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For a college hoops fan, a trip to Tucson is a pilgrimage. Kentucky, North Carolina and Kansas all have richer basketball traditions. But with the exception of Duke, the University of Arizona has been the most successful college basketball program of the past 20 years.

The man responsible for the Wildcat's success -- head basketball coach Lute Olson -- resides just a smooth 3-iron from this swanky boutique lodge tucked into the lush Sonoran desert of Tucson's northeast side. Despite the presence of two nationally ranked Tom Fazio designed resort courses, Olson sightings around here are few and far between these days.

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Tucson Course Reviews

Spring in Arizona
filled with baseball
and golf

This town is so used to playing second fiddle to Phoenix, it barely notices the music anymore. In fact, the Old Pueblo has made it its life's mission to be the "anti Valley of the Sun," whether it's touting its environs (smaller city, bigger mountains), its university (better basketball team, larger endowments), and even its Cactus League squads (fewer teams, bigger stars.)

There is one thing that Phoenix and Tucson have in common this time of year, however: the magical countdown to pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training. Anyone who has ever ducked out of the office on a weekday afternoon to bask in the sun of a minor-league ballpark will tell you without hesitation that there is nothing better. Doesn't matter if the office was on Central Ave. in Phoenix or on Stone Ave. in Tucson.

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