Ventana Canyon Golf Club

Getting To Know: Ventana Canyon Golf Club ( MOUNTAIN & CANYON)

An Insightful Interview With Aaron Aguilar, Golf Sales Manager

By Brian Weis

Whether you have played a course 20+ times a year or looking to play the course for the first time, insights from an insider can help enhance your golf experience. Below is an interview with Aaron Aguilar who shares some valuable tidbits about the course, memorable holes and must eats and treats at the 19th.

Give Our Readers An Overview of the Golf Course/Property
The Lodge at Ventana Canyon is a luxury four-diamond golf resort with 36 holes of Tom Fazio designed championship golf, 50 spacious guests suites, and 12 tennis courts surrounded by a 600-acre desert preserve in the foothills of Tucson's Catalina Mountains.
All suites range from 800 to 1500 square feet and capitalize on the incredible mountain views with spacious terraces, full kitchenettes, and in some cases an old fashion footed bathtub. The combination of the country club atmosphere coupled with outstanding services makes staying at The Lodge at Ventana Canyon a truly unique guest experience.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
The Tom Fazio designed Mountain & Canyon golf courses remain the two best courses in the Tucson Area. A fair test to all players and abilities, with 7 sets of tee's your are sure to find a playable golf course that delivers a challenge that all golfers strive for.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
The golf courses are nestled up against the Catalina Mountain range. This mountain range creates a huge draw effect that you will notice on your chipping and putting. As the ball losses speed, the draw towards the city greatly increases. This

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
Sports Illustrated- "Top 18 holes In The World you Must Play"
Mountain #3

(AAA) Four Diamond Award 2008-2013

Golfweek
100 Best Resort Courses, Mountain Course #38, Canyon Course #85 One of America's Best Golf Courses: Mountain & Canyon Courses

Golf Magazine
Silver Medal, America's Best Resorts 2010

Golf Digest Award
75 Best Golf Resorts In North America (#72) Arizona's Best Resort Golf Course

Links Magazine
Top 50 Golf Courses in Country

Travel & Golf
40 Best Resort Golf Courses

Conde Nast Traveler Awards
Voted #1 Resort in North America
Reader's Poll Top 100 Golf Resorts, #35
Gold List- World's Best Places To Stay
Top North American Small Hotels
Mobile Travel Guide Four-Star Award
Top 25 Best Golf Resorts

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
Mountain #3

Back Tee Stats
Par: 72/72
Yardage: M- 6898/C-6836
Slope: M-145 C-139
Rating: M-73.2 C-71.9

More Information
Ventana Canyon Golf Club
6200 N. Clubhouse Lane
Tucson, Arizona, 85750
520-577-4061

thelodgeatventanacanyon.com

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.