I recently spent a few days in a rental villa at Torreon and played both courses on beautiful , sunny, low temperature and low humidity summer days in the White Mountains of Arizona.
www.torreon.comThe Cabin course was first:
Black: 7168y 73.8/143
Blue: 6721y 71.9/138
White:6268y 69.4/130
Gold: 5869y 67.5/126
Mounds, mounds and more mounds. Bunkers, bunkers and more bunkers. 50 or 60. I lost count. Only the 18th is without one. Many fairways and backdrops framed with a lone tall Ponderosa pine or two.
The second picture above looks liike the second hole, a par5 of 522y from the black tee. I played from the Gold at 451y. A decision must be made on the tee to carry the junk on the right or safely play to the front of the bunkers left. I chose the safe play as it was early in the round.
The Tower course was next:
Black: 7134y 72.6/140
Blue: 6727y 70.7/136
White: 6159y 68.0/128
Gold: 5884y 66.7/125
Same as above concerning mounds and bunkers. 75 bunkers in all. Many are small pot bunkers.
I played the White tees.
The 5th picture is the 3rd hole at 140y uphill. My tee shot kicked off a mound on the right stopping 2" from the hole on the far left. I made the putt.
Both courses feature greens of character, hence the high slope ratings. The fairways were soft. The summer rains were more frequent this year from what I was told. The rough was rough. The greens were fast. Overall, both courses were in very good condition.
A work of art by Von Hagge.
The real estate was not overpowering and set backs were far. Many houses are for sale or rent. The developer controls some villas for rentals for "stay and plays" They are a good deal for a summer getaway from the desert temps and are well done and nicely furnished. It was in the mid 70s daytime and 50s at night. Also, a fall getaway, from what I was told, is great for the scenery and firmer fairways. I just might return. I enjoyed the experience.