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Conditions
2.8
Value
4.0
Layout
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Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.6
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Traditional
Par 71
Length 7013 yards
Slope 129
Rating 72.9

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2015.

Course Details

Year Built 1957
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice No
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Reviews

3.5
342 Reviews (342)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 44
Patio Dining 44
Brunch 20
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 77
Elevation Changes 47
Water Hazards 47
This course/club is great for:
Locals 68
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 61
Advanced Golfers 35
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 87
Near the Airport 52
Worth the Drive 38

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Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice view /good time

Decent golf course with some great views of both the mountains and the city. Good value .decent if not great course. Good driving range

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Enjoyable course with great views

Lovely course very playable but also challenging. The greens are very hard and fast. The views of the mountains and downtown Phoenix are great. Good value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Bargain Seeker's Delight

Topography similar to but hillier than Aguila, with excellent views. Play was about 4:15 on a busy Saturday. In the normal range. For 30 bucks in high season, this is a great value. Fairway markers minimal, and my GPS did not work, but I will definitely go back.

Cart service adequate. Staff helpful. Ongoing improvements at some tee boxes. 2 of us played with two very pleasant people.

This will be in rotation with muni courses like Kenny Mac, Aguila, Dobson.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Great Course

Played the course for the very first time. Teed off early morning and the temperature was under 50 degrees so it was a bit chilly for the Phoenix area. Played with a husband and wife from the UK which was really great and we had an awesome time. The course was in great shape and it's a challenging but fair test of golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good time and good value

Greens were much better than in the past. Tee boxes still need work. Fairways were not over-seeded making for a few bad lies after decent shots.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

pelouse jaune

Était mieux l'an passé. La pelouse était jaunâtre. Pas trop de difficulté sur le parcours.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Great Golf course, great service and great burger. Thanks for a great Arizona experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very Nice affordable course

Affordable and fun golf course in Phoenix near South Mountain foothills.. This course has some very nice scenery. Fairways were good and greens rolled very average. I will definitely play again in the near future.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Vistal Value

Vistal is a great value during the peak golfing season of the valley. The fairways and greens were in good shape. Had a few bumps on the greens, but nothing to whine about. Several of the holes have excellent views of the south mountain foothills and downtown Phoenix. I will definitely play this course again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Pleasantly Surprised

The price was very good. Although the course was not in great shape, it was okay. However, the course had very good character. There are a couple of holes where we hit our tee shots (and our approach shots) into the backdrop of the mountains -- really cool! We then played a few elevated holes where we could see the entire valley, the skyline, and the mountains -- all at the same time. We also had a couple of holes that were risk-reward with water and/or layup areas. The combination of all these things made it a very pleasant surprise.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

nice course

We played on Sunday and the greens where slow. They where much better on Thursday.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice course

The layout was nice. The greens where a little shaggy and slow but in good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

this course has great views

I enjoyed the course* it was a challenge at times and has nice viees of phow2

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Slow, Poor Conditions

5 hour pace of play, lumpy soft fairways, and the greeens were slow and varying levels of firm.

Good value but a frustrating round.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Slowest Play Ever!

4 hours and we quit after #11 - cannot believe i was not offered a refund after telling them about it. not once did i see anyone out on the course trying to keep things moving along. When i did tell someone that we quit after the 11th hole, they could have cared less. I actually live around the area and i feel like i wasted my money yesterday.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice to escape the overseeding!!

After playing so many overseeded courses over the past month, it was wonderful to play a course that did not have shag carpet greens. The playing conditions were amazing and putts actually rolled instead of hopping and jumping plus I only needed my putter for long putts and not a long iron. I was a happy camper all day at Vistal!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

Me and my brother have been gettig into golf, trying out courses around the valley! This was a challenging course yet had many opportunities for all levels if play with big nice fairways transitioning to some tough greens! The way the course in designed the pace of play says good. We will definitely be returning to this course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

best condition in a LONG time

greens are excellent, a little firm and a little quick
most fairways are in very good condition, a few dry spots.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Wet

Played this course with a buddy of mine. We were the first tee time off, but there was a group of regulars that went off before us, waited the first two holes and never seen them after that. The course played in the shadows of South Mountain and the views were awesome looking as well as the city views. The course was over watered, very damp until the sun was able to dry it out a bit which was about the 10th hole. At least we weren't chasing the water sprinklers being turned off. It is a great course to try, even if you have to drive across town. I would definitely play it again, well worth the value as well as your time.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Deceptive greens, something a little different

Booked online, pleasant surprise. Pro - shop welcome was warm and efficient, great price for a 1:30 Teetime. Rental women's clubs-could stand to upgrade. Course in very good shape - bit dry in places on fairways but some standing water indicates staff trying to maintain a pretty decent course. Kudo's to Greenskeeper. Greens were tough and in great shape. Cart girl was pleasant and found us regularly. Appreciated in the 96 degree day. Would definitely play again and will recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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