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Previously known as Trini Alvarez El Rio Municipal Golf Course
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Over Seeding
The course was recently over seeded but played well . It’s a yearly thing here in Tucson . The staff was great, felt right at home !
Pace of play
The pace of play absolutely needs to improve to play a full 18 holes dont make any other plans for the next 3 hours overal the course is in great shape the greens are slow and need to be mowed slightly down to make it a little faster but i will still play this course its a fun course
Reliable el rio
Played el rio for second time this year. Course has been over seeded. It is in very good condition. Always a fun course to play.. fairways And greens bee nice. (Greens pretty slo right now)
Great staff and nice facilities. Pace of play a little slow
Course is only playing Front Nine twice at present time. That created backlogs at numerous holes. Constructions has been ongoing for months at end! Really wish they could finish up the project as this course is really one of my favorites!
1/2 course
On 9/6/20 we showed up and were told that 1/2 the course was closed. Not the front 9 or back 9, but physically they closed 1/2 the course and made 9 holes out of the 1/2 that was open. This was not anywhere on the website when making the reservation. We were to start @ 808am and we didn't tee off until around 830am. It took 5 hours to play 18 holes. The scorecard didn't match the holes we played, so it was difficult to know if we were on a par 4 or 5. Then, after 9 holes of waiting before we could hit our 2nd and 3rd shots, the attendant told us 3 times to hurry up and tee off because he "had people waiting". We knew there were people waiting, as we were waiting the entire time we were playing. It is never nice to be told to hurry up and wait. The pair my friend and I were paired up with were great, and the greens were good. I would only play this course again when it is back to 18 holes, whenever that may be. I will always from this date on call before making a reservation, regardless of where we are playing.
Good Course
Good low budget course, back nine was being worked on so that was the biggest downfall.
Not maintained
Dirt fairways. Not mowed around greens. Standing water in fairways from watering grass. Tee boxes not mowed. No distance markers on course.
Dont play this course
The staff here are very rude and rush you to hit off the first tee the tee boxes are very crowded by other golfers waiting to hit there ball also they never will ever open the back nine the price for 18 holes but you play the front nine twice who wants to play the same hole they also dont clean or sanatize the carts after your round
Work in progress
Getting ready to open the back nine and start on the front nine. This will soon be a great course. Great staff. Friendly professional