Was looking to play a quick nine holes with a few hours before the sun went down while visiting Tucson and found this course on Google. While walking up, the facilities did not look like much but don't let that fool you. I was very impressed by the condition of this course. From tee box to greens, all were well manicured and kept up. I was very impressed on how the greens rolled. Almost every fairway on the front nine all looked great. I was also impressed with the sand traps. It had been a minute since I've played a course with sand that wasn't super hard. I enjoyed playing here so much, I came back a second day to play nine holes again. The first day I walked and it was only $28. The next day I rode and it was only seven dollars more. The gentleman in the pro shop was extremely courteous and got me right out to play. I did not take advantage of their practice facilities, but I saw a nice putting green and a very cool place to practice your short game with lots of room to hit balls further than most areas like that. They also had their own driving range a little separate from the course. The only negative I could find was the condition of the cart path on a lot of holes, but I'm sure that that's just due to desert heat. The cart did not offer GPS, but with so many apps that do, that's not a detractor for me anymore. Not only would I recommend this place for an inexpensive round of golf, but if I'm in the area, I would definitely come back. read more

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Beautiful well maintained course. Staff were friendly and helpful. Driving range available as well as putting and chipping area. High,y recommend. read more

Silverbell Golf Course - Golf Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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My wife and I visited Silverbell Golf Course hoping to enjoy a positive day together and introduce her to golf for the first time. Instead, we experienced some of the most unprofessional and discouraging treatment we've ever encountered at a golf course. When we arrived at the first tee, a staff member immediately told my wife she couldn't play because she didn't have her own bag or clubs. I asked to see this rule in writing, and he couldn't provide it. After checking both the Silverbell and Tucson City Golf websites myself, there is no policy stating that every golfer must have their own clubs. We had already paid over $130 for the round, and this "rule" seemed to be something made up on the spot. Although they eventually allowed us to continue, the staff member followed us and watched us at multiple holes, making the experience extremely uncomfortable. Despite the slow group playing in front of us--and the players paired with us struggling--we kept pace the entire time. After the 9th hole, the same staff member told my wife she could no longer play because she was "too slow," even though the delays were clearly caused by the group ahead of us. Instead of managing the real issue, they singled out my wife, who was simply trying the sport for the first time. This behavior felt discriminatory and completely unnecessary. What was supposed to be a fun and meaningful day turned into embarrassment, stress, and frustration because of poor staff judgment and nonexistent policies being enforced. Silverbell Golf Course failed to provide basic professionalism, courtesy, or consistency in their operations. This course needs serious training and oversight, especially when it comes to how they treat beginners and new players. I will not be returning, and I hope management takes this type of behavior seriously so other guests don't go through the same experience. read more

The course plays loud music to distract golfers on the practice putting green. It's annoying to say the least Overall the course is forgiving and it is good for folks with 20+ handicaps. The price was reasonable in February. read more

The course isn't the problem, the staff is the problem. They have been unprofessional and rude before I even get to the first tee box.

I've played Silver Bell Golf Course several times, and it's a fun spot, especially for beginners. Getting a tee time is usually easy. The carts are always in good shape, and the staff are nice and welcoming. Food in the club house is not bad and the bartender was nice and happy to give a bag of ice. Maybe it's just been when I've gone but they sometimes water the greens as you approach, but it's a minor issue. The sand in the bunkers seems a bit impacted and low so it was not the best to practice with my sand wedge (I end up in the bunkers too much apparently). There's an odor on a few holes, seemingly water treatment stations, but it's not too distracting. The greens are mostly wide open, with a few narrow ones. Beverage cart was on the course and came around plenty. Overall, Silver Bell is a great course with friendly staff and good facilities. It's definitely worth checking out, especially if you're new to the game. read more

Nice course, with some narrow fairways. The tees and greens were in decent shape; the fairways were browned out but given December not unexpected. Not a challenging track, but fun for a muni. The starter was friendly, and the snack bar had some good chow. Fun to play. read more

Silverbell Golf Course - Golf Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

There are no locker rooms so the only facilities are four porta potties. The fairways are pretty narrow and a number of them run parallel. In short, not a great, or even good course design. The only highlight is that the fairways were in decent shape. Ultimately a poor value for the price per round. Not a course I'm likely to play again. read more

Silverbell Golf Course - 10th Tee - Golf Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

I go yesterday, as my buddy booked us. He gets there earlier than me and tees off, so he's way out on the course, on #12. I pay, put my bag on a cart, and right when I'm ready to take off the cart guy asks me what my Tee time is. I show him on his sheet, and the dude says "I can't let you just take another cart like that." I'm like "what are you talking about, there's twelve sitting right here?' Now side note, the hustle is we PAY for a cart when we play, both people on a cart PAID for a separate cart, so it is really a double charge hustle. Anyway, he can see I'm pissed and says "well, there are other people coming in to play." It was 3:00pm....people were turning carts in not taking them out. I end up calling my buddy and he comes back to get me. I'm just burning by then. I mean seriously, think about it; speed play up and pace by giving two carts! These people are out there, most of them, shanking shots from one side of the course to the other, with two carts at least they each can go to their ball and shank some more! It took us 25-minutes to play #1 as some tools, on one cart, zig zagged down the course. I'm done at Silverbell. Ridiculous! read more

My husband, who is an avid golfer and golfs everywhere we travel, visited the Silverbell driving range facility. He came back from hitting two buckets of balls and told me he was extremely impressed with the range. He said it was one of the nicest driving ranges he's been to. read more

Had a negative experience with the Pro Shop attendant. She said her name was Marie, but my receipt said it was Natalie. In any case, she was disrespectful and argumentative. Club Pro was not in to speak to about the situation. The course was in great shape and the other staff were friendly. Disappointed that they still do not have their snack bar up to speed. read more

I played 18 holes here with my buddy on an early Saturday morning. I loved this course! The reason I liked it was because it was very open and I could salvage most of my bad shots. This course is great for beginners. The reason I am giving it 4 stars is because I didn't really like the way they organize the tee times. Also my friend and I had a buy one get one free and it was not buy one get one free. They did something weird with the prices, other that it was great! read more

Silverbell Golf Course - Hole 4! - Golf Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Was able to get a same day tee time at Silverbell on a Thursday. The time was 12:52, we arrived quite a bit earlier than that, teed off a little before our time even though there was a frost delay. Friendly folks and starters working here. Price reasonable, about $48 with a cart. Course was in good shape and challenging. The only complaint was the wind blew and it was chilly. Also, towards the end of the round there was kind of a bizarre hole, where the bridges to advance were all shut down so had to drive waaay around to get back onto the fairway and continue play. A good day. Beverage cart running. Nice pro shop with some deals, but still too expensive for me to be wowed by any souvenirs. I'd recommend and return. read more

For the price that it costs to play here and the condition of the course, this is a no-brainer! The course condition this year has been the best I have ever seen it. The sand traps did have standing water inside of them but I fortunately never ended up hitting into them. The clubhouse staff in both the pro shop and the restaurant across the way were excellent. The starting Marshall loaded our clubs on to our cart for us and then when we were finished came around with a towel and wipe all of our clubs off for us. The fanciest courses in Tucson haven't even done that for me. Most people will scoff at the idea of playing a municipal course, but this course condition is just as good as your higher end courses here in Tucson. I will definitely be back. And I highly recommend to at least give this course a try. read more

One of the worst experiences I've ever had at a golf course. We had people who were a hole behind us saying we were playing too slow (sorry we aren't all professionals) and they decided to call the manager who ended up following right behind us every hole after that. We felt rushed which ended up being a terrible experience for everyone. Definitely won't be wasting my time with this course and the management ever again. read more

I'm not sure on how many stars to even give this review. I'm writing this review only regarding my experience at Silverbell golf course yesterday. My boyfriend and I come here often. So often that we have gotten to know many of the employees there fairly well, they recognize us when we are there. Yesterday was a different story. I went to the bar when we got there at 3:45, the bartender lady was standing in the bar area, looked right at me and said, "were closed." She was so rude and didn't even attempt to help me even though I was only getting bottled drinks, she had no interest in helping at all. Then I went back to the clubhouse where my boyfriend was and let him know the bar area was closed. The guy working in the clubhouse (rude as well) said," yeah, the closed at 2." (I'm not even sure what kind of bar/restaurant area closes at 2, on a Saturday??!! ) Yet, he didn't even offer to help us in anyway. When we got to the guy that sets us up with our cart, he says,"good luck even getting through 9 today, it's busy with a juniors tournament." I'm pretty curious to know why the guy in the clubhouse wouldn't have told us about the juniors tournament before we paid? This experience was so frustrating and something we have never dealt with at Silverbell before. I don't think we will be going back for a while. read more

Not a bad track since they renovated...this place used to be a dingo farm, and now its quite playable. It's pretty cheap, ok conditions and not very crowded- if you can't find a good deal on golfnow, play the 'Bell. read more

When I showed up hey started me on the back 9. But the groundskeepers were still mowing and watering so I had to wait on the first 5 holes for he water to shut off and it screwed up my puts because the greens were too wet. As the day went on I can see how this course can be a good one. It's a city course so I don't expect the fairways to be perfect, the only reason I am giving it 3 stars is because of the water issue. I will come back with some of my less experienced friends because the fairways are wide open. Great for beginners. read more

Stop by the driving range here, minimally staffed. You can get bucket of balls for either $4 for small or $7 for large.

I understand it is a muni. And I understand it is cheaper to play here than the fancier courses. But I don't understand why the traps have basically no sand. Additionally the greens are so slow making any putt over 10 feet would be more luck than skill. The fun part of this course (other than the bargain) is the old school, non-desert, type where you can basically hit it as hard as you want and wont be penalized too much when you slice or hook the living heck out of your ball. Personally, I can see playing here in the winter when the Ventanas, Starr Passes, etc of the world (By "world" I mean "Tucson!") are super expensive. But in the summer, you are crazy to play these munis. Of note, the staff here is great all around; nice folks and very helpful. read more

The staff was helpful for the most part. However on the first hole, a maintenance guy comes over and turns on the sprinklers on the greens (with no one behind me, he couldn't wait for me to finish). He says "go ahead, I'll have it off by the time you get there". What kind of course waters their greens in the middle of the day? That ruins golf for everyone, you can't putt on a wet green. Not really sure what they were watering, as the green is just as much dirt as it is grass. Anyway, course layout is idiotic, I think on hole 7 there is another green right next to that one, but a building is in the way of the green you're really supposed to be aiming at. The fairways are the same way. You're better off hitting it in the rough than the fairway, because the fairways are full of divots and valleys of dirt. Also, they don't give you buckets of sand to fill your divots in with, so it's obvious they don't care about course conditions. Cheap course, you get what you pay for, but all in all it is in one of the worst conditions I've ever seen a golf course in, and there was barely anyone playing. read more

good track tees and greens taken care of we had a good time my son and I. will do again when he visits

Love silverbell. Toughest city course. Long and challenging! Don't close the course please!

Played Silverbell this morning 4/20/16 I have been playing the course for over 20 years and it has never looked as good as it is now. The mowed fairways could be any tour tv course and the greens are smooth and full. The only reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is the condition of the sand (mud) traps. They are in the process of re-doing the traps and when that happens this course will rival any resort course anywhere. Congrats to OB Sports or whoever for the attention to detail at Silverbell. Would like to see it continue in this condition. read more