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Eagle
Mountain Golf Course
Fountain
Hills, Arizona
December, 2008
Eagle
Mountain Golf Course Website
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FACILITIES
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CONDITIONING
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COURSE
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STAFF
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Pro
Shop
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9
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Tee
Boxes
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10
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Yardage
Marker
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10
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Attendants
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10
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Range
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10
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Fairways
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10
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Pace
of Play
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9
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Starter
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10
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Practice
Green
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9
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Rough
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9
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Scenery
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10
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Marshals
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10
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Chipping
Green
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9
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Greens
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9
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Architecture
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10
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PGA
Pro
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10
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Carts
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9
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Bunkers
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9
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Challenge
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10
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Pro
Shop Staff
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10
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Restaurant
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10
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Water
Hazards
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9
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19th
Hole
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9
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Overall:
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9
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Overall:
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9
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Overall:
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10
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Overall:
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10
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REVIEW:
Review
edited by Wayne Williams, Member, GWAA with input from Bob
Barrette, Lead Test Administrator at GolfTest USA
A very impressive and elegant desert design, contrary to
most desert courses, this one is a lot friendlier, no long
forced carries over desert wastelands, and blind shots,
which could elevate your golf score. Lush green grass is
everywhere, on tees, fairways, never a thin lie. Further
adding beauty to the course are well positioned and manicured
desert settings that are in play, only on very errant shots.
Greens are large, and very undulating, and in excellent
condition. Most green surrounds are amphitheater style,
as much as 15 to 30 feet above the greens.
There
are four separate teeing areas, with total yardages of 5065,
5825, 6244, 6777, to accommodate all skill levels. Directional
poles are located on all par 4’s and 5’s to
point out the most preferred (safest) shot placement, for
each hole, in order to avoid the many, and well placed bunkers.
Most holes are very hilly; assuring that one will likely
encounter an assortment of lies.
The only hole that has a blind tee shot is the first, a
straight away par five, that is severely downhill, but very
wide, and the ball rolls forever, making it play shorter,
and easier than the yardage implies.
Most fairways are bordered with steep sloping hills that
will send your ball skipping back down to the fairway, as
a rule.
Every
hole is its own creation, no replicas, each with different
striking panoramas of the mountains, hills, valley floor,
buttes, and also city views. An abundance of grandiose hillside
homes, are along both sides of the fairways, many over 18,000
sq. feet in size.
Bringing
a camera with you is a must, at this outstanding collection
of golf holes, as all hole locations have panoramic vistas.
The
entire staff from the GM to the rangers did everything possible
to make sure we experienced a perfectly enjoyable and fun
day of golf.
We are
confident that a day of golf at Eagle Mountain Golf
Course will be remembered for years to come. When
visiting Phoenix make sure to book your tee time early so
you don’t miss out on playing this “Elite”
course.
RATING:
GolfTest USA recommends Eagle Mountain Golf Course
as an "Elite" golf course in the Phoenix area.
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Elite
Course:
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The best the area has to offer |
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Must
Play Course:
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Don't
miss playing here |
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Quality
Course:
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Good
solid track |
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Average
Course:
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A
standard golf experience |
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Only
in a Pinch:
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Below
average golf |
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