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Conditions
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Value
4.2
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.4
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About

Holes 9
Type Public/Municipal
Style Traditional/Executive
Par 33
Length 2486 yards
Slope 98
Rating 31.0

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 03/2019.

Glen Lakes Municipal Golf Course not only provides a good game of golf but also excellent practice facilities and a learning center that offers free lessons. The course features several lengthy par 3s and par 4s. It is beginner friendly but it also offers plenty of challenge to the experienced golfer. Water comes into play on nine holes and the rolling terrain creates tricky uneven lies. There are also strategically placed bunkers protecting the greens to watch out for. Glen Lakes Municipal Golf Course boasts outstanding practice facilities including a lighted driving range that stays open late and in the summer there are misting systems to keep golfers cool.

Course Details

Year Built 1966
Golf Season Year round
Architect Milton Coggins

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.5
126 Reviews (126)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 17
Brunch 10
Patio Dining 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 20
Bunkers 16
Narrow Fairways 8
This course/club is great for:
9-Hole Rounds 29
Walkers 26
Locals 24
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 28
Worth the Drive 6

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Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Course was in poor condition.

I have played this course many times in the past. The current condition is not up to the past standards which were barely above average. T boxes were weedy and the greens were rough. Fairways for winter in AZ were weedy and not kept clean many branches and leaves on the fairways. Played last summer in much better conditions.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Walked

Nice little course; good value.

Usually not crowded. Nice staff. Over-seeding seems to be having difficulty staying thick & green.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No grass left on the course. Mostly dirt.

Loved the layout and the staff. The golf course was in really tough shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Improving all the time.

New equipment is helping with course improvement. Glad the city of Glendale is waking up and supporting this little gem. The committee staff are a real pleasure

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 222
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
First Time Playing

Ok

We got what we paid for not at all disappointed. Simple coarse warm up lfor weekend.
Nice staff , beautiful weather all good. Would we go back probably not , far from home .

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good bang for your buck

Always a pleasant place to play nine holes. Has a few challenging part three and some fun par fours.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played

OK

Good place to learn. Bad place to score will. Improving. but it will close 7/1/17.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Glen Lakes Golf Review

The course is a nice local neighborhood course to go out and play 9 holes. It is a mature course and soon I understand that it will be shut down. I will be sad to see it go. It has been a foundation of golf in Glendale for decades. The Pro, Thom Harrison, has always been friendly and helpful.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great olf golfcourse

its a little run down from the years its been there, but it still was a fantastic golf experience for the price. definitely will keep going back.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Couldn't just play this course once!

This was my second time walking 9 holes here, and, despite my score, I had a lot of fun! I just started playing again, and I would recommend this to anybody looking for a deal. The fairways and greens are in really good condition, and the staff was really accomodating. I'll be back!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Enough 4 and 3 par holes mixed to make it a fun course to play. Very friendly staff members,.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great little course

Great course for beginners or just a quick fun round. 9 holes only... but fun just the same. Good value for the money.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Value

My wife and I had just arrived in town and were anxious to play. The forecast was bad so we opted not to spend a fortune playing in marginal weather. We walked and were not pushed by groups behind us in carts. We were pleasantly surprised by the condition of the greens. An absolute great value for the money! We enjoyed it enough we returned a few days later.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Glen Lakes Golf Course - Glendale, AZ

This is a very weak excuse for a golf course. Fortunately, it did not cost very much. My wife and I played nine holes for less than $30. That was the positive side of the situation. Person at the course was very nice and accommodating. Everything went well. All in all it was a good experience. The golf course is just not a very good golfing experience. I don't think I've ever played on a course of that poor caliber before. It made us appreciate how great the golf courses are in our hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Winter Bargain

Visited a friend who'd just moved to Cave Creek 6 months ago. He complained about the price of Winter golf but I found this course on Golf Now for $10 ($14+ with fees) for 9 holes.
The course is a little rough around the edges but very playable. The staff was great and full of info and suggestions for future play. Now my friend can find great deals like this on his own!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Basic Muni-course, Great Value For a Quickie 9

I've played this course several times in the last few months, and it has been a regular "go-to" when I want to get a quick 9 in during the week. The value is unmatched (especially the Hot Deal). Although the course is a little rough in areas, there is plenty of playability here and enough interest in the holes to offer a bit of a challenge for the mid-handicapper like myself. There's more par 4's than other 9-hole courses in the area, and they vary in coaxing the golfer to play draw or cut shots off the tee, and vary in length to allow for choices of club selection as well. The ability to opt for walking or cart is also beneficial, in case I want exercise or just play a quick round during lunch and head back to the office. Pace of play is pretty good, can sometimes be slower, but still not too bad, and slower players are always friendly enough to let faster players through.

The greens are average to small in size, with slight undulations, making it just enough of a challenge for dialing in the short game and making putts.

There are very few sand traps, so not much opportunity to work on that part of the game. Looks like there may have been a few around each green at one time, but they are now grass resembling the rough, and still very much a challenge to hit out of. Some of the tee boxes on the par 3's are offset by difficulty, so one day I'll play the blue tees, and another day the whites to offer distance variety and a different look at the holes.

For golfers like me who like to practice and hone their game on the course instead of the range, this location is a great option. You can basically play a round for what a large bucket of balls would be at a range. As I said, it's a perfect way to hone your actual course play without breaking the bank.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Fair Play

The overall course was in good conditions. My only gripe was with the greens which made things challenging. The length of the grass on the greens was like shag carpet. Too funny. However, everything else was great. Price was right for 18 holes.

Thanks guys.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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