4415 E. Village Pkwy. Gilbert, Az. 85208 (480) 988-0004
http://www.trilogygolfclub.com/powerranch/
Tee Box Options: Black=6932 yards. Blue=6356 yards. White=5721 yards. Red=4918 yards. Total Par=71.
Hello! I’m the Dry Heat Hacker and welcome to another Valley of the Sun golf course review in beautiful metro Phoenix, Arizona. Today, I had to work overtime, but was itching to get some more golf in. I was still very happy with my 85 hit the previous day (at Longbow) and wanted to see how I would do. I found a hot deal on www.golfnow.com for just under $18. Gilbert is in the southeast valley and I live about 30 miles away, so I punched out, went home, grabbed my clubs, and was on my way. My first impression was Trilogy is a nice course, facility, and definitely well maintained. There is a big clubhouse that houses the pro shop and restaurant. There is construction being done on the parking lot. There is a temporary bag drop and they will shuttle you to/from clubhouse. It’s really not that far, though. When I made my tee time there was a ‘course alert’ listed. I called the course and they said that due to the heat and lack of rain, they didn’t feel their greens were up to their standard, yet still playable. Phoenix is in the middle of a scorching summer (like every other summer).
There were a few players, but I really had the course to myself. I didn’t wait on anyone or didn’t hold anyone up. I played the blue/white combo at a total of 5977 yards. 6200 or so is the most I want to play, so I’ll always go for the combo if it’s available. I’ll also mention here that there is a white/red combo, as well at 5250 yards. The front 9 layout is one big area such as a traditional style course and has relatively straight holes except for #7, which is a 538 yard Par 5 Dog leg left. On the left side are houses and the right is a big desert area with some water on its right. I played a couple of shots on this fairway out of the desert. Hole #8 is a 189 yard par 3 with the aforementioned water on the right. Unless you slice it, badly, the water doesn’t really come into play. I let an old guy who caught up to me play through. He was out there puffing on a stogie without a care in the world…..he birdied the hole, too. Hole #9, which comes back up to the clubhouse has a little pond on the left which goes around the green and up by #18’s green. Yup, my second shot went right in. Once you cross behind the clubhouse, you’ll find the 10th tee. The back 9 winds through a neighborhood and is a links-style layout. Most of the fairways on the back are relatively straight, too, like the front. #14 is notable because it’s a dog leg left. Your tee shot is blind to this and I actually was a bit confused on where to go. After you putt, take your cart through a tunnel, under a road and up to a comfort station. The 15th tee is right after for a 157 yard par 3. There is a lot of bare, dirt here. Not desert, just dirt. I bogeyed this one. Hole 18 is a nice dog leg right, but you can see the green from the tee. The water next to #9 also comes into play. There is a small bridge that spans this pond and I thought it was a nice touch. In the end, I hit a 91. I was happy. I’m roughly a 20 handicap, so it works out.
Trilogy at Power Ranch is a very nice course. The greens have some damage, but they are playable and pin placements are nowhere near the damage. But as I mentioned at the beginning of the review, I was told this up front. Other than that, the tees were in good shape as well as the fairways. There were no bare spots or flooding from sprinklers. The staff was nice and after I turned my cart in, I was given a ride right to my vehicle in the parking lot. Don’t you just love a good golf experience?!! Until the next review……
Dry Heat Hacker 