Marana’s golf reputation was sealed when The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain hosted the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, putting this Tucson-area town on the world stage. The desert foothills north of Tucson offer a different palette than the Phoenix Valley—saguaros and rocky washes against the Tortolita Mountains, with elevation and vistas that feel more expansive and less suburban.
Today the Dove Mountain corridor still defines Marana golf: resort and private layouts carved into hillside terrain, cooler winter mornings, and a town that grew around outdoor living. Players come for the Match Play lore and stay for the space—wider horizons, less traffic than central Tucson, and desert golf that rewards imagination off the tee when fairways kick toward native waste areas.