The best private courses in Carefree, Arizona
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 8,344 rounds in Arizona and rate what they played. These are the 18 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of Carefree, Arizona, ranked by those community scores.
The Estancia Club
Scottsdale, AZ, USAPrivateTom Fazio
- 4.9Conditions
- 4.2Layout
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
- Challenging
- Pristine
- Caddies
Upper
Whisper Rock Golf Club
Scottsdale, AZ, USAPrivateTom Fazio
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 4.4Scenery
- 4.7Facilities
- Must play
- Pristine
- Challenging
The Other
Scottsdale National Golf Club
Scottsdale, AZ, USAPrivateDick Bailey
- 4.5Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 5.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine
Desert Forest Golf Club
Carefree, AZ, USAPrivateRed Lawrence
- 4.5Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.5Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Must play
- Driving range
- Restaurant
Lower
Whisper Rock Golf Club
Scottsdale, AZ, USAPrivatePhil Mickelson & Gary Stephenson
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Mirabel Golf Club
Scottsdale, AZ, USAPrivateTom Fazio
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.2Scenery
- 4.6Facilities
- Driving range
- Strategic
- Restaurant
The Silverleaf Golf Club
Scottsdale, AZ, USAPrivateTom Weiskopf
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.7Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
- Must play
- Pristine
- Caddies
The Country Club at DC Ranch
Scottsdale, AZ, USAPrivateScott Miller & John Fought
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.7Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Paradise Valley Country Club
Paradise Valley, AZ, USAPrivateLawrence Hughes
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Desert Highlands Golf Club
Scottsdale, AZ, USAPrivateJack Nicklaus
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 5.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Chiricahua
Desert Mountain Golf Club
Scottsdale, AZ, USAPrivateJack Nicklaus
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.5Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Pristine
Geronimo
Desert Mountain Golf Club
Scottsdale, AZ, USAPrivateJack Nicklaus
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Outlaw
Desert Mountain Golf Club
Scottsdale, AZ, USAPrivateJack Nicklaus
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 4.5Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Grass range
The Arizona Country Club
Phoenix, AZ, USAPrivateErnest Suggs & Willie Wansa
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Cochise
Desert Mountain Golf Club
Scottsdale, AZ, USAPrivateJack Nicklaus
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
Scenic desert golf. Cool design with lots of elevation involved-seems a little overdone when it comes to design. Greens weren’t fast, but have plenty of contour and tight landing areas too. Local knowledge is needed to score great, but great views and some cool shots to be hit
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- Driving range
- Grass range
- Putting area
Pinnacle Peak Country Club
Scottsdale, AZ, USAPrivateDick Turner & Dick Phelps
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Stonecreek Golf Club
Phoenix, AZ, USAPrivateRoy Dye
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Continental Golf Course
Scottsdale, AZ, USAPrivateGreg Nash & Jeff Hardin
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks private golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of Carefree, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about private course rankings in Carefree, Arizona.
The top private golf courses in Carefree, Arizona on Course Vaults are led by The Estancia Club with a Course Vaults score of 9.0. This page ranks 18 courses, including The Estancia Club, Whisper Rock Golf Club, Scottsdale National Golf Club.
Course Vaults ranks private golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of Carefree, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Carefree, Arizona list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of Carefree, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
The Estancia Club is currently #1 among private courses in and around Carefree, Arizona on Course Vaults at 9.0 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:17 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
