Ventana Canyon - Mountain Course

If you haven't been before, allow extra time to find the course, then to find the proshop (It's tucked away behind the main building with little signage) then to take the long cart ride to first tee. The guy in the proshop was a little testy.It took 10+ minutes for someone to retrieve my bag from bag drop. Cart path only because of reseeding made for a lot of walking and a slow (5 hour) round. The pin placements were borderline punitive. The course has some dramatic holes, pretty generous driving areas on fairways, good traps well maintained, interesting greens, if somewhat oversized, grass was flawless all over the course.

My luck when traveling of being paired up with fun people ran out, but can't blame the course for that.

Unfortunately the play was 5 1/2 hours +. The course was aware that there were groups that were causing the problem, but clearly nothing was done to alleviate the problem. I tied off at 1:10, and finished in near complete darkenss. The course is in very good condition, and the views are stunning!

Course was in great shape, altho cart path only due to recent o'seeding. Greens are large w/Undulations and very fast. Nice layout and worth the money.

Other than the proshop person seemingly having a bad morning and the little help of starter as to directions of course, we loved the course and would love to play it again. The Canyon course just opened after seeding and the greens were a little rough, but the fairways and rough were very green and in great shape!

Golf course was amazing. My only problem was with Golfnow. Golfnow should have said that because of overseeding, carts were restricted to the cart paths. Being handicapped, it made the round very difficult

Played Ventana many times while visiting our son at U of A. Never get tired of the beauty. The course is in great shape. The staff couldn’t be nicer. The greens, while some are a little goofy are in great shape. Really a treat.

Mountain course is a great layout with amazing views and greens.

Played September 13th Course was in great shape greens were true and fast.....

The course was in great shape

No dead spots in fairways and the rough was also in good shape.

The greens were faster then the ones we normally play on and they rolled true so that was nice. All in all we had a good day at this course

A very fun well maintained course. Fair, not tricked up. If you’re looking for a “desert course” this is not for you. Played the Canyon Course, getting around can be tricky. Great variety of holes. This course is at least $150.00 in season, so for $39.00 with balls and a cart, a great value.

Rode the Greens (6537/71.4/139) in 5H mid day. Paired with Rob, Brian and Marge. It was in the high 90's, overcast and calm.

Tom Fazio design. Many holes have severe elevation changes. Common them is that you climb long distances in carts, then play down hill, then repeat the process. No holes were severely uphill. The layout is tight in spots with desert scape surrounding nearly every hole on both sides. If you are not straight this course will become penal real quickly.

The Bermuda tees were excellent with only a few divots here and there. Level/lush.

The Bermuda fairways had been vericutt and were maintained long, almost like light rough. Only part of the course not excellent or exceptional.

The Bermuda rough was mostly lush and maintained at a level that the ball often sat up. Usually good to play from.

The sand traps were the best I have played out of in a ling time. Fine, coarse sand that was excellent to play from and they were beautifully maintained.

The Bermuda greens were smooth and medium fast. Best Bermuda greens I have putted on since I played the sister Canyon course here last year.

Only negatives are that the basic carts do not have GPS and that this complex is REALLY spread out. You park close to a mile from where the practice facilities and first tees are. This course would be almost unwalkable because of this plus many tees you ride hundreds of yards from the last green to again play downhill. The customer service was exceptional from everyone. Cart gal out making the rounds. Plenty of water stations on the course. Excellent layout, one of the top dozen courses I have ever played, very enjoyable to play. Highly recommended.

We have played 5 courses in the Tucson the last couple times we have visited, looking at potential areas/clubs to become members of. Not only if there one, but TWO amazing courses to play. The entire course is pristine, challenging, beautiful view on every hole, and at my favorite hotel chain for an extra star! No regrets, must play if you play any course in the area at a great value!