Skip to main contentSkip to main content
Register for more free articles.
Log in Sign up
Back to homepage
Subscriber Login
Keep reading with a digital access subscription.
Subscribe now
You have permission to edit this video.
Edit
Arizona Daily Star
82°
  • Sign in
  • Subscribe Now
  • Manage account
  • Logout
    • Manage account
    • e-Newspaper
    • Logout
  • News
    • Sign up for newsletters
    • Local
    • Arizona
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Nation & World
    • Markets & Stocks
    • SaddleBrooke
    • Politics
    • Archives
    • News Tip
  • Arizona Daily Star
    • E-edition
    • E-edition-Tutorial
    • Archives
    • Special Sections
    • Merchandise
    • Circulars
    • Readers' Choice Awards
    • Buyer's Edge
  • Obituaries
    • Share Your Story
    • Recent Obituaries
    • Find an Obituary
  • Opinion
    • Submit a Letter
    • Submit guest opinion
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Opinion & Editorials
    • National Columnists
  • Sports
    • Arizona Wildcats
    • Greg Hansen
    • High Schools
    • Roadrunners
  • Lifestyles
    • Events Calendar
    • Arts & Theatre
    • Food & Cooking
    • Movies & TV
    • Movie Listings
    • Music
    • Comics
    • Games
    • Columns
    • Play
    • Home & Gardening
    • Health
    • Get Healthy
    • Parenting
    • Fashion
    • People
    • Pets
    • Travel
    • Faith
    • Retro Tucson
    • History
    • Travel
    • Outdoors & Rec
    • Community Pages
  • Brand Ave. Studios
  • Join the community
    • News tip
    • Share video
  • Buy & Sell
    • Place an Ad
    • Shop Local
    • Jobs
    • Homes
    • Marketplace
    • I Love A Deal
  • Shopping
  • Customer Service
    • Manage My Account
    • Newsletter Sign-Up
    • Subscribe
    • Contact us
  • Mobile Apps
  • Weather: Live Radar
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Bluesky
  • YouTube
  • Pinterest
  • Instagram
© 2026 Lee Enterprises
Terms of Service | Privacy Policy
Arizona Daily Star
News+
Read Today's E-edition
Arizona Daily Star
News+
  • Log In
  • $1 for 3 months
    Subscribe Now
    • Manage account
    • e-Newspaper
    • Logout
  • E-edition
  • News
  • Obituaries
  • Opinion
  • Wildcats
  • Lifestyles
  • Newsletters
  • Comics & Puzzles
  • Buyer's Edge
  • Jobs
  • 82° Fair
Share This
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Bluesky
  • WhatsApp
  • SMS
  • Email
Removal of golf course saguaros stirs controversy
Share this
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Bluesky
  • WhatsApp
  • SMS
  • Email
  • Print
ALL ACCESS. NO PAYWALL.
Tucson Appliance Co.
Enjoy FREE UNLIMITED ACCESS to local news this 4th of July weekend! From us to you, presented by Tucson Appliance Co.
Tucson Appliance Co.

Removal of golf course saguaros stirs controversy

  • Courtesy of Jerry Parker
  • Mar 4, 2023
  • Mar 4, 2023 Updated Mar 30, 2023
The Wildcast: Talking hoops with UA frosh Cameron Holmes, football with RB coach Lyle Moevao
The Wildcast: Talking hoops with UA frosh Cameron Holmes, football with RB coach Lyle Moevao
Tucson's Top Stories: July 2
Tucson's Top Stories: July 2
Tucson's Top Stories: July 4
Tucson's Top Stories: July 4
Tucson's Top Stories: June 29
Tucson's Top Stories: June 29
VIDEO: Mexico fans celebrate after El Tri's World Cup win over Ecuador
VIDEO: Mexico fans celebrate after El Tri's World Cup win over Ecuador
Tucson's Top Stories: July 1
Tucson's Top Stories: July 1
Top stories from Greg Hansen’s weekly notebook
Top stories from Greg Hansen’s weekly notebook
Why the June full moon is called the Strawberry Moon
Why the June full moon is called the Strawberry Moon
Tucson weather forecast for July 3
Tucson weather forecast for July 3
Tucson weather forecast for July 4
Tucson weather forecast for July 4
Denver progressives secure big win with Kiros but don’t sweep the board
Denver progressives secure big win with Kiros but don’t sweep the board
VIDEO: Remembering the 2016 Arizona baseball team, which came within a hit of winning it all
VIDEO: Remembering the 2016 Arizona baseball team, which came within a hit of winning it all
Trump celebrates 'brutal' Hitler comparison during unhinged posting spree
Trump celebrates 'brutal' Hitler comparison during unhinged posting spree
Tucson's Top Stories: June 30
Tucson's Top Stories: June 30
Proposal at Empire State Building Ends With Couple Being Detained
Proposal at Empire State Building Ends With Couple Being Detained
FC Tucson takes down Stars FC 4-1, USL League 2 soccer
FC Tucson takes down Stars FC 4-1, USL League 2 soccer
Savannah Guthrie tearfully tells 'Today' viewers family in agony
Savannah Guthrie tearfully tells 'Today' viewers family in agony
Avoid The Traffic: Best & Worst Times To Drive On July 4th
Avoid The Traffic: Best & Worst Times To Drive On July 4th
Ex-NFL Star Chris Johnson Diagnosed With ALS
Ex-NFL Star Chris Johnson Diagnosed With ALS
Watermelon Wednesdays at Reid Park Zoo
Watermelon Wednesdays at Reid Park Zoo
Prefer us on Google

Outraged golfer films landscaping crew at The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain.

Related

As featured on

Marana golf course under fire for removing saguaros ahead of LIV tourney

Marana golf course under fire for removing saguaros ahead of LIV tourney

For Star subscribers: Workers were filmed cutting down two mature saguaros at The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain during preparations for the upcoming LIV Golf tournament. The state is investigating. 

Phil Mickelson returns to Tucson as headliner of controversial LIV Golf tour

Phil Mickelson returns to Tucson as headliner of controversial LIV Golf tour

"To participate and bring LIV Golf to Tucson is exciting for me and everybody else involved with LIV," said Phil Mickelson, who is among the top names in golf's newest professional league. 

Hansen's Sunday Notebook: For every UA hoops dollar, Princeton earns about a nickel — proving March isn't all about money

Hansen's Sunday Notebook: For every UA hoops dollar, Princeton earns about a nickel — proving March isn't all about money

Greg Hansen's Sunday Notebook: Money not everything in Princeton's win over Arizona; Also: How LIV Golf ended up in Marana, Pima hoops coach Todd Holthaus' quest for 500 wins, a possible fool's errand for Damon Stoudamire at Georgia Tech and the ever-wrong assertion that ASU's basketball arena is "a fine facility." 

More information

  • David Toms overcomes dramatic ending to hold off Robert Karlsson, win 2023 Cologuard Classic at Tucson National

Latest video

Arizona's (non-UA) top sports games this week

Arizona's (non-UA) top sports games this week

Home+Life top stories for July 5

Home+Life top stories for July 5

Arizona Daily Star on this date: July 5

Arizona Daily Star on this date: July 5

Tucson's Top Stories: July 5

Tucson's Top Stories: July 5

Tucson weather forecast for July 5

Tucson weather forecast for July 5

Tucson's Top Sports Stories: July 5

Tucson's Top Sports Stories: July 5

"A" Mountain Fireworks

"A" Mountain Fireworks

We Recommend for July 4: Four books to check out

We Recommend for July 4: Four books to check out

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Bluesky
  • WhatsApp
  • SMS
  • Email
  • Print
Arizona Daily Star
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Bluesky
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Arizona Daily Star Store
  • This is Tucson
  • Saddlebag Notes
  • Tucson Festival of Books
Prefer us on Google

Sites & Partners

  • E-edition
  • Classifieds
  • Events calendar
  • Careers @ Lee Enterprises
  • Careers @ USA Today Co.
  • Online Features
  • Sponsored Blogs
  • Get Healthy

Services

  • Advertise with us
  • Register
  • Contact us
  • RSS feeds
  • Newsletters
  • Photo reprints
  • Subscriber services
  • Subscription FAQ
  • Licensing
  • Shopping
© Copyright 2026 Arizona Daily Star, PO Box 26887 Tucson, AZ 85726-6887
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Advertising Terms of Use | Do Not Sell My Info | Cookie Preferences
Powered by BLOX Content Management System from bloxdigital.com.
  • Notifications
  • Settings
You don't have any notifications.

Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.

Topics

News Alerts

Breaking News