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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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Sick Greens
Although this is one of my favorite courses, the greens are in really bad shape.
Fun in spots
Course was a playable dessert course for average players. Lots of wildlife. The greens were terrible - bumpy and not well maintained. Course monitors were exceptionally friendly.
Not like it was
This course has deteriorated since the HOA have taken it over. Most noticeable were the fairways that were devoid of grass. The greens also we’re not in good condition. I wouldn’t drive a long ways to play this course again. And it doesn’t make me want to rent here for the winter again.
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
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 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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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!
what is POA?