2022 Arizona Golf Overseed Dates

Find out more about the overseeding process in Arizona

If you have a choice, it is usually better to play a course that has been open a few weeks after overseeding compared to a course that just opened but that doesn’t mean you can’t have an enjoyable round on opening day. The weather is usually ideal in October so just enjoy the day and hit your putts a little harder than usual. *Please note all dates are subject to change due to weather or other factors – please contact each course directly for the most up to date information.

Golf Course Name	2022 Overseed Closed Dates
Arizona Biltmore Adobe	10/3/22 – 10/22/22	Phoenix
Arizona Biltmore Links	10/24/22 – 11/12/22	Phoenix
Arizona Grand Golf Course	10/24/22 – 11/17/22	Phoenix
Boulders North	10/10/22 – 10/30/22	Carefree
Boulders South	Closed – thru 10/9/22	Carefree
Camelback Ambiente	9/26/22 – 10/13/22	Scottsdale
Camelback Padre	10/17/22 – 11/3/22	Scottsdale
Desert Canyon	9/26/22 – 10/19/22	Fountain Hills
Dove Valley Ranch	9/26/22 – 10/16/22	Phoenix
Eagle Mountain Golf Club	10/17/22 – 11/3/22	Fountain Hills
Golf Club of Estrella	10/10/22 – 10/27/22	Southwest Valley
Gold Canyon Dinosaur Mtn	10/8/2022 – 10/26/22	Gold Canyon
Gold Canyon Sidewinder	9/18/22 – 10/5/22	Golf Canyon
Grayhawk Raptor	10/10/22 – 11/2/2022	Scottsdale
Grayhawk Talon	9/19/2022 – 10/1/2022	Scottsdale
Kierland Acacia	9/12/22 – 9/26/2022	Scottsdale
Kierland Ironwood	9/27/22 – 10/10/22	Scottsdale
Kierland Mesquite	10/11/22 – 10/28/22	Scottsdale
Las Sendas	10/3/22 – 10/21/22	Mesa
Legacy Golf Resort	10/17/22 – 11/3/22	Phoenix
Legend at Arrowhead	9/25/22 – 10/14/22	Glendale
Legend Trail	9/23/22 – 10/1/22	Scottsdale
Longbow	10/10/22 – 10/25/22	Mesa
McCormick Ranch Palm	10/23/22 – 11/9/22	Scottsdale
McCormick Ranch Pine	9/18/22 – 10/5/22	Scottsdale
McDowell Mountain	9/26/22 – 10/12/22	Scottsdale
Oakcreek Country Club	Do Not Overseed	Sedona – 90 minutes North of the Valley
Ocotillo Blue	10/3/22 – 10/16/22	Chandler
Ocotillo White	10/17/22 – 10/30/22	Chandler
Ocotillo Gold	9/19/22 – 10/2/22	Chandler
Orange Tree	9/24/22 – 10/6/22	Scottsdale
Papago Golf Club	10/3/22 – 10/22/22	Phoenix
Phoenician Golf Club	10/9/22 – 10/24/22	Scottsdale
Lookout Mountain	9/26/22 – 10/23/22	Phoenix
Quintero	9/19/22 – 10/12/22	30 minutes North West of Valley
Rancho Manana	9/13/22 – 10/6/22	Cave Creek
Raven Golf Club PHX	10/10/22 – 10/27/22	Phoenix
Sedona Golf Resort	Do Not Overseed	Sedona – 90 minutes North Of Valley
Ak Chin Southern Dunes	10/10/22 – 10/26/22	Southeast of Valley
Stonecreek	10/1/22 – 10/14/22	Phoenix
SunRidge Canyon	Closed thru 9/30/22	Fountain Hills
Superstition Springs	10/1/22 – 10/14/22	Mesa
Talking Stick Piipash	9/25/22 – 10/12/22	Scottsdale
Talking Stick O’odham	10/16/22 – 11/2/22	Scottsdale
The 500 Club	9/26/22 – 10/6/22	Phoenix
TPC Stadium	10/3/22 – 10/22/22	Scottsdale
TPC Champions	9/19/2022 – 10/1/22	Scottsdale
Trilogy at Vistancia	9/26/22 – 9/30/22	Peoria
Troon North Monument	9/18/22 – 10/5/22	Scottsdale
Troon North Pinnacle	10/2/22 – 10/19/22	Scottsdale
Verrado Founders Course	10/8/22 – 10/28/22	Southwest Valley
Verrado Vicktory Course	9/19/22 – 10/6/22	Southwest Valley
Whirlwind Devil’s Claw	10/10/22 – 10/26/22	Chandler
Whirlwind Cat Tail	9/19/22 – 10/5/22	Chandler
Wickenburg Ranch	10/3/22 – 10/24/22	Wickenburg
Wigwam Red	9/19/22 – 10/8/22	Litchfield Park
Wigwan Blue	10/17/22 – 11/5/22	Litchfield Park
Wigwam Gold	10/3/22 – 10/22/22	Litchfield Park
Wildfire Palmer	9/19/22 – 10/9/22	Phoenix
Wildfire Faldo	10/11/22 – 11/3/22	Phoenix
WeKoPa Cholla	10/3/22 – 10/24/22	Fountain Hills
WeKoPa Saguaro	10/10/22 – 10/26/22	Fountain Hills

A complete list of all Arizona Golf Course Overseed dates can be found here compiled from the Arizona Golf Association.

What is Overseeding?

Overseeding is the process of changing turf from a summer Bermuda grass to a winter rye grass (there are various variations of each grass). Essentially, the Bermuda grass doesn’t like to grow much when temperatures get below 80 degrees and it actually turns yellow from frost when the temperatures go below freezing. Rye grass prefers the temperatures to be in the 80’s or below and handles the frost just fine (as long as you don’t walk on it while frosty – thus the reason for frost delays).

Without being too technical, the overseeding process in the Phoenix area usually starts somewhere between mid-September and late October and lasts from 12-21 days depending on the course (another 7-10 days if you count discontinuing the water prior to starting).

The first step is to mow the Bermuda grass down as low as possible which turns it yellow. After cleaning up the clippings, Rye grass seed is spread throughout the course. The greens use a special blend of seed developed just for the low mowing heights. Once the course starts watering the seed, it usually takes 5-7 days to “pop” and begin to root into the soil as it grows. The course is watered several times per day as the seed must remain hydrated for optimal growth. Many courses will allow play to begin on the newly growing grass within a week of it “popping.”

Mowing heights are kept higher than normal upon opening to help keep the new turf healthy and the heights are slowly lowered every few days or per week. This is why putts on newly overseeded greens will usually roll much slower than normal. They will also break less on most putts.

Most public courses are closed for as little as 12 days which allow for the extreme mowing, seeding and seed growth. Private courses and courses with 36 holes will often keep the course closed for 19 – 26 days. Normally, a course will look great upon opening but the grass is still a little thin and will take a few to several more weeks to get dense.

It might be good to note that some high end courses – usually private courses – have Bent grass greens in the valley so they don’t have to overseed the greens (only the fairways, roughs and tees). These courses are great options to play when most courses are just opening up from the overseeding process and have slower greens.