Resorts at McCormick Ranch Scottsdale

The course is fairly wide open and forgiving. There is a bit of water that was east to manage if you like to play safe.

The bunkers were hard packed desert sand and played like concrete, with the exception of the bunkers that had standing water.

The greens were fast with elevations and resulted in several three putts.

The fairways were generally well planted and cut low.

I played alone and finished in 4 hrs; I was Taking my time and constantly catching the group in front of me, but in no rush and enjoyed the pace.

As far as value, the same level of course in Las Vegas would be priced at around $100. My guess is that the green fees are higher being in Scottsdale. That said, for a little more $$ I would have preferred Camel Back, Shadow Mountain , Tallking Stick or the Phoenician.

I’m from the northern US, so I don’t necessarily understand this whole winter/summer grass thing. It’s just that I thought the fairways were sparse. Hitting off dirt more often than grass. And other course I played in the same week seemed to have grass fairways. So why not here? And it’s not like they’re charging a bargain rate. Hardly the case.

The clubhouse, bar, restrooms all seem a bit long in the tooth. Tired. Worn. So where are the dollars being invested?

Winter golf in Phoenix is darned expensive, but there are many courses that are a better value than this one.

1st time playing in Arizona and not sure how other courses compare, but I enjoyed my round and the course was in fine shape. I like the beautiful views of the nearby mountains. The greens are lightning fast but true and that led to (8) 3-putts for me. gives you a sense of how the pros have to putt.

We had a tee time around mid-day on a Saturday. It rained the night before but stopped by 6:00am and was otherwise a perfect, sunny, warm day from 7:00am onward. When we arrived at the course, we were informed it was cart-path only all day because the course was water logged. Having rained the night before, that seemed reasonable at the time. However, once we got out on the course it was clear the course had drained just fine and was in great shape. Over the course of 18 holes, there were only 3 holes that were too wet and should have been cart-path only. Instead, they made the entire course cart-path only which slowed the pace of play to a crawl. We were constantly waiting and our round took 5.5. hours. Twice I attempted to raise my concerns with the rangers that there was no need to enforce the cart-path only rule on every hole and that it was making the pace of play miserably slow. My concerns fell on deaf ears or were met with rude and aggressive responses from the rangers. The carts at this course are GPS-enabled so the course can set specific holes as cart-path only while unlocking other holes. It simply refused to do so.

My wife and I are avid golfers who usually score in the 80s. We have been coming to Arizona for years to golf. This could be the worst course we have played especially at the price they charge. The greens were so fast, it was like putting on asphalt. The bunkers were hard and crusty, and multiple bunkers had standing water. Fairways were ok. We have played TPC, Estrella, Ocotillo, Raven, AK-Shin, Kokopelli, Western Skies, Superstition, and they are all better. We will never play here again.

This course is so over priced for the conditions it is in right now. I don’t know why they can’t seem to grow grass here? It’s terrible…all over the place but especially around the greens. It’s like hitting on table tops, no grass on firm slipped greens makes some pins literally unplayable. Bunkers are like hard pan and were full of puddles. There hasn’t been rain for weeks and the bunkers were full of water. They need to do some work here… other courses in the area are way better.

The staff and course were very well managed.

The experience was great and I look forward to my next round there.

I’m an avid golfer ( 9 handicap ) and I’ve played all types of courses. This course in Scottsdale has a great layout but the maintenance is an absolute joke. Fairways average at best , bunkers an absolute mess… hard and crusty. Greens very hard , nothing holds. Greens very very fast , which is fine but when you can’t hold a shot it becomes unfair. The course appears nice from the road but obviously they are not putting much $$$ into looking after it. Many courses in Scottsdale are expensive and therefore McCormick Ranch looks like a good alternative but it truly isn’t a pleasurable , fun golf course to play. They need to put some serious work and money into maintaining this golf course! Look else where.

With hard and fast, Greens, usually there is no problem. In the case of this course, the greens have way too much slope and too unputtable for the speed and hardness of these greens. Balls were coming back to our feet as we chipped them up towards the hole. Most greens are extremely difficult even for a good skilled player. My suggestion would be to slow down the greens by a couple feet of stimp to make them more user-friendly.

Sloppy

Thee courses at McCormick used to be a great place to play. Things have significantly changed for the worse, especially the last few years.

The staff is still great and the halfway house, located at the range and turn, is a nice touch. The good service does not make up for the golf course. Greens are very fast but you can’t tell if that is by design or lack of grass. These boxes, fairways and rough are in very bad shape. The bunkers are clearly watered (standing water in them today) but not well maintained.

They are located in convenient Scottsdale but it is not worth anything near the $200 all in we paid today. A significant course renovation is needed.

Thank you to the staff for their service.

Everything was perfect minus the turf mats for the warmup, which isn’t great

This course was in terrible condition and extremely dry. The layout was good but it seems like a course that had better days and is not being looked after. It was very brown with little greenery. The restrooms on course were not well looked after and I was afraid to use the water fountains on course as they were not well maintained. I would not recommend this course for the money, there are much better courses in the area.

Only the refreshment attendant, Jess, a real smokeshow saves this course from being an 0 star. Extremely Over priced. This should be a $15 course as the Course is in poor condition overall, and very slow pace of play. Find another place to play a round than the "Dirty Mac"

I paid for 3 up front w the app. Only 2 golfers showed up and I still had to pay for 3 since I booked on the app a few days earlier. Not happy