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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
89.7%
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407 out of 524 reviews
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4.8
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4.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.4
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4.7
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4.4
Value
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Layout
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Pace
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4.7
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Course Highlights
Immaculate tee boxes, well-tailored fairways, and fast greens consistently impress golfers visiting this Tucson course. Exceptionally friendly staff and a thoughtful starter keep pace of play smooth while delivering outstanding value.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6738 yards
Slope 134
Rating 71.2

MountainView Golf Club at Saddlebrooke sits at an elevation of 3,200 feet, offering both dramatic elevation changes and spectacular views. The course sits at the base of the Catalina Mountain range near Tucson, nestled into the mesquite-covered foothills. Gary Panks, the golf course's designer, saw the potential of the landscape and utilized the many natural hazards. He also incorporated subtle mounding and strategically placed bunkers that blend seamlessly into the natural terrain. Panks created a fair challenge with this layout but the wide, player-friendly landing areas makes the golf course approachable for beginners. The second hole is one of the most scenic holes on the course but it is also one of the layout's more difficult holes. Golfers will find a mesquite-filled wash crossing the fairway before facing an uphill shot to a green guarded by trees and bunkers.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Panks (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf Simulator No
Indoor Practice No

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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4.4
524 Reviews (524)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Patio Dining 21
Drinks 19
19th Hole Scenic Views 14
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 56
Elevation Changes 36
Forced Carries 31
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 68
Locals 55
Seniors 53
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 50
In the 'Burbs 36
Convenient to the City 17

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Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs extreme maintenance

I understand that the course was recently sold to the HOA in Saddlebrooke. Course is in terrible shape from the standpoint of deferred maintenance..greens were the worst I have played on in some time. Overrun with poa Ana. Extremely slow and very bumpy. Putts could not hold any true line. Fairways, with a few exceptions, were devoid of grass and in need of water. Bunkers were hard sand and in need of maintenance.

Maybe the new management has not had time to resolve these issues. Until they do, they should advise player of the adverse condition in advance. The green fees were way to high for the condition of the course

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens not upto par..too many bare spots. course not in the condition I remember playing in the past. Seems like maintenance gone to pot. What happen?

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Conditions are terrible.

Greens are bumpy, crusty and there are clumps of POA throughout! You can’t get a true roll. The fairways and rough are also in bad shape with lots of dead patches covered with sand and paint. This course is a poor value at any price. In fact, I would say they are close to completely losing their greens!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 04/11/2018

what is POA?

Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice layout, excellent fairways, iffy greens

This is a very well run operation, great staff. Course is pretty interesting with really nice fairways and playable rough. Was only in a couple fairway bunkers but they were well maintained and played well. The problem at present is the condition of the greens, they've been invaded by little tufts of crabby looking grass. Because of that I can't recommend it at present.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

cool Sunday golf

We played on a cool Sunday when the course was not busy. The starter let my wife and I out by ourselves. The pace of play was excellent. The greens are very rough. Some of the fairways are under repair, but the layout is excellent, and golf is golf. We had a nice day.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Nice course

Good enough course in decent shape. The one problem is the greens. Infested with some type of grass. Not smooth and quite bumpy as the round goes on

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course conditions

Greens need work. Rough and lots of poa. Several fairways have either been painted green or fertilized/weed treated. In any case your ball gets stained green.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens need a lot of work

Greens were terrible. Apparently the member association has taken over recently and are trying to fix the course. So will give them time to do so.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible greens

Greens are terrible. There is some sort of crabgrasss on greens that deflects every putt. It's like an obstacle course to putt thtough every time

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Disappointed

Almost all the greens are invaded by patches of thick lumpy grasses which made them uncuttable. Also four of the fairways had lost almost all of the grass and were being seeded. Proshop was just an empty room with a counter at which to check in. Not a very pleasant golfing experience despite a very nice track and outstanding views. Will not go back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Course

Nice course. The greens are in rough shape. The fairways and tee boxes are in great shape. I would play there again, but there are other courses in the area I would play prior to going back.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Do not waste your time or money on this terrible excuse for a golf course!

I have lived in SaddleBrooke for 12+ years and NEVER have I seen this or ANY course in worse condition. Every green is covered with Poana sprigs that render the greens unplayable. If you want to see your putts hop, skip and jump across the green this is the disaster location for you.

Several fairways on each nine have virtually no grass... scalped and painted green with a top layer of green sand they too, much like the greens, are unplayable.

The local HOA was conned in to buying this course along with the Preserve by Robson Communities and while Robson let the courses deteriorate dramatically prior to the completion of the sale they have only gone dramatically downhill since then.

No reduction in fees has occurred so you can be assured of paying far too much though if the green fees were free that would still amount to criminal fraud for the conditions you will encounter on the course.

I have not played the Preserve lately but can only assume that it is fairing no better than Mountainview as the same fools are running both. The only good news is that SaddleBrooke Ranch is in excellent condition and definitely worth your time for a quality round of golf.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

I have played this course many times in past years but this was my first and will be my last time this year! I like the course but the GREENS are the worst I have played on-hard to put through weed clumps growing on the greens-If you don't get your greens fixed and put some merchandise in the pro shop you are going to have trouble. We paid $50 and it isn't worth $20-sorry just the fact!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Round Ruined

The day started poorly with a "frost delay" of over an hour during which twosomes and threesomes were sent out sporadically. After being promised a possible early tee off than the revised teetime, we actually need off six minutes LATE. Then, after playing the front nine in two hours and nine minutes, a ranger appeared to tell us we needed to speed up our play. When reminded that we were a foursome playing at a good pace behind a threesome and in front of at least two twosomes, he NOT so politely said it didn't matter: we needed to play faster. The twosome closest behind us was two women playing from the forward tees. They never got close enough to request playing through. The ranger hung around around for two holes to make sure we obeyed his order. It was a sour ending to a round started with high expectations.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are in terrible shape.

Great layout but the greens are virtually unputtable - bumpy and two different grasses.

Course just taken over by homeowners so will give some slack but won't be back until significant improvement is made.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Cart path only

Played with another couple and thought it would be sow because of cart path only. Finished in 3:50..Greens have a fair a mount of poanna knocking ball offline on some putts.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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