TUCSON, Ariz. -- La Paloma Country Club is among the top desert golf courses in Tucson. Set on 800 acres in the Catalina foothills and designed by Jack Nicklaus in 1984, the golf course received a facelift, overseen by the Golden Bear himself, in the last two years that has enhanced the green complexes in particular.
The golf course features three nine-hole loops, the Hill, Ridge and Canyon courses, all of similar length and difficulty, winding through the La Paloma luxury residential development. Each plays a par 36 and is between 3,460-3,554 yards from the championship tees. The golf course is set on dramatic desert terrain with each fairway its own island. Homes tend to line the fairways but are usually built on slopes well above the golf course, which helps keep them out of play and often out of sight.
La Paloma Country Club is a private club managed by Troon Golf, though guests of the Westin La Paloma, on site and within walking distance of the clubhouse, have playing privileges here.
Photos seen here are of the La Paloma Country Club's Hill and Ridge courses.
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The opening hole on La Paloma Country Club's Ridge nine is a short par 4. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
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The par-4 second hole on La Paloma Country Club's Ridge nine plays 411 yards. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
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The third hole on the Ridge course at La Paloma Country Club is a 517-yard par 5. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
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No. 4 on the Ridge course at La Paloma Country Club is a downhill par 3. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
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The fifth hole on the Ridge nine at La Paloma Country Club is a flat, dogleg left. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
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The par-4 sixth hole on the Ridge nine at La Paloma Country Club tumbles downhill. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
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The par-3 seventh hole on the Ridge nine at La Paloma Country Club plays 171 yards from the championship tees. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
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No. 8 on the Ridge nine at La Paloma Country Club is 436 yards. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
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The par-4 second hole on the Hill nine at La Paloma Country Club is guarded heavily by bunkers. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
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The fifth hole on La Paloma Country Club's Hill course is a 467-yard par 4. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
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The tee shot on the par-5 seventh tee of the Hill nine at La Paloma Country Club heads towards the Catalina mountains. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
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The seventh green is tucked tightly in desert on the Hill course at La Paloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
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The par-4 ninth on La Paloma Country Club's Hill course is a 415-yarder that requires a carry over desert on the approach shot. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
