The Club at Starr Pass - Gambler/Pioneer

The course is excellent. The pro shop staff and starter were very friendly and helpful. The course is very challenging for handicaps above 10, meaning golfers who shoot greater than 84 or so. There are numerous desert waste areas at the sides of all holes and sometimes across the hole. Carries of greater than 120 yards are necessary. There are a lot of elevation changes. This means an errand shot is penalized severely, often resulting in a lost golf ball.

I recommend playing tees that are more forward than you might think of playing based on yardage. If you insist on playing the yardage from your home course and you average 84 or greater, bring a LOT of golf balls. It is quite possible to lose 12 or more.

Beautiful location, dozens of birds and course in great shape. Was fun but so many shots to green were just unforgiving in the extreme. I could get to fairway from tee well enough with forced carries. But being a little short, long, left or right with irons (and I'm guaranteed to be one of those) meant lost balls, impossible slopes, deep bunkers, or blind shots. Wish it had more safe misses. Desert golf, I know.

Love this course. Only complaint is that the greens were in poor shape. Looked like hole plugs had not “healed” in months.

We had a very nice time playing this beautiful course that is in great condition.

First time play there. It is beautiful and in very good condition. Must play if you are in Tucson

Starr Pass is an excellent track with challenges for all levels of ability. Stay at the JW Marriott and get a free 9 hole time. Great value.

First time playing the Coyote 9 and I very much enjoyed the layout and conditions. Fairways are painted instead of over seeded but they are in great shape as well as the greens.

Easily a top course in Tucson and if this is not in the top 3 I’d question the survey!! Outstanding challenge but fair and great condition!!!

I wish the weather was a tad bit better however, for the end of February, 60 degrees was fine. The course is laid out well and very playable. The greens were a little hard to read so view it from every angle. Very playable and I look forward to the next round when I return to AZ.

Pace of play was good and course condition was excellent. A must play!

Lives up to our hopes & dreams. Got some fantastic photos of small wildlife too! Cacti were amazing! Would love to go back but we were visiting from England!

Tricky course - very nice - very tricky with desert canyons

Found the course to be in the best condition of any course we had played in the area. We had a 2 PM tee time so we were worried that we wouldn't finish before Sunset but played the course in 3 hours with no waiting on any hole.

Great lay out and condition was good. My foursome really enjoy the course .

Booked nine holes at Starpass with my dad. The 9 holes was terrible condition, they failed to tell us it was the “in the process of being re conditioned” course. The fairways were PAINTED green and completely dead. It would’ve been fine if we didn’t pay premium prices, $80 person for 9. Okay, so we drove an hour, all the other courses are booked up, let’s make the best of it. We play the 9 holes. On the way in, I stop into the pro shop to request a refund. The manager proceeded to make a scene in front of other guest saying “you don’t go to a buffet, eat all the food, and ask for a refund” and I politely told him that I am just requesting a refund. That he does not have to give it to me, but that I’d be leaving a review of my experience on google. Angrily he told his employee to refund my purchase then proceeded to tell me again how “from a business standpoint” I shouldn’t have played the 9 holes if I wasn’t satisfied. I did not have the desire to argue with him so I just got my refund and left. Here’s the thing. If we didn’t plan 4 hours of the day to make the drive play 9 holes and drive back, I would’ve left on the first hole. If I was by myself, I would’ve left on the first hole. If there were other tee times at other courses, I would’ve left on the first hole. .