Arizona National Golf Club is Southern Arizona desert golf at its finest. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. in 1995, the golf course, located in Tucson, Arizona, is nestled in the foothills of the beautiful Santa Catalina Mountains adjacent to the Coronado National Forest. The golf course follows the rugged natural flow of the land across shady mesquite-lined arroyos and skirts craggy rock outcroppings. Along the way, Arizona National Golf Club's diverse 6,785 yard layout will throw enough decisions and classic golf-in-the-desert challenges at you to test the very limits of your ability. Yet, it has the flexibility to do so without ever becoming unfair.

Nestled in the shallow ravines and rolling hills of the Santa Cruz River Valley, Canoa Hills Golf Club is a challenging yet inviting 6,610-yard Dave Bennett design that takes full advantage of its natural setting. The par-72 layout is located just 20 minutes south of Tucson, in Southern Arizona's golf capital of Green Valley. Opened for play in 1984, the course is welcoming to players of all skill levels and has become a popular golfing destination for visitors to the area.

Situated in the Tucson Southwestern Desert, the Canoa Ranch Golf Course is a perfect spot to enjoy your golf game while sucking in some incredible mountainous views. In 2001 the Canoa Ranch Golf Course was featured in Golf Digest as being one of the Top Courses around the world! Tee off on Bermuda Grass, shoot from any one of their 5 sets of Tee's for any skill level of player!

A little different from many desert courses, Del Lago plays like more of a combination of links and desert golf, featuring wide sweeping fairways that drift off into the surrounding valleys and arroyos, and lead you to oversized greens that often require a traditional bump and run shot. Each nine offers either one of the many lakes that dot the course, or threads through well placed bunkers that are waiting to catch the slightest mistake in approach shots. The golf course will require every club in the golfer's bag and a good supply of nerves on slick, undulating greens.

Be sure to bring your camera when you visit the Canada Course, which is situated across the street from the clubhouse and boasts stunning mountain views from all holes. Play through saguaro capped hillsides surrounded by natural desert terrain, and enjoy manicured fairways and spectacular views of the Catalina Mountains and desert wildlife. Please note that El Conquistador is a semi private club, only 1 course is available to the public each day.

The Conquistador Course at Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort is a recently renovated Greg Nash design offering state-of-the-art agronomic conditions and a true 'country club' course. The Conquistador Course is located in a lush, park-like setting adjacent to the clubhouse by the driving range. Fringed with natural mesquite and palo verde trees, this fabulous 18 hole course is intertwined with vibrant desert flora and offers four sets of tee boxes suitable for golfers of all abilities. Wide, open fairways and long holes provide the challenge of negotiating desert vegetation. Please note that El Conquistador is a semi private club, only 1 course is available to the public each day.

Forty Niner Country Club, a William Francis Bell-designed classic, is an established club on the eastern side of Tucson. The semi-private facility is inviting to golfers of all skill levels with the traditional layout and gently rolling terrain which allows members the option to walk the course. Nestled between the Catalina and Rincon Mountains, the course meanders along a wooded riverbed with fairways lined by mature trees and native desert shrubbery. The golf course provides a visually inviting 18-hole course layout while providing a solid challenge for all players. Recent course renovations have only improved an already outstanding experience.

The Gallery North Course, designed by John Fought and British Open Champion and 2006 Ryder Cup Captain Tom Lehman, is ranked #1 in Southwest Arizona by Golf Digest and is acknowledged as one of Golfweeks Top 100 Modern Courses.

Surrounded by the beautiful Tucson Mountainous Desert, this is got to be one of the best Golf Courses to play in Tucson, Arizona. The Gallery South Golf Course is a highly acclaimed Golf Course perfect for your next Golf Vacation to Tucson, Arizona. This Golf Course was nominated as being one of the Top 100 Best Golf Courses to play by Golf Digest. The Course was also hose of the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship in 2007 and 2008.

The Golf Course at Heritage Highlands is a lush emerald green contrast to the surrounding desert. The vistas from every hole provide an incomparable panorama of the five mountain ranges surrounding Tucson - the Tortolita, Santa Catalina, Rincon, Tucson and Santa Rita Mountains, as well as the Tucson cityscape and Marana valley below.

La Paloma was named by "GOLF Magazine" to its 1998 list of "Silver Medal Resorts," has three nine hole courses that are played in three eighteen hole combinations. The Canyon Course is considered the most difficult. The Ridge Course is the next hardest and then the Hill Course. These are typical desert-target courses, featuring many changes in elevation, plus elevated tee boxes and greens. "Golf Digest" rated the Ridge/Canyon course as the 8th "Best Public Course" in the state for 1996, and the 13th "Best in State" course for 1995-96.

Nestled in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, the Catalina course at the Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa has been the home of many PGA Tour, NCAA and Arizona Golf Association events. This parkland style course features 8 sparkling lakes and 80 bunkers with champion Bermuda greens. Please note that the Omni Tucson National is a semi private club, only 1 course is available to the public each day.

Designed by Tom Lehamn and opened in 2005, the Sonoran course at Omni Tucson National Resort & Spa is a desert style layout featuring 2 lakes and 69 bunkers. Bermuda grass fairways and greens provide lush conditions all year. Please note that the Omni Tucson National is a semi private club, only 1 course is available to the public each day.

No matter what skill level you are this Tucson Golf Course is perfect for any golfer! With affordable pricing, great tee's and so much more you will surely enjoy your next Golf Vacation to Tucson with this Golf Course on your list. The Quarry Pines Golf Course in Tucson, Arizona has beautiful mountainous views with dramatic elevation changes. This Golf Course prides itself on excellent customer service so next time you plan your Golf Vacation to Tucson, go ahead and put this Golf Course on your list!

One of Arizona`s best kept secrets is this Robert Trent Jones championship golf course - one of the top three rated golf courses in Arizona and located less than 45 minutes south of Tucson in one of the most picturesque and historically fascinating areas of Arizona.

Legendary champion Jack Nicklaus took advantage of the High Sonoran Desert setting to integrate strategy, variety and fair shot values into his Signature Design golf course at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain. The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain is his first Tucson golf course in 25 years, playing at elevations ranging from 2,300 to 3,200 feet. Nicklaus created 27 holes with unique challenges and distinct character, blending naturally among noble saguaros and the surrounding Tortolita Mountain Range.

Desert golf takes on new meaning when playing a game at the Starr Pass Tucson Golf Club. As if a 27-hole Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Facility with a double-loaded driving range, rejuvenating 20,000 square foot clubhouse and top-quality golf shop wasn't enough inspiration, be awed by the backdrop of natural mountain ranges. Notice the dramatic drops in elevation around you, feel the winds of the Tucson Mountains swirl about or pause to watch a jackrabbit saunter across the Coyote Course.

Winding through the mystical canyons and arroyos of this desert preserve are Tom Fazio's two 18 hole championship courses that Golf Magazine ranked as Tucson's best. These Ventana Canyon courses, which have won Golf Magazine's Gold Medal Award and Links Magazine's Best Of Golf Award, invite golfers to bask in the wild splendor of the natural Sonoran terrain. The most photographed hole west of the Mississippi, the Mountain #3, plays over 107 yards of cactus and canyons and the tee offers a breathtaking panoramic view that stretches for a hundred miles south across the Sonoran Desert into Mexico. Please note that Ventana Canyon is a semi private club, only 1 course is available to the public each day.

Winding through the mystical canyons and arroyos of this desert preserve are Tom Fazio's two 18 hole championship courses that Golf Magazine ranked as Tucson's best. These Ventana Canyon courses, which have won Golf Magazine's Gold Medal Award and Links Magazine's Best Of Golf Award, invite golfers to bask in the wild splendor of the natural Sonoran terrain. The most photographed hole west of the Mississippi, the Mountain #3, plays over 107 yards of cactus and canyons and the tee offers a breathtaking panoramic view that stretches for a hundred miles south across the Sonoran Desert into Mexico. Please note that Ventana Canyon is a semi private club, only 1 course is available to the public each day.

The Golf Club at Vistoso is an award-winning, Tom Weiskopf-designed 18-hole course. This semi-private course was built in 1995 and is nestled between the Tortolita and Santa Catalina Mountains. Vistoso is Spanish for "colorful views" and this course is equipped with dramatic scenery and impeccable conditions. This beautiful dessert course is one of the best properties that Tucson has to offer. Vistoso has been given a 4.5 star rating from Golf Digest and has been rated the Best Public Course in Tucson.