I played my first (and probably last) game of golf in life and in Phoenix at this course. The older man at the "club house" gave my friends and I a free club rental and let us borrow golf donated golf balls. All we had to pay was about $25 for the green fees. After a quick warning to "leave before it gets dark," we were off to the links.
Maryvale was a perfect course for my friends and I to take about 10-12 shots per hole. Given that the course has seen better days and is pretty ragged, fellow golfers were understanding when we took a long time on various holes. One group even volunteered to skip the hole we were struggling on (cough, cough....second hole) and just move forward to the third hole.
If I am ever in the mood to "golf around" in the future, I will consider the Maryvale Golf Course.