Est. 2013 · Notah Begay III with Ty Butler
Why we love this place
Why we love this place: Sewailo feels like a garden that happens to have a golf course running through it. The tribal ownership, the flower-world theme, and Notah Begay III's fingerprints give every round a sense of place you just don't find on a generic desert track. It's soulful golf.
Via Casino Del Sol
About Sewailo
Sewailo Golf Club opened in 2013 as the golf centerpiece of the Casino del Sol resort, owned and operated by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe just southwest of Tucson. The 18-hole championship layout stretches roughly 7,400 yards and was designed by former PGA Tour player Notah Begay III alongside architect Ty Butler. Its name comes from the Yaqui word for 'flower world,' and the design leans into that theme: crews salvaged tens of thousands of native plants during construction and replanted many more, giving the course an unusually lush, botanical feel for the Sonoran Desert. The routing blends desert and links characteristics, threading past six lakes, waterfalls, a winding creek, and dozens of bunkers. It was built as part of a large resort expansion that added a hotel to the property, and it quickly earned regional recognition.
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