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Conditions
3.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
98.1%
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92 out of 97 reviews
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3.7
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4.0
Layout
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Amenities
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4.3
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Conditions
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Layout
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6550 yards
Slope 116
Rating 70.3
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Sun Hills Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/25
Architect Bruce Summerhays

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Utah (2019 #9)

Reviews

4.1
97 Reviews (97)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 6
Elevation Changes 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 8
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 6

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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course to play

I played the front 9 holes. We had to wait on every hole, contributing to a 2-hour round. But I enjoyed playing with my best friend. Beautiful corse.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Turning Around

I played this course when it first opened. It has completely changed and matured. Fun holes and enjoyable course for any golfer. Keep working on the course conditions and in a couple years this will be a course that you have to visit..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Time to go

Most reviews here are old. This place has turned over a new leaf. New carts. New mowers. Less rough. New grill. New ladies bathroom. Halfway hut open for snacks and drinks. New sand in traps. Grass on driving range, not dirt. Links style layout with interesting holes and great views. Fairways and greens have come back. Go play before it gets too busy. You won't be sorry.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/09/2017

This review is too good to be true. I have been going to Sun Hills for many years and I do not believe this review, as I have not experienced these enhancements. Yes, there is a new snack bar and sand in the bunkers, but everything else...?

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Potentially a Great Course

Sun Hills is potentially one of the most interesting courses the area. It has an interesting layout, and although it plays a little short, there are some challenging holes and the ability to make it longer by changing several of the tee boxes. I have played there several times and each time I feel the greens keeper is holding this place back. I understand he does not play golf. This is a HUGE minus in actually taking care of a course for golfers. I'm sure from his experience he can do certain things well, but without a commitment to the game and the course, it will not get better. Greens keepers must work long hours as a labor of love, not a job where you have weekends off. Also, with the shorter season, it should not be a problem. Only if it was supported more by the investors. Let's hope it gets a new owner soon so we can all enjoy this potential gem!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

WOW!

I left the course feeling like somehow my round was taken from me. It looks nice from the clubhouse, and even the clubhouse was a pretty normal scene. I was a tad concerned about how empty the lot was however. But wrote that off to the hard to find location. Prices were pretty average for this area, and the staff seemed nice enough. They had a snack bar, range, practice greens (no practice bunker). Overall not bad, even if a tad smaller than most. Out on the course was a whole other issue. It had playability in the layout, but the conditions.....YIKES! The greens were hands down the worst. I would say 20% of almost every green looked to be molding, and was missing grass. This didn't seem to deter them from placing flags next to the bad areas either. Bunkers were full of cat litter type, hard sand. Mold in the fairways near the greens as well. Speaking of fairways, they were really narrow. Decent room in between the longer rough, but hard to really tell a difference between the normal rough and the fairways. They obviously had not cut in several days. Greens were also slower than I would say is normal. Tee boxes were really long. They tried to add some appeal to the fairways with this curvy layout, but it still struck me as odd that they were all super narrow, and all just straight lines. Never did spot any maint. crew through the round which wasn't a bad thing, but started to make sense. Spotted the Maint shed on like hole 6 I think, and looked pretty closed up and a fairly early time in the day. I'd say they either have a missing greens keeper and are in need of hiring one, meenwhile having only somewhat knowledgeable crew members, perhaps even small crew. Or they have a greens keeper that is older, maybe too old, or super Lazy and checked out for some other job or something. It felt like municipal course in like a small town far away form everything. I can say this for sure, with the course in that bad of shape, it was not worth the 40$ spent. Would not recommend until they have someone in there that actually knows to to manage a golf course, and can get their Conditions out on the actual course figured out. Who knows maybe they already have a Maint person, and was left with all the mess from their last one. IDK, but like I said, Wow that was hard to see a course in that bad of shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/09/2017

You hit the nail on the head! Could be a nice place, but ground maintenance is the worst I have seen! I have asked around and your assumption about the maintenance shed being closed early is correct. The greens keeper and the crew is usually gone by 2:00PM and they start at about 6:00AM. Weekends are worse, there are only one or two maintenance people around and the greens keeper is rarely there. Maybe he needs to get a job in a bank. I wonder what he writes in his W2 form for profession... Is sure is not Greens Keeper!!!

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Commented on 03/09/2017

Yeah... the Greens Keeper has been there for over 12 years and he still can't get it right.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Forgiving Links Course

I really enjoyed playing here this morning. The windy hills added a little extra challenge to this not-too-long course. The fairways are relatively wide and forgiving. The greens were deceptively fast. We played in the morning while everything felt spongy, but the greens were still quick. You play up and down a few of the foothills on about half the holes and I enjoyed the elevation changes. Most greens are well bunkered, but offer a decent risk/reward if you can avoid them. The multi-tiered greens also offer a nice challenge if you end up on the wrong side of the pin. I would recommend this course if you are looking for something not too difficult, but with some fair challenges. No opinion about the clubhouse or snack bar, I didn't spend much time there.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Greens and general overall conditions

I have been playing Sun Hills since opening day in 1995. The greens are in the worst conditions that they have ever been. The superintendent of golf course in 1995 until he was replaced was doing a great job. He had a degree from Utah State and was very good at his job. In my opinion the only way to resolve the greens and overall condition of the course is to water more and get a superintend THAT KNOWS WHAT A SUPERTINENT'S JOB IS TO ENSURE THAT THE GOLF COURSE IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND FUN TO PLAY.!!!!!!!!!!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/09/2017

The greens keeper with the degree )associate) is the same one that has been there for over 12 years!!! That guy is the problem with the course. He doesn't even play golf!!!

Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Surprisingly challenging!

Located right near Hill AFB, the staff was accommodating and friendly. Course has a good mix of open fairways, hazards, and blind shots. Greens were fast and well manicured. tee boxes were in decent shape. Course isn't the best for long hitters as it is relatively short. Great views of the surrounding mountains!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sun Hills

Golf course was in fair conditions. Greens were really ruff with a lot of marks. Course was really soft do to the rain but played good. Hit in ruff and you will pay the price if you can find your ball. There was no good available which was a downer. Driving range needs to be improved, just hitting ball in a field can't really judge distances do to rough terrain you hit into.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun for a good deal

The course is a lot of fun for a mixed skills group. I felt the par 4s were a little bland and it seemed like they were all the same length. But the par 3s as 5s are fun and the course is in great shape. I was not dissapointed!
P.s. Please get a real snack bar! We would have dropped another. $40 easily on food,, any 18 hole course NEEDS a grill!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Sun Hills great location

Had a great time, speed of play, variety of holes, condition of greens were all in great shape, made for an overall great experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Elevated Tee Box Heaven

If you are looking for something that you can "tee it high and let it fly" this is the course. Lots of fun but slightly difficult.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Condition

This was a fun round of golf with my son-in-law, who hasn't golfed much. I shot one of my best rounds ever and he had fun because it was fairly open with small trees, therefore he could find his ball when he hit in the rough.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice track

This course has a a lot of different elevations and some challenge to know where to hit the ball. Beautiful views of the mountains and the Great Salt Lake, and you will definitely be distracted by the Air Force jets buzzing over your head as you play; (next to Hill Air Force Base), however I found them to be a spectacular distraction.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

First time playing this course and booked a hot deal at 11:54a. Surprisingly enough, the course was in great condition and although it was opened, we had 15-20 mph winds which gave some great challenges as well as helped on the nice long drives.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Windy day

Course was in good condition. Pace of play was slow.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

fun golf course with good views of area

Golf course with several elevation changes. Several dog legs where you are not sure where the green is. greens were a little slow and could have rolled better but was ok. plays about 6300 yards.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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