As gas prices climb ever higher, so does the cost of packing the family into the car and driving to the beach. Fortunately, you don't have to go far to have a great vacation. ...
Tucson and southern Arizona are blessed with sunshine most days of the year,
making golf a popular pastime for residents and visitors. These features and
listings point the way to some of the courses the area has to offer:
Northwest: Oro Valley, Marana
Paradise at The Pines
It takes a souped-up golf cart to traverse the hills and winding paths at The Pines Golf Club at Marana.
But the drive is worth it for the opportunity to tee it up on one of the redesigned holes perched like kelly-green islands.
A new 18 for SaddleBrooke
The number of golf holes is proportional to the number of residents in SaddleBrooke - so it's time for a new course.
Area courses at a glance
At the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains north of metropolitan Tucson lie some of the finest golf courses in Arizona.
Ventana Canyon Golf and Racquet Club and the Westin La Paloma Country Club are just the beginning of the Catalina Foothills' world-class golfing opportunities.
Central: Metro Tucson, West side
Restoration combines best of old, new
In planning the $2.9 million revamping of the 76-year-old Trini Alvarez-El Rio Golf Course, local designer Ken Kavanaugh pored over aerial photos and walked the links with West Side golfers who have played the course for some 60 years.
Tubac resort gets a face-lift
Guests who stay at Tubac Golf Resort every year are in for a big surprise this winter.
They will encounter the first stage of a five-year, $40 million project to renovate the resort.
