Sonoran Course at Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa
About
The Omni Tucson National Resort offers two championship courses that offer two distinctly different rounds. The Catalina Course, the resort's original course, offers a more traditional parkland layout while the Sonoran Course offers a challenging game of true desert golf. Although Catalina is the more famous of the two for hosting a number of PGA Tour events over the years, the Sonoran is just as formidable a test despite being 600 yards shorter than its sister course. Sonoran features a tricky, undulating terrain that is covered with 69 large, strategically placed bunkers. Two lakes come into play throughout the golf course as well. In addition to a number of challenging holes, the layout offers interesting risk-reward opportunities including drivable par 4s. One of the most notable holes is the 15th, a dramatic par 5 that requires a blind approach uphill to a bunkered 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
This was a wonderful experiance..
This was a wonderful experience.. The conditions were excellent..
Good course, Good Value for October!
Very good layout...former PGA tour site, so it was challenging for us. Fairways, tees and greens were in nice shape. The bunkers, however, were horrible. Most were hard dirt....no sand, so it was super easy to blade a shot!
Traditional style course, extremely well maintained
Traditional style course that's a pleasant change from desert style courses. Course condition is excellent, greens are semi-fast, but sufficiently soft to hold the ball. Fairways are lush and generous.
Played this course before and have always enjoyed it.
One of the top courses in Tucson. Give it a try sometime.
Very nice
I thought the course was very nice and enjoyable to play.
Great course
This old course is a classic and maintained exceedingly well, it is where the UA practices now. Fairways nice, bunkers have plenty of sand, greens medium fast and true. A great course to play and excellent value this time of year.
Great fairways and fast well kept greens
We signed up for a Saturday shotgun start at 1 pm for the Sonoran course. We got there an hour and half early to try out the practice facilities. Excellent driving range, putting and chipping areas. The staff was great from check in to handing out cold wet towels to keep us cool during the round. The course was in great shape. The fairways were lush and cut just right. There are plenty of bunkers to work on your sandies. I had difficulty putting due to the speed of the highly manicured greens. I will need to go back as soon as possible to work on leaning how to play on pro level greens. We had a great time and I would recommend the course and resort to anyone.
Fantastic golf course ; target golf , each hole is specific
Hilly golf course with great view . Very interesting course.
Challenging due to not flat. A perfect day for golf
One of top courses in Tucson.
This course is for my money the best course in Tucson. I just love playing here and the course is always in great condition. Not to mention the practice facilities which are the best. I will be back many more times.
Never disappointed here!!
As always Tucson Omni National is in great shape and one of the top 5 in terms of Tucson playing conditions. Fairways were well maintained, although greens were a little slow. Maybe a little bit of that was rain induced, but they were a furry.
Staff was great and beverage cart service was phenomenal. We must have seen her at least 4x.
I'll be back soon!
The course was in good shape and the price was awesome $20.00 a person was thx I don't know if I would of play this course however saw the special
People where very friendly and professional. the course was in great shape. I have never played here so I was glad to see the special on this website to come and try it out. Getting married in oct. 26th so I am looking for a place to play golf with my buddies before the big day. This might be the place we will see thx for a great day of golf.
The greens needed attention. Bunkers and fairways were excellent.
The value was outstanding! Staff was very friendly and helpful.
Staff extremely helpful and challenging course
The staff went out of their way to locate the brand new head cover the wind stole from my cart. It was located with a following group. The staff made us feel welcome and at home. The course was challenging and made the player plan the approach. Worth the two hour trip there to play.
Very nice traditional course.
Great value thru "Golf Now" and staff was friendly. All amenities.
Greens still showing the effects of aeration.
Resort experience without major house issues
I am fairly inconsistent off the tee, so I am always nervous when playing a resort course. I was glad that many of the holes where I needed to hit a long club off the tee, that the danger of losing a ball OB to a backyard was low. I worry less about the strokes lost than about breaking a tile or a window (or hitting a resident who is probably reading a book about anger management).
My experience was great, and the blue tees were sufficiently more difficult without just adding more distance. Basically playing back requires more strategy about carries and angles than just being 40 yards longer and having a longer iron for approach.
Disappointed in course conditions.
Not notified that greens were recently aerated. Fairways sparce and rough cut numerous times and dead grass not cleared. Have been playing TN for about 20 years and the worst shape we've ever seen. At the turn, were informed that members were starting at #10. No starter. No score cards. Skipped two holes due to slow play in front of us. (no rangers).
Great value for the money and fun.
For the first time playing this course I was a little worried if I could manage it in a decent fashion but there were no problems. The course is layed out beautifly and we had a great time. The staff was super friendly and helpful and the cart girl was great also. The greens had been airiated but still rolled ok. Even though there were some thin spots in some of the fairways, all in all, they were in great shape. We usally play the courses in the Green Valley area and around which is always pretty good but playing this course was a special treat and we will definity be coming back.