High in the Usery foothills, with the Valley below.
Las Sendas is the east Valley’s high ground. Robert Trent Jones Jr. made his Arizona debut here in 1995, winding a desert layout through the Usery Mountains in north-east Mesa; the club puts its terrace at nearly 1,800 feet. The reward is the view: on a clear day you see across the whole Phoenix metro area, and the raised 18th looks back over most of it. The club has members but sells public tee times, and a place in Golfweek’s Best state-by-state list for 2026 makes it a strong choice for golfers based in Mesa, Gilbert or Fountain Hills.
Las Sendas Golf Club green fees and tee times.
Public tee times are booked through the club’s TeeItUp portal or by calling the pro shop on 480-396-4000, up to 90 days ahead. A credit card secures the time, and cancelling inside 24 hours means paying for every player in the reservation at the quoted rate. Prices are posted as the day’s live rates rather than a fixed card, and they exclude tax. Members have their own priority booking, and holders of the club’s Family Pass play in off-peak hours, so book well ahead for prime morning slots in high season. Outings and group days are arranged through an enquiry form.
The round, in perspective.
The club calls this a strategic course, and it means it. It is a par 72 with five par fives and five par threes, playing 7,004 yards from the Silver tour tees (73.3 rating, 141 slope) and 6,059 from the Blue. Six tee sets are matched to handicap ranges on the scorecard, and the club asks players to use the right one. The hardest hole on the card comes first: the 1st is a 461-yard par four from the back. The 4th, a 436-yard par four, and the 534-yard 6th both have blind tee shots that the starters will explain, and the longest hole is the 593-yard 15th. Stones in bunkers are movable obstructions, and a local desert rule lets you drop within two club-lengths of where the ball left the grass, for one stroke. Brothers Wayne and Lloyd McBean, a former NHL player and a golf professional, bought the club in 2008 and have spent several million dollars on it since.
Know before you go.
Booking window
Up to 90 days
Cancellation
24 hours, or full charge per player
Pace of play
4 hours 20 minutes
Dress
Golf or collared shirt; no denim; no metal spikes
Rental clubs
PING, US$85 for 18 holes, US$45 for 9
Pro shop
480-396-4000
Make the trip work.
Las Sendas applies its dress code strictly: golf or collared shirts, dress or khaki trousers, shorts or skirts, and golf shoes without metal spikes, with no denim anywhere on the course. Pace is policed too. Player assistants give a warning, then a second one 15 minutes later, before moving a slow group into position, against a limit of 4 hours 20 minutes. The club insists that each golfer carries a full set, so sharing a bag is out; PING rentals cost US$85 for 18 holes. Book dinner as well. The Patio & Grille is open to the public, takes reservations on OpenTable and holds a 2026 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, and its terrace looks over the city lights after dark.
The club is at 7555 East Eagle Crest Drive in north-east Mesa, close to Usery Mountain Regional Park. Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) is about 20 miles west, roughly 35 to 40 minutes on the Loop 202. Phoenix–Mesa Gateway (AZA), used mainly by low-cost airlines, is a similar drive to the south. Scottsdale is about half an hour away.
The club has no rooms, so most visitors stay in Mesa or drive out from Scottsdale. Golfbreaks pairs the course with We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort, north across the Salt River on the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, which keeps the drive short and adds two more courses to the trip. For a livelier base, Old Town Scottsdale hotels such as Hyatt House Scottsdale/Old Town are about half an hour west. Downtown Mesa, linked to Tempe and Phoenix by light rail, has chain hotels around 20 minutes from the first tee.
Make a trip of it.
We-Ko-Pa and Eagle Mountain, in and around Fountain Hills, are each around half an hour north and make an easy east-Valley trio with Las Sendas. SunRidge Canyon, also in Fountain Hills, is another nearby option. Away from golf, Usery Mountain Regional Park, beside the Las Sendas community, has hiking on the Pass Mountain Trail, and the Bush Highway leads to the Salt River, where wild horses graze along the banks and summer tubing runs.
Find your season.
The best months are November to April. March is the busiest, when Cactus League spring training fills Mesa’s hotels; the city hosts two major league teams. Book the first tee times from June to September, when afternoon heat makes desert golf hard work.
Yes. The club has a membership but sells public tee times online and by phone, up to 90 days ahead. Members get priority times, so the earliest high-season slots can go first. A credit card is needed to hold the booking.
What is the dress code at Las Sendas?
Golf or collared shirts, golf shoes with non-metal spikes, and dress or khaki trousers, shorts or skirts. Denim is banned on the course, and the club says it enforces its golf attire policy strictly.
How long is Las Sendas?
It plays 7,004 yards from the Silver tees, par 72, with a 141 slope. There are six sets, down to 5,188 yards from the Copper tees, and the scorecard recommends each by handicap: Black for 0 to 5, for example, and Blue for 13 to 24.
Who designed Las Sendas?
Robert Trent Jones Jr., in his first Arizona course, which opened in 1995. The routing threads through the foothills of the Usery Mountains and uses the slope for views across the Valley, above all from the 18th.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
