3800 W. Starr Pass Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85745, US
(520) 792-3500
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About JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa

The JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa is a large, luxury golf resort in Tucson, Arizona home to a 27-hole golf course. JW Marriott Starr Pass features over 500 guest rooms and suites, as well as several pools, one of which features a waterslide, and there is also a lazy river. The resort also has easy access to desert hiking and biking trails. The Hashani Spa and fitness center is located onsite. JW Marriott Starr Pass has seven dining concepts, featuring both Mexican and Mediterranean fare and has both indoor and patio concepts, as well as a breakfast buffet. The 27-hole golf course, Starr Pass Golf Club is a top resort course in the Tucson area. It originally opened in 1986 but was redesigned by Arnold Palmer in 2003. It has made the Golf Advisor Golfers' Choice list for the state of Arizona. Extra Holidays, unaffiliated with Marriott and the golf club, offers condominium "golf suites" overlooking Starr Pass Golf Club.

Facts

Price Range$$$, $$$$
Property Class★★★★
Acres330
Year Opened2005
Number of Units500+

Amenities

RestaurantsCasual, Fine, Bar, Buffet
Room TypesRoom, Suite
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa

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4.3
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Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
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 Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wow

Amazing desert course, great conditions, amazing layout

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course

Great layout, course conditions were great. Greens were running at a nice speed. Starter was really nice.

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
5.0
Previously Played

Coyote/Palmer courses

Tee to Green course was Great. Fairways are in great shape. Bunkers looked nice, thank goodness I missed them all today. Greens rolled very nice. Only issue was repair marks on the greens, the Javelina like to burrow on the greens unfortunately. But still a course worth visiting. If 18 isn't enough they have 27. The views are 10/10. I didn't have time for some BBQ today but recommend the pulled pork sandwich.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Back Again

This is a return visit, last time was 25 years ago. Fun to play, the Palmer course is a bit difficult to start at. Overall it was a good trip.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

TUESDAY GOLF

BEAUTIFUL GOLF COURSE , SOME GREENS WERE CUT OUT , HARD TO PUTT.

THE STARTER GUY WAS VERY RUDE, FIRST TIME THERE, AND ALREADY ALMOST REGRETED PLAYING THERE, WE WERE IN TOWN FOR 2 DAYS AND HAD MANY OPTIONS.. HE HAS NO PLACE TALKING TO PAYING CUSTOMERS LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN.

OTHER THAN THAT --- WE PLAYED LIGHTS OUT !!! THANK YOU

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Spot

I have had friends that have played here. We wanted a quick AZ vacation. Very playable golf course. Interesting layout. Will be here for a couple of days.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A golf course ? A zoo ?

So many animals, deer families with small kids, sooo cute.

Even a coyote was watching us.....

The course is in very good condition.

We play every year around this time and we will be back for sure.

Annie & AJ

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 57
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed

Standing water in bunkers (how does this happen when it doesn’t rain?), water stations but no cups, many greens were rough around the edges (and yes, they did affect play), 4 1/2 round with the cart telling us we were 15-20 minutes behind schedule (yet we were constantly keeping up with the group ahead of us and never saw a ranger!). And in 18 holes we saw the beverage cart once.

For the price of admission, I think you could improve some things.

I’d rate this experience overall a 2.5.

There are better options for this price and lower.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Starr Pass

Great course. weather was great, upkeep is great. greens were pretty sanding for this round, but have had them perfect prior. pace was great.

clubhouse bar closed at 4p which wasn't great for an afternoon tee time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/13/2023

Thank you for your positive review and for highlighting the aspects of your experience at The Club at Starr Pass.

We appreciate your understanding regarding the greens, and we want to assure you that we continuously strive to provide the best playing conditions possible.

Your feedback regarding the clubhouse bar hours is duly noted, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We have since reviewed our operational hours to be open from 11:00am to 8:00pm every day.

Thank you for choosing our course, and we look forward to serving you again.

Director of Golf

The Club at Starr Pass

Played On
Reviews 5
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 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great time at Starr Pass

Love the layout. The greens need some time but should be phenomenal in a while. Will definitely be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice course

Greens are still pretty new but fair. Course is in great shape, cart path only that day. Starters need some work on welcoming their quests. Not helpful, didn't inquire just assumed. Directions were vague about where to play the 2nd nine. Felt like we were a necessary inconvenience to them.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fresh winter rye grass

I love Starr Pass a gem of Southwest Tucson. Wonderful course layout, takes advantage of natural landscape, and had freshly reseeded winter rye.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/01/2023

Thank you so much for your kind words and positive review! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the golf course and found the conditions to be to your liking. We take great pride in maintaining the course and providing a top-notch experience for our players. Your feedback is greatly appreciated, and we look forward to welcoming you back for another round of golf in the future. Thanks again for your support!

Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

101 degrees but still worth it.

Played Rattler and one other 9. Last year Rattler was not over seeded and the ball rolled forever. This time is was plush and very little carry. Key to enjoy is picking the correct tees and not being greedy. Great course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 11/11/2023

Thank you for sharing your experience and providing valuable feedback on your recent round at The Club at Starr Pass. We're delighted to hear that you noticed the positive changes in the course conditions.

We appreciate your positive comments and are thrilled that you consider our course a great one. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we look forward to providing you with many more enjoyable rounds in the future. Thank you for choosing our course, and we hope to welcome you back soon.

Director of Golf

The Club at Starr Pass

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Some awkwardness

The staff support at the start left something to be desired. I was paired up with another single, but go no instructions or direction as to which of the three nines we were supposed to tee off on. As it is we went to the one we thought we were supposed to be playing and turned out wrong and we had to backtrack and join up with another twosome on the third hole of a different nine.

On course amenities were so-so, water wasn't iced, bathrooms hard to find. On the whole, not up to expectations for a "resort course" experience.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/01/2023

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. We're sorry to hear that you encountered some challenges during your recent visit to The Club at Starr Pass. Your comments are important to us, and we take them seriously as we strive to continuously improve our guests' experiences. We assure you that we are actively addressing these concerns with our team to ensure a higher standard of customer service.

We hope you'll consider giving us another opportunity to serve you in the future. We are committed to providing a more enjoyable experience, and we would welcome the chance to make your next visit a truly exceptional one.

Thank you for your feedback and for choosing The Club at Starr Pass.

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Starr Pass needs some work

Played SP first time since management change. Hopefully this is not South of things to come Tee to green the course was in great shape, but the greens were in terrible shape. not what SP has been up to in the past. Staff and amenities are as good as always.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/11/2023

Thank you for providing your feedback. We genuinely appreciate your comments regarding the course conditions, staff, and amenities.

We're pleased to hear that the staff and amenities met your expectations, and we want to assure you that we are working diligently to bring the greens up to the same standard. After the completed overseeding process we experienced unforeseen circumstances that affected the greens. Our team have since addressed these issues aggressively by laying sod and performing other repairs.

We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back soon for a more satisfying round.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

Director of Golf

The Club at Starr Pass

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