The Golf Club at Dove Mountain - Tortolita/Wild Burro

I have a love-hate relationship with this course. I think this is the best course in Tucson to play if you don't mind an extremely difficult course. This course has a great layout, well maintained, great staff and service. However, you better be playing your best if you want to score well.

Interesting design, challenging, but fair for the most part. Excellent condition, except for a few greens that were bumpy. I concur with other reviewers that the greens are a bit tricky with some ridiculous undulations that penalize you dearly if you are in the wrong spot. I play to about a 6 so I enjoyed the challenge, even though I had my fair share of 3 putts. The staff is top notch through and through. They were all friendly and accommodating. Frankly they were some of the friendliest staff I have experienced. Pace of play was great and it was pretty much wide open. Fun Fact: Lee Janzen played a few groups behind me that day which was pretty cool and Tom Watson had played there the day before (wish I had been there for that).

Excellent condition. Very challenging. Needed better signage for directions to certain holes

Great course for the serious golfer. Played with 2 high handicappers that didn't enjoy it as much as me because of the difficulty. Beautiful views and well maintained all the way around. Greens are large and very challenging to putt.

The staff was very friendly and helpful, the course is tough but playable if you play from the right tees and the the course from tee to green was in excellent shape. My only criticism was that the greens were quite bumpy from the footprints and, of course, being a resort course nobody EVER would think to bend over and repair a pitch mark. The greens are quite hilly and fast so they are difficult even without the over watering. All in all, a great experience. And we played as a twosome in under 4 hours which is decent for such a challenging course.

Tough course, great condition, friendly staff, would say it is a must to play!

Great viewes, great layout but being a 6 handicap I feel the greens are unnecessarily too difficult. Very undulating and very much sectioned off into very small landing areas. I played the 6700 yard distance. I played with a 16 handicap who played the copper tees and they shot 112. A bad overall day for them and because of the greens did not enjoy the beautiful course. They did thoroughly enjoy the layout, the viewes and staff who were outstanding but the greens were just too difficult.

The only issue with this course is the greens! I feel like I'm at the amusement park playing miniature golf. I see why Pro's won't play this course. Everything else is great -redo the greens.

Dove Mountain is a great course. It is a drive to get up there, but worth it. The only drawback we had was the cart path only requirement due to overseeding which slowed the pace. Anyone wanting to test their skills on a desert course should put Dove Mountain on their list. It would not be fun for beginners or lesser skilled players.

Course layout is challenging and very scenic. We played in October so greens fees were very reasonable (cart path only). Would strongly recommend you include a round at Dove Mountain for your next golf trip to the Tucson area.

We make a point of playing this course every time we visit Tucson. The sights and views are great, the course is in great shape, the amenities are top notch and it is a true desert experience.

What could have been a great round of golf turned in to a laborious afternoon. The round took almost 6 hours. I never saw a course marshal. I have played here before when the pace of play was good. I will not be back until I hear pace of play has improved.

Great course with numerous bunkers and undulating greens. Spectacular views with the course nestled in with the natural beauty of the desert and mountains.

Top notch golf experience at Dove Mountain best course in Tucson by far. Staff is very friendly and helpfull, If you spray your driver a little you might want to bring a few extra balls.Played today and got caught by a little rain and 25mph wind on the back nine , course was still alot of fun.

Saguaro and Wild Burro are extremely difficult. Lots of interrupted fairways with desert areas. Be prepared to play out of the sand..... a lot! Don't be discouraged if the numbers on your scorecard are a bit higher than normal. The views alone are worth the extra strokes!

My first experience with a Jack Nicklaus design course was the Bear in Traverse City 25 years ago. As a 4 handicap at the time, I found it to be a course Jack Nicklaus would like, but way too tough for normal good golfers, One that was long and required high fades,deep bunkers, and serious undulation in the greens. I found this course to be unmemorable. All the par fours seemed the same. All around 410 from the copper tees.Almost every green had a double break in it. The scenery is beautiful.If you are staying at the resort, it is worth playing once,probably from the forward tees if you want to have some enjoyment.