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This course is a nicely groomed desert course. We played in early March and the overseeded rye grass came in nicely. It is definitely a target golf course off the tee. We played 6100 yard layout and off the tee for par fours and fives used almost every club between Driver and 6 iron. There is a ton of water that comes into play along with some desert washes that cannot be carried with driver which makes most par 5’s true 3 shot holes. Some of the fairways tilt towards water so what you think was a good shot rolled out into the hazards. When we played the fairways were hard and bouncy. Most of the greens were receptive to well stuck iron shots but they were firm, fast and rolled well.

It is desert golf on a fairly flat plot of land.

Fun to play the second time you play because you will remember the way the ball rolls out. When in doubt take a club or two less than what you would normally play.

Welcoming staff and cart crew.

Overall a fun day.

Very nice Tucson area golf course. Great vistas and plenty of wildlife. The greens were very fast but playing later in day they were fairly bumpy due to earlier groups not repairing pitch marks.

The greens were extremely fast and hard. Any short iron shots would not hold green and would release over the green. I believe they actually dye the greens with emerald green dye as the grass is a little thin on greens. The fairways are overseeded and played very fast as well. The dormant grass off fairways was hard pan and balls errant tee shots would roll off into desert fairly quickly.

During our afternoon round we saw roadrunners, bunnies and a group of about 12 wild pigs near the green in the desert on hole 12.

One thing about layout is the routing from at the turn from 9 green to 10 tee box you are about a mile away from clubhouse so make sure to bring your own snacks and Gatorade in your golf bag. There are a few rest rooms and porta potties on course if you need them.

There are some changes in elevation and many holes have beautiful vistas looking towards downtown Tucson.

We also saw several Military fighter jets on their way to do maneuvers and probably saw and heard the jets on more than half the holes, very cool if you enjoy seeing that type of thing.

Fun golf course, if you can get a hot deal time
It’s a very good value for the nicely manicured desert course. Plenty of saguaro.and prickly pear cactus along with other desert plants .

Very enjoyable round we got around in 3:30 minutes as a threesome so pace of play was very good for us.

Nice golf course, reasonable pace of play. Greens rolled nice and had plenty of grass. They are Bermuda greens so if you are from up north and used to bent grass be sure to account for additional break and distance adjustments for your putts. Sand in bunkers was ok but very playable. Many folks had stated course is tight and I feel that is not the case. There is room off the tees and there really aren’t any houses in play. The back nine is a little more scenic than the front. There are several holes with doglegs so you will be able to use most the clubs in your bag.

We teed off around noon and finished in 4 hours. We did not see a ranger and there isn’t any beverage carts on the course so grab your Gatorade in the pro shop and at the turn. They did have a separate clubhouse which offed hot dogs and sandwiches along with a bar if you want adult beverages.

Overall a pleasant day and we were paired with a retired couple and we enjoyed their company.

Lost a few balls on shots that found the leaves on a few of the blind shots on this course.

The layout is not bad and the greens were in great shape for being this late in the season.

To be able to play this late in the season in a sunny, mild November day was a bonus.

Pace of play was very good. I was a single and flew around mid day in a little 2.5 hours. Caught a foursome on 14 and waited on every shot until the end of the round.

Played on a beautiful Tuesday in November. Blue skies, light winds and a fantastic layout.

Usually this time of year I expect bumpy greens brown grass and hard pan bunkers with leaves all over the place. That was not the case here. I played another top notch course on Sunday which was not even close to how nice they have the Warren golf course.

Greens were fast and true. Fairways were emerald green and no leaves were in the fairways or first cut of rough. The sand traps were full of sand and well raked with no leaves present.

One of the best rounds I have enjoyed all fall.

Hats off to the superintendent and his crew for proving a top notch golf experience.

This is a small family owned business and they try to make the most of what they have.

Super friendly staff.

The greens were recently aerated so it was not ideal playing conditions. That being this is a fun old styled golf course with smaller greens and somewhat hilly terrain.

Being a small family owned business they do a nice job keeping up on mowing and maintaining course, they lost one of the greens on the front nine and have put in a temporary green, which is not ideal but they are trying to bring back the other one so they are doing what they can with the cards that have been dealt.

It’s a nice value priced golf course and you can brush up on your game as there are several situations that test your skill with lies,above and below your feet.

Not overly long but if you keep the ball in play you can score (assuming the greens recover quickly from sanding and punching out the greens).

Nice,place,to spend the afternoon without breaking the bank.

Very nice municipal golf course. Good value friendly people. Did have a few foursomes of fairly new golfers which slowed down play until we just decided to skip a hole and go around them.

The only thing this course needs is a ranger to ensure play moves at a reasonable pace.

Tee boxes were a little firm. Trying to get a tee into a few of them was a bit of a challenge. Greens were in fantastic shape and it appears most golfer fix their pitch marks.

Overall a great layout at a fair price.

Staff in clubhouse was very friendly which added to the nice experience for the day.

Fun family owned track.

Course in very nice shape. My only suggestion would be to update the yardages on the score card. Many are overstated, not that big of deal as my golf watch showed the true yardages from the tees we played from. Some yardages can be overstated by anywhere from 20 to 80 yards on several of the par 4 and par 5 holes.

Very cool tiki styled hut on paw paw lake that can be easily visited after hole 7 and hole 12. They offer dogs and have both non alcohol and adult drinks available.

Looking for a fun way to spend an afternoon this a good place to do it.

Played on a perfect weather day.

Course was in great shape. The greens rolled fast sand true (some of the best I’ve played in the 30 rounds I have played this year).

Tee boxes were well seeded and level. Traps had plenty of sand and were well cared for.

Staff was friendly and pace of play was very good. Played 18 in about 3:30 minutes and parking lot had plenty of cars. The course is open enough that eve if you stray a bit off the tee you can get it back in play and not lose a ball.

They do not have GPS in carts but a rangefinder is helpful in navigating around this well maintained course.

Weekdays are a great time to play and other than the greens being firm and shots hitting the greens bouncing through them it is a very nice value and quality for the price paid.

Definitely will be back.

Paw paw lake is a very nice family owed establishment. The course is in very nice shape and greens rolled well.
There is some elevation changes and the course is packed into a relatively small tract of land.
My only concern is the scorecard yardages are considerably over estimated on a few holes.

They also have a nice tiki type bar that is located on the water of paw paw lake. They offer dogs and beverages and it is located so you can pop in between the 7th and 8th hole. And then again between 12th green and 13th tee box.

It’s a very nice golf course that is great to play on weekdays before leagues start.

Nice layout. Greens were smooth and moderate speed. All traps were in good shape, very nice sand and plenty of rakes to keep them that way.

We flew around the front, then at the turn it turned into a snails pace. 1:40 to play front, 2:45 to play back. The ranger showed up on 17th hole after the damage had been done.

Grabbed a couple of dogs and two power aides, seemed a bit pricey for $20. Also they don’t accept cash so make sure you bring plastic along.

Other than that a fun track that’s not overly bad if you send a drive wayward. Rough wasn’t rough and finished with same ball I started with.

Had a awesome day to play golf.

When we arrived there was an issue with the cash register system and they could not run our credit cards so we ended up paying cash. The guys in the pro shop were fantastic given the minor issue, the cart attendants were also very nice as well as the gals who staffed the beverage cart (they have Starbucks coffee on board which also was a unexpected pleasure).

We had an 8:00 am tee time and the starter (Eddie) did not get us off to a good start. We arrived at starter station after the delay at 7:50 and asked the starter for some general course information (how to navigate cart gps, any hidden tee shot penalty areas ) and he was considerably less than helpful. We asked if we had time to hit a couple of balls or to strike a putt or two and he said tee sheet was full and we needed to tee off right away, when asking general questions he seemed grumpy and put off and lacked answers to our inquiries.He said we are on the tee right away so had to go immediately.

We were paired with one other gentleman who was 7 handicap. The starter informed us what tee we MUST hit from one of the shorter tees 5800 yards being a 12-15 handicap. The ball flys much better in the desert and the tees he suggested we play put us in the junk frequently since this has s truly a target golf course.

Enough about the bad start we got off to…

The course is visually stunning. Every hole could be considered a signature hole. Some of the nicest mansions in the Tucson area border this gem. We were a three some and we finished our round in:3:35 as the group behind us were probably scratch golfers and felt rushed through one of the best tracks in the Tucson area.

The sand traps were a hot mess. Basically hard pan with rocks and no sand. The restroom facilities were non existent with the exception of the porta potties on the 15th green and 16 tee box and a restroom at the turn.

This course and layout is every bit as nice as dove mountain but the starter and lack of sand in traps took away from what could have been a bucket list experience.

We saw several deer, 3 grey wolves, roadrunners, bunnies and tons of chirping birds on a great layout.

Might play again but will arrive a bit sooner and hope Eddie isn’t as grumpy the next time we play, he might be better serving as a ranger since we didn’t see one when we rushed around the course.

Sorry for so much negativity but the course still is nice enough to make up for the other discrepancies.

We had a very pleasant round on a perfect day for golf. We had a 8:10 tee time and a single joined our threesome, He was about the same handicap as us and made great company. The course itself is tight and there is not GPS on carts but we had watches and laser pointers (which is a must due to elevation changes on course and how quickly the course played.

Normally hit ball about 230-240 up in Michigan. Those same drives would roll out to 280-300.

Greens were fast and true. Fairways are tight and if you slightly sprayed off fairways the ball would roll back into the fairway, balls that were more than 20 yard miss resulted in drops due to severity of cliffs In desert.

Sand traps were a bit of a mess, not much sand and plenty of rocks.

Overall a decent value compared to others in the area. Would play again.

We played on a perfect day for golf.

We played in mid February and this was one of the only courses that had a morning tee time available for 2 golfers (booked 2 days in advance).

The best part of the course are the greens and fairway bunkers. The greens roll smooth and the fairway bunkers had fresh white sand. Tee boxes were also in nice shape.

Apparently new irrigation system was installed but the fairways haven’t showed it yet. Most of the grass in fairways and rough was dormant which resulted in very right lies and hard pan conditions.. being from up north and playing most of my golf on bentgrass and zoysia grasses I had a difficult time striking the ball effectively.

It appeared like playing two different nines. The front nine had older manufactured houses / trailers that were very close and “in play” as one of the gentleman we got paired up with found out. He rattled one off the trailer and was met by the owner scolding him for his errant shot,

When back nine was more wide open and is routed through a newer and much nicer manufactured home community.. these home and pavers in driveways and nice screened in living areas with pools.

The community also has some nice amenities with pools and tennis courts. There is a golf cart in every garage and I assume this is where many of the members live and they take pride in their yards and community.

If you are visiting in town this is a great place to play your first round to knock the rust off. It was one of the better places to play with a rate under 50 bucks.I would compare conditions to Buffalo creek or Manatee golf courses.

Overall a fun course with great people.

If you are in the Sarasota or Bradenton area this is must play golf course. We played at 2:00. We got there a little early and the starter sent us off with no issues. The golf cart attendant brought carts to our car so we could load up and then check in at the clubhouse. The course by far was the best I played the 4 rounds of my winter escape. They have alligators (including a 14 footer), deer, squirrels, raccoons, birds, and rabbits.

The course is very well groomed. Greens rolled fast and true. Fairways and tee boxes were in pristine condition. The fairways had plenty of grass but would get roll. Well struck shots into the greens were like dart shots.

The best part about this course is location. No road noise or other distractions. A few houses on property but none came into play, felt like we were in a nature preserve.

We were a foursome and played our round in 3:45. We felt like we were the only ones on the course and each hole has a scenic view. A must play. Fantastic!

Course is somewhat tight and many of the holes have fairways where they slope towards water hazards. If it’s your first time playing here make sure you keep your tee shot of the half of the fairway away from the water.

Greens rolled ok but there were probably 4 or 5 greens h that had burned out and the grounds crew did their best with cuttings the holes away from the damaged part of the green.

At some point they must of had a restaurant and bar service but those were not operating so don’t expect to have a post round refreshment at the course,

It also appeared those who had afternoon tee times were waiting for carts so if they are busy didn’t expect to go off at your scheduled tee time as there was a big backup on first tee and there were several golfers waiting for carts to come in.

Played on a nice sunny January. Course layout is ok, just know it’s a nine hole layout and if you opt to play 18 you just play the same 9 twice. Starter suggested playing from whites first 9 and gold tees second 9.

The first green was kinda a mess, however after that the rest were in decent shape.

You kinda get what you pay for here. If you are looking for a place to knock off some rust this course will alllow you to get some swings in. There are 3 par 5’s which is a bit unique for a 9 hole layout. This is not an executive course, but it’s my understanding it used to be an 18 hole facility but they converted 9 holes into condos many moons ago.

The fairways are sparse with grass and it’s like playing off hard pan for your iron shots. The greens (with exception of first hole) rolled nice. There are 4 tee markers of you play the tips it’s likely 3500 yards for a 9 hole layout (some of this comes from having 3 par 5’s.

They also seem to maximize bookings so if you are “making the turn” you might need to wait as there is a wait on the tee box and by mid day they were running 20 minutes behind.

Wasn’t horrible but for under $50 when other public venues charge $100 to $300 bucks it’s golf in southern Florida and better than just whacking balls at a driving range.