Sedona Golf Resort is the red-rock round most golfers picture: fairways through juniper on a valley floor, with coral cliffs, Bell Rock and Cathedral Rock on the skyline. It opened in 1988 to a design by Gary Panks, sits next to the Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock in the Village of Oak Creek, and sells public tee times online. Visit Sedona notes it has held a four-star Golf Digest rating without a break. The downhill par-three 10th, played straight at Cathedral Rock, is the hole people come to photograph.
Sedona Golf Resort green fees and tee times.
Public tee times are sold online through the course’s Chronogolf booking page, and the pro shop takes bookings on 928-284-9355. No published rate card, booking window or handicap rule appears on the booking listing; prices show when you pick a date and time, so compare a couple of days if your dates are flexible. Stay-and-play packages are built around the Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock next door, and golf travel companies sell two-night, two-round packages that combine the two. If you are planning a two-course trip with Oakcreek, book this course first, because Oakcreek runs only an 11am shotgun from December to February.
The round, in perspective.
Panks, who built much of his career in Arizona, routed the course through a juniper-strewn valley below the cliffs rather than forcing it onto the rock. It is a par 71 with four sets of tees on the scorecard: blue at 6,646 yards (rated 70.6, slope 128), white at 6,127, gold at 5,652 and red at 5,059. That makes it shorter than Oakcreek down the road, but desert wind blowing across the valley adds length to some holes, above all the 10th, which drops from an elevated tee with Cathedral Rock behind the flag. Practice facilities are a driving range, putting green and chipping area, and the Juniper Bar & Grille serves breakfast, lunch and drinks.
Know before you go.
Tee times
Online via Chronogolf, or 928-284-9355
Tees
Blue 6,646; white 6,127; gold 5,652; red 5,059 yards
Practice
Driving range, putting green and chipping area
Food and drink
Juniper Bar & Grille
Make the trip work.
The course is at 35 Ridge Trail Drive, at the north end of the Village of Oak Creek, so it and Oakcreek can share one base for a two-round trip without any driving into Sedona. The white tees at 6,127 yards and slope 120 are the sensible choice for most handicaps, and the gold tees at 5,652 yards make it approachable for a beginner in the group. Leave a few minutes at the 10th tee for photographs, since groups behind will be doing the same, and book the Juniper Bar & Grille for breakfast if you are on an early time.
From Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX), allow about two hours: Interstate 17 north, then exit 298 onto State Route 179, the Red Rock Scenic Byway, which reaches the Village of Oak Creek after about seven miles. Flagstaff Pulliam (FLG) is roughly 45 minutes away by road, with fewer flights. A hire car is close to essential, because Sedona’s trailheads and restaurants are spread out.
The Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock shares the site and is the obvious base, with stay-and-play packages and the course on the doorstep. The Village of Oak Creek has smaller hotels and rentals within a few minutes. In uptown Sedona, Enchantment Resort in Boynton Canyon is the one stay that also opens the private Seven Canyons course to guests, which makes it a good split-stay if you want a third round.
Make a trip of it.
Oakcreek Country Club, Sedona’s first course from 1968, is about a mile away and has its own guide here; it plays longer and greener, with lakes and trees rather than open juniper. Canyon Mesa offers nine executive holes, and Seven Canyons is open to Enchantment Resort guests. The Scottsdale courses on this site are about two hours south for a longer Arizona trip. Off the course, Cathedral Rock and the Bell Rock Pathway are short drives from the clubhouse, and the creek-side views of Cathedral Rock at Red Rock Crossing are worth a morning.
Find your season.
Sedona courses keep bent grass greens and rye fairways all year, and Visit Sedona gives average highs of 58°F in winter and 93°F in summer, with more than 300 sunny days. Spring and autumn are the busiest months; in summer, book the earliest tee times you can get to finish before the heat of the afternoon.
Which hole at Sedona Golf Resort looks at Cathedral Rock?
The 10th, a par three played downhill from a raised tee, with Cathedral Rock directly behind the green. Wind across the valley often makes the club choice harder than the yardage suggests, so watch the flag and the junipers before you hit.
Can the public play Sedona Golf Resort?
Yes. It is a public course with tee times sold online through Chronogolf and by phone on 928-284-9355. Guests of the Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock next door can buy stay-and-play packages, but you do not need to stay there to play.
How long is Sedona Golf Resort compared with Oakcreek?
Sedona Golf Resort is a par 71 of 6,646 yards from the blue tees. Oakcreek, about a mile away, is a par 72 of 6,824 yards from its black tees, with three lakes and tree-lined doglegs, so the two make a good contrast over two days.
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.
