Palm Valley Golf Course: Goodyear, AZ

Palm Valley Golf Course – Goodyear, AZ

​Playing golf as a ‘single’ is a good way to meet new people.”– Carol Williams

I had the pleasure of playing the Palm Valley Golf Club yesterday. On Friday I stopped by there to check it out and have lunch at the onsite restaurant, the Fairway Grille. After lunch, I made a tee time for Saturday.  It’s the nearest course to where my sister-in-law lives so thought it would be a good course to try.  I was not disappointed.

I love this place.  First of all, every person who works there seemed genuinely glad I was there.  Lunch on Friday was really good, and the staff was very friendly.  Today, after my round, I stopped in for a cold drink before heading back to my SIL’s house.  I saw a hamburger being delivered to the table next to me and it was huge. I’m not talking about all the fixins making it look big, but the hamburger itself was a thick piece of meat.  They have a full bar and a nice variety of menu selections so I can assure you no one leaves the Fairway Grille hungry or thirsty!

Now about the golfing.  I got matched up with two men from Calgary, Alberta. You never know about men. When guys are out with their guy friends they don’t necessarily want to play with a woman. I never really care who I get matched up with. You can meet interesting people from very interesting places on the golf course. Anyway, I ask them if they were ok with playing with a woman and they said “YES”. I wasn’t sure if they were just being polite or actually were ok with it. I think after I hit my first tee shot right up the middle any fears they had were alleviated.  We ended up having a good time and the weather was perfect.

I really enjoyed the course.  There are generous fairways but, if you aren’t hitting in the fairway, it has a lot of hardpan sandy waste areas and some deep sand bunkers. I don’t recommend getting in any of them.  I did get in the waste area once which I didn’t like because that hardpan sand is not friendly on the golf club.  I also got into a deep sand bunker once but managed to get out and one-putt to save par.  Oh… and the greens are really fast!

Truth be told, even if I had a bad game I would enjoy playing this course.  It’s a pretty course and the staff is super friendly.  This is a place I would definitely recommend to anyone who enjoys golf.