Talking Rock
Talking Rock
15075 N Talking Rock Ranch Rd
Prescott, AZ 86305-5681
United States
Overview
Desert courses are rarely walkable, mainly because of great distances between greens and tee boxes, but when Jay Morrish designed Talking Rock, a couple of hours north of Scottsdale, he set out to create a walker-friendly layout. With a relatively flat design and minimal distances between holes, Talking Rock is a relatively easy walk. A housing development lines many holes on the front, but the back side is a little more secluded, with holes framed by trees and large, softly-rising bunkers.
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Awards
Ranking history:
Best in State: Ranked 11th, 2013-'14. Ranked 15th, 2015-'16. Ranked 19th, 2011-'12. Ranked inside the top 20, 2005, 2009-'10. Ranked inside the top 25, 2007. Ranked 31st, 2023-'24. Ranked 34th, 2025-'26.
Previous ranking: 31st.
2025-'26 ranking: 34th.
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Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
Review
“Talking Rock is a Jay Morrish beauty located in Prescott AZ. Built to be a big course, with wide fairways, huge greens, and large bunkers. This is a very fun and playable course for all handicaps. Tee boxes are at appropriate distances given the elevation, with most greens having direct sight-line access, and fairways offering good recovery if you feel the need to play it safe. This course "may" play easier for the shorter hitters yet more challenging for low handicappers off of the back tees. Like most desert-style courses, keeping your shots on something green is the key to scoring as the desert can be very punishing even if you happen to locate your errant shot."
Read More2025
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“Talking Rock, offers a beautifully designed course by Jay Morrish. The course provides a rewarding challenge for golfers of all abilities. The course features wide, rolling fairways, strategically placed bunkers, and natural elevation changes, all set against the stunning backdrop of Prescott’s high desert and surrounding mountains."
Read More2025
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“Good variety of holes, demands using every club in the bag, and wonderful scenery."
Read More2024
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“This is a big course, suited to the wild west. Fairways are wide, greens are huge, bunkers are large. As a result, it is a very playable course for all handicaps. Tee boxes are at appropriate distances given the elevation, most greens have an accessible line, and fairways have a place where you can play it safe. In many cases, fairways are pinched where long hitters would land, so play is easier for shorter hitters and more challenging for low handicappers off of the back tees. OB or lateral hazards were generally well off the fairways."
Read More2023
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“A fun track with some very challenging holes but overall not a course that beats you up. Enough undulation on the greens make them intersting but again not overly punish you for a slight misread."
Read More2022
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“Fun experience in nice year round climate."
Read More2020
Review
“Best in the Prescott area; bentgrass greens (with significant poa on front 9); rye fairways; sticky rough keeps balls in play; lots of sand although bunkers have been reduced/redesigned on front 9 with back 9 to follow. Gorgeous setting but part of a housing development that is too close to course, especially on front 9."
Read More2019
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“Very good private club in high desert...out of the way but worth the time to get there. Great routing and very good greens all year long. A little on the difficult side. Walkable."
Read More2018
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