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El Rio Golf Course
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Previously known as Trini Alvarez El Rio Municipal Golf Course
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 6436 yards | 69.4 | 124 |
| White | 70 | 6011 yards | 67.4 | 119 |
| White (W) | 70 | 6011 yards | 73.1 | 123 |
| Combo (W) | 70 | 5718 yards | 72.4 | 122 |
| Combo | 70 | 5718 yards | 66.1 | 115 |
| Red | 70 | 5343 yards | 64.1 | 111 |
| Red (W) | 70 | 5343 yards | 69.1 | 113 |
| Silver (W) | 70 | 4686 yards | 65.3 | 107 |
| Silver | 70 | 4686 yards | 74.6 | 127 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 69.4/124 | 394 | 406 | 427 | 117 | 442 | 189 | 376 | 343 | 511 | 3205 | 353 | 446 | 344 | 203 | 322 | 366 | 417 | 219 | 561 | 3231 | 6436 |
| White M: 67.4/119 W: 73.1/123 | 368 | 373 | 400 | 103 | 418 | 158 | 356 | 320 | 492 | 2988 | 323 | 425 | 322 | 176 | 306 | 356 | 388 | 193 | 534 | 3023 | 6011 |
| Combo M: 66.1/115 W: 71.7/119 | 368 | 373 | 367 | 103 | 361 | 158 | 356 | 320 | 458 | 2864 | 323 | 387 | 322 | 176 | 306 | 356 | 338 | 176 | 470 | 2854 | 5718 |
| Red M: 64.1/111 W: 69.1/113 | 318 | 341 | 367 | 85 | 361 | 139 | 334 | 303 | 458 | 2706 | 280 | 387 | 302 | 154 | 254 | 276 | 338 | 176 | 470 | 2637 | 5343 |
| Silver W: 65.3/107 | 314 | 316 | 328 | 72 | 214 | 118 | 264 | 274 | 437 | 2337 | 258 | 302 | 284 | 127 | 224 | 262 | 320 | 157 | 415 | 2349 | 4686 |
| Handicap | 12 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
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Reviews
El Rio Tucson
Tucson has 5 city run courses with this being the least desirable. Personal are great, but it's just a old course that has run it's course so to speak. Several years ago our city council had a chance to sell this land for a new Private college. that did end up in the Phx. area. and doing extremely well. One more reason why this city will not excel. Save your money and play elsewhere.
El rio
Great city course. Has tee boxes for all levels of experience. Friendly staff . Greens in great shape. Played course 5 times enjoyed every round
Go somewhere else
I don’t mean any disrespect at all to this course and the personal - and I may be spoiled from going to starr Pass or Dove Mountain, Ventana Canyon and Arizona National - but this course just feels like something the city should be giving away for free. The staff was nice, but the course is a 1 out of 10. Sand traps are more like concrete buckets, and the holes are so close together that the chances of you either hitting someone or you getting hit by a ball is pretty good. Greens were actually pretty decent, but the layout was awful.
Cute
This was a decent course to play for a straight flat course.
Lots of sand.
Great staff!!!!
Glass
Course looks great but the greens were like putting in glass
Robert, Manager is very welcoming. All staff were very friendly. Very good lunch--much improved
Fairways and structures in need of TLC.
Greens and green aprons are in very good shape. It would appear that management is concentrating their resources in this area. Sadly, fairways are a different issue, very thin turf with weeds growing up above the grass. Rough is bare packed dirt in a lot of cases. My best description of the fairways is over grazed pasture. El Rio Clubhouse and other structures have been in place along time and show their age. Maybe some more money in the maintenance budget would help with fairways etc. However, finance for Municipal Courses is what it is. I would not mind paying higher green fees if course was in better condition. However, as it is, I will not be back.
This course is tough enough for me!
I like the at home atmosphere in the club house! Plus the course is really well taken care of! Cudo to the greens keepers! Although the traps are not sandy at all. Overall great place to golf
Great
Great day to play ...course looks good ...but no one was at the snack bar
Fun course
First time playing this course. Took my almost 70 year old dad. He had a great time but said it’s about 4 holes too long for him, lol. He also has COPD so take that into consideration. It took us about 4-41/2 hours to complete the course, but we took a lot of breaks. Friendly staff all the way around. We booked on GolfNow and got a pretty fair price. I would recommend to anyone.
El Rio is garbage
Don't play here unless you like your water hazards to be raw sewage.
Cart needed to be bump started around hole 15.
The beverage cart doesn't take plastic (but the young lady seemed nice enough).
Driving range is light years from the clubhouse & you have to get your bucket from the clubhouse then schlep them all the way back to the range to use them.
Course was a good value
Really enjoyed this course. Was only challenging when you find the trees. Do not play hero golf or you will pay !
February play
Fairways were weak, but greens and around the greens were good for the time of year.
Older city course.
I played after Tucson had several days of rain, so the course was not in the best of condition. This course needs improvement and could be a better venue if money was put in to improve it. Not the longest course, but can play tough with small greens surrounded by many traps. Worth playing if the price is right.
O.B. Sports seems to 'get it'.
Second day ,after opening for overseeding, course was in great shape. ( Still somewhat shaggy, especially the tee boxes, but expected. )
Old style course ( par 70 ), pretty flat, with lots of mature trees. ( they really don't come into play...or shouldn't.)
We were first off ( 6:16 ), and managed a 3 hour round. Pretty good for a foursome.
I play this course , maybe, once a year...but it's still fun, especially now that O.B.Sports keeps it in stellar shape.
A golf day with my daughter.
My daughter and I always look for an opportunity to spend a father-daughter good quality time together.The activity may vary from walking the dogs to traveling together.
This weekend we decided to go for a round of golf together. She is fifteen, then I assumed that she would not be very excited about it, but we decided to go anyways, and I could see how she was getting interested in the game and actually started enjoying it.
The weather was perfect, hot, but a soft breeze was making it kind of tolerable.
We got to El Rio golf course 30 minutes before our tee time. The staff was so kind take us through the check in process in no time. We played 18 holes at our on pace, nobody to push us around or to wait for a long period of time. The greens were in a very decent shape and the girl withe refreshments was always very opportune.
Thanks to the staff for keeping the facilities in very good shape.
This course is friendly
Historical course that is always fun to play. There was over seeding that came into play both on the green and fringe .
I'd like to comment on a few of these points...
There is a pond that had been drained, or was in the process of being drained at that time. It was stinky. I believe at the time, the plan was to fill it in, but that changed, and it was repaired, and filled with water. It's not stinky now!
I don't know if it is a change, or if there was just a misunderstanding, but the beverage cart will take your card to the clubhouse, and run a tab there, you pick it up, and sign after the round. It's not perfect, but it works.
They have gotten new carts, I don't remember exactly when, but it may have been after this review. (I did have one die soon after, a replacement got out pretty quickly after I called the pro shop.
As far as the course itself, it is in pretty good condition. They don't overseed the fairways, so they are dormant Bermuda. It's totally playable, and you get great run out! The greens are in really good shape. The tee boxes are a bit spotty, though generally ok. You get to use a tee, so how much difference does that really make?
Can't disagree that the range is a hike. There is a net with mats (they could use replacing)near the first tee, so you can get a bit of a warmup. It may not be a perfect course, but it is far from garbage.
How are the fairways and greens?