours on the course. Waiting on every shot, every hole. Group behind us hit into us twice. Had a confrontation with them. Greens full of ball marks, most bunkers not raked. Rangers were helpless. For all of this they charged $160. This was a $50 course. Management needs to get their act together. This was a clown show

Course was cart path only so there was a lot of walking involved. Course was wet but Scottsdale had gotten over an inch of rain the night before so that was expected. Pace of play was good considering it was cart path. I enjoyed the round on nice green grass even if it did have lots of puddles.

Just finished and the course is in terrible condition but for the fairways. The greens and tee boxes are in horrible shape. Can you get a flat tee box that doesn’t have divots everywhere and created by a backhoe, No! I mentioned the fairways are good, but the amount a bird s**t you have to avoid is ridiculous. I won’t even discuss how bad the driving range is. The ownership/ management should be ashamed charging over $100 per round. Anything over $40, you’re getting ripped off. Do better OT! Try Starfire just down the road, I haven’t played there in a while, but it has to be better than OT.

Course conditions are great

Greens moderate speed

Fairways in good shape

Had a great time playing this course. Pretty wide open fairways with lots of green grass to play off of unusual in Arizona. Water doesn’t play too much of a factor. The forward tees are in a great location to make you feel like you are not hitting a hundred times before reaching the greens. Can’t wait to book another round.

Course was in decent but not great condition, with most tee boxes pretty rough, and greens with much goose poop. Pace of play was slow, but I’m thinking this may have been more of an exception to the norm.

All in all, it was a good day at Orange Tree. Will hopefully return and play again.