Sun Village Golf Course — Local services in Surprise

As a first time outa towner-visitor, my hotel was a mile and a half away. Save some bucks by booking on GolfNow.com . I got a killer last minute deal, 18/$15, including taxes and fees. The first time I played, the front nine played slow because I got caught behind a couple of duffers. The second time I played, I asked the pro shop if I could start and play the back nine twice and they were very accommodating. I finished my round of 18 in 90 minutes. The back nine is more challenging and interesting because of the water holes; 9 hole players peel off after the front nine so the back nine is less congested. WARNING: #13 blue/back tee yardage stone lies, hole plays shorter - play to the yardage on the scorecard. Also, visitors have to enter using the manned Bell Rd entrance, and to pick up a temporary parking pass. The course has a warm up station where one hits into a net, and a practice green, but I can't speak to either. Greens play medium slow. Max iron needed is maybe 160 yards IF wind is blowing in your face and tee/pin is back. Tees are hard, bring a short tee, but plenty of broken tees can be...

DO NOT PLAY HERE IF YOU ARE PLAYING WITH A KID. They expect kids to carry their own bag the entire time. Don’t dare to help them carry their own bag at any point. My father took my 7 year old nephew to play today. They play together all the time and have never experienced such callous rudeness from the staff. They were approached three times by the staff about my father carrying my nephews bag. When asked why he couldn’t carry it for him they stated “it was the rules.” An arbitrary rule with out any valid reasoning ruined their day. My nephew left so upset. They have played over 30 different courses in California, Arizona, Hawaii, and Mexico and have never been treated so horribly. Read all the other reviews about how terrible staff has been to other families with kids. The staff clearly doesn’t have to abide by the etiquette they set forth. “Our goal is to provide a positive and enjoyable experience for everyone who chooses to play the course at Sun Village.” Nothing about the experience was positive...

I grew up playing golf as a junior at Sun village with my grandpa with no problem. Our family has had a house inside Sun village for over 40 years. Today we tried to bring our kids out to play golf so they could experience the same thing i did growing up and got kicked off for helping carry our juniors bags along. We booked the last tee time of the day to stay out of peoples way, had no one behind us, 4 juniors playing golf and they kicked us off and would not refund our money that day. I am personally a PGA member and work at golf course and just experienced the absolute worst customer service possible at a golf course. We will not spend another penny at this golf facility and nor should anyone else who supports junior golf. I would rate this place 0 stars if i could. Also, we were staying at a house on the course and after we were kicked off, we saw 0 golfers the rest of...