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About

Holes 18
Type Private/Resort
Par 72
Length 7791 yards
Slope 147
Rating 76.0

Nestled in the desert foothills of the Tortolita Mountain Range, the 27 holes at The Golf Club at Dove Mountain feature dramatic elevation changes and stunning views. The three nines were all designed by Jack Nicklaus and are played in three different 18-hole combinations. The Wild Burro/Saguaro golf course combines Nicklaus' favorite nine, Wild Burro, with the front nine of the Accenture Match Play Championship. The golf course features intricately contoured greens and carefully placed fairway bunkers. The course plays through canyons and desert washes covered in centuries-old Saguaro cacti. The third, fourth and fifth holes on the Wild Burro nine are notably challenging with the third featuring an "island green" standing amidst sand and cacti.

Course Details

Year Built 2009
Fairways Bermuda with Perennial Rye overseed
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Nicklaus (2009) Chet Williams (2009)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Pull-carts No
Caddies Yes - Forecaddies
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Lodging

Lodging Available

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Spa, Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Swimming

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis

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Reviews

4.3
1498 Reviews (1498)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Patio Dining 79
Drinks 77
19th Hole Scenic Views 69
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 175
Bunkers 169
Forced Carries 137
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 140
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 138
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 115
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 137
At a Resort 132
In the 'Burbs 40

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Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Half of the 18 holes was cart path only and was not advertised. Speed of play was exceptional. The course is in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 64
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Layout, Superb Condition

If your willing to pay a premium for golf this is a wonderful layout (particularly the Saguaro/Tortilita 9's). Absolute pristine conditioned course in a beautiful setting. (Not a home in sight) Fast, undulating greens. Tough approach shots. Plays longer than the scorecard yardage, so make sure you choose the right tees. Must really think your way around. Don't expect to shoot your handicap, just enjoy a great outing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Best overall

You expect the best and ... get it !

Top conditions, fast greens, excellent layout. We played fast, nobody around either on Tortelita or Wild Burro. Saguaro was close for maintenance.

It is a difficult course, hard to get to the greens in regulation. Greens with lots of undulations, 3 putts are to be expected. Choose your tee boxes carefully, can be a monster even from mid tees

A very enjoyable day, best course we played around Tucson. Not that the others are not excellent (Starr Pass, Vistoso, Arizona National, Sewailo) but Dove one notch above for everything, including very nice bunkers. We visited a few !!

A must for every golfer

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good timing on the weather

Very ritzy course

Weather was cool (65f) which was good because nobody was golfing we pretty much had the course to our selves

Just love desert courses and the boeas are spectacular highly recommend

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Scenic 5 Star Course

Wonderful, scenic course! Need to avoiid multiple bunkers on each hole. Stay on the grass, as, not many places to play from the desert. Undulating fast greens. Challenging, bur fair. Pace of play was outstanding!.Would play again.

Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Disappointed

I play here every year on my week in Az as it WAS my favorite course. I brought my Aunt and Uncle down to play here for a special treat.

The bag drop guys were great, but the staff in the pro shop seemed like they could care less that you were there.

The course conditions were the worst l have ever seen here. Seems like since the Accenture match play left the course has gone down hill.

We played 18 in under 4 hours as it wasn't too busy... shocking... not really.

We tried to play another 9 but they wanted $45 each! We said thanks but no thanks. We were also going to buy some merchandise but decided against that... they missed out on more of our money but they didn't care...

I will play another course next time. They won't care if l ever come back though either it seems...

There are other courses that will gladly take your $$$.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Spectacular course

Kodak moment on every hole, you have to keep it on the fairway as the first cut of rough is long and hard to find your balls

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great

Great course, conditions were perfect and staff was very good. I'll be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

one of the best courses I have played, very challenging

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 52
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No help

Nobody showed. After paying a big dollar at the pro shop, carried my clubs down. Went to the range and hit bout 5 balls. None left, everyone complaining there are no balls. Practised putting for 15 minutes with no starter. And just teed off. For the $ you pay for this caliber of course, expected much better!

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Immaculate

Dove Mountain is in primo condition. The pro shop staff is very accommodating and I can’t wait to get back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course. Wish there was a course marshall.

Staff - from pro shop to club house were friendly and professional. The setting was fantastic and the course played well for coming out of overseeding. There was a clear problem with pace of play and no action was taken to get everyone behind them back on track. This and a two some of golfers behind us with blaring heavy metal music really took a toll on our enjoyment of the course. We planned our tee time to have dinner while watching the sunset and between the slow pace of play and a closed kitchen it didn’t have a chance of happening.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Incontournable

Dont miss suis course Probable tué n'est course of Tucson.

Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Super layout--very hard with green complexes that are meant for professionals

Admittedly a hard course, but the pace of play was super slow again . Not the first time, either. No ranger the whole time, as seems to be normal now. No question that the customer service has declined substantially under new ownership from when the Accenture was held here.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Desert Jack at its best

Dove Mountain is typical of Nicklaus’s desert courses but these 27 holes are on steroids from the two back tees. Great to experience what the big boys did when the WGC Match Play was held here. A must-play desert course.

Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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