I played the original course quite a few times. It was a relatively pedestrian layout that was in good condition at a reasonable price. I have viewed but never played the course since its changes.
When I lived in Tucson, I tended to play the muni courses or courses running specials (either through a cancer fund discount card or golfnow). Most people that play public courses rotate to the best deal on any particular day. Two others in the same area that are low cost are the Arthur Pack and Silverbell - neither is magic but both are enjoyable and very reasonably priced. Arthur Pack conditioning varies wildly from year to year.
Here was a Tucson overview I gave in a thread from a few years ago
http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,23091.0/ Top Tier - views and golf - price no object:
AZ National
Gallery
Ventana Mountain
Stone Canyon (I have not played it)
Tucson Country Club - solid old Billy Bell design.
Ventana Canyon
Vistoso is a good tough, tight course but not on as dramatic of a setting as the others. I find I feel worn out after playing there.
Interesting but not necessarily good:
Heritage Highlands - Arthur Hills, some goofy holes
Starr Pass - used to be beautiful, but I understand that housing has gone up all over the place. Nonetheless an interesting design you will either love or hate.
Kino Springs - Red Lawrence design on the ranch of one of the movie cowboys. Nothing real meritorious about the course but a great remote setting in the mountains where you feel a million miles away from civilization.
Tucson National - boring course but site of PGA Tour tounament
On a budget:
Randolph North - straightforward 60's style design
Fred Enke - Quirky city desert course. I like it, but have played it 40 times. It is a bit disorienting if you have not played it and play can be slow.
Rio Rico - 50 miles South of Tucson, good front nine on a 60's style course discussed recently by me if you look up my last 50 posts.