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4.4
1149 Reviews (1149)
5 Stars
801
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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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
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
80.0%
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4.4
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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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Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Mountain Course Always Great to Play

We always have a great time playing the Mountain Course. It is a fun challenging layout for golfers of all abilities. greens had been verticut and still need about two weeks to recover. (i wish there was a way for the golfnow website to inform us of condition of greens at time of booking) for the money it was still worth playing! greens should be in great shape by 8/15/16

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Amazing Course

A+ rating - well maintained and great views - stunning course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Venue for Golf

Booked a great value on Golf Now, and met very nice golfers going out as a single. It was a shotgun start, and the practice area, and course we're in great shape! I would highly recommend playing this course as the views are spectacular.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

GREAT GORGEOUS FUN COURSE

IT WAS A GREAT DAY, A BEAUTIFUL COURSE AND A NICE VARIETY OF PLAY

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful Course

Would definitely play again and recommend to others. Course layout was challenging and beautiful at the same time. Summer rates are well worth putting up with some heat for a few hours.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Scenic setting

Course is in great condition considering it is under severe heat stress.

My only issue with the Canyon course is that it is spread out over long travel times between tee boxes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Extremely well maintained -

Greens were in summer maintenance - sandy but fair.

Fairways were excellent.

Overall conditions, despite the heat, very good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Beautiful Mountain views

Beautiful facility and views. Well worth visiting.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 09/06/2017:
Hello. Jeremy. 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
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course

Great rate and super friendly staff. Course was in great shape and very challenging.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

great course

tees, fairways and greens are all "A"; layout fun fair and challenging

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Aeration Alert - poor check-in process.

Greens and Fairways have been cut way low and aerated. You would be much better off to wait several weeks for conditions to improve. 3 and 4 putts were very common in our foursome. Check-in was confusing. They closed the normal pro shop for the summer and you are required to check-in at the "members" pro shop at the Lodge. Staff was NOT welcoming at this member pro shop (guess because we are not "members"). We don't need to pay as much as we did for this kind of treatment.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent with caveats

Just played the Mountain Course. REALLY looked forward to playing it, knowing some of the holes are well-known. Played the Canyon course several times, and liked it. But I was hoping the Mountain course was way above it. The fairways were dry and were cut in long strips(aerating?)and the greens were very dry and fast.. Loved the 13th hole and parred it, and birdied the 14th. Will play again.. Oh yeah.. the POOL area of the resort was BLASTING music, which was very distracting to me.. I like golf to be "quiet" for the most part..

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Mountain

Well-maintained course with actual rough ... large, inviting but FIRM greens make it difficult to stop approach shots for an amateur player...amenities are TOP-NOTCH ... a lot of distance between holes makes it difficult to get into any rhythm of play

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging layout but fun and fair

Course was in excellent shape. This was our first time playing here and the staff from Pro shop check in, cart pick up, starter, snack shop, cart return were polite, friendly and made us feel as though we were members at a private club. Would highly recommend to anyone who has not played here before. Will definitely put in our rotation when we visit Tucson again .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not what expected!

Had great hope for this course, but when we got there our expectations went in the tank. The unfriendliness of the staff was our first clue--we did not get a smile from any staff member we had contact with. The greens were sanded which was a surprise to us since no one ever mentioned it. When done, we had to climb back to the car from where we turned in the golf carts--one would think they would have a shuttle system. All in all, we would NOT go back to this course. There are many other courses we played that are a better value than Ventana Canyon.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

nice course

wow what a track - great 39 dollar price--will be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value for the dollar in May.

Great place to play, good value for the money and a great challenge for all levels. I would definitely play here again next time I am in town.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice round of golf

Course was in excellent shape Weather and view were great. We moved forward to the silver tees where the slope still was 129 and we had a blast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

beautiful

The mountian course is one of my favorites in the Tucson area, always in great shape, fantastic views, greens are fast and in great shape and the staff is gelpful and friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mountain Course is an all time favorite!

We always play the Mountain Course when in Tucson, the combination of course layout and amazing views from almost every hole make it fun no matter how you play. Make sure you choose the right club on number 3!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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