Talking Stick Resort & Casino

Nice hot 105 degree day going into fall so conditions were good considering the time of year. Cart girl was prompt and courteous and they also had water in the jugs. (not all courses have this for some reason) Staff was friendly and attentive . Course has no water hazards so trouble is in the desert. First couple holes don't go left or you are over a barbed wire fence. Play was fast and did our round under 4 hours. Greens were deceptively slow but rolled mostly true. Would definitely play again (especially with fire deal rate).

In spite of a desert sand storm the course was great to play in early October. Greens are challenging, scenery good, road runners everywhere! Facility is well kept even as most courses were closed for over seeding.

If you can handle the Arizona sun and heat for 18 holes with no relief, than you will be fine playing here. We were surprised at the lack of shade throughout the course. We kept looking for a tree to park our cart under as we waited for the group in front of us, but there was very little foliage to be found.There is limited water coolers at the tee boxes, but thankfully we brought our own. The beer-cart came often and the prices were reasonable. There are no ball cleaners at any of the holes, but since you are playing in mostly desert sand there is little cleaning to do. Very wide open fairways with only sand traps and desert for hazards. For these out of towners, we were not experienced enough to play in this type of heat.

Convenient location from scottsdale. Greens were true and fairways were in great shape. Longish but not difficult

Greens run great. Fairways nice and green still. Hot deal on golf now 29.99. Started at 3ish got done before the sun went down. Pace of play was great! Will come back again!

Its a nice course, I’ll probably play again when I’m back in arizona.

Overall a decent and moderate difficulty course. Extremely hot for this Colorado golfer. I was prepared with plenty of water. The course was setup with multiple water points. Keep it in the fairway. I would recommend playing the course but not a course I burn to play again (no pun intended).

Enjoyed my round. Tee boxes were level and clipped. Fairways were being cut ahead of me. Greens were firm, with reasonable speed. Sand traps (found a few) were inconsistent with sand fill, adding to the challenge of escape. Pace was fabulous, as I was alone (a single walking), with no one visibly before or after me. TeeOff rate was very reasonable, making this a great value. The starter even allowed me to depart early, as both courses were unusually quiet on this particular Monday morning.

Great course!!! Everything was in excellent condition