El Rio Golf Course

I really enjoy playing this course, as it has enough challenges to stimulate a new player like myself. Enjoy the layout of the course and the friendly, accommodating staff.........

City course and much better kept that the others.!!

I really like this course. It's usually maintained very well. I was there 2 days ago and going back because it was in such great shape. Lot's of trees to hide in the shade if need be. There's some fairly long par 5's here, and a few water holes, but mainly flat.

This is the course I played with my 12 year old son the other day. He is learning the game through First Tee which is also headquartered at this course. I was able to make a 12:22 tee time for myself since he is able to play this course free through First Tee. It only cost me 12 for 18 holes with a cart. We played best ball for the front nine in order to keep a good pace. We played in 100+ degree temps, but he still had a great time and cant wait to play again. I recommend this course to anyone learning the game, or wanting to teach their children to play.

The course has a flat, tight design with tee boxes very proximal to the greens. It is also very forgiving because any mis-hits will end up on the adjacent fairway. The conditions were good. Green, grassy, although not lush fairways and green were in very good shape. This was my 3rd time playing El Rio in May and I like it because it's cheap, convenient practice for me.

With all of the hype brought on by the Tucson city Council in an attempt to balance a difficult budget the future of El Rio Golf Course continues to make headlines. El Rio is the pride of the barrio! It has been a cornerstone of family athletic involvement for more than fifty years. An the 'kicker' is that this course remains fun to play and a worthy challenge for the average as well as more skilled golfer. The smallish and somewhat domed greens require a number of shot making skills. The course's beauty multiplies as an increase in water usage allows it to blossom. I truly enjoy El Rio as one of the Tucson City golf properties. Let's keep El Rio and dump the over-priced and ill conceived streetcar project. The pricing at El Rio is more than fair and the enjoyment scale for a visit, excellent. El Rio WILL always give back to golfing fans!

Playing surface maintained well, and the pace of play made for win excellent golfing experience

Overall, this course is well worth the money and in pretty good shape, especially this time of year. A little under staffed, but understandable with this economy. If you are in the Tucson area, definitely stop in and play a round.

The fairways had been freshly watered but didn't affect our play except for the sand traps. We only "spent time" in two, so it wasn't a big deal. The greens were fast and in good shape. It was our first time to play the course and we depended heavily on the scorecard map to find our way, but we soon figured out the pattern.

I LOVE THIS COURSE, IF I GET A 20.00 TO PLAY W/CART YEAR ROUND YOU WOULD MAKE MORE MONEY THAN YOU DO. YOU WOULD NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT SELLING ANY CITY COURSE. I HOPE YOU FIND SOMEONE THAT CAN MANAGE BETTER.

El Rio Golf Course is well-maintained. It is enjoyable to golf on a course with such tradition and history. It will be extremely disappointing if the City of Tucson leadership is short-sighted and sells the property for conversion to a for-profit, religious university campus.

Not a pretty course but it is in the best shape I've seen it. Fairways are good and the greens are very smooth. It would be a shame to lose this muni.

The Course Itself Was Not That Bad And The Staff Are Friendly. However, The Gas Powered Carts Are Super Lousy, Smoking And Very Loud. Could Not Hold A Conversation While Moving. The Price And The Area Should Of Been My First Clues That The Golfers There Would Not Have Respect For The Game and themselves For That Matter. My Fault For Using Price As My First Deciding Factor When Choosing, Lesson Learned.

Price is right and te course is in good shape. You don't lose too many balls there.

First time I played this course in about six years. A little attention to the fairways making them a little more plush would be a great improvement. The greens were in great shape, well-manicured allowing the ball to roll smooth.

Not very difficult. Little rough on the edges. Great potential to be a good course with better maintenance. Can be a good in-between a resort course and executive course.

Small greens with NUMEROUS sand traps surrounding the greens. That was a challenge to score birdies. Play felt a little pushed do to numerous singles behind us. Need to pair up for foursome play.

The course was in decent condition for a Tucson muni.

Grens are in great shape but slow. Fairways need some attention but well worth it if you can play for around 20 bucks. No beverage cart but course goes by the clubhouse 2 times during the round (3 if you count coming in on 18).

Course is in better shape than it was 3 months ago. No slow play at 7:37 in the morning....