The best private courses in Mesa, 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 16 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of Mesa, 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
Lower
Whisper Rock Golf Club
Scottsdale, AZ, USAPrivatePhil Mickelson & Gary Stephenson
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
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
Mesa Country Club
Mesa, AZ, USAPrivateDick Turner & William Francis Bell
- 4.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 2.0Scenery
- 1.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Fast greens
- Parkland
Championship
Phoenix Country Club
Phoenix, AZ, USAPrivateHarry J. Collis & Tom Lehman
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
Excellent parkland golf in the desert. Small greens, narrow targets, and plenty of friendly people to meet when you drive it into another fairway. Easy to walk with a great clubhouse and staff. The layout isn’t exactly “exciting”, but not one bad hole, great golf course.
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- Driving range
- Pristine
- Grass range
The Arizona Country Club
Phoenix, AZ, USAPrivateErnest Suggs & Willie Wansa
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Pinnacle Peak Country Club
Scottsdale, AZ, USAPrivateDick Turner & Dick Phelps
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
The Raven
Raven Golf Club
Phoenix, AZ, USAPrivateDavid Graham & Gary Panks
- 3.8Conditions
- 3.1Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine
Red Mountain Ranch Country Club
Mesa, AZ, USAPrivatePete Dye
- 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 Mesa, 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 Mesa, Arizona.
The top private golf courses in Mesa, Arizona on Course Vaults are led by The Estancia Club with a Course Vaults score of 9.0. This page ranks 16 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 Mesa, 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 Mesa, Arizona list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of Mesa, 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 Mesa, Arizona on Course Vaults at 9.0 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:49 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
