Resorts at McCormick Ranch Scottsdale

However, upon arrival we were told we were starting on the back 9 of the Palms course, then we were to play the back 9 of the Pines course. At the turn we were asked to play the front 9 of the Pines course. $101 to play only half the course we booked a tee-time for.

$100+ to wait on every shot. The course claims a 4-hour round, but they don't manage slow play.

Nice layout.

Sand traps are awful. Very little sand, traps are like concrete

We had an early morning T Time and the course was very wet from irrigation. They are apparently working on the course and we were told to play The 2 back 9’s (Palm and Pine). The sand traps were hard and had lots of standing water as did several fairways.

The staff was friendly and accommodating. The starters and rangers are retired guys looking for free golf and really did not do much to maintain the pace of play. I fould the greens to be fairly quick. The holes are fairly close to each other so stay alert. I just missed getting hit without warning.

Due to the volume of play, the conditions reflected it. I did book through GolfNow which made it a good bang for the buck.

We played the back nine - Palm and then Pine.

Fortunately, the Pine was fairly enjoyable and playable.

However, the Pine was horrible. Every aspect- tee box, fairway, cart paths and greens were in terrible shape.

The staff was tremendous and listened to our feedback.

Not impressed with the conditions of the course for what they charge. We had a very slow 4 some holding us up most of the round.

The cart paths were rough, very little grass to speak of if you are off the fairway. Traps were mostly hard pan with little sand to play a soft bunker shot. I have played 8 different courses over the past few weeks and this was not in good shape compared to some of the others.

Here is the good:

All but 2 greens were great

Tee boxes in good shape

Fairways were fair.

Starter was a great person.

3 people I was paired with -excellent.

Now for the Ugly:

Bunker sand was non-existent. 1 to of 10

2 greens were not puttable. 0 out of 10

Cart girl made us walk to her- she was horrible. 0 out of 10.

Cart paths need significant repair. 4 out of 10.

They need to put some serious dollars into the bunkers and repairing the cart paths.

Can't think of many courses with more water coming into play. Greens were perfect, but don't seem to break as much as you might think!

First intro to Scottsdale Caddy Girls. Not sharing picture as don't want to get anyone in trouble.

Played many times.

Understand course is under renovation and in a floodplain. Played unrenovated side.

GolfNow reservation cancelation policy sucked when I made a mistake.

I played the Palm course for the first time and was very disappointed in the condition of the course and fairways. The Mccormick was redoing several 9 hole areas. I paid 150.00 each for the round for 3 people. I feel because the condition of the course doesnt match the price I paid that i actually want my money back or 50 percent off each rate. The course condition was only worth $75.00 each. The next day i played a course in Sun City for half the price and the faiways were pristine.

Rohan T.

I’m a 5 handicap and play a lot of golf so my expectations were high for the green fee paid. Course was a little rough around the edges, fairways were in ok shape, greens were hard and fast. The worst part was the bunkers, really unplayable as a hazard (mostly hard packed, dried mud) with a thin layer of sand. Pace of play was fine so overall not the best experience for the $. Foothills GC was better golfing experience.

The course has too much water standing around that made it difficult to find a good spot to take relief. The cart paths are in very poor condition. Time for the course to get updated. This course is nothing like it was 10 years ago. Might not come back for awhile.