Ventana Canyon Golf and Racquet Club is widely considered as one of the top golf courses in Tucson.
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Ventana Canyon Golf and Racquet Club
Location: 6200 N. Club House Lane
Length: 36 holes, two 18-hole courses (Mountain and Canyon), 13,734 yards
Notable hole: Mountain No. 3, Par 3 (107 yards)
The rundown: The two championship courses at Ventana Canyon were designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 1984. Over 40 years after it first opened, it remains one of the top courses in Tucson.
Ventana Canyon is built on 600 acres of land in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Northeast Tucson.
The signature hole on the Mountain course is the third hole, a 107-yard Par 3, one of the most stunningly beautiful views from a tee box in Southern Arizona. Seriously, it’s breathtaking, and the green of the third hole is nestled into a mountain structure, and it’s the shortest hole on the course.
There’s not much bail-out area on the Ventana Canyon Mountain Course’s par three third hole.
Benjie Sanders, Arizona Daily Star 2006
Well, if you don’t land on the green, here are your options: if it’s 20 yards short of the green, the ball is in a canyon. If it’s just to the left of the green, it’s in a bunker. If the shot is hit long, around 118 yards, it’s in the desert, or it’s in a canyon. Just a nice and easy swing with whatever your 110-yard club is, if you’re playing from the tips. Choose your wedge wisely.