Silverbell Municipal GC
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3.8
726 Reviews (726)
5 Stars
111
4 Stars
310
3 Stars
184
2 Stars
70
1 Stars
51
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
82.2%
Recommend this course
550 out of 726 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.4
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.6
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
75.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 16 reviews
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3.8
56 Reviews (56)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.4
82.1%
Recommend this course
46 out of 56 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Style Traditional
Par 70
Length 6936 yards
Slope 124
Rating 71.6
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Course Details

Year Built 1979
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Snyder (1979) Ken Kavanaugh (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirt required, no cutoffs, denim ok.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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3.8
726 Reviews (726)
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Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Worst Course In Tucson

I played here last Sunday (June 7th). I don't mind a rough around the edges course, but this was a whole new level.

Here is the list:

- Super rude staff
- Tee boxes are awful
- Fairways are soggy
- Fairways smell like sewage
- Sandy potholes in the fairways
- Sand traps filled with water
- Sand traps are concrete hard
- Greens have bare spots
- Greens are sandy
- Greens are awful
- Areas around the fairways are dead super ugly

I would call this course the worst in Tucson, hands down.

Don't even think about wasting your money here. Go play somewhere else.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great Public Course

What a nice course! Tee to green was really nice. Not much to look at off the fairway, but the course itself was in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Always good

This is course is always fun. Right now it is in great shape! They have new sand in the bunkers and it is nice. Awesome course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

GOOD TIMES

I haven't played in a couple of years. It felt great to be back out there. Silverbell is looking good. the geens were in great shap.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Slow play - no ranger

The course itself is making a nice transition to summer weather. The staff were great. The pace of play was terrible (5 hours). I was behind a twosome who could not keep up with the foursome in front of them. It is hard to watch "novice" players play from the wrong set of tees.

Tip: If you're not using an iron from a par three tee box, you're hitting from the incorrect tees!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Course

The course itself was really nice, but there were several spots of just dirt and brush that were not very appealing. Some holes were not marked well. However the greens were in great shape and the price is great. I would play here again. We were visiting from Denver.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

fairly fair

slow play front and back due to different reasons front 9 remedied by starter

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Silverbell Review....First Time Played

Really liked the open-ness of the course, the staff was great...very welcoming and friendly, the only issue we had was the pace of play on the front nine which took over 3 hrs. The back nine improved, but that wax because 2 two-somes quit at the turn due to the pace. I will try this course again though because the staff and cart gal were so nice!!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

looks good

I was surprised at how nice the course was. Usually not in the best shape. I enjoyed playing there.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Silverbell

Greatly improved over this past year. Fairways were in very good condition as were the greens. Staff is excellent. New golf carts always put one in good frame of mind. The restaurant is lacking full cooking facilities, therefore their bill of fare is lacking. Not a good place to meet friends after a round of golf for lunch. Speaking of golf exclusively, a good value.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Odor brings down overall quality of course

The septic odor that pervades several holes on the course is quite unpleasant. The last few rounds we say, 'that's the last time'. But over time we forget how unpleasant it is and come back, not sure we will for awhile. Seems as the weather warms the odor gets worse.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Don't allow tournaments with normal golfers

My friend and I were looking forward to our round at Silverbell. We ended up being matched with two gentleman that were apparently in the middle of some match play tournament. As they played they became increasingly slow and less and less courteous. It really was a miserable day.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Course

Silverbell is a very clean facility with an extremely friendly and helpful staff. We played in just over 3.5 hours. Tee boxes, fairways and greens were in verY good shape and the rough was forgiving, the only downside were the bunkers. Seems they were more hard packed dirt than sand. Overall a nice course and I will be playing it again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs overall maintenance

Sand traps were full of rocks and water greens hadn't been cut for several days. Fairways where in good shape the rough is not maintained

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Great course for the money...

My wife and I played Silverbell and had a great round. We like to walk and don't like a golf course surrounded by houses. Silverbell is perfect. Great tee selection and plenty of length if you like long. The greens are in great shape. The staff is friendly and professional. Great practice area!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Same old Silverbell

We were hoping, with the change in management, that course conditions at Silverbell had improved over last year. While the fairways were somewhat better, everything else had not been improved. The rough areas had seemed to be worse, with a lot of bare dirt areas. Our GPS quit working after about 4 holes. Some of the bunkers had very little sand in them. With so many courses to choose from in the Tucson area, we probably will not go back to Silverbell.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very Nice!

Well kept, friendly staff, requires some thought.
Greens are fast but readable.
Better shape than most city courses.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Can't believe they will host a Champions tour qualifier

The only reason I played this course is because others in my group wanted to give it a go. After hearing they will be hosting a champions tour qualifier here in March, I thought it had to be in good shape. Boy was I wrong!! I will say that the greens were in good condition. Other than that this course was not in very good condition. Traps are terrible. The rough is just that. Very thin almost dirt. The city of Tucson let this course go and now OB has there hands full if they want to return it to what it once was.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

GREAT FOR THE MONEY

As a full time tour pro, played here before our champions pre q event.
A great course layout with great conditions and FAST GREENS
that roll out and are smooth.
Great views of the city and mountains.
One of the best $$$ values in the arizona
TRY IT

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Ugly

Silverbell needs a facelift. A far cry from desert golf, this course more closely resembled a gravel pit.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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