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4.4
1149 Reviews (1149)
5 Stars
801
4 Stars
251
3 Stars
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2 Stars
19
1 Stars
20
Conditions
4.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
82.0%
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4.4
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
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1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
80.0%
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8 out of 10 reviews
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4.4
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1
Conditions
4.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
80.0%
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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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Reviews

4.4
1149 Reviews (1149)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 37
19th Hole Scenic Views 26
Patio Dining 24
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 122
Bunkers 104
Undulating Greens 92
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 116
Advanced Golfers 93
A Weekend Splurge 82
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 125
Worth the Drive 87
Convenient to the City 60

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Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 09/27/2017:
Thank you for the 5-star review, please come back and visit us soon!
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Track

Expansive layout intertwined among nice houses, beautiful scenic views of surrounding mountains and of Tucson.

Greens were perfect and suer slick! Rewarded for good shots and punished as you should be of you stray. Take advantage where you can score and be happy playing station to station in other spots.

NOTE: Drive all the way up to the hotel and park clubhouse for golf wrapped around first small building on the right and then you have a pretty long drive to first tee depending on where you are starting and which course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 09/19/2017:
Hi Joe, thank you for the 5-star review! Glad to hear you enjoyed our course and the beautiful mountains of Tucson. Please come back in and visit our course soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

The course was very challenging and in great shape. The greens were very fast compare to what I'm use too.

It was Great my wife and I enjoyed the course. It was a great experience for both of us and challenging. We would recommend this course to our friends. We will be back soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 09/18/2017:
Thank you for the kind 5-star review! Please come back and visit us soon!
Played On
Reviews 80
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course was in excellent condition.

My wife and I played this course with an early morning tee time. Since we had no one in front of us, we played in just over 3 hours. I really enjoyed the way that they have the tees so close to the cart path and yet they were sometimes hard to find. Elevation changes were very good, especially hole number 3 which only played to a little over one hundred yards, but plays over a ravine that is probably 200 feet deep.

If I have a negative, it is that as a non Resort player, you have to park at the Loews lodge and then take the golf cart nearly a mile to the course. Having said that though, I rate Ventana Canyon as the best course to play in Tucson.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 09/15/2017:
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us 5-stars! We are going to pass on your feedback to our team, so they know their hard work is not going unnoticed. It is great to hear that the efforts we have put in helped provided a memorable and enjoyable experience for you. Thank you for playing The Lodge at Ventana Canyon, we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 09/12/2017:
Thank you for your 5-star review. Please come back and see us soon!
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Scenic, Interesting and Challenging

They call it the mountain course for good reason.This is an approach shot golf course. Generous fairways with a few strategic fairway bunkers. But beware on the approach shots. Heavily contoured greens the are quick and reading them a major challenge.

Your short game needs to be spot on to score here.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 09/12/2017:
Thank you for the great 4-star review! Hope to see you back soon!
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

You can get lost hole to hole

Could not believe GPS system was not in the cart. You need your own because the fairway sprinklers w yardage are few and far between. No towel or water provided so bring your own

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 09/12/2017:
Thank you for play Ventana Canyon. Please come back and visit us soon!
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

My wife and I had a great time on a terrific course where we were treated like a king and quenn

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 09/08/2017:
Hello, Jerry. We are so glad to hear you and your wife enjoyed your most recent visit with us. We hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 09/08/2017:
Hello, Andrew. Thank you so much for the spectacular review. 5-star feedback is what we strive to achieve. We are glad you had an incredible time and hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Solid course

Always a fun course to play. Selection of tees can make it any where from easy to difficult; I always enjoy playing at Ventana.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 09/06/2017:
Hi. Anthony. Thanks for filling out another spectacular review for the course. We will let the team know their hard work is paying off. Thanks for playing The Lodge at Ventana Canyon.
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Best condition

The Canyon course at Ventana Canyon was possibly the best conditioned course I have ever played on. No lack of watering here. Everything was plush and thick. I have played in Orlando, Miami, Tampa, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Palm Springs and none were in this good of shape. What makes it harder to believe is it was the middle of Summer in Arizona! Can't wait to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 09/06/2017:
Hi, David. This is the second 5-star review you have left us and we couldn't be happier. We are excited to hear the conditions were up to par with your expectations and look forward to seeing you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Maybe the best course I have ever played.

For the last day of August. In Arizona. This course was green, plush, and in unbelievable shape. No lack of water here! Thick, fairways with few bare spots. This may be the best conditioned course I have ever played. Definitely for August. Been to Orlando, Miami, Tampa, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Palm Springs. None compare to Ventana Canyon and the Canyon Course. Also played Marana. This course is better.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 09/06/2017:
Hi, David. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us 5-stars! We are going to pass on your feedback to our team, so they know their hard work is not going unnoticed. It is great to hear that the efforts we have put in helped provided a memorable and enjoyable experience for you. Thank you for playing The Lodge at Ventana Canyon, we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

A championship course that my wife and both enjoyed the opportunity to play for the rate we did as compared to the winter rate.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 09/06/2017:
Hello, Jerry. Thank you for reviewing the course. We appreciate the 5-stars and are going to notify the teams responsible, so they know their hard work is paying off. We hope to see you for another round soon. Thank you for playing The Lodge at Ventana Canyon.
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 09/06/2017:
Hi, Jeremy. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us 5-stars. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off.
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Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Challenging course with great views and scenary

Ventana Canyon Mountain course is a challenging course with excellent conditions, Our tee time was an 8:00 AM shotgun start with a foursome on every hole. This made the pace of play very slow as the round took 4 hrs 45 mins.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 09/06/2017:
Hi, Mark. Thanks for taking the time to review us 5-stars! We are glad you had a memorable and enjoyable experience. We will escalate your feedback about the pace of play to our staff. See you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

8am shotgun

lush, well maintained resort course. everything is right in front of you, no crazy blind shots . fairways and greens in excellent conditions.

only complaint was 5 1/2 hours to finish, was hot tired and wanted to get to cold shower asap.

top 5 course to play in Tucson

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pace of play is terrible

Having to wait 10+ minutes at each tee box makes it hard to find a rhythm throughout the round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 08/22/2017:
We're sorry to hear the pace of play was not ideal. We will inform our staff about your concern. We understand it can be tough to get into a rhythm with the stop and go. Come back and see us soon!
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Ventana calls you in

My favorite course in Tucson. Played it for $129, played it for $39(summer) always beautiful and what views! About an hour away now, but worth the drive through Tucson to get there. Will do'er again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/22/2017:
We love our fans! Can't wait to see you back and glad you loved the scenery too!
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