Forty Niner Country Club: Review from Arizona Golf Guides

If you’re interested in a change of pace from the cactus-heavy desert golf experience, Forty Niner Country Club may be just what you’re looking for. Featuring mature trees and a layout that will appeal to heady players, this course provides a top-notch traditional experience to Tucson-area golf fans.

520-749-4001 12000 E. Tanque Verde Rd. Tucson, AZ 85749 www.fortyninercc.com semiprivate holes: 18 course par: 72 rating/slope: - championship 70.5/126 - regular 68.9/117 - forward 67.1/114 range of yardages: 5,661–6,641 general manager: Todd Gadow membership: phone for information cart & green fees: summer $36, winter $69 course designer: William Francis Bell shoe policy: alternative cleats required

Forty Niner Country Club remains a quiet and secluded Tucson original. Having opened in 1961, the traditional William Francis Bell design has developed into a club rich in golf history. The Club has played host to both PGA and LPGA tour events and challenged some of the world’s top golfers such as Jack Nicklaus and Don January.

Although the course has provided a solid challenge for all players since its opening, recent course renovations have only improved an already outstanding experience. Nestled between the Catalina and Rincon Mountains, the course meanders along a wooded riverbed. The gently rolling fairways are lined with mature trees and desert shrubbery to create an inviting 18-hole layout. Mesquite, giant cottonwoods, eucalyptus, and weeping willow trees make their presence known and add even more beauty to the golf course.

Forty Niner is a welcome departure from many of the desert-style courses in the area, with its lush, mature landscaping and abundance of trees. This traditional design weaves you through the course, offering beautiful scenery and challenging golf. After facing the most difficult hole early in the round on the front nine—the par-4 Number 5—players have the chance to make up scoring ground on the inward nine. It opens and closes with par-3 holes, and features a pair of par 5s in the 11th and 15th holes.

Superb course management is key to scoring well here. If players are able to master their tee balls, they have a chance at success on the slightly elevated greens. The key to carding a low number is to remain cognizant of the distances to the doglegs, where direction and placement often take precedence over distance.

All in all, Forty Niner Country Club provides players with a relaxed round of golf, and luckily for those in the Tucson area, memberships with walking privileges are available.

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