fun lay out keep you on your toes the front is different then the back but not in a bad way hit driver 1-10 and think about your tee shot from 12 on and use the gps it will be a life saver if your pla... Continue »

fun lay out keep you on your toes the front is different then the back but not in a bad way hit driver 1-10 and think about your tee shot from 12 on and use the gps it will be a life saver if your playing a skins game with the guys. Ck

Played yesterday Sunday 7/20 at 8:10 AM. Previous reviews and online sources are right on with difference between front and back nines. The front is more links style, pretty open and MUCH easier (sh... Continue »

Played yesterday Sunday 7/20 at 8:10 AM. Previous reviews and online sources are right on with difference between front and back nines. The front is more links style, pretty open and MUCH easier (shot a 41). The back is the type where you have a GPS and still don't know where / how far to shoot the ball. Desert target golf. Love it or hate it. Need to play the back nine several times as I seemed to put it through several fairways. The GPS unit on cart is the older style, i.e doesn't give you much info. For example they tell you how far the fairway runs out but no info to the front of a trap to the right. Makes for a painful quesstimation. All in all ended up with a 49 on the back. You score on the front and hold on for the back nine (FYI, have a 21 handicap so I played well but would have shot 3 - 5 strokes less with better GPS or more course insider info). The ranger / starter was a very kind gent from Boston. Cart girl was by often and seemed pleasant.

Dove Valley uses 8 minute tee times and that is not nearly enough for the back nine. Our round took just under 5 hours. Wayyyy too long. Been playing the likes of Vistancia, Lookout and many others in a hair over 4 hours on the weekends.

The practice facility gets a B- overall. Range does not tell you distances but a friend had a laser range finder. The targets are surrounded by hard pan so the range is definitely not too great. They charge $2 for about 25 balls. Should be included as many others in PHX do. The highlight of the practice facility is the practice green and chipping green. Played VERY much like the course. Sooo helpful when you can warm up / tune short game and then go play similar greens during round.

Overall, I would give course a B- / C+ but definitely would go back during the week. Perhaps if you could get on for less than $30 and play in 4 - 4:15 hours, this course would be a strong B+.

My husband and I rented clubs because we were from out of town. They gave my husband a nice set of Ping clubs and gave me a old set of Wilson clubs. My clubs were not nice clubs and I could not hit ... Continue »

My husband and I rented clubs because we were from out of town. They gave my husband a nice set of Ping clubs and gave me a old set of Wilson clubs. My clubs were not nice clubs and I could not hit them. I play as well as my husband and I was very upset. I would not recommend this course based on the club rental.

I like the course and have found some good deals on green fees. It can be slow but the layout is good and generally in good shape. I did not encounter staff problems.

I like the course and have found some good deals on green fees. It can be slow but the layout is good and generally in good shape. I did not encounter staff problems.

Decent course, we played on November 26th, $85 (plus tax), reasonable rate, but not great. Course was quite busy but moved along at a fairly decent speed after the 4th hole. You can see most of the ... Continue »

Decent course, we played on November 26th, $85 (plus tax), reasonable rate, but not great. Course was quite busy but moved along at a fairly decent speed after the 4th hole. You can see most of the trouble on this course from the teem with the exception of 2 or 3 holes on the back nine, where you have to rely on the GPS (if you haven't played the course before). There are a couple of holes where you really have to know where place your tee shot otherwise it is impossible to get to the green. Fairways are generous, greens fairly large, undulating, and failry quick. I'd play this course again, it is an American Golf ( I think thats who runs it) as a result the staff are somewhat inattentive, customer service isn't one of American Golf's virtues, they could learn something from Troon Golf, or OB golf.

Played early 11-21-07. Greens and fairways in outstanding great condition. Staff friendly. Expect slow round if you start later due to lack of expertise of golfers.

Played early 11-21-07. Greens and fairways in outstanding great condition. Staff friendly. Expect slow round if you start later due to lack of expertise of golfers.