The Golf Club at Dove Mountain - Saguaro/Tortolita

Greens had just been punched so they were not in good shape. Of course they don't mention that when you check in or make your tee time. Front 9 had no water at all on the course and no cart service. Did 2 get one bottle of water each in a cooler with no ice. Pretty rough since it was in the mid 90's. Played here before and it was great but there are far better courses to play for the money they charge. Layout is great but this place has gone downhill fast. Save your money and play someplace else.

Great course, great staff. Very professional !! Love the outside staff too ! Always taking great care of us. The scenery is unbeatable, and the wildlife is amazing !!!

The starter was very accommodating and professional!
Course was in top shape and pace was excellent!

Well managed course in every aspect! Beautiful holes with amazing views

For $220 it ain’t worth it. Fairways were average at best ,bunkers were like concrete in most areas and lots of the greens had dead spots everywhere. This was once a fantastic track all around just not sure what has happened to it.

It’s a great layout but the course has a lot of fungus or something on the fairways and greens. Needs aeration in many places. Was not a great value for the price paid. Staffing is excellent however.

We were looking forward to our round but from the first green on Saguaro we soon questioned our decision to travel the hour 30 from the east valley. They were slow, hard to hold, patchy and rolled inconsistently. All greens on Saguaro were the same. This improved when we played Wild Burro for the back nine. All in all, conditions were good but not the championship course we played several years ago.

Have played here every spring break for over a decade. Used to be first class in every way: layout, course condition, service, overall experience. Not any more. Still a great layout but course condition is very average with mediocre greens. Service is non-existent compared to the past. No bag drop, no starter, saw bev cart once all day, GPS had pin locations all wrong. When we stopped at the turn and mentioned it, we were told “Yeah the pins are never accurate on that thing.” Really? Somehow, though, they’re still charging $250. Luckily we paid half that on a hot deal but still felt overpriced. I get the staffing challenges of Covid but there’s better options for the money: Ventana, Sewailo, even Star Pass. Too bad because it used to be a special experience to play here.but we probably won’t be back next year.

This is one of the most imbalanced courses I've played. Imbalanced in the sense that the design, the facilities and the reputation are very nice but the actual course and experience is a real let down.

Conditions: Greens were spotty, bumpy and did not run smooth or true.The rough around the greens was mixed with lots of clumps and dead spots. There is no rough for the most part on the course and the bunkers that get play are not in good shape. Lots of overgrown trees and shrubs are blocking your line and the tee boxes and their placement are at odd distances - forcing club choices that do not fit the design.

Its a tough design. Jack really must have been moody during this period as the course is extremely punitive for missed shots .Which is fine when a course is conditioned to play as such, but DM was anything but. The lack of quality care really hits the design on this course. It plays 10 stokes harder when you ball rolls through every fairway or ends up in a bunker far off the line due to conditions.

There was no beverage cart on the course and the snack shack has almost nothing to eat (a few bags of chips and snickers bars were the only choices). The guy in the Pro shop was a stand off jerk but the starters were great.

Overall its a resort course that is poorly managed. The conditions are 4/10 and what you'd expect from a $100 peak rate course, not a $250 course. Courses in AZ are usually in their best conditions in late March, if this is the best that Escalante can do, they are truly awful managers.

We stayed at the Ritz which is a very nice hotel but will never spend $250 to play DM again unless they figure out how to manage a golf course. Its a mark on the Ritz for sure as guests expect a higher level of service and what this course offers is more akin to a 3star family resort in FL than a high end 5star experience in AZ.

The course layout and conditions are top notch. However if you are going to charge over $200 for a round of golf you should have great service. The turn food shack was closed, saw a beverage cart once, GPS was off by 20 yds on the front nine in both carts. The GPS issue ruining the day. Can’t belive no one at the club did not know of the problem. No one around to assign a cart. All in all it seemed like service was for the members and not the public. Starr Pass which is also a Marriot courses but a step down had much better service.

Dove Mt is unquestionably still one of Tucson's best courses. Great condition, excellent greens. But don't pay $200, try to snag one of their specials. And bring your own food and drinks! There wasn't anyone in the restaurant to grab drinks or food and the cart service was once and done. The GPS system also had the wrong pin position (it took me most of the front nine to figure out what was wrong with the yardages).

They seem to be short-handed. Many places are in 2022, but most don't try to charge a premium rate. But understaffing wouldn't cause the yardage snafu.

Excellent course! I love desert golf and this course is one of the reasons why. Course was in really good condition and practice facilities are top notch. Played the Saguaro and Tortolita nines. Saguaro was more difficult, simply because this was my first time. The golf carts have GPS but it was difficult to know how wide the landing areas were. All in all, I hope to play this course many times in the future.

I’ve played here before and it’s a beautiful course. The Seguaro nine had some disease on the greens but they putted ok. The Tortolita nine was perfect. I arrived early and ended up playing alone. This is a spectacularly beautiful course and very difficult. The staff is great. I would give it 5 stars but I think it’s a little pricey even by upscale Tucson standards. I’ll definitely go back but only at “Hot Deal” rates.

This is absolutely one of the best courses in Tucson. Beautifully cared for, stunning views and challenging golf. It has an excellent practice facility so come early. The course is not overly long, but don’t be fooled, there are lots of great visual challenges and accuracy is often more important than distance.