El Conquistador Golf & Tennis - Pusch X9 Course

The course was in good condition for the end of January. Frost delay had them backed up all day but our round went reasonably fast considering.

Had not played here since the closed the course about 3 years ago. Found the the course to be in good shape. The course is not easy. You need to hit it straight to keep it on the course. The employees were very friendly and professional. They have a great deal going on, $235 for a month of golf with cart. Looking forward to the time when I’m here for a month.

This is a quirky, fun course. It is not easy but we always enjoy playing here. The staff is great.

This little nine hole course has everything you want very challenging fairways elevated greens with nice slopes around the holes, which makes it very fun to play. The price is right and the views are spectacular.

We arrived about 9:20 for a 10:20 tee time. The staff declared a 1 hour frost delay. We were the 2nd group to go off. The staff said the 1st group was actually 4 ladies groups playing together. They put 1 group on hole 1, then staggered the others on holes 9,8 and 7. We had to wait until the group that started on hole 7 to play 1 before we could go out. There were literally 5-6 groups waiting for the hole 7 players to clear. This was a bad choice by the staff. Starting them on hikes 1-4 wouldn't have caused the long delay before others could go out

This course is in one of the prettiest locations in Southern Arizona (that is saying a lot, and is sincere). During the round, (I played solo that day), I was treated to seeing a herd of majestic Javalina stroll onto the 3rd hole and linger for a bit-- It was a family of about 20 and they were completely unconcerned about my presence. The fairways were soft and fluffy, allowing for quite a few hits that I just had to stand back and admire their beauty... patting myself on my back and wishing like heck I was not playing solo that day.

The not so great part about playing here is that the putting surfaces are so fast,. Additionally, they are very slope-y... and my theory is that the person in charge of pin placement probably was not hugged very much as child and now sadistically takes it out on golfers by studying the putting surfaces to figure out where the most difficult spots for the cup placements can be charted out.. (That was meant to be funny--but I did find myself thinking, "Cockadoodle ).

I had 3 putts that, on contact, I immediately thought, "Oh crap! I under-hit that!" But then the ball began to pick up speed and ended up so far past the hole that I needed to pack a lunch and extra water to go out and get it. (that was also meant to be funny). On the 4th hole (a beautiful par 3 that has an amazing 50 ft drop and a view that looks fake--its just that beautiful! So anyways, I was putting for birdie (a long putt, but still) and after "barely breathing" on my ball when I tapped it towards the hole, it ended up in a ditch 20 feet below the pin.

Upon returning to the pro shop, I stopped in to see how much it would be to go another round (what can I say... I am apparently a glutton for punishment), and the guy in there was a bit "short" / curt" with me. I always get along with folks, so this was a bit off-putting and I decided to wrap it up and go home instead.

In sharp contrast, the cart guys in the parking lot are always super friendly, a bit professionally playful, and very helpful.

It was an awesome round! They brought the carts to our vehicle and helped is load them. Very friendly and personable.

My wife and I enjoyed a round of golf here as a pleasant break during our road trip. The course was impeccably maintained and a true delight to play. The pace of play was ideal for us. As we are both new to golf, we never felt pressured, yet we maintained a good pace with the group in front. We would be thrilled to return. The staff were exceptionally helpful and friendly.

Slow because players in front playing over one ball per hole , player behind me also hitting over three per hole