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tom boyle
Phoenix
2011-06-01
Guest (cart included), played on Monday, May 2011 at 2pm
An unusually cool day in late May had me at the Adobe course at the Arizona Biltmore. The Adobe is a venerable track dating back to 1929.A refreshing change of pace from all of the desert,target golf courses that proliferate in the Valley of the Sun. A perfect course for that late afternoon round- hard to believe you are in the center of town too- but hey, you are playing golf and not stuck in an office in one of the high rises off in the distance. The course is straight forward, no major elevaton changes- just hit your ball, chase it down and hole it out. No battling the jumping cholla here, but your short game and putting will be tested on some classic green complexes. The million $ manses that surround the course certainly increase the ambience without intruding on your play. The staff is friendly, efficient and personable. A post round beverage at the Adobe Grill will top off your day.
Would travel: 10-20 Miles, Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Better than average course for the area
Guest (cart included), played on Monday, May 2011 at 2pm
An unusually cool day in late May had me at the Adobe course at the Arizona Biltmore. The Adobe is a venerable track dating back to 1929.A refreshing change of pace from all of the desert,target golf courses that proliferate in the Valley of the Sun. A perfect course for that late afternoon round- hard to believe you are in the center of town too- but hey, you are playing golf and not stuck in an office in one of the high rises off in the distance. The course is straight forward, no major elevaton changes- just hit your ball, chase it down and hole it out. No battling the jumping cholla here, but your short game and putting will be tested on some classic green complexes. The million $ manses that surround the course certainly increase the ambience without intruding on your play. The staff is friendly, efficient and personable. A post round beverage at the Adobe Grill will top off your day.