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Papago Golf Course

Phoenix's best municipal course: long, well kept and minutes from Old Town Scottsdale, at well under resort prices. The default public round for a central base.

Par72

Tips7,333 yd

Rating / slope74.7 / 129

Green fees seen$109–$120

See Papago on the 3D map, hole by hole

Tees, rating and slope

Tee	Yards	Men	Women
Black	7,333	74.7 / 129	–
Blue	6,771	71.7 / 124	78.5 / 134
White	6,382	69.9 / 119	76.1 / 131
Green	5,777	66.8 / 114	72.1 / 120
Gold	5,404	65.3 / 111	70.0 / 118

Course rating / slope, USGA Course Rating database where available.

Green fees

Shoulder	GolfPass shows GolfNow pricing from $109; a reviewer cites a $120 green fee. Official 2026-27 rate card not captured.
Locals	Phoenix Golf Card accepted (city card: $60 first year for Maricopa County residents, $120 non-resident); discount amount at Papago not captured.

GolfPass read 2026-11-03

Before you book

Access	City of Phoenix-owned course run as a 'partnership facility' (not on the city rate sheets). Phoenix Golf Cards are honoured but the city rewards program and Junior Golf Pass are not.
Overseed / closures	2026 fall overseed Oct 13-29 (17 days). Aeration Jun 8-10 and Aug 10-12, 2026 (9 holes only Mon, 18 closed Tue, 18 and practice area closed Wed). City of Phoenix schedule.
Designer	William F. Bell (1963); later work credited to Jack Snyder (1977), Billy Fuller (2008), Forrest Richardson and Phil Mickelson (2017) per GolfPass
Opened	1963
Style	Long, rolling public course among the red buttes of Papago Park between Phoenix, Tempe and Scottsdale.
Drive from Old Town Scottsdale	9 min (4.0 mi)
Phone	602-275-8428
Address	5595 E Moreland St (Karsten Way), Phoenix, AZ 85008

Local knowledge

The best public-access value close to Old Town Scottsdale and Tempe; Phoenix Golf Card holders get a discount here too.
Book early for winter mornings: it is among the busiest public courses in central Phoenix in season.

Hole by hole

Hole	Par	Yards*	Elev*	Hcp
1	5	536	-9 ft	15
2	4	424	-5 ft
3	5	516	+5 ft
4	3	232	-10 ft	13
5	4	389	+12 ft	11
6	4	454	-14 ft	1
7	4	455	+16 ft	7
8	3	255	-9 ft	9
9	5	486	+18 ft	5
10	5	505	-19 ft	18
11	3	181	+9 ft	12
12	4	349	-2 ft	16
13	4	400	-4 ft	10
14	4	443	+7 ft	8
15	5	587	-11 ft	14
16	4	441	+20 ft	4
17	3	237	+2 ft	6
18	4	531	+3 ft

*Yards measured along the mapped centre line (OpenStreetMap), close to the middle tees. Elevation = how far the green sits above (+) or below (−) the tee, from USGS terrain data.

Recognition

{'list': 'GolfPass Top 25 College Courses in the U.S.', 'rank': 23, 'year': 2020, 'source': 'https://www.golfpass.com/travel-advisor/courses/15705-papago-golf-club'}

Closest golf hotels

Hilton Garden Inn Scottsdale Old Town — 10 min, 4.2 mi
Scottsdale Marriott Suites Old Town — 10 min, 4.2 mi
Hyatt Place Scottsdale/Old Town — 10 min, 4.7 mi

Questions golfers ask

How much does it cost to play Papago Golf Course?

Green fees we have seen range from $109–$120, depending on season and time of day.

How hard is Papago Golf Course?

From the back tees it measures 7,333 yards with a course rating of 74.7 and a slope of 129.

How far is Papago Golf Course from Scottsdale?

About 9 minutes (4.0 miles) by road from Old Town Scottsdale in light traffic.