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Few golf courses carry the weight of cultural meaning that Sewailo does. Owned and operated by the Tohono O'odham Nation, the course sits on tribal land on the southwestern edge of Tucson, and its name — meaning "flower world" in the O'odham language — reflects a creation story central to the nation's spiritual tradition. That sense of place is woven into the landscape itself: the Sonoran Desert doesn't just frame this course, it defines it, with saguaro cacti, palo verde trees, and desert scrub pressing in from every direction.
The course opened in 2015 and was designed by Notah Begay III — the PGA Tour veteran and the first full-blooded Native American to win on Tour — making it a project with genuine symbolic resonance beyond the fairways. The design works with the natural desert contours rather than against them, demanding accuracy off the tee and respect for the terrain.
Tucson's golf scene punches well above its weight for a mid-sized city, blessed with reliable sunshine and dramatic mountain backdrops. Sewailo adds something the region's other layouts can't offer: a round grounded in indigenous history and land, giving it a character entirely its own.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onyx · men | 7,309 | 73.6 | 137 | 72 |
| Ruby · men | 6,787 | 71 | 132 | 72 |
| Ruby · women | 6,787 | 77 | 148 | 72 |
| Ruby/Jade · men | 6,457 | 69.9 | 126 | 72 |
| Ruby/Jade · women | 6,457 | 75.2 | 144 | 72 |
| Jade · men | 6,290 | 68.9 | 124 | 72 |
| Jade · women | 6,290 | 74 | 140 | 72 |
| Opal · men | 5,799 | 66.3 | 114 | 72 |
| Opal · women | 5,799 | 71.5 | 135 | 72 |
| Opal/Copper New · women | 5,214 | 69.3 | 128 | 72 |
| Opal/Copper · men | 5,020 | 64.9 | 108 | 72 |
| Opal/Copper · women | 5,020 | 68.7 | 125 | 72 |
| Copper · men | 4,849 | 63 | 102 | 72 |
| Copper · women | 4,849 | 67.3 | 119 | 72 |
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