from 5-17 learn golf, golf etiquette and hold day-to-day study sessions based on the First Tee’s nine core values on the same turf that Ben Hogan and Sam Snead used to play golf. Golf in Tucson has overcome
some challenges. In May, a Canadian mortgage firm,
Rompsen, planned to shut down the Golf Club of Vistoso and Arizona National. But the homeowners association at Arizona National rallied and reached a financial agreement with Rompsen and remain opened under the Billy Casper Golf organization. The homeowners association at Vistoso, designed by Tom Weiskopf in 1995, is currently in negotiations to reopen this winter. Troon Golf manages the Sewailo
Golf Club at the Casino del Sol resort. Sewailo has been the home of the University of Arizona golf programs for six years. Last spring, the UA women’s golf team paid the course a dividend by winning the NCAA championship. The next step in Tucson’s golf market is likely to be a makeover at Randolph
North. City officials are currently in discussions with the Conquistadores and the University of Arizona about moving the UA’s men’s and women’s golf programs to Randolph, and also relocating the Champions Tour event to downtown Tucson, redesigning Randolph and building a new practice facility. It is an ambitious project that could
cost in excess of $12 million, and be Tucson’s most profound message yet that it is a diverse sports market that won’t take “no” for an answer.
Greg Hansen, who estimates he plays 120 rounds of golf per year in southern Arizona, has been the sports columnist of Tucson’s Arizona Daily Star since 1984.
There are lots of recreational options in Tucson, like big-time tennis at El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort. But golf remains the driving force behind the city’s sports scene, especially the Cologuard Classic of Tucson, which funds its First Tee of Tucson program for kids.
GOLF SPECIAL
Golf in Tucson means a break from the average links. Challenge your game on daring desert layouts or hit it long on fairways that host the champions. Whatever your style, Tucson has it in the bag.
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