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D_SQUARED PRODUCTiONS,INC.
Dennis Murphy / Dennis Scully
Talking Stick Golf Club: O'Odham Course
Talking Stick Golf Club: O'Odham Course
9998 E Talking Stick Way
Scottsdale, AZ 85256-1201
United States
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Overview
The O'odham course (formerly the North Course) is one of two courses at Talking Stick designed by the acclaimed designed team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. The layout places a premium on accuracy, with fairways and greens strategically surrounded by brush and waste areas and features a refreshing mix of long and shorter holes.
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“The Talking Stick O’doom course, an Coore and Crenshaw design, is the least dramatic of any of the courses I’ve played from that team. The fairways are quite wide and generous, the terrain is flat, and the bunkering is not necessarily dramatic or penal."
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“Coore and Crenshaw got the absolute most of this flat piece of land outside Scottsdale, AZ. Hole 2 is a brilliant example of a hole that looks simple and straightforward but keeps the player uncomfortable from tee to green. The hole has 2 bunkers near the green but otherwise is a straight, wide par 5 - with OOB all along the left side. The green butts up against the boundary and the player needs to take on the boundary at some point to score. Setting up the angle in to the green requires an aggressive tee shot close to the boundary line. A safe drive to the right requires an approach over the bunkers toward the boundary. They pulled out every flat terrain hole for this course and the result is such a fun, playable round."
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“A fine example of desert resort golf with generally wide fairways and lots of sand. A handful of greens have significant slope though most are relatively flat"
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“A fine example of desert resort golf with generally wide fairways and lots of sand. A handful of greens have significant slope though most are relatively flat"
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“A good resort course with extra wide fairways and not much in the way of hazards to prevent shot making. Play it long or short as you wish. The greens are not overly difficult, but good sized. The course is in good condition and the greens are reasonably fast. A very fun day can be had at this course."
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“Coore and Crenshaw took a dead flat piece of land with few cacti or prominent mountain views in Scottsdale and created an interesting, engaging and strategic design. A wonderful example of minimalist design done well. Landing areas are wide, but angles into the greens vary dramatically. This combined with slightly raised greens and ample short grass slopes around green complexes create good shot options off the tee, into, and around the greens."
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“The O'odham course is well run, in great condition, and comes with all the bells and whistles you'd expect from resort golf (great service, comfy carts, beverage carts coming around often). The clubhouse and grill were closed when I visited so I am unable to provide any insight on those options. For me, this course lacks a bit of the hole by hole variety that bump courses into the 4+ star range, and, combined with the peak season price point, would have me recommend a few others in the area. That being said, for a fun day on the course, you could do much worse than Talking Stick. The fairways are wide and running; the greens roll true. The backdrop offers beautiful views. Combine that with the top notch service and convenient location to the bulk of Scottsdale and you have a recipe for a very fun day."
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“The O'Odham course is one of two resort courses built by the Core / Crenshaw team at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale. This course is in need of some serious landscape maintenance as everything located outside of the fairways & greens are a mess. Overgrown and roped off with yellow markers to keep the golfers away from the numerous dead tree's and shrubs. The flat and repetitive layout of the course does not help the aesthetic scores either. On the positive side, it is an easy walk and the fairways are being maintained. The fairways played firm with good roll out. The greens were very hard and difficult to hit close to the pins. They did roll true and were consistent around the course, but we found it difficult to leave a ball mark anywhere on the course. This firmness of the greens was interesting especially with all of the rain that that area has received in February. This course is not especially difficult with wide fairways and plenty of recovery areas (even if some are roped off). Since we played on a Sunday, it took our group 5 hours and 25 minutes to play due to the lack of course marshals. With a hefty price tag of over $300 (unless you are staying at the resort), there are much better options within the Scottsdale area."
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“A very flat and minimalistic layout. Some of the holes are a bit repetitive and uninspiring. Although it may be a lower tier Coore/Creenshaw course, I think it deserves more credit than some give it (especially considering the land). The firm/fast conditions and wide fairways provide many options and make it fun for all skill levels. Much more playable than other desert courses that require pinpoint accuracy. The challenge here lies more in the approaches and around the greens. The 12th hole is a great example of strategy with a split fairway and the ideal line to the left providing the easier approach, but also more risk. From a design standpoint, this is one of the better mid-length par 4s I've played."
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“Very average casino resort course. Could make for an enjoyable day"
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