Resorts at Ventana Canyon: Loews and The Lodge

Course was in good condition, bunkers actually had sand in them. Tee off was 12:10 and got to 89 degrees but had a nice breeze most of the day until about 12th hole then started to get windy. Loved the layout of the mountain course. Played from the Blue Tees.

Great course!! Well maintained. Terrible customer service. Unfriendly pro shop. Cart person not around and not helpful. Starter was not available or busy!!

This is a beautiful, scenic course that is always in perfect condition. Only complaint is that the greens are undulating and very difficult. Not quite as diabolical as Dove Mountain but tough in their own right. My buddy, who is an 11 handicap, 3-putted multiple times and 4-putted twice as well. (He chipped in from 100 yards on 17 just to avoid putting. ) Other than that, it's a very fair though challenging course and is fun to play because it is so well-manicured. It was about a 4 1/2 hour round on a warm Sunday afternoon. Waited on some holes but overall not bad. Can't complain about an extra 15 minutes on such a beautiful course on a gorgeous day.

Both courses here are quite nice courses however, beware the variety of prices you may pay! I stayed at the resort and was given a price around $150 +tax to play the first day, only to find that my playing partners payed $100 +tax to play (and they were staying at the resort as well)...the next day, I asked about the difference in price and was given some b.s. answer about how "like airline prices, our prices vary based on availability and demand" and "they must have booked their times after I did". I pointed out that my reservation confirmation indicated that they were already booked when I booked and so that blew that argument out of the water. I then indicated that, as a result, I would like the same rate that my playing partners from the previous day had and was told that they could only offer me the $119 rate +tax. Still about $40 better than the day before but then I found out that my playing partners for day two were paying the "member" rate of $75, so... So, to make a short story long, always ask what the member rate is for the course and try to negotiate up from there and certainly don't expect to get any resort breaks if you are staying at the resort!

The two Ventana Canyon courses never disappoint. Always in perfect condition. Incredible greens which putt so true if you can figure out how to read the breaks and speed. We love these courses.

This is an excellent course. That has great views and is in great shape. The course is very playable. Only negative was friedliness of staff

We have always loved playing the two courses at Ventana Canyon. I think they are the best courses, condition wise, you can play without a membership to a country club - and maybe it is even better than the country clubs. It never disappoints!

We had an afternoon tee time. When we got there we were told there was a half hour delay due to frost in the morning. funny thing was the low was 45 that day. We had to wait on every tee box, and got only 12 holes in before dark. The course is difficult due to the narrow fairways. There are some great views on the front nine. signage to get to the course is not very good, I got lost after the round.

Played with a couple friends... only second time playing so almost like first timers... layout is a bit unique ...you have to follow closely the markers for to stay on the course...and correct hole... tee colors seemed to vary and be a bit odd also... could have been lack of explanation...

Beautiful day...not hot, not cold...a bit of a wind, but not bad...my playing partners were not great... one was off his game...the other groused about how difficult the course is... he shot a 92 and said he normally shoots high 80s at his home course...so did fine... I would golf here again anytime.

The course is beautiful,in great shape and always fun. However, the pace of play was ridiculous and they sent no fewer than 3 singles out after us makongatters worse. We had to finish in the dark. The ing said he tried

To move things along but he did not.

This is a very nice course. While the fairways are open if you end up in the stuff you will have a hard time even finding your ball. The arrival was confusing as we were told to go the Loews entrance. There really was not any staff to take our bags and when we were done golfing we had to take our own bags to the car. Not sure if this was an anomaly.