Quail Creek golf in Green Valley: who can play and what it costs

Quail Creek golf in Green Valley is open to visitors: Robson's 2026 fee sheet says the 27-hole club is currently open to the public, at $130 for 18 with cart in prime season. Anyone renting a home inside Quail Creek pays the renter rate instead, $84 plus cart, and can buy a season membership. For a long stay, that is the deal.

Quail Creek Country Club sits in Sahuarita, east of I-19, about 41 minutes from downtown Tucson. It is a Robson 55+ community club, not a resort, and the rules and prices are set by Robson's annual fee sheet. This guide explains who can play, what each group pays, and when renting inside the community makes sense.

Quick facts

• Club: Quail Creek Country Club, 1490 N Quail Range Loop. Phone 520-393-5802.
• Holes: 27 (Quail, Coyote and Road Runner nines), opened 1989.
• Access: semi-private; currently open to the public per Robson's 2026 fee sheet.
• Non-resident 2026: $130 for 18 / $65 for 9 prime; $95 / $48 summer; cart included, plus tax.
• Renter 2026: $84 / $42 prime; $58 / $29 summer; cart extra.
• Prime season: January 1 to May 31 and October 1 to December 31, 2026.
• Drive: about 41 minutes and 27.6 miles from downtown Tucson.

Who can play Quail Creek golf in Green Valley

There are three groups:

1. Residents of the Quail Creek community, who buy memberships or pay resident rates.
2. Renters, meaning anyone renting a home inside Quail Creek. Renters pay the same rates as residents and can buy the same annual memberships.
3. Non-residents, who can book daily rounds at the non-resident rate with a cart included.

The 2026 fine print says the restaurant and golf courses are currently open to the public, and that management can open or close the course to the public at its discretion. New golfers register at the pro shop for the Chelsea tee-time system. No online booking for non-residents and no booking window were found, so call the shop.

Members' guests get resident rates when riding in a member's cart.

Quail Creek golf rates for 2026

From Robson's 2026 Golf Operation Fees sheet (dated December 2025, effective January 1 to December 31, 2026), read on October 26, 2026. Fees are subject to change and carry no refunds or credits.

All prices are plus tax. Range tokens are $5 for non-residents.

Memberships for residents and renters

The 2027 fee sheet had not been posted when we checked.

When renting in Quail Creek pays off

For Quail Creek golf in Green Valley, the renter rate saves $46 on a prime-season 18 against the non-resident rate, but the cart is extra. If you ride, a renter pays $84 plus a $27 seat, or $111, against $130 for a non-resident: a $19 saving per round, plus tax on both.

Memberships change the math for a long stay. At the renter rate of $84, the $4,120 single Platinum annual covers its cost after about 49 rounds of 18, before carts. The Silver 40-play at $1,380 works out to $34.50 per play. Whether a "play" is 9 or 18 holes for Silver was not stated; Gold is described as 9-hole plays. Ask the shop for the exact terms before buying.

The hard part is finding a rental. There is no central rental office: homes are rented by private owners through VRBO, Expedia, Airbnb or local agents. Listings seen on October 26, 2026 included a furnished 3-bedroom rented monthly May to October only, and a 2-bedroom asking for offers on a seasonal fee with a golf cart and bikes included. No winter monthly price was captured. Confirm in writing that renter golf rates and the recreation card come with the lease. See Quail Creek seasonal rentals on the map and our Green Valley winter rentals guide.

The course

Quail Creek has three nines, Quail, Coyote and Road Runner, played as three 18-hole combinations, all par 72. From the Black tees, per an aggregator listing:

Listings also mention a separate resident 9-hole course. The club opened in 1989. There is a driving range, putting green and practice bunker, and soft spikes are required according to one listing. USGA ratings and the designer were not found.

Robson fee sheets say the course closes for a period in the fall for overseeding, then runs three weeks of cart-path-only. The 2026 dates were not published, so call before an October round. See Tucson golf overseed.

Quail Creek vs the public Green Valley courses

Our take is blunt: Quail Creek's non-resident rate is the highest in Green Valley. The public courses on the west side cost far less on the listings we saw: Torres Blancas ran $18.99 to $24.99 with cart on GolfNow in September 2026, Haven $44.99 with cart for October 18, 2026, and San Ignacio mostly $51 to $72 for late October 2026.

So Quail Creek golf in Green Valley makes most sense if you rent inside the community and play it often. As a one-off visitor, you are paying for the 27 holes, not for value. Our Green Valley AZ golf guide compares every course in the area.

Getting there and nearby stays

Routed estimates. Green Valley winter nights are cold, with a January normal low of 36.1F, so early tee times may wait for frost. For more on a Green Valley winter, see Tucson winter golf, Green Valley vs Oro Valley and SaddleBrooke golf for the community clubs north of Tucson.

More detail is in the Quail Creek course guide and the Haven course guide.

Plan it on the map

Open the Tucson golf map to see Quail Creek, the Green Valley courses and every stay, with drive times between them. The $30 plan can cover a whole winter stay of 2 to 12 weeks, with a weekly rotation and a check on whether a Quail Creek membership beats paying as you go.