Arizona men’s golf coach Jim Anderson, right, with freshman Matej Baca at the 2025 Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate at Tucson Country Club on March 17, 2025.
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The Gallery Golf Club has been home to several golf tournaments, including the WGC-Accenture Match Play, LIV Golf Tucson, a Pac-12 championship and an NCAA Regional in 2016. Some of the biggest names in golf have competed at The Gallery Golf Club, including Tiger Woods, who won the 2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play.
“The Gallery is certainly one of those sites the players get really excited about,” Anderson said. “It’s a real treat and a real pleasure. The golf course offers so much variety and different clubs to hit, the conditions are always mint.”
Leading up to the postseason, the Wildcats have frequently practiced at The Gallery. The Gallery has “been so accommodating in making our way up here to get some extra practice in,” Anderson said.
“Hopefully, we haven’t worn out our welcome,” Anderson joked. “We’re getting a real feel for it, so we’re not surprised by anything or the conditions.”
The Marana Regional will run Monday, May 18, through Wednesday, May, 20. The top five teams in the field will advance to the NCAA championship at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California, later this month. Anderson recently joined “Spears & Ali” on ESPN Tucson to look ahead to playing at The Gallery Golf Club next and reflect on the 18th-ranked Wildcats’ journey to the postseason.
Considering the Wildcats haven’t played in a tournament at The Gallery Golf Club in over a decade, are there any significant changes to the course?
A: “There aren’t any changes with tees or new greens. They’ve redone all of their bunkers in the last two or three years, so they have some beautiful bunkers that play very nicely. You can hit a lot of different shots from those bunkers. Of course, we’re trying to coach the guys to avoid the bunkers.