Golf Club at Vistoso

Lack of water, staff that do not care, range balls are horrible, pro shop looks empty. This is used to be my favorite Oro Valley course. It is a shame that the current person in charge has let it go. FInd a buyer and hire a new GM!

The course is in good shape. Greens were a little slow.

Proshop had about 12 pieces of clothing...looked like they were going out of business.

when we arrived we were told the tee times were running 30 min. late due to a tournament in progress.. pace of play was very slow even after the tournament ended. were no signs of any marshals.

Gorgeous course, nice desert vegetation with cactus and other succulents. Course is well maintained. Some great holes that require a lot of course management and good ball positioning, especially the par 5s. No need to blast the driver away on every hole since there often are obstacles at 200 or 250 yards. We played at 7:40 in the morning on a thursday, there was nobody in front of us nor behind us, very quite. I heard it get's crowded later in the morning.

I don't know what the current owner's intention is but they are letting Vistoso go to seed. I am surprised that they still get decent amount of players. The pro shop has like five hats, the range balls are almost dimple-less, and the course is really in a state of disrepair.

I feel sorry for the superintendent whose budget is most likely squeezed to the point of having a tiny staff and no watering $. The bunkers have weeds growing in them, the turf on the range and course is thin, and the tee boxes are like hitting out of the first cut of rough.

It's too bad as the layout is kind of sporting. There are some good holes and some dogs but that is the case most everywhere. I have been playing here off and on for ten years and it is sad to see the direction that the course has taken.

I noticed some flagging of new house lots so maybe they are trying to milk some cash out of lot sales and hopefully will put the proceeds back into the course rather than focusing on paying off the owner's financial investment in the course.

You can tell they must be minimizing their expenses since the water appears to be turned off - it was like playing on concrete. This course has really deteriorated over the years. Very disappointing since we have played this course about 8 times over the last 5 years. It was a beautiful course at one time.

I was told the course over seeded the fairways for winter, but they stopped watering several weeks ago and the course showed it. The fairways were hard as rock, and the greens were exceedingly firm to try to hold a shot from any longer approach. Yardage markers on sprinkler heads were often absent, and unless one bought the yardage booklet from the pro shop, it was difficult to know any layup distances.

Overall, I liked the layout and would probably enjoy playing it again under better conditions.

Course was challenging and of a good design. They had a dispute with their water company and the water supply to the course had been shut off several weeks. Consequently the fairways were dried out and the overseed had died. The greens and teeing areas were OK. After our round (March 26) the staff told us the disupte had been resolved and the water was back on. A little late for the overseed to recover I believe.

Chalanging course however it is dying due to lack of water. Would not play it again unless new owners take over.

Driver not needed from gold tee but accuracy is required great course would recommend ......greens in good shape one of the best for the money ........staff was very friendly

I have played this course twice this month. In the interval the fairways have dried out and need water. The greens and tee boxes are quite firm.
All in all it is one of the nicer courses in NW Tucson on a par with the Preserve and Highlands.

Very challenging for a high handicapper. Course is in good condition. Staff very friendly.

I have played this course many times and the condition is better than last year, but fairways could use more water.

Great layout. Fun course to play. Not in good condition. Needs some tender loving care and water.

This is a beautiful course, but is fairly tight. You need to bring your "A" game to play this course and enjoy it. Long carries from the tee box to the fairways on a lot of the holes, especially on the back nine. 200 + yard par 3s. Pace of play was very slow as most golfers were constantanly looking for their ball in the desert rough. The clubhouse closed really early, around 3pm I think, which seemed very unusual. Pretty course, difficult to play.

Beautiful area and location. It is obvious they take care of the course as the greens were in terrific shape.

This is one of those courses you need to play a couple of time to know where to hit some shots. It was in very good condition.

Course was enjoyable but yet challenging. Great views from the course.

Great layout, but some of the forced carries require breaking up foresomes on the tees for those with short hitters. Pretty punishing when one misses the fairway.