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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 6898 yards
Slope 141
Rating 72.9

The Mountain Course at The Lodge at Ventana Canyon, one of two Tom Fazio designs at this Tucson resort, is a classic desert-style target golf course has quick, undulating greens, elevated tee shots and a number of memorable holes. With four sets of tees, this par-72 course can be stretched to nearly 6,900 yards. The signature hole, the short par-3 third, is one of the most photographed holes in the Southwest and has been known to give up a few aces from balls that ricochet off the boulders that surround the green.

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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Fazio (1987) Andy Banfield

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Ventana Canyon Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required, no denim

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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4.2
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Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Greens Aerated Sanded

Fairways and grass around greens in great shape. Greens just aerated and sanded, never saw snack cart entire after turn. Dropping clubs off up top no the most convenient thing to do and carry them down stairs.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/30/2019

We appreciate the honest review, Hoff, Thanks for taking time to review us on Golf Advisor. If you'd like to speak with someone at the Pro Shop about your experience, please give us a call at (520) 577-1400.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Perfect weather for golf

A challenging but scenic golf course. It’s surely one of my favorites.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/30/2019

Thanks for the 5-star review!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great experience

The Mountain course is in excellent shape. The greens were a little bit bumpy due to aeration, but still very fast. Women’s tee boxes are excellent compared to most courses.Immaculate!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/23/2019

Thanks for the 5-star review, Jogi! Come see us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Beautiful setting , fun course layout.

Nice experience to play this course but very awkward check in, plan extra time as it takes an extra 20-30 minutes compared to most courses. Took so long finding where to check in then to cart down to 1st tee, had no time for practice or warm up. Greens had just been aerated and top dressed, no mention of that on tee time site. One last picky thing - a course with high end green fees should have golf towels on every cart, not many ball washers on course.. However, in balance an enjoyable well conditioned course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/22/2019

Hi Marsalis, we appreciate the honest review. We're glad to hear you enjoyed your round at Ventana Canyon! Be sure to book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/22/2019

Thanks for the 5-star review, we appreciate you taking time to review us on Golf Advisor. Come see us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/20/2019

Thanks for the 5-star review!

Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Glorious Day at Ventana!

Brilliant weather and a great day in a perfect course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/20/2019

Thanks for the 5-star review, Michael!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

The greens were aerated, every thing else was fantastic

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/20/2019

Hi Canham, thanks for the 5-star review! Our greens heal fast, so be sure to book another round with us soon to see the results firsthand.

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Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Put a lot of miles on the cart

If you don't mind the fact that you drive from one zip code to another to play some (too many) holes, the golf course is great, good shape, fast greens, very playable. If however you become frustrated the third or fourth time you are 'lost', you may have a better time elsewhere. Don't think I've ever play a course that the layout was so discombobulated.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/13/2019

Don't feel bad, we get a bit lost ourselves sometimes. Thanks for the 5-star review! We hope you'll come see us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 05/13/2019

Hi Rick, thanks for the 5-star review! Come see us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/13/2019

Hi MM, thanks for the 5-star review! We hope to see you back at Ventana Canyon soon.

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

No complaints about the course; conditions were good (a few burned edges on the greens), but overall great track. Just a note that if you're a guest not member there is a different check-in location that we didn't know about and apparently neither did the guard shack attendant.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/09/2019

Thanks for the 4-star review, we're glad to hear you enjoyed your time at Ventana Canyon!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Havs a blast

this course was one of the most beautiful courses I have played & in excellent condition. Unfortunately my play was not very pretty. This is probably the best time to play, a little out of season with lower rates, but still not too hot. The mountain breeze was refreshing.

This is definitely not a walking friendly course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 05/03/2019

We're glad you enjoyed your time at Ventana Canyon, Cliff. Book another round with us soon!

Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lovely variety of holes

I really enjoyed the layout of this course. The trees blended in with the desert and the fairways. The main challenge was how fast the greens were and the reading of them. I would really like to play here again as I was just about getting the pace late on in the round

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/01/2019

We're glad to hear you enjoyed your time at Ventana Canyon, Scroggy! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome views

Loved playing here but pace of play was terrible. We had to wait on every shot. No rangers around to speed up play. staff was not friendly at all!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/29/2019

We're sorry to hear pace of play wasn't quite up to snuff, JT. We're working hard to ensure a pleasurable experience for all our guests, and we hope you'll give us another chance soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Excellent value

Super quick greens and outstanding views. Some good holes a lot of just OK holes

First tee starter was full of it. He asked one member of our foursome what his index was? Some folks may have no idea what a GHIN index is. Told our group that the course played longer than the card. At 3000 feet elevation course played considerably shorter than the scorecard everyone was blowing it over the green the first nine holes. Was an attempt to get everyone to move forward on the tees. Finally he said bring your golf club if you hit it in the desert (to kill snakes). In other words don’t waste your time looking for balls in the desert so that it doesn’t slow the pace of play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/29/2019

Thanks for the 4-star review, we appreciate you taking time to rate us on Golf Advisor. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 163
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fantastic greens

This is one of my favorite courses. Great variety of holes, the conditions were fantastic. Greens were firm and fast. We never really adapted to the firm fast greens, but the ball rolled where we hit it. If you can get a hot deal make it at point to play the mountain course. Canyon course is good but I think less exceptional.

Play the back tees on number 4 (the most unique tee box I have ever played) and number 18 if you can stand the hike up to the black tee. Also recommend the blacks on number 3 but it’s so interesting it doesn’t really matter. Enjoy.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/15/2019

We appreciate you taking time to leave us a review, Corey. Thanks for the five stars! Be sure to book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

A Nice But Windy Day

My brother and I played the Mountain Course and it was a cool and windy day. In spite of that we thoroughly enjoyed the round and did better than expected. Even though it is desert style, the fairways are mostly generous and we lost fewer balls than we had expected. The facility is excellent and the course was in very nice condition. The downside was that the greens were slick as ice and even a perfect shot to the front of the green often resulted in the ball rolling off the back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/29/2019

The Mountain Course certainly isn't easy, especially on windy days! We're glad to hear you enjoyed your time with us, be sure to book another round at Ventana Canyon soon.

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Day of Golf

I enjoyed everything about the experience, except there was no one to help with the clubs at the end of the round. It’s a long walk up stairs to the cars and it’s even longer carrying a set of clubs. The course is fair with enough sets of tee boxes to take care of all levels of players. The greens were excellent as were all the aspects of the course.

The price compared other Tucson courses is higher.

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Commented on 04/15/2019

Thanks for the 4-star review, Warren. We appreciate you taking time to review us on Golf Advisor. Be sure to book another round with us soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great day of golf

This place was very beautiful as it is tucked up against the mountains. The clubhouse was somewhat hard it’s to the right of the resort next to the tennis courts. I played with a father daughter and another single a military veteran still enlisted in the army. We had a great time the pace of play was great and the views are spectacular. I have played a lot of Tucson courses and this would be a must play when I return to the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/29/2019

We're glad to hear it, Jeffe. Thanks for the 5-star review, we appreciate you taking time to rate us on Golf Advisor. We look forward to seeing you when you return!

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