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4.7
1139 Reviews (1139)
5 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.9
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.8
96.4%
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Amenities
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Conditions
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Value
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Layout
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Pace
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Desert
Par 72
Length 6836 yards
Slope 137
Rating 71.7

Course Details

Year Built 1984
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Fazio (1984) Andy Banfield

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes - "Ventana Canyon Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required, no denim

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

Reviews

4.7
1139 Reviews (1139)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 37
19th Hole Scenic Views 26
Patio Dining 24
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 122
Bunkers 104
Undulating Greens 92
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 116
Advanced Golfers 93
A Weekend Splurge 82
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 125
Worth the Drive 87
Convenient to the City 60

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Reviews 1000
Handicap 10-14
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Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1 Contributor
California Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Ventana Mountain

Rode the Greens (6537/71.4/139) in 4H, 10M twilight. Played the front as a 2some and the back as a 3some behind a 4some. Mid 60's, clear and calm.

Overseeded tees excellent with most divots repaired, level/lush.

Overseeded fairways lush and nice to play from.

Bermuda rough mostly dormant and not overseeded. Provides a great contrast with the lush green fairways, tees and greens.

Sand traps excellent. Around the greens plenty of soft white sand. Fairway bunkers more firm.

Large Bermuda greens smooth, firm and medium fast to fast. Getting around this course w/o a 3 putt is challenging. Much tougher than average greens IMO.

Very nice Fazio design in excellent playing condition. Depending on your tee choice, many tee shots hitting over no man's land. The Greens feature several 200 yard forced carries as an example. Long climbs in carts, play down hill, then repeat the process is a common theme. Few holes are severely uphill. Customer service excellent on all levels. Bottled water provided. Drink cart around once late afternoon. Nice, all grass practice area which includes range balls. Driving range is close to a mile from the Pro Shop and the basic carts do not have GPS. Highly recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1000
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1 Contributor
California Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Mountain

Rode the Greens (6537/71.4/139) in 3.5H mid day as a 3some. Mid 60's, partly cloudy and calm.

Overseeded tees level/lush with only a few divots unfixed divots. Excellent.

Overseeded fairways lush and very nice to play from.

Dormant Bermuda rough provides a great contrast with the lush green fairways, tees and greens. Very unpredictable clumpy lies make it penal.

Sand traps excellent. Around the greens plenty of fine white sand. Fairway bunkers much more firm.

Very challenging large green complexes with swales and drop offs. Bermuda greens smooth, firm and medium fast to fast.

Customer service excellent on all levels. Bottled water provided. Nice, all grass practice area which includes range balls. Only negatives are that it is close to a mile from where the Pro Shop is located. Basic carts do not have GPS. Highly recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1000
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1 Contributor
California Advisor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Mountain

Rode the Greens (6537/71.4/139) in 4H mid day as a 4some. Mid 60's overcast and breezy.

Overseeded tees were excellent with only a few divots here and there. Level/lush.

Overseeded fairways were lush and nice to play from.

Bermuda rough is not overseeded. Mostly lush and maintained at a level that the ball often sat up. Usually okay to play from.

Sand traps were excellent. Around the greens plenty of fine white sand. Fairway bunkers are firm.

Bermuda greens were smooth, firm and medium fast to fast.

Customer service excellent on all levels. Only negatives are that the basic carts do not have GPS and that this complex is REALLY spread out. Nice, all grass driving range which includes range balls. However, it is close to a mile from where the Pro Shop is located. This course would be almost unwalkable because of this plus on many tees you ride hundreds of yards from the last green to again play downhill. Bottled water provided.

Tom Fazio design. Many holes have severe elevation changes. Common them is that you climb long distances in carts, then play down hill, then repeat the process. Almost no holes were severely uphill. Tight layout in spots with desert scape surrounding nearly every hole on both sides. If you are not straight this course will become penal real quickly. Excellent layout, one of the top ten courses I have ever played. Very enjoyable layout to play. Highly recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1000
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1 Contributor
California Advisor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Canyon

Rode the Greens (6537/70.7/135) in around 5H as a single. Supposed to play with 3 singles, but they were MIA... and the starter let two 4somes go off before he would let me go. One group quickly let me play through, the other did not. Got a sarcastic "thanks for playing so slow behind us" from one of the guys as I drove up to #18 green. Breezy, partly cloudy and around 65.

Tom Fazio design. This is THE most spread out course I have ever played. They will not allow walkers because there are 4-5 holes that are about 1/3 mile to the next tee box. Course is not well marked. Very easy to get on the Mountain course by mistake.

No tricked up holes, the forced carries were fair. The tight holes were balanced by more open holes. However, there are no holes I would classify as wide open, at most you had a bailout on 1 side.

Tees overseeded with good coverage, lush and nice to play from.

Fairways were overseeded and lush and deceptively undulating, few flat lies.

Bermuda rough is dormant and generally penal, the ball sat down and it's clumpy.

Sand traps were plentiful and very well maintained with good quality, light sand.

Bermuda greens are firm and smooth. Medium fast to fast and very consistent from green to green. Probably the quickest Bermuda greens I have putted on since I last played here. Immaculately maintained.

Customer service other than the starter was excellent from all encountered. Very nice grass driving range is included in your fee. Excellent layout in very good playing condition. Highly recommended.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great track, tough greens

Very scenic, layout is a little confusing. Fairways and greens are in great shape. The greens are fast and unreadable. If you think they will break away from mountains, sometimes they don’t

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Very nice

Played 10/11. Canyon. Great course and layout. Range closed disappointing and pace of play very slow. No rangers and no beverage cart. Great course, excellent conditions just coming out of over seeding, greens pretty firm and fast. Fun.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course!!

Played the mountain course. First time here, but will definitely be back! Beautiful course, in perfect condition!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Love this course great condition and great day. Pace was slow on the back nine other than that fabulous

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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