Resorts at Ventana Canyon: Loews and The Lodge

You might not know this but Ventana and probably some other courses will NOT give you credit for your Paid Online amount against your green fees. Instead, they will divide it up evenly among the members of your group giving each player some of YOUR money as an additional green fee discount. If you play Ventana be sure to know before you pay how the Paid Online dollars are to be handled. Do not pay or play until you are satisfied with how the pro shop handles Paid Online dollars.

Having never been to the course , we found it a challenge to locate the golf shop , the one sign was covered by shrubbery . I sent the wife off to get us checked in while I unloaded the clubs and went in search of her and the carts .NO BAG DROP. I certainly expected that amenity at a facility like this one. Once loaded in the cart , it seems be to a half a mile to locate the starter , with a hiccup on the drive. We were to follow the white dots on the cart path , however about half way to the destination is a sign that says golf registration which sends you in another direction. Back on track we make it to the range /halfway house and starter. We ice up and head out to one of the most spectacular courses I have played. Stunning views , plentiful wildlife and a course in great shape . The wife and I had a great time on course and would play it again. Negatives , no cart lady on an afternoon in the 105 degree range. Also , the pro shop closed upon our return so no opportunity to purchase any clothing, etcetera.

Positives , the gentlemen running the starting area and cart return. Most helpful and pleasant.

Course was in great shape, staff was awesome and overall great value

This course is beautiful in so many ways, the views, the layout of the holes, and just the desert beauty! The greens were absolutely the best I've played here in Tucson, very receptive to your approach shots and super smooth! The fairways were just as beautiful and green, the few that I hit anyway. Difficult as are all the desert target courses so hitting it straight is definitely necessary. Cold water is available it seemed on at least every other hole which is a plus when it's 100° outside, as well as ice and water available at the turn. Got a great rate on GolfNow.com. The only downside I guess was the cost of food and drinks on the course, spent half as much for that as I did for my round of golf. Otherwise a fantastic experience!

Hot day, but the beautiful course helped overlook that. I have always liked this course.

Playing by yourself is fun and I enjoyed doing that on the Mountain course. Lots of driving between holes was annoying, but tees, fairways and bunkers were in great shape - greens were aerated a week earlier and sadly, were still sandy and very slow which really took away from the day......also, it was hot out there and while they have water on every other hole, there's no ice except at the turn so beware.

Very nice course and will go back when it's cooler

Very nice course in good shape. Check in process strange... difficulties finding pro shop ...bag drop not marked as such..no one to greet you ..had to carry clubs down stairways. Practice area great and very nice starter. But when we were leaving..no one there to help with clubs till we started looking around for a way up. Then the guy got a bit cray that our friend looked by the desk for a trash can. Service at the front end needs work!

The greens were so ridiculously fast and hard that it was impossible any greens. That and the pace of play (5 hours and 20 minutes) took all the joy out of that round. Especially after you consider the high fees.

What a surprise to book the Mountain course through Golf Now only to find out it was closed for maintenance. Instead we were placed on Canyon where we were told we had no time to warm up, yet we're waiting on every hole. Staff refused to address a group who proceeded to the woman's tee (while we were on the men's tee). Our concern was safety. Staff indicated they were members and would not move even if asked. Despite that we were paying customers and felt uncomfortable with 4 women sitting within our hitting range. The final lack of customer focus was when they delivered it clubs to the parking lot but neglected to replace our head covers after cleaning it clubs. When we walked back down to retrieve the missing covers the staff asked us what we forgot? We forgot nothing and will not forget how the staff at this course exhibited a total lack of customer appreciation. Satisfaction? Not here!

We had a 5 hr and 45 minute round. Only saw a marshal once and he didn't seem concerned. We even called the club house on number 8 but no improvement. On one par five we had 3 groups in the fairway and two waiting on the tee.

Great area high above the valley the elevation changes make it very challenging on club selection.

If you are going there for the first time the

Entrance to the the pro shop is a little tricky to find.

My son and me flew in to Tucson to play some golf in the sun. We had plans to finish up with the Canyon course at Ventana, as we had heard it was stunning. We prepaid at golfnow for the Sunday round on the 7th. I unfortunately suffered a back and knee injury the day before and was unable to play on Sunday. I prepaid over $200, but was told that I could not get a refund on my money even for an injury. We could not play the Canyon course and I will never again book with Golfnow. Cmon, an injury doesn't warrant refund?

When I made the tee time, no one said it was a shotgun start. It was awful. 5 and a half hour round. Bad news. Course was great, but they should say if it is a shotgun start. I would not have played

Only issue we had were the plastic cup liners, Several putts were bounced adversely after contact. Would like to know the purpose they serve, when painting the top of the cup has become standard.