MountainView Golf Club

Great desert golf experience! We played a round there today for the first time. The pro shop was nice and spaced out. The staff, and especially the starter, was very friendly; they even noticed a flat-ish tire and swapped out the cart on #1. The course offered great views and interesting holes, and swing by the club house at the turn as well. All things considered, it was a great time!

First, I want to point out that the pro shop and on-course staff were friendly, very up-beat, and helpful. Second, the layout and design of the holes, along with the location of restrooms and water, some pretty good views, blooming cactus, and seeing a smal herd of deer, would generally make for a good experience, but we unfortunately have to move on to Third. The plain fact is that the course conditions are horrible. The grass surrounding the green complexes, and many places in the fairways are bare earth. The 12th tee box (we played the Black tees) was so hard I had to try 4 different spots before I could finally get a tee in the ground. And the greens are simply awful. Patchy, dry, bumpy, and slow. Not a good combination. It definitely wasn't worth the $70 I paid. I probably won't be back.

After completing a multi-million dollar renovation in 2024, this course is a winner. The layout is fairly friendly to golfers of all skill levels and sight lines to greens are much better now. The new irrigation system is keeping greens and fairways in great shape even after the transition. Generous views of the nearby Catalina mountains, and frequent spotting of wildlife make rounds here even more relaxing. The pro shop staff are very helpful and the Marshalls are friendly while keeping things moving at a good pace.