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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Style Desert
Par 71
Length 6493 yards
Slope 131
Rating 71.5

Surrounded by acres of gently rolling hills studded with native mesquite and oak trees, Kino Springs Golf Course has a stunning location along the Santa Cruz River. Savvy birdwatchers know that it's a major flyway where you can see flycatchers, orioles, kingfishers, and grey hawks. The course is part of the historic Estancia Yerba Buena Ranch, which has hosted an impressive guest list over the years that includes John Wayne and Elizabeth Taylor. The golf course is player friendly enough for beginners but it has enough risk-reward opportunities to appeal to low handicappers. The opening holes play across open meadows but by the fifth hole you'll find yourself in canyon country. Mature pine trees frame Kino Springs Golf Course's last five holes but the views from the elevated tees stretch past the treetops to the scenic river.

Course Details

Year Built 1970
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Red Lawrence (1970)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

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Lodging Available
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4.0
415 Reviews (415)
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens are in very good shape. Fairways are decent. Tee boxes poor. Rough is OK.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/14/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Kino Springs Golf Course. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough fairways, but great, fast greens that roll true

Tough conditions, but still fun to play. Best putting greens in Southern Arizona.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 12/09/2020

Hi, Richard! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Kino Springs Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good to be back.

After years of being closed this course is finally open. Fairways were a little rough at times, greens were ok. I expect the course to get better with time. Has the potential to be one of the best courses in southern AZ, just needs a little love and support. Will be coming back for more.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great layout

Just coming off closure need to lose more grass but overall good play

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

AZ

Course greens were fast, great course and very scenic. Workers and attendants were very helpful and nice. Great crew!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 17
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/05/2020

Hello u019971816. Thanks for the review. We see you rated the course 1-star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very serious at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Kino Springs Golf Course.

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Reviews 132
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/05/2020

Hello, progolfer16. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take customer feedback very serious at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing Kino Springs Golf Course.

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Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

KINO SPRINGS???????

KINO SPRINGS GOLF COURSE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. . IT HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE MAY 2019. ALTHOUGH GREATLY ANTICIPATED, ITS REOPENING IS UNCERTAIN???.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 132
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

GREAT COURSE WHEN OPEN...????

Keep getting emails about Kino Springs, yet the course remains closed. Very difficult to play when closed, much less provide a review. However the thought is nice.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 132
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

WHEN OPEN...IT'S A FUN COURSE!!!

The course is worth playing when open, but since it closed in mid May or so, and will, or may, reopen in September or so, it's difficult to review. My comment is really if the course is closed, then why send out a review option???

So I remain "closed" in my comments on Kino Springs.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/31/2019

Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. We look forward to seeing you on the golf course,

Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Marvin

This course has closed mid-May until mid-Oct......how stupid is that? I ran golf clubs for 40 yrs, the owners at Kino are trying to prove what? Why don't you guys just unload the place if you cant run it for more than 8 mo's/yr? The greens are really good, the rest of the fairways and traps are a cow pasture. Kino suffers from lack of equipment, know-how, experience and leadership. All the decent players are gone, they dont leagues or outings...it's just a nothing place anymore with no future. It's going the same way that Rio Rico Golf Club did when they ruined it.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/07/2019

Hello. Thank you for taking the time to review and rate Kino Springs Golf Club. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can consider making changes. Thanks for visiting us!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

better not miss this one!

Just an all-out fun course to play. The 9 holes after Dante's quote are a bit quirky but worth the trip! themselves!

Great staff, good on course service. Riding can be rough at times; fairways a bit thin, too. Take a chance: you'll have a lot to talk about afterwards ....

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 132
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course is Showing Some Pain

The greens were in very good condition, putted well albeit they were slower than they looked. Tee boxes and fairways are showing stress. It appears that a lack of watering is very evident, which was the problem over a year ago when the course closed down for a few months. Hopefully this is not a repeat of the water problems and issues. This layout is challenging with the inner 9 holes outstanding with views that can't be beat. Hopefully the course will get the attention it needs to maintain its overall appeal.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fairways haven't been watered... Course drying out fast (greens are ok)

Played today and was really sad to see how the fairways have dried out (and it's not even summer yet). It looks like they will probably close for the summer again (like last year) and have started the slow process of letting it go for as long as they can with as little money put in as possible.

It's a shame that the City of Nogales doesn't support them with the water bill issue so that they can keep the place in tip top shape like they did during the winter months..

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/29/2019

Hello Jaime, thank you for reviewing our course, Kino Springs Golf Club. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us your feedback. We are sorry to hear your recent experience with us may have been poor due to the course conditions and any miscommunication about the course. We will make sure to pass this along to our staff. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course could be a lot better (or worse) - its ok

After having closed down for the summer last year, the course reopened in the fall and has been open since. Most of the fairways and tee boxes are in good shape. About 5 or 6 of the greens have issues with patches missing or bumpy. From a value standpoint its a good deal (especially compared to Tubac's almost $100 rates in peak season). Hope they keep the course up as the summer months roll in.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/07/2019

Hello, Jaime. Thank you for taking the time to review Kino Springs Golf club. We are glad to see you think our course is a great value. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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