Orange Tree Resort

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.

I like this course but the present conditions are less than average. It appears they have not done overseeding and there were lots of bare and muddy spots. The greens were especially bad. The staff is especially friendly and helpful. The carts were clean and well running. However, I wish they'd clean the windshields with Lemon Pledge! They are covered with water spots and you can't have the windshield up because you can't see then!

One of my go to’s over my 30 years in the Valley. Sadly, after playing a round I will not be back. Greens were in the worst condition I have ever seen. For the $$ this time of year and the number of other options/places to play, I will go elsewhere.

We paid $124 to play and they should’ve charged $24. The greens were the worst I’ve ever played with dirt patches everywhere. Dead trees everywhere on the course and tee boxes that were uneven and pretty much just dirt. Don’t waste your money here.

fairways and greens terrible.

spend some $ on this course.

price should be $80 range for that mess.

It’s a decent course, not sure if the course is always this bad or because not enough time after seeding. Very rough greens hard to putt with all the bumps. I might try again later in the year

The course was not ready for play, especially at the price point. Very disappointing that no mention was made that the green were in very poor shape

Unfortunately this course was terrible.

Fairways had little to no grass. Greens were all sand and no grass. Pace of play was 5 hours! Allowed a 5 some to play! Ranger was not concerned with slow play/no play.

No regard for appropriate dress code. Girl in sports bra and biker shorts playing.

Will not play ever again. And neither will all the groups we spent most of our days waiting with.

This location is centrally located in Scottsdale very close to everything. However, I would not play this course again during this time of the year due to the greens being in poor poor condition they had several of the greens that were sanded. We had a small discount about 10% in the pro shop off of our green fee due to the green conditions however, the greens were like putting on shag carpet Very disappointed in the way the greens looked compared to the entire course. The course is relatively flat not much in the fairways, but the greens themselves had a little bit of front to back elevation. Not much ululation at all however it was in a nice area pro shop. Staff was nice. The bar grill staff was nice. The cart girl was very super friendly and helpful and the snack shop had a good variety nice little driving range nice little putting area and chipping area. Beware of the starter. He is a grumpy. Old man kind of funny because he didn’t say a whole lot but if you happen to have your tee time incorrect, he would make sure you were told what your tee-time was, read that in other reviews

Greens on this course are not playable. 1/2 of the greens were covered in sand the other half should have been covered with sand .

No one said a word before teeing off , Pro shop , cart guys & starter. That was the biggest disappointment.

It’s hard to find a place to start. This course should be shut down. Greens were to worst I’ve ever played. Grass seed on dirt on over half of the greens. Bumps galore and even older holes marks were now smooth. Some up some down.

Fairways were bad and rough was bare. They haven’t done any landscaping in years.

Not what you expect for a $150 round.

The round lasted over 5 hours with an on time 12:52 tee time. 8 minutes is not enough time between starts. The flags were all white so you had no idea on many holes where the pins were located.

The staff was friendly. I would have talked to someone but the pro shop was closed when we finished.

Ranger showed up once and didn’t care. Excuse was it was a full course. We saw an open hole and a group in front of us said they saw a 5 some playing.

The group in front of us (couples) said they would never play here again. And the group behind us (senior golfers) echoed the same thing. They come every year to AZ and tried a new course. Worst course they had ever seen.

At the end of the day I feel like these people robbed us. Took our money with a nice friendly smile on their face.

I would give this course a zero for a rating not a 1 star.

Sadly it was a slow with 2.5 hrs on the front. Often had 3 groups on a hole. Picked up a little in the back overall 4'40" round.

Course was still in rough shape. Needs more time. A few of the greens had more sand than grass. Had to invoke a 2 putt max rule. Several others did not roll true. Probably haven't rolled these greens yet. Maybe we should have received an early season discount. Would've made me happier.

I like the layout with wide and forgiving fairways.

Staff at this course is always very genuine and courteous. Greens on several holes were in pretty rough shape as you can see from the photo.