Red Mountain Ranch Country Club

Summer conditions: greens a little slow and patchy. Fairways patchy. Rough in weird places bunkers were okay. It’s a good track and I play it often just don’t show up there expecting great conditions

Hate to leave bad reviews, but the pace here was terrible today. Got out at 8am made the turn in over 2 hours and 45 minutes. With it being over 110 out, they need to speed this place up. Left after 9 and feel really cheated and disappointed.

Don’t get out to play often anymore, but when I do I always try to play this course. Great layout, awesome scenery, always in great shape during summer.

It took our group 3 hours to complete the front nine. That’s completely ridiculous any time of the year but for a summer round when it’s getting to 110 out it’s unacceptable. Our group called it quits after it took us 25 minutes to complete the 10th hole and we came up to two groups on the 11th tee. We called the front and they said there was nothing they could do and that their marshal went home (it was just about noon) so they couldn’t go enforce pace of play.

The groups ahead said there was a group in front of them spending more time drinking than playing which was the cause of the back up. If that’s the case I still see it as the responsibility of the golf course to ensure that they’re maintaining pace, the “nothing we can do” response was infuriating.

This looks like it could be a really fun course, but I will not be back.

There a so many other courses in better shape and for less money.

Had a great time and it’s definitely a challenge. Rolling hills and nice greens

I’d like to comment on an issue with Red Mountain that is very common . Semi private golf courses must accept outside play to make their bottom line work. I travel a lot and book as single player 95% of the time. As such, I’m tolerated at best. Arriving at Red Mountain, I checked in , purchased range balls and headed to range (30 minutes ahead of my 730 tee time).! The starter informed me I needed to tee off right then or wait until after 8am. He said that the two members scheduled to play with me only like to play as twosome. I told him I had a time and range balls purchased in good faith and he would be back from range for my assigned time. Unfortunately, because you’re not a member, you often get similar treatment, My hope is that someone from GolfNow reads this post and attempts to address this issue.

The course played tough, which was expected. It was a 5 hour round, no control over that. Then we proceeded to the restaurant for beers and lunch, only to get the check and find an 18% service charge. This wasn’t and isn’t considered part of the tip. There were four of us. When asked, they said it’s standard and is also used for banquets and weddings, which I understand. So after that charge, tip, and tax, you pay an additional 45%. No go for me, avoid it.

Thoroughly enjoyed the course, the conditions, and the layout. Several tees to choose from. Greens could be a little faster. Staff were very friendly.

Course has a super cool layout. I played the tips. Had some very tight tee box shots from back there. Also had some very open and cool set up ones. The island box on the back 9 was very cool. Overall course was in very good condition and for the price this place was worth the money 100x over. 100% will be back. I play a lot of courses and this is now on my top places to play in the PHX area. Awesome track.