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3.9
167 Reviews (167)
5 Stars
45
4 Stars
83
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
84.7%
Recommend this course
143 out of 167 reviews
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3.8
107 Reviews (107)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
56
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
85.0%
Recommend this course
91 out of 107 reviews
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3.8
120 Reviews (120)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
60
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
83.3%
Recommend this course
100 out of 120 reviews
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About

Holes 9
Type Public
Style Executive/Links
Par 30
Length 1455 yards
Slope 97
Rating 26.1

Located in the city of Mesa, the Royal Palms golf course is a nine-holer with a risk-and-reward style layout. Royal Palms offers a mix of par 3s and par 4s that is suitable for all skill levels of golfer. Although it is a short course, there are challenges to keep golfers on their toes. Two lakes form water hazards that come into play on over half of the holes. Royal Palms G.C. also has strategically placed sand bunkers throughout the entire design that can affect shots.

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Course Details

Year Built 1970
Golf Season Year round
Architect David Gill

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.9
167 Reviews (167)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 17
Narrow Fairways 10
Bunkers 9
This course/club is great for:
9-Hole Rounds 23
Beginners 21
Walkers 19
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 20
In the 'Burbs 6

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Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

What A Fun Executive Course!

With lakes and dog legs the course is fun to play and much more challenging than it looks on paper. Hats off to the staff and family for creating a mix of fun and challenge. Course was in very good shape and the price was right.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun Course

Great 9 hole course. Fairways and greens are in fantastic shape. Greens were firm and found very very few diviots. Pace was a little slow just due to the amount of people who arrived at the course at the same time, but you really can't beat an hour and 1/2 for 9 hours. Pins were in some challenging places due to the tournament that will be held tomorrow. Will definitely go back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played

false information on site; turned away because course refused to honor Covid 19 representations in confirmation

I am trying to isolate as much as possible because of age and comorbidities. Golf is an activity that seems safely doable. Have recently golfed at courses that have a 1 per cart rule. Saw that Rolling Hills did. My confirmation, attached, contains the language saying that "cart usage is limited to one rider per cart."

We were assured that many carts were available, but it was asserted that they would not be if that rule were enforced. We were told that it had not been in force for several months and that it had been removed from the site.

I indicated that the policy may have changed, but that the rule was restated in my reservation confirmation. As far as I can see the Rolling Hills site refers the golfer to GolfNow to make the reservation. I feel confident that GolfNow gets its information from the course. The course either failed to inform GolfNow or failed to check the site for several months despite, no doubt, what must have been numerous complaints..

I really don't care who was responsible for the mistake. I wasn't. I golf to relax and "get away from it all.." I should not be met with an abrupt change of policy and someone who doubts my veracity. TERRIBLE way to run a golf course.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Hit em straight

Nice little course. Better condition than many of the 18 hole courses. It is the desert

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Amazing Beginners and Irons Course!

I thoroughly enjoy playing this course to sharpen my iron shots. The perfect course for beginners and intermediate players alike. It features water and overhead (power lines) hazards...a free re-tee if you hit the power lines.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Look forward each week to golf Royal Palms

We play each week on Thursday league with our court. Some play 18 holes which I do, some play 9 holes. Its a favorite and challenges me to find that Hole in one shot and to improve my score to under par or par! Love the staff, so friendly and easy booking for tee time. Witnessed a Hole in one by Shirley, hole #2 on March 1, 2018 Fun day!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course won't honor Golf Now 18 hole price.

I made tee times through Golf Now for 18 holes, and the last 2 times they only let us play 9. They said they won't honor Golf Now and to contact them with complaints.
Play was very slow.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Golfing under the high voltage poer lines.

Not deserving 4.5 stars
Not clear it was an excutive course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Friendly place to play a quick 9

I play this well maintained short course pretty frequently. The staff is always friendly and helpful. They don't have a proper range (just mats and a net). But the three greens for pitching/chipping/putting are a great place to work on your short game. Pace of play is slow to moderate during the season. Summer rounds can be faster. The water here can be sneaky, bring a few extra balls.

Conditions Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Royal Palms

Royal Palms is a great little course for a quick 9 hole round.

Good for beginner golfers but also has some more challenging holes for the intermediate golfer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Nice!!

A great way to start my golf season easy, good fairways and excellent staff. Enjoyed our 9 holes

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great little course

course was cart path only which is OK due to short narrow fairways,not mush walking from cart path.This course is great for walkers, and bargainers

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Great little course in Oct.

Excellent course and will definitely be coming back.

Where this course scores points for me is the condition of the course in October. I searched course reviews the day before at multiple courses because I hate hitting off dirt fairways an entire round, which is easy to do in October in AZ. This course was perfect!

Nice, green fairways and the bunkers were thick (not concrete). The greens were overall in great condition. Just slightly bare in a couple places, which I'm fine with for the price of the course.

You absolutely get your money's worth. It is a fairly easy course. The pace of play is a bit slow because of all the beginning golfers on the course, but I will definitely be back...possibly next weekend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Was only $5

The greens were irrigated and sandy. Only 9 holes.
Booking through golf now was $5 with a cart.. I had to try but I wouldn't make the drive out again (15 mins) even if it was free.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Ball eater!

I love this course for its fully grown trees, it's well tended lawns and it's "cool in the city feel". But my slice and the slopes put me in the water on a few holes. Bring extra balls because the grades are deceptive and fairways narrow.
You can easily play this a few times a day for redemption.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

nice course, but...

i had a great day once i got to play. i set up a tee time at 8:22 and they had other people walk-up, so they let them go ahead. i had to wait for 5 groups to go ahead so it was about a half hour wait... not a huge ordeal, but i was kind of on a schedule. ill definately go back because the course is really fun and taken care of.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good bang for your buck.

My wife and I played on Wednesday before their men league. Found a deal on golf now for $7 pp with cart.
We had not played in a while so this was a good course to get us back in the swing. Course was in good shape, friendly staff, will play course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice

Very nice course. Very nice staff.Great value for the price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Love golfing here

I enjoy golfing at Royal Palms, my friends and I golf there as often as possible. It is a great course and a great price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Place

Had a great round. It a 9 hole course. Basicly you can't beat it for price. It's a short course. I really can't complain about anything. I like this place if I am looking for just to get out and play

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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