Starr Pass Golf Club, a 27-hole resort facility in Tucson, AZ., has selected Troon Golf, the resort and daily-fee division of Troon, manage the golf operations, agronomy, food and beverage, retail, and sales and marketing.
Starr Pass Golf Club – the golf offering of the JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa – features three 9-hole routings – Roadrunner, Rattler and Coyote, and is home to Catalina BBQ Co, a celebrated Southwestern inspired barbeque restaurant.
Robert Cupp and PGA Tour professional Craig Stadler designed the original 18 holes in 1987. In 2003, Arnold Palmer was brought in to add another nine holes and refresh the previously existing 18-hole experience. Set against the Tucson Mountains, each of the three layouts have dramatic elevation changes, are surrounded by iconic saguaro cacti, while crisscrossing multiple desert arroyos and ravines. Contrary to its rugged Sonoran Desert setting, Starr Pass is located just minutes from downtown Tucson and the Tucson International Airport.
In April 2023, Southwest Value Partners, a privately held real estate investment company with offices in San Diego, Tucson and Scottsdale, acquired the 575-room JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa. Marriott will continue to lead resort operations, while Troon will manage golf operations.
“Having partnered with Troon on a number of projects, they were a natural fit to lead the golf operations at Starr Pass,” said Mark Schlossberg of Southwest Value Partners. “We share Troon’s philosophy of uncompromising service and quality, and are delighted to have them help put the shine back on one of the state’s finest golf resort properties.”
Starr Pass Golf Club has been a host to the PGA Tour’s Tucson Open and has played host to many golf legends including Palmer, Phil Mickelson, Payne Stewart, and Nancy Lopez. Starr Pass is a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, demonstrating a high degree environmental stewardship.
“We are thrilled to be working with Starr Pass, one of Arizona’s iconic golf properties,” said Troon Executive Vice President Rob DeMore. “Together with Southwest Value Partners, we look forward to enhancing all elements of the Starr Pass experience from golf operations and agronomy to guest service and food and beverage.”
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