Talking Stick Golf Club · O’odham Course
9998 East Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85256, United States
Tap a hole for its details · gold dots = bunkers, blue = water · the Wind and Elevation buttons color each hole by today’s wind and by climb · OpenStreetMap
The lay of the land.
How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.
Talking Stick Golf Club · O’odham Course is an 18-hole golf course in Scottsdale, AZ, playing 4,677–7,001 yards from 5 sets of tees (slope 105–124, course rating up to 72.6).
It's a flat walk, roughly 46 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 133 bunkers, with water on 3 holes; the back nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
A polarizing Coore & Crenshaw minimalist exercise on dead-flat former farmland, using width, angles and ground contour rather than dramatic terrain. Fans call it strategic, walkable minimalism done well; critics find the flatness and front nine repetitive.
Consistently praised
- Strategic width and angle play that rewards thinking off the tee.
- Walkable, open layout free of surrounding homes; a strong back nine.
Worth knowing
- Built on flat farmland, so it lacks dramatic terrain and can feel repetitive.
Golfers recommend
- Play the firm ground and use the wide fairways to set up angles.
- Go in expecting subtle strategy, not desert spectacle.
Tee fit & expected score.
Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.
Play the Gold/Jade tees, 5905 yds (or Gold)
How to play it
- Card-wreckers at #4, #12, #15, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 4 | 397 | 15 | Birdie |
| 2• | 5 | 539 | 13 | |
| 3• | 4 | 438 | 3 | Tough |
| 4•• | 4 | 425 | 1 | Tough |
| 5• | 4 | 381 | 11 | |
| 6• | 3 | 214 | 5 | Long 3 |
| 7• | 4 | 435 | 9 | |
| 8• | 3 | 153 | 17 | |
| 9• | 4 | 439 | 7 | |
| Out | 35 | 3421 | ||
| 10• | 4 | 429 | 12 | |
| 11• | 3 | 262 | 6 | Long 3 |
| 12• | 4 | 389 | 2 | Tough |
| 13• | 4 | 384 | 16 | Birdie |
| 14• | 4 | 434 | 8 | |
| 15• | 4 | 457 | 14 | Long 4 |
| 16• | 3 | 189 | 18 | |
| 17• | 5 | 572 | 4 | |
| 18• | 4 | 464 | 10 | Long 4 |
| In | 35 | 3580 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 7001 | 72.6 | 124 | 70 |
| Gold | 6472 | 69.9 | 119 | 70 |
| Gold/Jade | 5905 | 67 | 116 | 70 |
| Jade | 5479 | 65.2 | 111 | 70 |
| Rust | 4677 | 61.4 | 105 | 70 |
Conditions & terrain.
Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.
Wind today
7-day outlook
Best window this week: Thu 07-09 · 66/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #15 (15) · #5 (13) · #3 (11) · #1 (8). Water on 3 holes: #1, #17, #18.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Talking Stick Golf Club · O’odham Course?
- Talking Stick Golf Club · O’odham Course plays 4,677–7,001 yards across 5 sets of tees, to a par of 70 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Talking Stick Golf Club · O’odham Course?
- Its slope rating ranges 105–124, with a course rating up to 72.6. The back nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Talking Stick Golf Club · O’odham Course?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the Gold/Jade tees at 5,905 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Talking Stick Golf Club · O’odham Course walkable?
- It's a flat walk, with roughly 46 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Talking Stick Golf Club · O’odham Course have?
- Talking Stick Golf Club · O’odham Course has 133 bunkers, and water comes into play on 4 holes.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.