Westin Kierland Resort & Spa

Played in the 108 temp this summer in AZ, course was in good shape for the temp, liked the range they had a cover to shade you from the heat, they were punching holes on

I recently visited Scottsdale for a bachelor party and wanted to treat my brother to a great golf experience. After doing some research, I chose this course, expecting it to be one of the top options in the area—just behind TPC Scottsdale—especially considering the price.

Leading up to our round, I received several emails expressing how excited they were to host us. Unfortunately, that enthusiasm completely disappeared upon arrival. We were greeted with a cold, transactional attitude—basically: pay your tee time, keep pace, and don’t expect much else. No welcome, no energy, just a warning. For reference, all of us are under 10 handicaps, and the only non-golfer in the group was just riding along.

The course itself? Incredibly underwhelming. The greens were in rough shape—laughably bad compared to Papago, which was in excellent condition and half the price. We also weren’t allowed to play the signature finishing hole, which was never mentioned in advance.

Layout-wise, the course is bland, simple, and lacks any real personality or challenge—especially disappointing in a golf-rich area like Scottsdale.

Bottom line: Save your money. Papago offered a far superior experience at a fraction of the price. This course left a lot to be desired and won’t be on my return list.

Really fun layout, very good summer conditions. Course rotates maintenance / aeration between 3 nines. Acacia 9 is especially fun, also played Mesquite 9, which was aerated about 10 dats ago, so still needs another 10-14 days. Very friendly staff inside and out. Recommend now, with a nice green fee savings from prime season.

Always enjoy playing here. Super friendly staff. Course is in very good condition in regards to fairways and bunkers. Mesquite greens were really nice, Ironwood greens were punched and bumpy, but should get better. Putting green was closed.

I have to say that hole 9 was rather challenging without the cart and especially in the heat.

Not sure if anything can be done to allow carts or disable the cart for older folks

Enjoyed the course. Greens were slow.

Restaurant not open when we finished at 2 PM

We played again on a recent golf holiday. Course was in great shape. Facility including hotel and villas are amazing. Pace of play not great. We were stuck behind a single playing 3 balls and although the Marshall knew about it, didn’t do anything. Acacia is their signature 9. Make sure to include this one.

First trip back in a few years not as manicured but still competitive

Great place to play while in Scottsdale

With family or Friends

You expect quality when you pay $300 to play a quality course. Played ironwood/mesquite and the greens were the quality of a $20 mini course. Every green was patchy or bare. I was amazed! Expected and heard great things about this course. I was upset that more reviews didn’t show how bad the greens were. I would’ve spent my $300 elsewhere. Very disappointed. Do not play here if you’re looking for quality greens to play on.

I was disappointed at how I was treated when I played there recently. Due to a disability, I require a cane, and find walking distance aa issue. When I arrived at the pro-shop I was advised that the first 9 would be cart path only for course maintenance. I said this could be an issue, and had actually asked if the GPS would allow me to allow me to drive closer to the greens. I am an owner at Kierland Villas and play the course whenever I stay there. I invited a friend to play there as I feel this is a beautiful place to play. My friend and I even said we would be willing to play the second 9 twice. I found the staff to be totally unwilling to make any type of accommodations. I understand that course maintenance is required, but this is not an inexpensive course to play.

Further, I was not advised that we would be required to play cart path only. They told me that was the responsibility of Golf Now. As it turned out, I could not compete a few holes. Call me disappointed.

Especially for the end of a long hot and relatively dry summer here in the desert, the course was in incredible shape! The pace was fast and we had a lot of fun. Unfortunately we had a member from our party cancel last minute for a family issue and we were forced to pay for his vacated round. After which they tried to pair us with someone. The starter after I informed him that we had paid for an additional person was cordial about it and didn’t end up pairing us. There has to be something that can be done about unavoidable cancellations and not having to pay quite a bit of money for someone’s round who wasn’t there.

I've played here a few times and it's always clean, friendly staff and the perfect place to take clients knowing you will have a good time.