Silverbell Municipal Golf Course

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.

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

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.

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

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

I realize the new management team for the Tucson Muni courses has a hard row to hoe.
But i ask myself after trying Silverbell today why should I play here again? The greens are bumpy and the grass is more weeds than grass, the sand traps are gravel pits and often very wet, the pace of play is awful, and the fairways ned water.
For the same price I will play at Crooked Tree, Quarry Pines or the Ranch and play in much better conditions.
This is a minority opinion for the course was very busy today.
Why it was so busy is beyond me.

Fairways and greens were excellent traps were terrible with no sand hard clay. Deal at the clubhouse was better then deal on golf now!!!!!!!!!!!!! Had that happen twice in the last month why!!!!!?????

why does all these high handicap players play from tee boxes to far back for them.played in back of 4 guys who i could out drive 40 yrds playing from a tee farther back than me.5hr round unacceptable .screws the day up for everyone.played with my wife and a another couple and we had to wait 5min. on every hole.

The Fairways and Greens are in excellent shape and provide a great place to play. Since OBSports has taken over the course there has been a huge improvment. However, the one area that needs to be addressed is the bunkers. No sand but lots of mud. Since we have not had rain in over a week I cannot understand why there is mud in the bunkers.

Silverbell is a nice course for a municipal course. Nice selection of tee options and course was in nice shape. Greens were excellent, nice roll and speed. Course layout offers variety and some interesting shot selections. Will very likely play again. Only complaints are the rock hard bunkers and that sometimes it was confusing finding the way to next hole. Won't be a problem next time but confusing for first time players.

I had played here befor but the course was not in very good condition. I was pleasently suprized this time.
The Greens were the best I have played on in a long time here in the Tucson area. Good Job Staff.

dirt roughs. Dirt sand traps with huge rocks throughout. hard pan greens, all make this place one horrible experience. Count on course conditions to add 4-5 strokes to your handicap...........awful!

Very Pretty course, fairways & greens in very nice shape. The only thing we were disappointed in was lack of directions on the course. Very few signs showing next tee box and we got lost several times. Also, bunkers were like cement.

This is a public course, but my expectations were much higher. The greens were in poor condition grass was patchy. The fairways and green were the best on hole 18. The course restrooms are very dirty and looked as if they are not ever cleaned -- this is an issue since it is coed and I was afraid to touch anything.....

Heard this course was "nothing to write home about", a scruffy well trodden muni. Well to my surprise and after an hour frost delay we set out, paired with another local twosome for a most pleasurable round of unrushed golf. The course was in very good condition with the greens surprisingly quick even early in the day. A perfect walking layout with green to tee distance quite close. Plenty of sand to challenge your shot placement and water on several holes that definitely come into play. A refreshing change from the more common target desert courses. There was an abundance of bare rocky terrain between greens and tees that would have been nice to see planted with some native desert plants to let you know you are in southern Arizona. Keep up the good work as it seems the new management company is doing. I will surely return to Silverbell GC !!

Front 9 was great it took 1.5hrs. Did not even try to start the back 9 due to a large ladies group that was started on the back 9 when we were probably on the 6th or 7th hole. The back 9 would of taken probably 2.5 hours.

fun course, nothing special, greens are nice but looks like they mow front and back 9 on alternate days. Tees, fairways and surrounds were in nice shape. Come on people fix your ball marks and divets.

This place was in great shape a month ago. What happened? Bare spots everywhere, no rangers, and my biggest complaint is that the greens obviously hadn't been mown for several days. Very bumpy and slow.

The course was fine, the greens were fine, the weather was good but the round took 5 hours. When rounds take this long there is a problem at the front desk and this needs to change.

Staff outstanding. Very helpful. Fareways and greens in very good shape. Cart paths and sand traps need work. Need more ball washers. Senior tees need to be moved to shorten the course. Overall good experience.