Catalina Course at Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa
About
The Catalina Course is one of two golf courses at Omni Tucson National Resort. It is more well known than its sister course, the Sonoran, since it is both the original layout and it has been host to over 30 PGA Tour events over the years. The Catalina Course is a traditional parkland layout while the Sonoran offers true desert golf, as its name would imply. The challenging design incorporates eight sparkling lakes and a total of 80 bunkers strategically placed throughout. The 18th is touted as one of the finest and most demanding finishing holes on the PGA Tour. This tricky par 4 leaves little room for error with water along both sides of the fairway, it also requires a blind tee shot to a well-protected, elevated green.
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Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by JakeLoveridge1 on 07/04/2024
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Photo submitted by chriselaaz on 05/30/2023
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Photo submitted by desertrat3 on 04/11/2022
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#9 approach Photo submitted by u000005609027 on 03/06/2022
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Gorgeous views! Photo submitted by u000005609027 on 03/06/2022
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#16 plays fairly steeply uphill. I was 16 inches for a birdie, after hitting a solid 135 club from 109 out. Photo submitted by Jonathan5270953 on 08/14/2013
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Photo submitted by JefeisJefe on 04/09/2013
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Photo submitted by dhsgolfcoach on 04/06/2013
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catalina course - tucson nat'l Photo submitted by bellefeuille on 11/25/2012
Golfer Reviews
The double punched greens
They had punched the greens twice within a week making them almost unplayable. Was like putting a ping pong ball on wet concrete. No warning posted on GolfNow.
yoyoplayedhere
VERY NICE GOLF COURSE. I BOOKED ON GOLFNOW.COM AS A SINGLE BUT GOT PAIRED UP WITH COUPLE GUYS. THE ONLY THING THAT I DIDN'T LIKE THAT MY TEE TIME WAS CHANGED WHILE I WAS ON THE DRIVING RANGE. I RUSHED TO THE FIRST TEE ASSUMING THAT I WAS GOING TO PLAY AT 7 AM BUT GOT BUMPED UP TO LATER TEE TIME. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS EVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE.
Catalina slow play
Course in great shape and great price on round. Quit after 12 holes and four hours however. Talked to staff about pace of play and they didn't seem to Care. "Yea it was slow today", no marshalls were ever seen.
Favorite course of the week.
Difficult but great course. Staff was friendly and helpful. In the sand a little too often but would do better with a little course knowledge. Will definitely golf again.
Good location
Professional staff and well taken care of grounds.
The only thing to do in Tucson
The course was in great condition considering the Tucson National was played there weeks before, and there was a golf tournament going on at the same time as we were playing. U of A was playing St.Johns. With several courses combined on property, sometimes you get turned around, but nevertheless a good course with lots of scenery of the Catalina Mountains.
nice desert course
Played with my son - we were paired with another GolfNow customer and a course member. We played in 4 hours, and benefitted from member's local knowledge. Many desert courses, this one included (Sonoran), are tricky if you do not know the best line to play. This is a perfectly enjoyable desert course with a fair amount of elevation changes and uneven lies. Would probably become more enjoyable the more often you played here, due to familiarity. We played in early April, weather was perfect and course conditions were good. Staff was friendly and helpful, generally a good experience. Enjoyed a nice meal at the clubhouse bar/patio afterwards. A worthy add to any list of courses to try in Tucson area. Interested to come back and try the Catalina course which I understand is very different/traditional compared to Sonoran.
Tucson Natl. Golf
Played both courses on successive days. Both experiences were outstanding. Both courses are in first class shape and the staff was extremely courteous and accommodating. You gotta play here!!
great conditions for so early in the season
This course had the best conditions in the rough out of the 6 we played from 3/5 to 3/16. They were pretty green so you didn't always roll back down inclines.
You travel quite a bit through a development between hole but views are great.
First Time At Tucson National
Excellent conditions on an extremely windy day in Tucson. The greens are FAST and the green complexes/hole locations were very tough.
Played in 3.5 hours which is refreshing in this day and age when rounds can extend an hour or more longer.
Enjoyed the layout and the members I was paired up with.
Staff was very friendly & helpful.
Will be coming back to play again when in Tucson.
Fantastic outing!
It was an all around solid golf experience - played Sonoran course. Friendly staff, nice practice area, very good conditions with quick greens. Great happy hour - try the fish tacos. Will definitely play here again on future trip to Tucson.
Awesome Golfcourse
The excellent, albeit challenging conditions along with perfect weather and great pace of play resulted in the nicest round I have played anywhere in a very long time.
The courses here are being prepped for a Champions Tour event next week. The greens are smooth as pool tables and stimped out at 12. Lots of blind shots makes your first round here even more challenging. The views from many of the holes are nothing short of breathtaking and the many serious elevation changes add a lot of "wow" factor.
I can't wait to play here again.
Always GREAT
Always a great course to play. Looking forward to the Seniors PGA Tour coming soon. Hope to attend. UA had a match with Colorado State, I think that may have caused play to be slow. Those young guys can really hit that ball. Wow
Playing Omni courses
First class facility that is run friendly but professionally. Have played these courses many times and they always rate at the top of my tucson to play list!
Beautiful course
This is a beautiful course with some challenges. There are some forced carries over water, elevated greens, and mini sand traps strategically placed around the greens. I played an extremely fast round because it was a windy day and most golfers must have bailed out. Come early and enjoy warming up on the range where balls are provided for you. Carts didn't have GPS, which I expected, but that is not a big deal.
Loved this course..
This course is manicured very well. the fairways and greens are excellent. I have always wondered what the pro tour course conditions were like... now I know. Excellent experience for me to play Tucson National!
Excellent!
Outstanding condition and pace of play was 4hrs for 18 holes.