OAKCREEK COUNTRY CLUB
(928-284-1660)
Arizona Golf Course Review 6/19/04
Preview/Review
On our June visit to Sedona we had the opportunity to drive a cart to check out the layout and facilities at
Oakcreek Country Club. The clubhouse was in the middle of an expansive renovation in June, with the scheduled completion date in late July of 2004. The pro shop is already finished, as are the locker
rooms with showers, and the new restaurant/lounge and banquet/special events facilities were works in
progress. When complete, this facility will provide members and guests with upscale amenities that will compliment the fine golf course.
The practice facilities here are extremely comprehensive, with a putting and chipping green conveniently
located adjacent to the clubhouse. An Expansive range with target areas, another huge practice green, and a short game area with sand bunker are also located just across the street on the way to the
opening hole. On the course golfers will discover that the 100, 150 and 200 yard blocks that are measured to the center of the green also provide measurements to the front and back. The cart paths
have permanent markers and corresponding red, white and blue stakes are situated on the opposite side of the fairways - providing the best system available. Pin placements are indicated to the front,
middle and back by red, white and blue flags on the greens.
Oakcreek provides 4 sets of tee boxes that are quite evenly dispersed in intervals of nearly 400 yards. The blacks measure 6824 with a 132 slope, the blues 6353/125 slope, the whites 5965/117 slope for
men and 134 for women, and the reds 5579/113 for men and 128 slope for women. The terrain is mostly level, with some mild undulations are the fairways and greens - which by the way were in remarkable
condition on our visit. The uniqueness of this layout in comparison with the other courses in this area is
the relatively flat terrain - but also the tree lined fairways that will demand accuracy as well as length.
Additionally, many of the holes play right up against the beautiful red rock mountains of Sedona, which provide incredible backdrops and make the course incredibly photogenic. The experience here is
serene and often breathtaking - as you can discern by the photos in this preview. We plan to visit again
later this summer to provide a hole by hole description of the course. For now, we hope the photos below will do the course justice.
For more info on the course, visit our page for the Oakcreek Country Club in our Arizona golf course listing section by clicking here.
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