Have conflicted feelings about reviewing this course. My uncle's home is on this course so I have basically grown up with this course. As well you r... » More

Have conflicted feelings about reviewing this course. My uncle's home is on this course so I have basically grown up with this course. As well you really have to factor in the price in regards to a course.

Played here 6:00 Sat Morning. Woke up early before everyone and decided to sneak in a quick round. This course is a member of OB sports so I was able to use my traveling discount and play for $25 with a cart prime time Saturday morning.

Staff couldn't have been friendlier. The girl in the clubhouse let me jump the four somes in front of me and play right away since I said I was a single and ready to go. The starter was very accommodating as well.

Aside from the $25 and the friendly staff the course is quite boring. It is basically straight away holes with small trees lining the fairways. The fairways aren't in bad shape when you are on grass but that is few and far between. Massive dead spots and rivers of dirt throughout the course. No rough. The greens are mostly elevated and the course' main defence are the small scattered trees, narrow fairways, and tiny dime sized greens.

Positives: Tee boxes are watered heavily and lush. The greens are fine, roll well. Firm but to be expected in Laughlin / Ft Mojave. Grass surrounding the greens is well maintained. Fast POP (I finished in under 2 hours burning through as a solo). 18th is a nice hole.

Negatives: The bunkers are inexcusably bad. Seriously pay, someone to go and rake the gravel out of the bunkers. They are tiny thin, hard packed, and are a neglected. They have no lips and most balls roll out most of the time. The greens need to be bigger and have some undulation. The course could be scenic with great mountain backdrops but beyond many of the par 3's are dumpsters or other eyesores that kill the raw beauty.

The challenge with this review is I can't really blame the course. It is a locals course. In fort mojave the economics are tough. It's a small town in the desert. It wouldn't make sense or be economical to spend the money to make the course nice as no one would play it because it would be too expensive. $25 for a full round of 18 on a weekend is a fair deal.

For what it charges its a solid value and fun time. But I wouldn't plan a 4 some and spend 4.5 here knocking it around on hard pan or make the drive from Laughlin.
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Played here Sunday morning for $45 at 6:45 AM (They have last minute dynamic pricing and snagged a deal since this is a $150 rack rate course)

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Played here Sunday morning for $45 at 6:45 AM (They have last minute dynamic pricing and snagged a deal since this is a $150 rack rate course)

Great practice facilities, great range, free balls, helpful staff and starter.

Course was in great shape. Due to the season only minor flaw were yellow patches and some dried out areas, and patchy grass growth surrounding the bunkers but that is nit picking. Super picturesque desert course with moderate difficulty.

Greens were firm but not concrete firm. Greens were a notch above medium fast nothing difficult. Only downsize was the greens did not break the amount they look or should have in my opinion. They had moderate undulations nothing serious. I normally putt well and like to think I am good at reading greens but for whatever reason they did not break the way they looked to the eye, as myself and our group struggled. The bunkers were well maintained and consistent, nice medium fluffy sand making getting out easy (I had 2 sand saves today)

The layout here is awesome. It is definitely a tighter desert track without being too tight. There are wide enough landing areas but if you are not straight with you driver you will be pulling cactus out of your behind like I was in the front nine. The course is not very long, the tips are only 6845 yards, and I was driving it through the landing areas because I have been bombing my drives recently. The course does not have GPS in the carts which is crime in a desert course like this. I think I could have been more strategic if I knew the distances of the fairways better. You will need a range finder to play here.


The tee boxes were always extremely level. You will have forced carries on every drive but not more than 150 yards so they don't come into play. There are no blind tee shots. The course has some very unique and interesting layouts of their holes. Especially their short par 4's and par 5s. Most of the par 5's have a risk reward forced carry over a wash on the 2nd shot. The par 3's are strong here. There are no short ones from the tips.

Advice I would give to this course is to play the standard par 4's more conservatively and try to leave the driver in the bag. Then play the final short par 4 and par 5's aggressive as they are the easiest holes on the course. You can easily go driver iron into them with a decent drive. The finish of this course is what really makes it fun and exciting. The course finishes par 5, par 5, par 4. Thumbs up!

I highly recommend this course as it is just a step down from the premier courses in the area but is only a moderate challenge and a great true desert track without being too difficult.
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Played here on a sizzling hot deal from GolfNow for $28 at 1:18 on the Ranch course.

This is a private club that allows public play with golf... » More

Played here on a sizzling hot deal from GolfNow for $28 at 1:18 on the Ranch course.

This is a private club that allows public play with golfnow for some reason on certain days. This is a 36 hole facility out in the sticks past all of the premier courses in NE Scottsdale. Driving past all of the heavy hitters: Troon North, Grayhawk, Estancia and Scottsdale National (Home of PXG), gets you pumped for a special day of golf.

I normally play twilight golf to avoid the heat, crowds, and morning rack rates. We had a miracle 85 degree day so I decided to play some afternoon golf after watching Tiger.

I read online they provide free range balls and arrived 2 hours early to get some serious practice time in on the range with the mild temperature. I was in rare form on the range and was feeling it so I decided not to press my luck and just go out early. The starter was very friendly and said If I go now I can get ahead of the next tee times and went out an hour early.

I started the round playing solo but as soon as I bumped into the next player he was very friendly and asked me to join. His name was Rick and he was a very friendly and gracious member. The POP was a tad slow for mid day at 4:45. What turned out to be the club champion caught up to us and played with us. Another beyond welcoming friendly member. He even moved my cart for me when I would pitch and treated me like family.

Apparently there is a drought in Phoenix/Scottsdale (I thought there was always a drought in the desert) So they said this was the worse condition they have every seen the course in the 10+ years they have been members. They had immense pride in their course without a hint of pretentiousness or snootiness even though I was a guest on their county club on a golfnow deal (HUGE PLUS)

The fairways were a little dried out and firm so the rolls were nice. The only drawback of the course were the brown and dried out spots to be accustomed with this time of year. I didn't see any fairway divots The greens were firm but only mildly dried out. They held shots. They rolled true and were only fast not devilishly fast. The members take care of this course and I only saw 1 ball mark on the greens all day. They mentioned the bunkers had been recently renovated and were TPC level pristine with fluffy granite sand. Big plus. It was almost a shame I was only in 3 all day.

The layout was fun. It was definitely a desert track but only minor forced carries. No blind shots. Wider fairways but not too wide. Lots of strategic layups but the course itself was not overly tough. None of the holes run side by side. Minimal bunker complexes surrounding the greens. Fun undulations without being over the top. The par 5's don't have bunkers guarding the front so if you are in position you can run woods on if you go for them in two. One fun drivable par four. Two holes run by a small lake. Number 17 is an awesome risk reward split fairway par 5. I played the tips 7,00 yards and none of the par 3's required a wood. I believe it was the perfect level of challenge without being difficult.

It was one of those enjoyable days of golf I will never forget. I highly recommend Tonto Verde - Ranch as a fun, diverse, playable layout of the course and outstanding customer service of the staff and welcoming members. I'm eager to return to play Peak their tighter target golf track.
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Course is right down the street today. The AZ twilight rate was $45 but with the OB sports pass (Management company) it was $30. The Summer OB Pass ... » More

Course is right down the street today. The AZ twilight rate was $45 but with the OB sports pass (Management company) it was $30. The Summer OB Pass is $49 so that was what we call a financial no brainer.

Really friendly staff and starter. He did manage my expectations, key to hospitality, by saying they are letting the course go to prep for over seeding. He also said this is a player friendly course and not a brutal desert target golf course. The club house and views are top notch here.

The course is really fun. No forced carries or blind tee shots. Tips are over 7,000 so I decided to play combo to not get beaten up my first round. Obviously when the course is prepping for overseeding, and the beginning of the summer heat there will be lots of brown, rough bunker edges etc. This was exactly what one would expect. The only bad part was a few of the greens did have brown dead spots, only an an issue if you landed one one. The greens are firm firm and fast since they are mowed short (Which I love) and were a little dried out (Which I love). The greens here roll and were consistent, once I adjusted they were a blast. The bunkers weren't the powder of premium course but were very consistent and well maintained. Tee boxes could be more level. The carts do need GPS as a few holes I had to guess.

The front nine is very much a desert track but it is not very tight. There are some fun risk reward par fours and beautiful par 3s. The greens aren't the super elevated table top variety and provide some member bounces and rolls as a few are recessed. The greens are very undulated and break a lot and provide the main challenge here. The back nine is where this course shines. Some really fun holes with water elements, fairways mounds and multyi level fairways. The part I most enjoyed with the course are the multi leveled fairways. It adds excitement to your drives on what bounce and level you will end up. Much more fun than flat boring fairways. Some fairways and greens had Pete Dye esque mounds (Thumbs up) The back nine also has some double backed fairways so you can get away with a slice if that is your crux. All of the par 5's are reachable with a good drive and I had 2 tap in birdies and a lipped eagle. The par 5s really make this course fun and add a self esteem boost to your game.

This course may have one of the most epic closing holes I've ever played and that says a lot. It's an elevated dogleg right flanked by a lateral bunker. What they did add is a Tour tee that is 508 yards uphill par 4 with a massive forced carry let's go!. I went for it since my driver was on today and tubed a drive, hit a clean 3 wood to the front and missed a 6 footer for a par on an uphill par 4! Even Torrey can't match that. What an exhilarating end.

The parking lot and cart return are all close and convenient which makes this course a fun neighborhood upscale player friendly course. I will definitely be back when I want a softer round or take a non hardcore golfer out to play. Highly recommend this course. The value is there as long as your expectations are too!
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Played here yesterday at 5 PM. Course is always wide open in the evening why I love it.

I have the annual pass and this course is less then 3 ... » More

Played here yesterday at 5 PM. Course is always wide open in the evening why I love it.

I have the annual pass and this course is less then 3 miles away from me so after work I was playing here a lot. I didn't play here for a week and I am not sure what happened but the course condition on the front 9 took a nose dive.

Not sure if they are doing maintenance, or a tournament went through, or the rapid weather changes had something to do with it but I was shocked. On the front nine there are a lot of bare spots. A few of the fairways were even flooded. The greens were dried out and were concrete firm. I hit a wedge that rolled off front to back. There were lots of ball marks and even dead spots on a few of the greens with no shade. The par 3 tee boxes were beat up, and the fairways had lots of divots.

The back nine was pure like usual but a few of the greens were shaggy it was quite a shock from the front nine. I left a putt 15 feet short on No 10 because it must have been 2 - 3 lower on the stimp than the front.

Staff is always super friendly. The cart boys are the best here I'm not sure what some of the other reviews have issues with. The sand is epic here as always (I'm a sand junkie) The sand doesn't get better than a TPC Course.
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