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

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4.3
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Family outing

Great time, my 2 boys and son n law. Definitely recommend. And the road runner with the lizard in his mouth was a catch.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Money

Course was in great shape but didn’t meet our expectations for the price and the hype on the internet

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Talking Stick, Scottsdale, AZ

Played with 3 friends. Found the course in very good condition and challenging but fun. Only concern was that the yardages were not readily visible and you have to backtrack about 100 yards on the 15th hole to get to the 16th tee. Overall a great experience and would play there I again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Deadly slow

Slowest round of golf ever… no response from course mgt…

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Immaculate

Course is in fantastic shape, and the greens were absolute perfection. When these greens are quick the course becomes fairly difficult. The fairways are the size of runways but the challenge comes from the second shot on in. If your irons aren’t dialed in, don’t miss in the correct spots, or your short game is in a bad place, it could be a frustrating day. Also, it’s always going to be a bit breezy, which makes it that much more challenging.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rookie player

Have heard about this track for eons, finally decided to take the leap. Why did I wait this long??

First rate FREE range balls hitting off turf. Putting green is huge and actually matched course conditions. Fairways in great shape, traps need sand as they are baked...and I found too many of them! Greens roll true and we're consistent in speed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course

Greens are all elevated, so you need to add some club!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Track; great condition

The ladies played the forward tees and the men played the blue tees....perfect for both. Good challenge for all four of us. Greens were in super good shape and the service was very good, too! Would definitely play again!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pipash

Enjoyed the layout. Course in great shape. Employees were very friendly and efficient. Unfortunately the round was extremely slow ( 4 hours and 40 minutes) and took away from the enjoyment of playing. The layout is not that difficult and should easily be played in 4 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Staff not very helpful or friendly, pace of play was very slow with No martial

Would not recommend or go back. Charged more at the course than the golf now fee. Poor service and very poor carts and miss leading info about carts having gps. For a $140 round I would expect more. TPC is less for a far better experience.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 12
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Not Enough for the $$$$$

I was charged and additional $24 dollars in addition to the $184 I paid to play. My tee time was given to someone else who decided he wanted to play with the group that was my tee time. My clubs were taken down to the carts and summarily thrown in a heap on the edge of a mud puddle from sprinkles. Super disappointed and I won’t be back.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens protect the course

Excellent course for all abilities. If you're playing with a high handicapper this is friendly as there are no houses to hit

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Would have been nice to know there was no half way house after 9 holes to get something to eat. We were up at 6 am an hour drive to get there then after 9 holes were hungry. The cart girl came on hole 15. A little disappointing

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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