I played Red Mountain Ranch this past summer. I had played nine holes clear back in a high school match and didn't have much memory recall but this time went the whole way around.
There were 16 of us that played as we got a rate and reviews were very mixed. There is a lot of elevation change, which I like. There are some good holes, which I like. But there are, imo, also some pretty goofy holes that go a long way towards canceling these things out. The third hole comes to mind - it's a pretty long par-4 with essentially a blind tee shot. The 13th hole is similar - a blind shot to a fairway with a hidden water hazard to the left, then a shot way down the hill to a green that's pretty hard to hold.
Having said all of this, I'd definitely play it again for the right rate, and if it's in your budget $50 is the right rate this time of year. It's just the classic "give the housing development priority over the course itself" setup that has been so common here the last 25+ years.
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Originally Posted by tickler08
I played Troon North ( monument), Eagle Mountain and Camel Back.
Troon and Eagle were a step above Camel Back.
MY fav of the three was Eagle Mountain.
This is a classic "one of these things is not like the others". Troon North is one of the best courses in the state (although after the reconfiguration I believe that what is now called Pinnacle is >> Monument), Eagle Mountain is a very solid and forgiving course with great views and Camelback is...a decent but dated resort course built back in an era where there was no restriction on grass acreage. Thus it is almost completely grassed, which is not really a complaint - playing desert course after desert course can get old. It's just not in the condition nor has the layout nor views of the other two.