Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Arizona, USA | GolfPass
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4.5
1332 Reviews 1332 Reviews
5 Stars
916
4 Stars
308
3 Stars
67
2 Stars
29
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.5
91.9%
Recommend this course
1243 out of 1332 reviews
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4.6
75 Reviews 75 Reviews
5 Stars
54
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
92.0%
Recommend this course
69 out of 75 reviews
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4.5
134 Reviews 134 Reviews
5 Stars
90
4 Stars
31
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.7
90.3%
Recommend this course
121 out of 134 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Traditional/Links
Par 72
Length 7546 yards
Slope 142
Rating 76.4

Stretching over 320 acres in the southwest area, Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club (previously known as Royal Dunes) transforms mostly flat terrain into a challenging course that uses practically twice the amount of land a standard course. The course incorporates superb landscaping featuring towering mounds and hollow valleys for an interesting and scenic game. This desert golf course has wide fairways and generous landing areas. The dunes-style layout requires precision from tee to green. The difficulty of the golf course lies within the deep, strategically placed sand bunkers, multi-tiered greens, and native grass roughs. Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club provides adequate challenge for players of any skill level.

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Course Details

Year Built 2002
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round. Closed on Mondays from June 1 - August 31st
Architect Brian Curley (2002) Fred Couples (2002) Lee E. Schmidt (2002)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Spa, Locker Rooms

Available Sports

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Reviews

4.5
1332 Reviews (1332)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 58
Patio Dining 47
Brunch 24
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 120
Undulating Greens 55
Forced Carries 54
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 89
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 49
A Weekend Splurge 44
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 101
In the 'Burbs 15
Convenient to the City 7

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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Amazing

Hands down the nicest course I have ever played!!! Extremely friendly staff, amazing practice facility and the overall grounds are INSANE!!!
The course was in perfect condition. From tee to green, absolutely perfect. Pace of play was fantastic, sand traps were impeccable.
Fees were understated for what the course should of cost.
Cant wait to play this course again. Would gladly travel to AZ just to play this course again.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great layout - stay out of the bunkers!

The FW's/tees are in decent condition. Greens are excellent and you can actually make a ball mark. A little on the slow side. The only gripe we had was the inconsistency of the bunkers. Some were perfect and others like concrete. A side note - I limped into the proshop and asked for a handicap cart and the young lady questioned whether or not I had a handicap placard. I thought I was going to have to go back to the car to get my placard. I have never had this experience before.

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice track

Layout with all the bunkers and some elevation make it a challenging course. Really have to be precise to stay out of trouble and approaching some thin and small greens. Gotta be on your game to score well.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

True Golf Course

I can’t emphasize enough how helpful and friendly the staff was during our round. The course is challenging and the greens quick and smooth. Would highly recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
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 Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

One of my favorites

Great course. Pace of play was outstanding. Staff was friendly and helpful!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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 56
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bunkers

Layout was good but if you have a lot of bunkers and promote them, take care of them so that they’re playable. If your in them good luck trying to land soft because there is nothing in them. Also, too many gopher holes throughout course and tees

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Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course

One of my favorite course in Phoenix. No houses around, just nature! Course is in great conditions, plays fair. Pace of play was good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful…needs work

Loved this course last year but a bit disappointed this year. If sand traps are going to be a feature of the course, they need to be maintained better. Greenside bunkers were too often like hitting off concrete. They *looked* good but then you try to blast the ball and the club just bounced off the hard surface one centimeter below the surface. Everything else about the place was good, but that flaw made a big difference today.

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Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Decent course but the conditions need improvement. Green side bunkers lacked sufficient sand, thus were unpredictable. Fairways were very dry and compacted. Overall very disappointing for a course at this price point.

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Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Another great experience

Absolutely love this course, the staff are friendly and the restaurant has a solid menu and good quality food. Great value for this Fred Couples designed course. I include this course in every golf trip that I plan for the boys.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Lots of Sand

Great course layout with more bunkers than any course I have played in a long time. Due to recent rain, the sand was not in great shape which made it difficult to play out of the bunkers.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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