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Golf Course Review Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club Maricopa Arizona

Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club

Golf Course Review Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club Maricopa Arizona

Reviewed by: sdscratchorbust, Scottsdale

Golf Playing Conditions 8.20 GREAT
Golf Playing Conditions 8.20 GREAT

Used teeoff.com got a deal Friday 8 am with 2 coworkers for $67. Top natch practice facility here. Really nice staff and customer service A+ as you would expect at a Troon course. The group who teed off in front of us flew. We were only a three some, so after the second hole we never saw anyone again for the entire round.

The course is in near perfect condition. Lush turf throughout. Only dings are minor yellow and brown areas and some divots in the fairways. Tee boxes were nice and level. There was some holes and rough spots in a couple. The greens were great. Very smooth greens with subtle and severe contours making for challenging lag putts. There were noticeable ball-marks and bumps I saw on partners putts nothing bad though. Speed was fast and the putts broke true.

The course boasts over 129 bunkers and some of the longest and luckily they were very consistent. Not the fluffy pro sand but a dense more compacted sand. The bunkers actually very easy and predictable to play out of. A few were a muddy and needed to be raked. What’s unique about the bunkers is their design. They are not the typical steep heavily lipped penal bunkers common locally. In contrast the bunkers here are enormous. And have large have circle lips. However they aren’t steep and the ball was rolling down and collecting in the bottom. They aren’t difficult to play out of but wow are the sight lines terrifying on the par 3’s and a few of the par 4s. It appears almost as if the bunkers are extending up to further defend the greens. Quite the mental intimidation factor.

It’s a really fun players course. The fairways are wide and you can let the big dog eat. It will really test your shot making, putting, and up and down skills. One of the more fun courses I have played. If you want a test of your skills on a players course that’s not ridiculously penal this is the place.