I just played this course today and was amazed by it. I was a little skeptical at first before playing it because I read Scott S's one star review on here a couple days ago saying how the course hadn't seen water forever and was in the worst shape he's ever seen it in 7 years. Obviously Scott S of Illinois has been the most oblivious golfer in AZ if he's been golfing here 7 years and hasn't figured out what over-seeding is!
Anyways, I've played Grayhawk and Troon North and have to say that the scenery and course layout is very comprable to these courses except for it being a fraction of the price. I did play sunridge 3 days after it opened back up from overseeding so the greens were very slow because they hadn't mowed them down but that's understandable. Right off the bat, I was very satisfied though from the first tee box. The starter was an old timer who had been playing the course for quite some time. He gave us the run down on the course, how the greens played, tips for some of the wicked six holes, etc....Definitely haven't had a starter out there doing that before!
I gave them only 4 stars because there were at least 3 broken sprinklers I noticed in the fairways which is hard to accept since they have had the last 3 weeks of closed course to fix them. Also there were minor issues with the attention to detail...dirt and grass clumps in various places along course...............Bottom Line-would I pay $150 dollars to have these things removed so I could feel like I'm at Troon or Grayhawk? No, This is such a great bargain here.
FYI....You're in for a real treat on the Wicked 6 on the back nine.