The Gallery Golf Club: South
The Gallery Golf Club: South
14000 N Dove Mountain Blvd
Marana, AZ 85658-4220
United States
Overview
Host of the PGA Tour’s WGC match-play event in 2007 and 2008, the South course at Gallery Golf Club features wider fairways than its sibling layout. Reminiscent of Pinehurst No. 2, many greens are large, slightly elevated and crowned, placing a premium on well-placed approaches. Just like its sibling course, the South offers scenic views of the surrounding mountains.
About
Awards
Ranking history:
Best in State: Ranked inside the top 25, 2005-'07. Ranked 26th, 2021-'22. Ranked 30th, 2023-'24. Ranked 39th, 2025-'26.
Previous ranking: 30th.
2025-'26 ranking: 39th.
Panelists
Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
Review
“The Gallery South course starts downhill the first few holes with great panoramic views of the canyon. Shot options are good from both the fairways and around the greens. Layout variety is good with several uphill and downhill holes, and doglegs both right and left. Par 3's are mid-length to long. You have both long and short par 4's. Conditioning is pretty good with fast and firm fairways, and greens that hold a good shot and roll pretty true with a good speed to the greens. Fairways could have been groomed a bit better the day I played. Aesthetics are good, and there are pretty rock bridges. Greens are very large. Hole #15 is an uphill dogleg right with a split fairway. Challenge is pretty good for a scratch golfer from the back tees."
Read More2025
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“The Gallery South course starts downhill the first few holes with great panoramic views of the canyon. Shot options are good from both the fairways and around the greens. Layout variety is good with several uphill and downhill holes, and doglegs both right and left. Par 3's are mid-length to long. You have both long and short par 4's. Conditioning is pretty good with fast and firm fairways, and greens that hold a good shot and roll pretty true with a good speed to the greens. Fairways could have been groomed a bit better. Aesthetics were good; there were solid rock bridges. Greens were very large. Challenge was pretty good for a scratch golfer from the back tees."
Read More2025
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“The day that I played the South Course was after my morning round on its sister course the North. The south has much wider fairways and similar large greens, but when the wind came up on the 4th hole I knew that I was in for a fun day. The 7th hole (par 4) is a treat and can be had with a well placed drive with the wind helping. The 8th is a beautiful yet short par 3 not to be outdone by hole #10 and its double fairways. The course played fast and firm in late February but the routing provides for a fun walk with beautiful views from almost every hole. Playing both courses back-to-back showed me why many players prefer the South Course...and I would tend to agree."
Read More2025
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“John Fought’s Gallery Golf Club South Course is a brawny challenge. At nearly 7500 yards from the back tees, and on a windy site, the very wide fairways and quite large greens do nothing to discourage the big hitters from taking a rip off many of the tees. The bunkering is minimal but strategic. The greens are mostly elevated and crowned, but the contouring is not severe, so the greens are surprisingly flat around many common hole locations. They are grainy, however, so that must be considered to have a good putting day. In the winter and spring, the first 7 holes play almost directly into the prevailing southerly wind, and this part of the course has a links-like feel. Things start getting interesting when you start to turn away from the wind, with a drivable par-4 7th that calls for a draw over and around fairway bunkers, a short but pretty par-3 8th with a green set hard against the desert on the right, and an excellent double-fairway 10th hole where the aggressive tee shot along the left might allow for an eagle putt. Maintenance and conditioning are very high quality, with superior rollout on drives and greens that hold a shot well enough to allow you to reliably use spin to control approach shots. The elevated desert surroundings are spectacular, and the course allows walking where the walk is only moderately difficult and the walking paths through the desert are obvious. High handicappers may have issues with some of the longer, forced carries off of the tee, so choose your tee box wisely, but the wide fairways and lightly bunkered greens that mostly allow open approach shots will be welcomed."
Read More2021
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“Huge greens on this course. Very firm and fast and excellent condition."
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“I prefer the South course to the North course. It is an out-and-back course that you tend to see in Scotland for example. Love the views of the valley and the Moreno airport "boneyard"! Great conditioning and great service."
Read More2018
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“A relatively easy course that is pretty typical for the area. Good conditioning and pleasant surroundings."
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“The South Course is on less dramatic land than the North Course being further away from the mountains. The South Course has large undulating greens and generous playing corridors which is quite unusual for a desert course. The course gets more challenging the closer you get to the hole."
Read More2018
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