2019 Tucson Course Conditions

[Shipwreck]

> @Arizonalefty59 said:

> Played Sewailo yesterday, left after 9 holes because of the pace. The greens were fantastic.

 

Sewailo is closing for overseed in a few days. Shame the pace was that horrendous. I played there last Sunday at 3pm with 2 of my friends and we barely finished 18 by sundown. That course has easily become my favorite in SoAZ.

[Arizonalefty59]

> @RainShadow said:

> > @Arizonalefty59 said:

> > Played Sewailo yesterday, left after 9 holes because of the pace. The greens were fantastic.

>

> That bad on a Wednesday? That sucks!

> Tourney or UofA?

>

>

I don't think there was anything going on out of the ordinary, just a ton of foursomes. One on every hole.

[Shipwreck]

Saddlebrooke Ranch. Fantastic shape. Played in my clubs qualifier for the upcoming AGA 2 man scramble. Buddy and I shot -8 and that was with leaving a lot of makable birdies out there. But definitely worth the drive up there to play.

[fore_life]

When does saddle brook close?

[Shipwreck]

> @fore_life said:

> When does saddle brook close?

 

Oct 7th-29th. Unfortunately holes 1 and 10 are converted to temp 100 yard par 3s because the fairways got destroyed a few months back but they should be opened back up after overseed.

[RainShadow]

Fred Enke in best shape I've seen it in 2 years that I've been here.

Coming off overseed, greens are a little slow but smooth and true, should only improve over the next few weeks.

[Shipwreck]

> @RainShadow said:

> Fred Enke in best shape I've seen it in 2 years that I've been here.

> Coming off overseed, greens are a little slow but smooth and true, should only improve over the next few weeks.

 

Frank and I played Monday and damn that rough was thicc!!! Shot +3 on the front (played the tips) and stopped keeping score after 13 ?

[RainShadow]

> @Shipwreck said:

> > @RainShadow said:

> > Fred Enke in best shape I've seen it in 2 years that I've been here.

> > Coming off overseed, greens are a little slow but smooth and true, should only improve over the next few weeks.

>

> Frank and I played Monday and **** that rough was thicc!!! Shot +3 on the front (played the tips) and stopped keeping score after 13 ?

I managed to avoid the rough most of the round and figured out the greens speeds for 3 birdies on the back for a 75.

 

[RainShadow]

Randolph on Wednesday. Fun round with some random guys from Chicago.

Dry, firm and fast. Greens quick, but with a bit of crusty bumpiness.

Closing for overseed this Monday.

[Juckem]

I've used the forum top golf courses for Phoenix posts several times. Are there some posts for top Tucson courses that you could direct me to? Our foursome decided to move our annual trip down the road for the first time. Thanks!

[Shipwreck]

> @Juckem said:

> I've used the forum top golf courses for Phoenix posts several times. Are there some posts for top Tucson courses that you could direct me to? Our foursome decided to move our annual trip down the road for the first time. Thanks!

 

Unfortunately no there’s not. PM me and I can direct you to the best courses in town.

[cheeser]

Speaking of top courses, Sewailo is in phenomenal condition right now. They're supposedly fresh out of overseeding but there's no way you can tell except that it was cart path only.

[BUCKEYERBALL88]

Can I walk dove mountain?

[Shipwreck]

> @BUCKEYERBALL88 said:

> Can I walk dove mountain?

 

I don’t see why you wouldn’t be able to, although there are several holes that have a decent distance between green and tee box. Best bet would be to call the course and see if they allow it.

[ChuckZ1956]

Does Stone Canyon have limited public play? What about The Gallery (North or South)? Are they better options than Sewailo, Ventana Canyon and/or Dove Mountain?

[Shipwreck]

> @ChuckZ1956 said:

> Does Stone Canyon have limited public play? What about The Gallery (North or South)? Are they better options than Sewailo, Ventana Canyon and/or Dove Mountain?

 

As far as I know, Stone Canyon only has like 1 or 2 days a year where they allow public to play, and that’s some junior charity event. The Gallery is full on private as well as much as I know. You might want to check out Heritage Highlands (right next to Gallery and Dove Mountain), but honestly Sewailo, Ventana, Dove and Starr Pass are all top notch courses and won’t disappoint.

[Enduro59]

> @BUCKEYERBALL88 said:

> Can I walk dove mountain?

 

Yes walking is allowed. The thing is that they give at most a 5 dollar discount for walking as opposed to cart riding. Actually that is for the "shark experience" cart fee that they stopped charging anyway at the beginning of summer. The last two years I have walked the 18 holes that the pros used for match play during April and May but after that it was just too hot and the distance and elevation changes were too exhausting for me and was affecting my scores. If you are a young trooper maybe the Wild burro 9 would be walkable as well and you could walk any of the 9 hole combinations year round. You are a faithful poster here so I am sure you will report here how it went.

[Arizonalefty59]

Played Silverbell today and man was it in good shape. Fairways are immaculate and the greens were perfect with great speed. Cant beat it for $27

[RainShadow]

Anyone play Del Lago in the past 2-3 weeks?

What kind of shape is it in?

Might want to hit it Monday or Tuesday this week.

[Shipwreck]

> @RainShadow said:

> Anyone play Del Lago in the past 2-3 weeks?

> What kind of shape is it in?

> Might want to hit it Monday or Tuesday this week.

 

Played there about 2 weeks ago. Beautiful shape. Greens semi firm but good speed!

 

[cheeser]

> @RainShadow said:

> Anyone play Del Lago in the past 2-3 weeks?

> What kind of shape is it in?

> Might want to hit it Monday or Tuesday this week.

 

My buddy played Del Lago last week and said it was in pretty good shape.

[puttnforthe8]

Anyone know if Omni Tuc National Sonoran is off cart path? They reopened Oct 7 so it would be close.

[Shipwreck]

Just played Del Lago today. Good shape overall. Greens were a little shaggy in some spots but overall had a nice roll to them. Fairways nice and grassy.

[Juckem]

> @Shipwreck said:

> > @Juckem said:

> > I've used the forum top golf courses for Phoenix posts several times. Are there some posts for top Tucson courses that you could direct me to? Our foursome decided to move our annual trip down the road for the first time. Thanks!

>

> Unfortunately no there’s not. PM me and I can direct you to the best courses in town.

 

Thanks Shipwreck. I'll need to book 4 tee times Feb 1-4. The first day is a tune up so we're looking for wide fairways. After that we're looking for the nicest courses we can play for less than $100. I played Arizona National years ago and enjoyed that. Otherwise here are the courses others have recommended.

 

Dove Mountain

La Paloma

Gallery

Saddlebrook Ranch

The Preserve

Starr Pass

Quarry Pines

Ventana

 

For first day easier courses I have

The 49er

Silverbell

 

I appreciate your thoughts on any of these.

[cheeser]

> @Juckem said:

> > @Shipwreck said:

> > > @Juckem said:

> > > I've used the forum top golf courses for Phoenix posts several times. Are there some posts for top Tucson courses that you could direct me to? Our foursome decided to move our annual trip down the road for the first time. Thanks!

> >

> > Unfortunately no there’s not. PM me and I can direct you to the best courses in town.

>

> Thanks Shipwreck. I'll need to book 4 tee times Feb 1-4. The first day is a tune up so we're looking for wide fairways. After that we're looking for the nicest courses we can play for less than $100. I played Arizona National years ago and enjoyed that. Otherwise here are the courses others have recommended.

>

> Dove Mountain

> La Paloma

> Gallery

> Saddlebrook Ranch

> The Preserve

> Starr Pass

> Quarry Pines

> Ventana

>

> For first day easier courses I have

> The 49er

> Silverbell

>

> I appreciate your thoughts on any of these.

 

For easy/easier, Del Urich and Randolph are fairly wide and nice. Del Lago is excellent as is Sewailo for the nice/tougher courses.

[Shipwreck]

> @Juckem said:

> > @Shipwreck said:

> > > @Juckem said:

> > > I've used the forum top golf courses for Phoenix posts several times. Are there some posts for top Tucson courses that you could direct me to? Our foursome decided to move our annual trip down the road for the first time. Thanks!

> >

> > Unfortunately no there’s not. PM me and I can direct you to the best courses in town.

>

> Thanks Shipwreck. I'll need to book 4 tee times Feb 1-4. The first day is a tune up so we're looking for wide fairways. After that we're looking for the nicest courses we can play for less than $100. I played Arizona National years ago and enjoyed that. Otherwise here are the courses others have recommended.

>

> Dove Mountain

> La Paloma

> Gallery

> Saddlebrook Ranch

> The Preserve

> Starr Pass

> Quarry Pines

> Ventana

>

> For first day easier courses I have

> The 49er

> Silverbell

>

> I appreciate your thoughts on any of these.

 

For a first day tune up, as Cheeser said, Del Urich or Randolph North are about as open as they come. Feb will be at the tail end of the season so you’re looking at around $50ish w/ a cart.

 

For your other 3 days, I’d definitely try and put Sewailo in there at least once. Conditions are always immaculate. Trying to stay under $100 you might be able to get away with Ventana or Starr Pass in the later part of the day, but I’d honestly check out Heritage Highlands. Quarry is a decent track but not anything that’s going to WOW you. La Paloma I believe is now private, as is Gallery. You could potentially get onto Dove for under the $100 mark too, but it’s hard to tell what courses are gonna charge anymore.

[Juckem]

Excellent feedback! I just found a nice deal on a tee time at Sewailo. Show up there on Feb 2nd and I'll buy you a drink.

[InZeroGravity]

My wife and I were just in Tucson for the first week of November. We played five courses all in great shape. I can't tell you the green fees because it was a whole package and this was our first desert golf experience so my opinion is based on that. In order of my preference

 

Ventana Canyon - Canyon Course (great shape, challenging but not punishing, recently overseeded, long distance to get around)

Arizona National (great shape, challenging, not punishing, first desert experience)

Sewailo (great shape, challenging and hit lots of bunkers and surprising to see so much water!)

Ventana Canyon - Mountain Course (beautiful course, lightening fast greens, tough course, long distance to get around)

Dove Mountain (nice course, awful pace - 5.5 hours, no course marshals, almost no water on course like everywhere else)

 

[puttnforthe8]

Played Sonoran course yesterday and it was in super shape tee to green. First time playing so there was some errors. Absolutely loved the green complexes. 6500 yards but doesn't play like it - par 70, only 3 par 5's, some tough par 3's. Will look to get back out there asap.

[ROH1]

I may be headed to a conference in Tucson for the first week of march. Its at the J W Marriott. Any suggestions on whether we should just play there or head out? Games will be rusty coming out of the northeast. Would be looking for a scenic course as opposed to a tough track. The better half likes good scenery. Advice appreciated!