Resorts at Ventana Canyon: Loews and The Lodge

My wife and I come to Tucson every February and March and have played this course a number of times. It is always in excellent condition and the scenery is wonderful. The frequent waiting between shots and considerable distance between holes makes for too long a round. So unless one can keep occupied with the views it can be annoying.
If time is limited and one wants to play Ventana, then the Mountain course would be the better choice

The course is excellent, but the pace of play can be challenging as we got behind some seniors playing at a 5 hour plus pace. UGH!!!!!

I have played many times. Always look forward to getting back

Excellent service, great course stay on the green grass.

A great trip through thick desert terrain. In canyons and arroyos, the fairways were lush, the greens were nice. Water features were a nice surprise.

First time playing the canyon course. Beautiful! Course did not have our golf now reservation, but honored the tee time anyway. Shorter back 9, but impeccable greens, fairways, and tee boxes. Great vacation destination.

Well manicured, beautiful views. Outstanding value.

Facilities and staff were excellent and we really felt Welcomed.

Beautiful course and scenery. Fun to play and forgiving enough so a 14 handicapper can be challenged but have a great time! Got a nice price through golfnow. Probably more convenient for resort guests as drive up players had a bit of a walk to and from the starting point, although staff was good about picking up and returning clubs to vehicle. Played Canyon course several years ago and enjoyed both Canyon and Mountain courses equally.

This course was great. I am from out of town, and this was my first Tucson area course. I figured I would start at the top of my dream list and work my way down. I was paired with a member, so the experience was that much better. The greens were fast with crazy breaks that were tough to read. The starter said everything breaks away from the mountain, and that is exactly what happened, regardless of any other optical illusions. The course was fairly forgiving except for very poor shots. Yes, I donated quite a few balls to the desert landscape. The course was immaculate and I couldn't even make a ball mark with a full swing sand wedge. Most of the fairways have a funnel setup, which is handy for a high handicapper like me. My only criticism is that my rental set had stiff shafts on the irons and a regular flex driver, so I hit a lot of ballooned drives. Obviously when I slowed down my swing speed, the ball would take a more normal path, but I would lose a lot of distance for a club that is known to hit fairly long. The sand wedge was the only club in the bag with a steel shaft, so that was a little weird too. The rentals were Callaway Hot X. The long day on the course was mostly due to the long drives between green to tee. I felt like my group had a decent pace of play, and we hardly ever had to wait on the group in front of us. A normal round for me going single without waiting on anybody is around 2 hours.

Loved the course. Every hole was scenic w very green well kept fairways. We played in 4 1/2 hours and felt like we had the course to ourselves. Practice area is 1 mile from checkin and return signage is poor. Getting to pro shop is also not well marked from parking lot.

The staff was nice and the course was in good shape. The pace of play was unacceptable and the Marshall's and pro shop did nothing to speed up play. Disappointing.

The course was fairly difficult, and the greens where really quick.. Had a great time although I lost a few balls in the bushes.. You really get rewarded hitting good shots and pay the price losing balls when you miss.

My grandson and I played as a twosome from the gold tees and had a great but challenging time. The course was in great condition, the staff all helpful and friendly. The only negative was the confusion as to where to drop off the clubs. There was no signs or staff around to tell you so we walked out bags to the pro shop and someone came and picked them up.

We played the Mountain course. The members like it better than the Canyon course. After a little difficulty trying to find where to drop the bags upon arrival, we got under way relatively smoothly. Small pro shop for guests. Members had a separate pro shop at the first tee (guest pro shop near resort hotel). Guests are treated differently than the members, as expected...not in a bad way though. Just you can tell that you are a little less welcome than the members.
We did have the pleasure of playing with 2 members. They were fantastic ! Let us know a lot about the course. We greatly appreciated them - they would tell us when to go to the back tees for a great picture chance. The 3rd hole is a little 100 yard nail-biter. Go to the back tees of # 3 and #4, WITH YOUR CAMERA.
Make no mistake - the course and scenery were the best in Tucson. We liked it better than Dove Mountain !

Played the Canyon course. Local knowledge would have helped - a lot! Beautiful setting, course in good condition, but I just played horribly. Practice facility is very good as was the condition of the greens. The greens, however, were very fast.

The course was in excellent condition, even during winter time.

The Mountain Course was the highlight of a Tucson golf binge a few years back that included about 10 courses over six days. While it's a true desert course, there is quite a bit of green grass visible off the tee, which is refreshing. The greens are really interesting and in typical Fazio fashion, every hole is a postcard. I suppose I have to mention the famous 3rd, whose tiny green is shellacked with ball marks, but the design ingenuity is quite remarkable. Homes are set back well off playing corridors and often tucked within desert vegetation, so it doesn't feel like you're in a big resort and residential community whatsoever. All-in-all, I can't think of a better way to enjoy desert golf.

Both the Canyon and Mountain courses were in excellent condition. Greens seemed a bit grainy, but lines were true. Overall a good value for the green fees paid.

Great course, views awesome, golf very playable but will get you in trouble with errant shot.