9800 Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale, Arizona 85256, US
(480) 850-7777
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About Talking Stick Resort & Casino

Just east of Phoenix-Scottsdale, Talking Stick Resort is owned and operated by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. It is among Arizona's largest golf and casino resorts with nearly 500 guest rooms in a 15-story hotel tower, six restaurants, entertainment and pools. Located off the Highway 101 loop, it is conveniently located near Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and many of the area's best golf courses. In addition to nightlife and live casino action at the resort, a Topgolf was recently added to the property as well. The main outdoor pool is large and has live music and DJs during a summer series and cabanas for rent, while there are two smaller pools. Additional amenities include a spa, fitness center and a complimentary shuttle that can transport guests to area attractions. The golf club is located next door and feature 36 holes designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, the Piipash and O'odham. Both golf courses are void of residential development and feature forgiving fairways and greens on native terrain.

Facts

Price Range$$, $$$
Property Class★★★★
Acres350
Year Opened1999
Number of Units300-500

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Bar, Casual, Buffet
Room TypesRoom, Suite
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Golf School/AcademyYes
CasinoYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Talking Stick Resort & Casino

Golfer Photos

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars
2708 Reviews (2708)
Reviews 30
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Captkg

Overall a good experience. Course was in good condition, bunkers varied from ok to rock hard, and the greens were a little bumpy they have not completely recovered from being punched.

Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Pace 5.0
T O P 25
Reviews 629
Recommended
Played
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Top 25 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 60
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Course is in great shape. however no sand in the sand traps. Staff was great with the water as it was very hot.

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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Reviews 89
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Good Summer Option

Staff was friendly. Alot of courses mid summer here dont have beverage carts because lack of play due to heat but there was one yesterday. Course was in really good shape for this time of year. Layout is decent but flat. Nice views throughout. No water hazards. Fairways are wide and forgiving and large greens soft enough to leave a divot. Great summer value.

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Happy Hour Twilight Time

Got a twilight rate- very reasonable for this level of course. The course itself is in great shape and is a fun track to play. No amenities during twilight which was disappointing. The bigger disappointment was a firm 7:00pm course shutdown that was not announced until we were paying... especially since there was still 40 minutes of light available. They lockdown the carts too, so there's a lot of walking to the ball which costs time. Anyways, I would play again for twilight, bring something to snack on from Circle K, and schedule earlier to get through a full round if possible.

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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Great track

Really enjoyed this track. Only 18 holes is open as they punch the other side and then eventually that’ll switch in the next week or so. Entire courses in great shape, fairways fringe apron and greens all solid and are held up real well typical resort course wide fairways plenty of bunkers on the backside but enough to fill challenge but not beat up after a nice round.

Service from the staff is great replenish water bottles on the greene. Everybody’s super friendly carts are in great shape practice range —all top-notch

good value for the money especially right now if you don’t mind the heat

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Excellent Golf Experience

Designed for a fun and uplifting golf experience this course offers big everything! Big views and a huge practice area ! Monster fairways and large greens . Bunkers all around the course and some unique and especially large areas around the greens to work all types of nice shots if you miss those massive and well kept greens.

Such a beautiful place and design !

No way to leave that place mad at the game !

Those cute lil Pikachews will keep you smiling all day… they were ubiquitous! Just watch out for them with your golf cart !

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First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Great Deal

Tee times were under 50 because of recent maintenance on the greens. Greens were better than expected and course was in great shape for this time of year.

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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Review 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Played

Carts in at 7

Booked a tee time thinking I could squeeze 18 in after work. Right before we go out, the starter tells us all carts must be in by 7pm. Got through 13 holes. Good value if I could have played until sunset, pretty bad value with such an early cart call. Wouldn’t book an afternoon tee time here again.

Previously Played
2.0
2.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 1.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Review 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 3.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 53
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Will be Back

Other than the pace of play, was not really anyone's fault except for what we were told a very slow playing tournament that went off early in the morning. The course was great, tee to green great shape, loved how the course had a water guy circling the course for water. Overall a great experience and Will be Back soon!! Thank you

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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Aerated Green are Healing

I use these reviews as a gauge for play so I thought I’d add mine. Overall the course and staff were good. Pace of play was about 4.5 hours and that was following what looked to be a large group playing a scramble. The greens are still healing from aeration but weren’t too bad, slow and a little bumpy but good enough, the fairways were pretty good but the bunkers need help.

Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
T O P 50
Reviews 370
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Greens need time to recover

Overall good conditions, except greens are still healing from aeration, being both bumpy and slow. Some fairways are struggling with the AZ heat, but you can find some grass nearby to move your ball. Sand traps need sand, not dried mud/clay. Place was great, as there were almost no players on the South course. Value was good. Even with above conditions, I had a great round.

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Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
T O P 25
Reviews 310
Recommended
Played

Friendly & helpful staff. Starter was great. He got us started a little early on the Piipaash course. We played the round in just over 3 hours. The course was in great shape despite the very hot summer days. Excellent course to play at a good price.

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Top 25 Contributor
Previously Played
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Course was in great shape. I’ve played a few courses in the area since I’ve been here in Scottsdale and this is by far the nicest.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Review 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Played

Very disappointed and won't be returning to Talking Stick. Course was average at best and not worth the $140 "off-season" rate. We played Quintero 1 week prior for $110 and that course was far superior to talking stick. Worst part was the rude staff. Our group had all seasoned golfers who know and respect golf etiquette. We follow rules, kept up with pace of play (our round was 4 hours exactly), didn't drink alcohol at all and were still treated like we didn't belong there. We've had Talking Stick on our radar for a couple years now and were excited to finally play the course. We've played all over the valley and this has been our worst overall experience. Very unfortunate for sure. I kindly request their staff be encouraged to treat people better. I could go on with the specific examples of our experience but won’t be able to fit everything here.

First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
1.0
1.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 1.0
Layout 2.0
Friendliness 1.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Difficulty 2.0
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
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