Overview: Played probably the best of the Phoenix municipal golf courses on Tues 12/27 with bmcnicoll and 2 of his friends. Aguila is a Gary Pank's designed course that opened in 1999 and sits near t... Continue »

Overview: Played probably the best of the Phoenix municipal golf courses on Tues 12/27 with bmcnicoll and 2 of his friends. Aguila is a Gary Pank's designed course that opened in 1999 and sits near the base of South Mountain in the southwest part of Phoenix. Aguila is arguably the best golf value in the Phoenix area with a walking rate of $40 and a riding rate of $55 (with the Phoenix golf card). The course has great views of South Mountain and downtown Phoenix.

Course: Nice clubhouse with a restaurant and pro shop. The clubhouse faces the 9th and 18th greens situated around a shared lake with views of South Mountain off in the distance ... a very nice setting. I have not played Aguila in a long time, and I forgot on how much I like the course design and layout. We played the silver tees at a little over 6400 yards. The layout included a couple of nice short par's 4 mixed in a with a couple of longer ones.
Even with all of the play that Aguila gets, the course was in good shape. The fairways were over seeded, and the rough was dormant Bermuda except on 9 and 18 where it was wall to wall over seed. The sand in the bunkers were good and all of the bunkers were raked. The greens were receptive and rolled in true. Pace of play was about 4:20 - 4:25, which I thought was not bad at all for an afternoon tee time during the Phoenix high golf season.

Summary: Brian, thank you for the invite ... I always enjoy playing with you! It was great meeting Howie and Ron and I enjoyed the afternoon of golf. Aguila is a great golfing value in the Valley of the Sun, and should be considered when visiting Phoenix. Happy New Year to the GK community!! Wishing everyone the best in 2023!