Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club

Disappointing experience given the price and other reviews.

Drove up to bag drop. Attendant was there but didn’t come over or acknowledge us. I dropped our bags and parked. When we came back, attendant did help.

At check-in they asked for about $10 more than the confirmation email I had and showed them. They had no interest in sticking to the confirmed price.

We went to range, then to putting green near #1, then to starter for our tee time. Starter was aloof, indifferent and a bit obnoxious over the time we were there, which was a long time. It was an 8:50 tee time and they were already running way behind. We teed off 20 minutes late. If at check-in they would have told us they were running behind (which they knew), we could have timed our warm up differently so not standing around waiting at #1. Starter blamed the delay on the 2nd group of the day running late. That’s no excuse. It’s their job to manage so as not to inconvenience everyone else. Pace of play once we started was also slow. Too slow for the early tee time.

The course itself was nice. Pleasant environment. Very playable if using appropriate tee box. Tee boxes, fairways and greens were good. Greens had a lot of poa, rolled slow but pretty true. But… the greenside bunkers were terribly inconsistent. Sometimes almost no sand, bouncing off hardpan right away. Others had several inches deep of soft sand.

On-course restroom was out of order so only option was at clubhouse.

Plentiful water bottles on course was nice.

Finishing this review like I started it, our overall experience was not what we expected. At that price we won’t be going back.

Southern Dunes is a course that any player will enjoy. Conditions are fantastic and the off course amenities are excellent. One of the best in the valley

Great course, lots of sand bunkers, sand was very hard, hard to get out of bunker..

I play this course over 10 years ago and was not that impressed but thoughts I would give it another shot.
Dramatic improvement from the last time I played! The fairways were in great condition and the greens were rolling smooth.

Great course in excellent condition. Had a 2:50 tee time so was worried we might not be able to finish, but pace of play was fast and we finished our 18 holes.

Excellent course a short drive from Phoenix. Reduced rate for starting at 7 AM. Very enjoyable except for the blustery conditions.

Fairway and greens were excellent condition. Staff super friendly and helpful. Uncontrollable was the wind which made for interesting round. Highly recommend