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4.3
1367 Reviews (1367)
5 Stars
887
4 Stars
358
3 Stars
72
2 Stars
32
1 Stars
18
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.5
89.6%
Recommend this course
1283 out of 1367 reviews
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4.6
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
100.0%
Recommend this course
39 out of 39 reviews
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4.4
76 Reviews (76)
5 Stars
45
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
93.4%
Recommend this course
71 out of 76 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 7258 yards
Slope 139
Rating 73.9

John Fought and Tom Lehman collaborated on the course at Verrado Golf Club, a voluptuous design that meanders through the old Caterpillar bulldozer proving grounds. It's up and down for 18 holes and that doesn't mean "chip and a putt." The course is good test with chances to score and a handful of memorable and scenic holes.

Where Verrado Golf Course will eat you alive is in the bunkers. Some bunkers are hard to carry, others collect wayward shots. But the fairways are wide enough to avoid trouble, and what appears to be the safe shot off the tee will often bring greenside bunkers more into play. So pick your poison.

While the back nine is far superior to the front, going out still has its fair share of memorable holes. A huge boulder 30 feet tall on the par-4 eighth jets out from the left side around which the fairway shapes itself. A perfect line from the tee box is to take the ball five yards right off its edge, but hitting the boulder is certain death by desert. The boulder was scheduled to crumble via dynamite, but stood up to the TNT and was deemed an immoveable object. Open and playable for all skill levels, the Verrado Golf Club is a sublime experience.

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Course Details

Year Built 2004
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Lehman (2004) John Fought (2004)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt and bermuda shorts required. No denim.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

Reviews

4.3
1367 Reviews (1367)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Patio Dining 65
Drinks 61
19th Hole Scenic Views 44
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 92
Bunkers 74
Forced Carries 60
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 79
Advanced Golfers 72
A Weekend Splurge 49
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 93
In the 'Burbs 37
Convenient to the City 30

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Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played

The greens on this course are the worst I have played in the past 2 years. This course should not even be open right now. The greens have a disease and have virtually died off. This was a premier new course. The only reason the staff got 4 stars the should be telling the customers about the condition of the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Greay vourse,but the greens were crappy....I would love to come back to play sometime.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Poor value for the money

The most important part of golf is the greens and putting, sadly this course did not allow for that part of the game.
It was significantly over priced for the poor quality of the greens. With poor greens should come a discount, if not the value and experience are not as expected.
Will we play it again, probably not and of course we will certainly not recommend it.
Too bad, the rest of the course and the cart service were excellent.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad Greens

Greens we’re in very poor condition. Worst greens played in the area in past 4 months.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Horrible greens !!!!!!

Beautiful course, but not worth the price if the greens don’t get fixed, it’s like putting on gravel bumpy all the way, call before booking to make sure the greens are fixed

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

You call these greens?

I've played this course on a regular basis for the past 14 years. This is a very well designed golf course and has the potential to be one of the best in the valley but the quality of the greens along with an overall lack of attention to detail make this course and very average experience at best. The greens are some of the worst I've played in the west valley. They look nice but putt like a mine field and your ball rolls like it's in a pinball machine. The general condition of the course has has continually deteriorated over the last two years but prices have continued to increase. Not sure if that's the result of the new management company, lack of budget, or the quality of the staff.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always enjoy The Founder’s …

Played as a two with a local friend (visiting from Michigan) and although we were behind a foursome we didn’t have any significant waits - played through them on 15.

Greens were bumpy compared to past rounds and a handful of tee boxes were a bit beat up. Greens fees were okay in that the Waste Management Open and Super Bowl are this weekend.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful Course!

Absolutely beautiful course! Layout was wonderful, pace of play was great! Conditions of fairways, tee boxes, sand traps were great! Only criticism is that some of the greens were bumpy and a little thin, but we did play the first of February. Great track, would recommend for sure!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens in bad shape

Not like I remember them. Balls bouncing toward the cup?…….some kinda fungus! And I recommended the tee time. Very disappointing 😟

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun challenging course

Beautiful views, very cold, challenging but fun course layout.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Walsh review

Always a good time at Verrado Founders. Greens not as good as last year. Good rate on Golf Now. Published rates too high.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great morning at Verrado

Played Verrado right after a rain storm. Greens were still very good. Love the layout. Only draw back would be all of the construction on holes 1-8.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Verrado Founders in Buckeye

Overall, course conditions and amenities are very good. My only complaint was I didn’t have time to warm up before I actually played.. I am one who needs some practice before I play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course with stunning scenery

This course is always well maintained, we played it early Sept 2023, the greens were just punched a couple weeks ago, a bit bumpy but the rest of the course was in an amazing shape after such a dry summer. Pricing was perfect around $40-50 to play in the heat. A must play in the West Valley.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

You will lose balls

Beautiful course but many hazards and you will lose balls

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Do not play here

Greens are absolutely terrible. The cost for this course is outrageous for the conditions it’s in. Even the guys at the end mentioned that members have been complaining about the course conditions. Do not waste your money here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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