Tucson National Resort - Catalina Course

The Catalina Course at Tucson National opened originally in 1961 and was redesigned by Robert von Hagge and Bruce Devlin in 1983. It is the historic home of the PGA Tour\'s Tucson Open, hosting over 30 Tour events from 1965 through 2006 — Geoff Ogilvy won the final edition in a playoff.

Past Tucson Open champions include a who\'s who of golf history. The course also serves as the University of Arizona\'s home course for NCAA competition. Now part of the Omni Tucson National Resort, it plays as a par 73 at 7,262 yards.

A traditional parkland-style layout — more lush and tree-lined than typical Arizona desert courses. Fairly level terrain with tree-lined fairways, significant bunkering, and strategic water hazards. Rolling fairways of varying widths add variety.

The par-73 routing creates an unusual scoring dynamic. Championship pedigree from decades of PGA Tour competition is evident in the strategic challenge, particularly on the closing stretch.

Resort guests at the Omni have full access.

This is a thinking player\'s course. Doglegs and water demand course management over raw power.

The finishing stretch (especially 18) is where rounds are made or broken. Save your concentration.

The course plays longer than expected due to the par-73 routing — don\'t be surprised by the extra hole\'s worth of difficulty.

Mature trees create defined corridors. Accuracy off the tee is paramount.