If you want to play a video game desert track with nightmarish forced carries, blind shots, and tiny landing areas this is the course. We were betting big and playing from the tips 143 slope which wa... Continue »

If you want to play a video game desert track with nightmarish forced carries, blind shots, and tiny landing areas this is the course. We were betting big and playing from the tips 143 slope which was a huge mistake here. I have played here many times from the (blues) and if you are strategic you can survive, but from the tips it isn't even fair. You have to be tour level accurate and long to play here from the blacks. This course is too hard in my opinion. Too hard to the point it isn't fun. After awhile you are just beaten up and exhausted and want it to end. The course wasn't in the best condition lots of dried out spots. It was a really goofy start here too. There is 27 holes and the starter had us drive 15 minutes through the neighborhood to the first hole. The course started with a 220 uphill par 3 forced carry death all around which is no way to ease into a round. If you want an over the top desert course play here but anticipate hitting multiple tee shots OB in a row. Endless forced carries into angled fairways. Even good shots will roll out of bounds here with a bad bounce. A true test but too difficult in my opinion (Even considering they tamed the course to make it more playable)

Played the Blacks (70.7/135/6331) on the Rattler/Roadrunner 9's in 3H. The weather was overcast and well into the 90's by the time I was finishing around 9:30. The customer service was excellent fro... Continue »

Played the Blacks (70.7/135/6331) on the Rattler/Roadrunner 9's in 3H. The weather was overcast and well into the 90's by the time I was finishing around 9:30. The customer service was excellent from all encountered, especially Mac the starter and Adam in the Pro Shop. Nice grass driving range that is included with your fee complete with a good chipping/practice green area. My 1st time here, I was advised beforehand that this is not the course to play to lower your handicap. Even though this course is not long, it is tight with lots of semi blind shots. The 135 slope from the next to the back tees was well deserved. Many forced carries over nativescape hazards, and every hole has red or white stakes down both sides. Also numerous holes where you cannot see the green from the tee, having played the course before would be a huge asset. The Bermuda tees were mostly good, however several had large patches of hardpan. Same for the Bermuda fairways. 95% was good bordering on excellent... the other 5% was bare ground, with nothing in between. The Bermuda rough was lush and penal because the ball usually sat down in it. The sand traps were a clay dirt mixture that looked good and they played excellent, immaculately maintained. The mostly elevated green complexes still showed the effects of a recent punching. However, they putted better than they looked, medium speed and fairly smooth. I saw the lines well on these greens and had a good putting day. This is desert target golf on steroids. A course to play if you want to be tested. Definitely not a course for beginners or someone who cannot get the ball in the air or hit it fairly straight. Recommended with all the above in mind.

Finished our trip here at Starr Pass. Got lucky and found a great deal on GolfNow and ended up playing all 27 holes that day. Target golf is what I would call this layout. Had not played it in many ye... Continue »

Finished our trip here at Starr Pass. Got lucky and found a great deal on GolfNow and ended up playing all 27 holes that day. Target golf is what I would call this layout. Had not played it in many years and it seemed much more narrow than I remembered it. Tough greens to get to as they are elevated (harder to reach than putt on). But once you are on, they putt very true. It is a course that requires a lot of strategy off the tee instead of just bombing your drive out into the fairway and going from there. Course was in superb condition from tee to green. Customer service was top notch from everyone. Tee boxes in great shape and so were the bunkers (stay out if you can). It is a different type of desert course, due to the location up in the hills and one that should be played (if you get the right priced tee time) when in the Tucson area.

Tee boxes were uniformly perfect, fairways the same. It was almost painful to take a divot in that spectacular grass, so pretty! This is not an exaggeration. I truly asked myself many times throughout... Continue »

Tee boxes were uniformly perfect, fairways the same. It was almost painful to take a divot in that spectacular grass, so pretty! This is not an exaggeration. I truly asked myself many times throughout the day " Can I hit this iron well without damaging the grass? ". Silly, I know, it is there for our enjoyment, but WOW!

Sand traps had very well cut edges, great sand, course design was.....one of the toughest and tightest I've played in a long time. I'm living in Scottsdale, and I decided to watch for tee times and drive down here to play this one again....

A phenomenal golf course in every way. Stunning.

While everyone else in Tucson was home feasting in the late afternoon, I was squeezing in another round. Starr Pass was a good choice as they had afternoon tee times available and it is relatively clo... Continue »

While everyone else in Tucson was home feasting in the late afternoon, I was squeezing in another round. Starr Pass was a good choice as they had afternoon tee times available and it is relatively close to Sewailo. I booked for $49 through GolfNow, which was much cheaper than the course's site or TeeOff (both $75). That's not always the case, but it pays to check all the available options. As hoped, there was hardly anyone on the course and I got around quickly. I teed off a little before 2:00 and played through a twosome on the front nine. On the back, I ultimately caught up to a couple and laid back because I knew I'd finish with plenty of daylight. Total pace around 2:40 for 18 holes. They do have 27 holes here, but not all were open today. With it being a slow day, they save some maintenance time/$$ by just playing 18. However, rather than having two of the nines open, the spread-out routing here means they play what they call the "Classic" layout instead. So, that means playing the first 7 holes of Rattler, then the final 2 of Roadrunner. Then, you play the full Coyote nine to finish. Different, but it is what it is. The course is in excellent shape, as well. Tee boxes were good. Fairways were fantastic with a really good overseed. The rough here is also left tight, dormant and gold with really clean lines throughout the course. The greens were very soft and rolling at medium/slow-ish speeds. I was in many bunkers and the sand was consistently good. Also, it was cart path only and they said it will be that way until Dec. 1. I really enjoyed Starr Pass as much as the other two courses I've played so far. It is a really fun layout. It is well up into the hills, which means lots of significant changes in elevation and some gorgeous views of the valley below. Saguaros everywhere along with some really nice homes surrounding the course (but never really in play). This is definitely a target layout with some narrow fairways (seemingly tighter because of the dormant rough narrowing your focus on the green fairways). Most of the greens are elevated and very well protected. The undulations aren't too severe on the greens themselves, but you are hitting semi-blind approaches on many holes. A few quirky holes that not everyone will like, but extremely fun and dramatic throughout.

Played this course on 8/9/2014, Rattler then Roadrunner. The course overall was in great shape and is always a pretty course as far as scenary. The greens were soft so you could throw your approaches... Continue »

Played this course on 8/9/2014, Rattler then Roadrunner. The course overall was in great shape and is always a pretty course as far as scenary. The greens were soft so you could throw your approaches right at the pin. They were a little sloweer than normal. Shot 44, 42 for an 86. Ejoyed it!

Always beautiful. Always a pain in my golfing $%! This is the course the PGA refused to come back to 'cuz it was to hard. Everyone one on this site seems to wind up in Phoenix (which rocks)if they com... Continue »

Always beautiful. Always a pain in my golfing $%! This is the course the PGA refused to come back to 'cuz it was to hard. Everyone one on this site seems to wind up in Phoenix (which rocks)if they come out to AZ. but there are a few must play courses in southern AZ. and this is one of them. Fun tee shots abound and mean short shots. I know you will be glad to have this experience. Come see the edge of the borderlands.

Starr pass is 3 9holes that mix together. A lush desert course with great views. It's a Marriott Hotel and course. Very well maintained and fun. You better like hills and I mean everywhere. Long hills... Continue »

Starr pass is 3 9holes that mix together. A lush desert course with great views. It's a Marriott Hotel and course. Very well maintained and fun. You better like hills and I mean everywhere. Long hills, short hills, hills into hills. The Roadrunner course is big on desert guleys running cross course at various distances 20 feet deep and full of vegetation. Its carved through the foothills here. Alot of elevated tee boxes and elevated fairways as well. Manny approach shots can become a lay up with a 20 foot flop to the green. Excellent golf course. A bit pricey in season but summer rats like me get a fair deal. Worth the rates either way. I'll post some photos. Everybody get out here this winter and play Tucson!

Played our usual 7 rounds of golf at 4 different courses through Tucson Golf. THere are 3 players and we stay in a condo on Golf Club at Vistoso, get a free meal, 4 nights lodging for $675. I have the... Continue »

Played our usual 7 rounds of golf at 4 different courses through Tucson Golf. THere are 3 players and we stay in a condo on Golf Club at Vistoso, get a free meal, 4 nights lodging for $675. I have the info so send me a message, been doing it for 5 years. First Class all the way.

Played the Coyote and Roadrunner course. Great track, excellent practice facility and a very challenging 18 holes. Few burned spots, greens were excellent. We play from the Gold Tee's and it gives you all you can handle. The Beverage cart needs to come around more often, but you can have anything from onsite made margarita's to soft drinks. In the 5 years we've played here we have never had to wait.

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