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3.9
705 Reviews (705)
5 Stars
114
4 Stars
308
3 Stars
170
2 Stars
70
1 Stars
43
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
82.1%
Recommend this course
567 out of 705 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.1
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.8
92.3%
Recommend this course
12 out of 13 reviews
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Avg Rating
3.9
58 Reviews (58)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
79.3%
Recommend this course
46 out of 58 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Style Desert
Par 70
Length 6436 yards
Slope 124
Rating 69.4

Previously known as Trini Alvarez El Rio Municipal Golf Course

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Course Details

Year Built 1934
Golf Season Year round
Architect William P. Bell Ken Kavanaugh (2004)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.9
705 Reviews (705)
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Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
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Reviews 1
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

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Truly enjoyed the course. Staff very pleasant, course layout is good and reasonbly priced, Definitely will return to play during the time we will spend in Tucson.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun experience

Golfed here for the first time. It was enjoyable. The course was in pretty good condition. The greens are very fast. Pace of play was just a bit slow, but not too bad. We knew going in what the course was so it met those expectations. Staff was very friendly and accommodating. Lots of par 4’s. It’s worth a look.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

In great condition!!

If you’ve never played El Rio before, I suggest giving it a shot! The course is in very good shape right now after over-seeding. Tees and fairways are pretty good and the greens are excellent and fast! Bunkers were a little hard but well maintained. I played from the blue tees and it’s only 6400+ yards but plenty challenging. Enjoy!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A good place to play golf

Staff was friendly and helpful. It was surprisingly a little chilly on 11/7, so wearing a sweater made it permissible to review the weather as "perfect." You will need to carry your clubs to golf cart area, rather than driving the golf cart out to the parking lot to fetch your clubs. "Cart Path Only" play was required today, and that was okay because we don't mind walking over from the cart path to hit the ball.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course but…

Fairways are too close together. We had 2 foursomes ahead and they were slower than molasses pouring in the the winter. Players were teeing from wrong box for skill level. Overall, would return for change of pace from courses closer to home.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good for the price

Nice people and reasonable course. 4some in front of us was slow, but we didn’t worry and relaxed. Sand could be a little work and greens were a mix of slow and fast. Overall not bad for a municipal course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

If the ground crew!,

The grounds crew was cutting the grass, leaving all the clippings on the fairway. We lost balls into the grass on the fairway. If it wasn’t for that. It would’ve been great, but who leaves grass clippings in the fairway? I thought that was unusual. it was very frustrating.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

So much potential

Would love to see City put funds into their existing facilities instead of building “Bike Paths”

This course is historic and should be treated as such. The greens were in horrible condition considering the amount of rain we’ve had recently. Lots of landscaping to do.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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