JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa

If you noticed that I would not recommend this to a friend because I don’t want this place to get too crowded. I really don’t want to give a good review to it and have so many people playing as I never will get a teatime the next time I want to But as long as you’re not gonna play when I’m playing this is the place.

Enjoyed our round of golf as a 4 some, 2 couples. Only problem was score card data and golf GPS data. The modifications made to change up the holes to the present Palmer 9 hole course is inaccurate at times. All 4 Garmin personal watches did not have current data, while the cart GPS quit on hole 9.

Play here once per year on our visit to Tucson. Maybe getting a little too old for this tract. Lots of walking to and from green complexes.

Tee boxes, fairways (when I found them), bunkers & greens all in great shape. Course can be very challenging, but fair, depending on the tee boxes you choose. Price is a bit steep unless you can find a deal. Would recommend highly for intermediate to advanced golfers.

Great layout. They change course layout and personal GPS doesn't know. Greens are painted and bumping as they had sand in bad spots.

We were a foursome and played the Palmer course 9 holes. The course has been redone and a few holes have been switched between the 27 holes available. Our Garmin watches were not updated to this change so that was confusing. The GPS’s in the carts were accurate. A problem occurred with one of the carts as it would shutdown if taken off the cart path forcing us to drive backwards to get onto all fairways.

We played Rattler/Coyote, never played here before, so a number of Tee shots didn’t know where we were going. Quite picturesque from some holes looking out into the Tucson valley. I rated everything the way we experienced it, but there were three holes on Coyote that had patched greens and as usual i had to putt over them. That’s my only complaint. There could have been better on course amenities also, most resort courses we play offer coolers every 3-4 holes with iced bottle water or fresh apples. The rates are a little high for what it is though.

Course is too difficult to maneuver due to the terrain, It is beautiful and has great views, but too hard for us older golfers.

Everything was nice and the course played firm and fast which is great but if you are playing this for the first time you better hope others know the lay out. Played with a group of first timers like myself and if you don’t know which side of the fairways to favor you’re going to be in for a long day. Not super long but precision is key from tee to green.