Talking Stick Resort & Casino

My dad wanted to play this course for a few years. We played the north course. Fortunately we got a hot deal of 131$ a piece. Only solid thing I can say are the greens are pretty close to outstanding, but other than that it was below average. Wet bunkers(didn’t rain for months before the round), bushy tee boxes, don’t even think about going into a pro shop because it’s under construction along with the parking lot. Course was wide open and simple. No gps on carts, no waters in the coolers, 5 hour 20 minute round on a Thursday. Played lone tree down in chandler a day before for $87 and if I had to choose or recommend a course with these kind of amenities (which were none) I’d choose lone tree every day. At least talking stick gives you range balls

Golf course would have given us our money back but said we had to go through GolfNow . I attempted to call GolfNow and was on hold for 1 hour and 25 minutes with no answer at all.
Not happy about this customer service.

First time playing at Talking Stick. Nice course in great shape with consistent greens.

Very wide fairways. Flat. No water hazards. No doglegs. Can hit driver on every hole. Big greens. Par 70 so you only get one Par 5 on each side. An uninspiring layout but easy to go low.

Conditions were good post-over seeding. Greens were firm but weren't too fast, still cart path only in late November. Bunkers needed more sand.

Pace of play on a full course was just over 4 hours.

Course was in good shape. Course isn’t super exciting (no water holes) but faiways in great shape. Cart path only when I played. Just made sure to grab a few clubs on occasion. Bunkers a little hard. Played as a single hot deal for just $45 so obviously happy with that. Luckily paired up with two really nice guys who were good players. Shout out Alex and Will! Round was a touch over 4 hours. Pretty tough to lose a ball there, also starter makes it clear you should finish front in 2 hours which i liked. On the back he told me he informed group in front to pick up the pace. They were slow on greens. Staff was really nice. Once renovations are done will be a much better experience when you finish round. Right now there is no hot food.

Construction on site so no clubhouse. No GPS on carts which at this price point is ridiculous. Course was in excellent condition as was pace of play.

The course was in immaculate shape as we learned the course had been over seeded a couple weeks prior. The greens were a bit on the slower side but they rolled true throughout the course. Prior to playing I read a lot of reviews complaining of slow play and despite the course being very busy we got around in four hours and 10 minutes. I’ll be back to play here the next time I’m in Scottsdale. An A+ day

Super wide fairways and little in the way of hazards other than bunkers make this an enjoyable experience and less stressful than some of the target courses. Greens and fairways in good shape. GPS on carts could speed up play even when it is cart path only. Some construction going on that challenges parking but little else. Not sure what the signature hole would be, not much in elevation changes . Overall fun golf course.

This is a friendly course with wide fairways and forgiving rough. Entrance and parking lots are still under Cindy but no real issues

Overall 7out of 10.

Club house under renovation and closed. Cart path only.
If the course notified golfers ahead of time of the renovation and cart path only, I would not have played there.