JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa

Not only is the layout awesome. They keep it in great shape in the summer. Love it!

One of my "go to" courses in the Tucson area. It is a course that is challenging in a good way. A desert course that is a cut above just target golf. I figure on losing a couple of golf balls during each round. Plus, I don't recommend hunting for them in the unforgiving desert terrain.

The course is maintained in good shape even in the heat of the summer. There are jugs of water filled each morning with ice water. The carts have a small cooler with a couple of small bottles of water.

Recommended....

Technical corse but lots of fun, terrain change makes every hole really unique !

The course is an excellent condition and we played the Palmer course first and the Gambler course second. Both nine whole courses are very difficult.However, the gambler has three holes that are almost impossible for amatuer golfers to score well. Extremely narrow and undulating fairways, creating target golf. Fun to play nontheless!! You would have to play this course a few times in order to learn where to hit the ball but highly recommend it if you want to test your target golf skills.

They just changed the names of all the different nines. Started on Palmer which was pretty much an executive par 34. Target golf, crowned greens. Really beautiful. Then the Gambler.. thought this nine was more "gimmicky" in terms of how you could get jumps from hitting the middle of the fairway and never playing there before very challenging approach shots, etc into elevated thin, crowned greens. The uphill par 5 has a longer layup area I was unaware of on the GPS unless you drive up to see it. The Pioneer was a more traditional championship players course where what you see is what you get besides one hole. Overall, it was a fun golf course in great condition but feel that even if you know it better you will get unfair bounces out of your control. Reminds me of Wolf Creek in Mesquite in that sense.. it's a fun play but not really a fair test.. luck comes into play way to much. I am a 6 handicap. Would play again because of the scenery but not to test my scoring, etc. Overall I would recommend but wouldn't want to play there all the time even if I had deep pockets...

I love this course and consider it my home course as I live about five minutes from the property. Today was my first time playing the course since they installed the new greens.

They are way too firm. I was able to hit about 11 greens today and only 3 held. Putting was near impossible because of lack of consistency. They need a lot of work. That being said the fringes were amazing.

It’s frustrating when you pay a premium price, hit the ball well all day, and aren’t rewarded for it because of conditions.

I was surprised as a semi private course, that the conditions were very dry …..

Thus course and all facilities are in pristine condition. Greens were fast but rolled perfectly. Stunning scenery.

Have played here before and always enjoyed the layout, course conditions and wildlife.

Our Threesome plays quickly and there was a special replay offer of 9 extra holes.

We played all 27 in 5;15! Great value and pace.

True desert golf - target specific golf that requires course knowledge and management. Wonderful layout for intermediate and advanced players