Boulders · South
34831 N Tom Darlington Dr, Cave Creek, AZ 85331, USA
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.
Boulders · South is an 18-hole golf course in Carefree, AZ, playing 5,148–6,874 yards from 7 sets of tees (slope 115–144, course rating up to 72.6).
It's a flat walk, roughly 144 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 151 bunkers, with water on 1 hole; 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 quintessential, visually stunning desert target course winding through giant prehistoric boulder piles and saguaros, with elevated tees and forced carries that put a premium on aerial accuracy from the back tees. Its higher Carefree elevation supports rare bentgrass greens.
Consistently praised
- Iconic stacked-boulder backdrops and elevated tees, especially holes 6 to 8.
- Exceptional conditioning with cool-climate bentgrass greens, rare for the Valley.
Worth knowing
- Target-golf forced carries from the back tees demand aerial precision.
Golfers recommend
- Carries between greens and tees are long — plan on riding.
- Move up a tee if you struggle to fly the desert carries.
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 White tees, 6216 yds
How to play it
- Card-wreckers at #1, #4, #8, #11, #17. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
- 3 par 4s over 440 yds, a course that rewards length off the tee.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 4 | 441 | 9 | Long 4 |
| 2• | 3 | 150 | 13 | |
| 3• | 4 | 411 | 7 | |
| 4•• | 4 | 420 | 1 | Tough |
| 5•• | 5 | 541 | 3 | Tough |
| 6• | 4 | 351 | 15 | Birdie |
| 7• | 3 | 184 | 17 | |
| 8• | 4 | 455 | 5 | Long 4 |
| 9• | 4 | 398 | 11 | |
| Out | 35 | 3351 | ||
| 10• | 3 | 219 | 12 | Long 3 |
| 11•• | 5 | 597 | 2 | Tough |
| 12• | 4 | 348 | 16 | Birdie |
| 13• | 4 | 412 | 10 | |
| 14• | 5 | 534 | 6 | |
| 15• | 3 | 150 | 18 | |
| 16• | 3 | 223 | 14 | Long 3 |
| 17• | 4 | 450 | 8 | Long 4 |
| 18• | 5 | 590 | 4 | |
| In | 36 | 3523 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 6874 | 72.6 | 144 | 71 |
| Blue | 6699 | 71.8 | 142 | 71 |
| Blue/White | 6386 | 70.8 | 137 | 71 |
| White | 6216 | 69.9 | 135 | 71 |
| White/Copper | 5867 | 68.7 | 125 | 71 |
| Copper | 5654 | 67.6 | 120 | 71 |
| Gold | 5148 | 65.4 | 115 | 71 |
Conditions & terrain.
Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.
Wind today
Climbs & drops
Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.
7-day outlook
Best window this week: Mon 07-13 · 72/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #5 (12) · #7 (9) · #15 (9) · #8 (8). Water on 1 hole: #18.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Boulders · South?
- Boulders · South plays 5,148–6,874 yards across 7 sets of tees, to a par of 71 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Boulders · South?
- Its slope rating ranges 115–144, with a course rating up to 72.6. The back nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Boulders · South?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the White tees at 6,216 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Boulders · South walkable?
- It's a flat walk, with roughly 144 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Boulders · South have?
- Boulders · South has 151 bunkers, and water comes into play on 1 hole.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.