The Buzz: Tuscany Falls is among many golf facilities in Arizona with three nine-hole courses, which allow golfers to create more variety by playing them in several different combinations. Tuscany Falls Country Club and the 18-hole Eagle’s Nest course comprise Pebble Creek Golf Club, which is the centerpiece of a Robson Community created for active adults. The courses are semi-private but are open to daily public play. In contrast to Eagle’s Nest, which is a desert-style layout, Tuscany Falls is more traditional with lots of water.
Dick Bailey designed the Falls and Palms courses in 1999 and Brad Bartell designed the Lakes nines. Each has four sets of tees and the Lakes is the longest at 3,405 yards from the back and 2,401 from the front. Yardages range from 3,235 to 2,287 on the Falls and 3,345 to 2,495 on the Palms. Water comes into play on 18 of the 27 holes including eight holes on Lakes.
The course is known for its good conditioning, rolling fairways and dramatic mounding. Bunkering is understated, but there is enough strategically-placed sand around the greens and fairway landing areas to create a challenge, although most of the difficulty comes from the many water hazards. The layout winds through a residential community and features medium-sized greens that are mounded on the sides and backs but open enough on the front to allow run-up shots.
Among the best holes is No. 7 on Falls, a 322-yard par 4 with a dogleg left to a green surrounded on three sides by a large lake and a bunker on the left side. An interesting characteristic of the Palms nine is that the two par-5 holes (Nos. 3 and 9) play at 543 and 540 yards and are rated as the easiest and hardest, respectively, on the course. The third is a double dogleg with a lake behind the green, while the ninth is pretty much straightaway but heavily bunkered along the fairway and around the green.On the Lakes course, a large lake divides the first and ninth holes, a pair of par 5s, which are the hardest two holes on this layout at 510 and 550 yards.
Practice facilities here are more extensive than at its sister course and include a chipping practice area about 100 yards long. Toscano’s Restaurant and Lounge is a good place to relax after the round and serves lunch and dinner daily along with a popular Sunday brunch. Tuscany Falls also has a large clubhouse that includes a performance arts theater, creative arts center, sports and aquatics complex and sports courts.