Cave Creek Golf Course

Cave Creek is a muni track located in the north central part of Phoenix.
Compared to the high end courses in the valley, the green fees are very good. The have a driving range & a putting green. Also on site is a pro shop & café.
The course layout is decent with a couple holes with large carries off the tee and water comes into play on a number of holes.
When I played the fairways were in decent shape. The rough was either dormant or non-​existence. Often you will be hitting off hard pan. However, the greens were in great shape, very fast and tough. The greens have a lot of tiers and breaks on every putt.
The only real knock on this course is traveling from hole to hole. Their isn’t a cart path. So often you are traveling on rutted paths that make for an unpleasant experience.

What a gorgeous morning to go out with my doll to hit some golf balls. Sandi hit her PING G30 like a Pro. My G30 felt pretty awesome as well! Great start to the day

I’ve played Cave Creek quite a few times. It’s kind of my home course, since it is the regulation (par 70 or higher) course that is the closest to where I live. That said, I probably wouldn’t play here much if it wasn’t so close.
First of all, I love the layout of the course itself. There are a few unique holes. The par 4 8^th has an approach shot over a huge ravine, while hole 11 is a tight dogleg left over the ravine with a water hazard on the opposite side of the fairway. The greens are some of the most challenging I’ve ever encountered, so count on a couple of three-​putts while you are out here. It also has a great practice facility with three practice greens and a large driving range.
However, I have to say that I probably would not ever come here if it wasn’t so close to where I live. The layout of the amenities is awful. It’s a long walk or ride from the clubhouse to the driving range, and it is a long walk or ride from either to the first hole. The course itself is very difficult to walk since there are huge elevation changes, but that doesn’t affect my score. It is annoying to have to leave the driving range to go pick up a rider.
Also, the pace of play here is horrendous. It is painfully slow especially during the winter months. Even on a slow day, I can typically play Encanto or Maryvale in 4.5 hours. I have had rounds at Cave Creek push six hours. It is not uncommon to run into 3 – 4 groups waiting to tee off on holes 3 and 7 (the par 3s on the front nine).
I play at Cave Creek a lot because it is a short drive. I’ve had some great rounds at Cave Creek. Plus, since it seems that the municipal courses in Phoenix are becoming extinct, I try to support those municipal courses as much as possible. With that in mind, if I have a choice between Encanto, Maryvale, or Cave Creek, I will usually opt for either Encanto or Maryvale first.

The old reliable restaurant is not the same. The prices had gone up by couple of dollars. The eggs very oily. The hash browns were way overcooked. Only decent item was the bacon. Even the toast was overcooked.

This course is A-​OK! Paid 20 $ for cart with a 8am tee time in the summer! Twosome with no additions and no one behind us. Course could be maintained better but it is still quite fun! Great opportunity to use your driver! Lots of long holes!

This is the first time I played here. As a matter of fact, first time I played in Phoenix metro so my basis for comparison is weak. Nevertheless, I thought prices were a bargain and competitive based on my twenty minutes of phone calls prior. The course was «up to par» and challenging. I was in the water a few times.
It is too bad, however, that my main takeaway from this golf course was the «old man» at the counter. He was, quite frankly, an ass (this is aside from the oddities of the elderly). My buddy and I are young (around 30), but I am not a fan of someone big-​leagueing me if I ask a few questions. Save that for the school yards, not the golf course.
With that being said, there are far too many other conveniently reachable and competitively priced golf courses in the Phoenix metro area for me to return here.

This course remains one of the old courses of Phoenix. Still maintained by the City of Phoenix, this course offers every level of golfer some challenges and enjoyments.
Not the longest course you will find, it offeres other challenges in the way the course weaves through the Cave Creek Wash. Tee boxes that require drives over the wash. Approaches that are some times blind and many times from unlevel lies. And some challenging greens. You won’t be disappointed.
My only complaint, and the reason for 4 stars… Phoenix has adopted a more difficult tee time reservation system. Having to call into a central number or reserve through the internet, the City has made it more difficult.
But take a minute to get a tee time, you will love the challenge.

If you are a Northern California resident like me and you’re looking for someplace to golf in the Phoenix area, what I’m about to say will amaze you. Phoenix residents however, are apparently quite used to this:
Okay. I paid for 18 holes for myself and my nephew, a riding cart, rental clubs for said nephew and a dozen golf balls. The entire total came to $ 89!!! That won’t even cover the green fees at most courses around the San Francisco area! All this for a Friday morning tee time. How crazy is that?
The course is very straightforward with a Rating/​Slope of 71.9÷122 from the tips and 68.3÷117 from the forward tees. I honestly thought it played a little easier than this, but then again the Arizona Golf Association doesn’t have Pebble Beach or Spyglass to view as comparison. There are two forced carry holes but otherwise, any novice should be able to get around this course without wanting to give up after the Front 9.
For a muni in the middle of the desert, I was pleasantly surprised at the condition of the course, the greens and the tee boxes. Brown patches of grass were few and far between. The greens rolled fairly smooth given the amount of play. I can’t comment on the pace as I never saw the group in front of us, nor was there ever a group behind us. All in all, it was a fun course at a great price.
The caveat of course is the oppressive Arizona heat. Figure out how much water you will need, then bring twice that much. I would reccomend wearing a wide-​brim hat, LONG SLEEVE golf shirt and slathering sunscreen on any and every exposed piece of skin. How these people put up with this year round is beyond me.