Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club

4.4
331 reviews

About

Golf Course

Location

Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club
48456 Az-238, Maricopa, AZ
85139, United States

Hours

Reviews

4.4
314 reviews
5 stars
234
4 stars
30
3 stars
12
2 stars
15
1 star
23

What are people saying?

AI-generated from recent customer reviews

Course Conditions

The course is often praised for its beautiful layout and well-maintained fairways, but many reviews noted inconsistent bunker conditions and slow greens.

Staff Experience

While many customers highlighted friendly and helpful staff, there were notable complaints about specific employees being rude or unhelpful, particularly regarding pace of play.

Pace of Play

Several reviews mentioned slow pace of play due to management decisions and lack of rangers, leading to frustration among golfers.

Value for Price

Customers expressed mixed feelings about the pricing, with some feeling it was too high for the current course conditions, while others found it reasonable for the experience.

Dining Experience

The restaurant received positive feedback for its food and service, although there were isolated complaints about slow service and menu options.
  • JH
    John Hartman
    Nov 10, 2025
    5.0
    Beautiful course and super friendly staff!
  • RS
    RJ Suh
    Nov 4, 2025
    3.0
    Flew in and went straight to the course. I did not book a tee time in advance. I paid when I got there. No military discount for retired military. Statement of fact - not a complaint. The course overall is beautiful. Some of the bunkers were unplayable and the course looked like they were trying to fix them but there were so many that looked out of play. The greens were super slow. It was like putting on shag carpet. The course tried to pair me with someone but no one wanted to join up. A two some in front of me with caddy let me play through after about 5 holes. The GPS on the cart they gave me wouldn’t turn on. It was cart path only due to the normal overseeding in late part of the year. Free water on the course. Never saw the cart girl. Food in the restaurant seemed really good. Good value. Menu seemed to have a lot of new additions according to the staff. Unfortunately I’m a little disappointed after hearing so many good things about this course. Didn’t feel like it matched its price point.
  • DJ
    David Jaskey
    Nov 3, 2025
    2.0
    The course is beautiful. It is challenging but has numerous tee locations to make it fun tor players of all skill levels. My complaint is the constant swarm of tiny biting mosquitos. We played this course on the first day of a week long golf trip and we have too many itchy bites to count.
  • JK
    John Kim
    Oct 31, 2025
    5.0
    One of my home tracks. Always maintained well. Best staff in AZ. Shout out to Tim for being a solid human being with a heart of gold.
  • VP
    Von P
    Sep 22, 2025
    1.0
    This was our first time golfing and a worker there named Mike Frey made our experience very unpleasant. The very first thing he yells at us is “One ball!”. There was no “Hello, how are you doing? How can I help you?” None of that just a startling “One ball!” suddenly from behind. I guess we were moving too slow for Mike Frey but he offered no suggestions on how we could speed things up. We told him we were dropping another ball to drive because finding the ball I sliced to the middle of nowhere would take much more time than simply hitting another one better. He made no sense because he was scolding us to hurry but also told us we had to go find the ball I sliced to oblivion. We politely tried to explain that this would be much quicker but his senile mind would not have it and sat and argued with us for several minutes even after we told him we’d try to move quicker (even though we were hustling and running to our balls the whole time). In his senile mind we must have been sitting there driving balls all day because he condescendingly scolded us that “This isn’t a driving range” even though the reality is we ever only drove a second ball if we sliced one to oblivion and moved on. The problem is we just suck at golf but we didn’t need this jerk, disrespectful worker to come scold us instead of helping us with suggestions to move faster. For instance, later from a friend we learned we can drive on the grass but did Mike Frey tell us that? No. First thing he did was start scolding us for being behind. I think he spent too much time out in the Sun and was just looking for a long drawn out argument. He wasted so much of our time that it put us even waaaayyy further behind. Mike Frey needs to find something else to do rather than harass and scold adults doing their best at golf. As I said we weren’t lollygagging at all, just not very good. And although it was fun and something we would definitely do some more, we won’t be doing it there thanks to Mike Frey. He’s a loose canon.

Frequently Asked Questions About Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club

Where is Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club located?

Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club is located at 48456 Az-238, Maricopa, AZ 85139, USA.

What are the opening hours of Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club?

The golf club is open daily from 6:00 AM. Hours vary: Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday close at 7:00 PM; Wednesday through Saturday close at 9:00 PM.