Golf Courses: Golf Club of Estrella

Golf Club of Estrella offers challenging play in the midst of breathtaking beauty. Following in his father's legendary footsteps, Jack Nicklaus II's daily-fee championship course is golf in the traditional sense-- challenging yet forgiving, and always spectacular. At first glance, Estrella looks like a desert course with an Eastern touch. But really it's more of an Eastern course molded into vast expanses of colorful desert. Fairways roll across the natural contours of the land allowing washes and hillsides to remain in a pristine state, while elevated tees unveil views of the Sierra Estrella Mountains. It is a course as remarkable as its heritage. The course is designed to accommodate golfers with varying abilities by offering several tee placements that match skill with distance.

Golf Course Stats

Printable scorecard

Facility & Course Information

• Course Style: Desert/Target
• Number of Holes: 18
• Green Type: Bermuda
• Fairway Type: Rye
• Twilight Rates: Yes, rates & times vary with season.
• Replay Rates: Yes, 50% off rack rate.
• Junior Rates: No, not available
• 9 Hole Rates: Yes, 50% off rack rate.
• Practice Facility: Yes, grass driving range with chipping and putting greens.
• Cart Access: 90 degrees rule
• Club Rental: Yes, Callaway X-16 and includes a sleeve of balls, $45.00 plus Tax.
• Lessons: Yes, Jim Lawrence Private Lesson $75.00/Hour, 9 Hole Playing Lesson $150.00. Please contact the pro shop for more details.
• Locker Room/Shower Facilities: No, not available
• Dress Code: Yes, proper golf attire, collard shirts, hemmed shorts and no denim.
• Spike Policy: Yes, soft spikes only.
• Shoe Rental: No, not available
• Restaurant: Yes, The Player’s Grill, open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner from 5:30am to 7:00pm
• Bar: No, but beer and wine available at The Player’s Grill.
• Rider Fee: $25.00 plus Tax.
• Conference & Banquet Facilities: Yes, outside is available for functions or weddings with no maximum number of people.
• Director of Golf: Greg Ellis

Awards

• Voted as one of the top five most improved golf courses in the country by Golf Digest in 2000
• One of the Nation's Top 40 Daily Fee Courses as voted by Golf and Travel Magazine in August 2000
• Business Journal 2000 & 2001 - named one of the top Ten Public Courses

Address & Directions

Golf Club of Estrella
11800 South Golf Club Drive
Goodyear, AZ 85338

Directions from Phoenix Sky Harbor international airport:
Take I-10 West to Estrella Parkway, head South for 6 miles on Estrella Parkway to Estrella Mountain development and follow signs to course.