El Rio Golf Course

To expensive for what it has to offer. The staff is very nice but the cours is cheap. No indication on the cours, no bathroom, no water to drink, nothing to wash your ball. Nothing to indicate the distance and show the hole.

Couldn't keep the ball on the green to save my life, the skirt was short so the ball would roll all the way off down into the brown Bermuda grass.

But I love the greens this time of year, they roll fast and true.

The bunkers (I hit 11 today) were in good shape/ well maintained - that was a plus for any of the Tucson courses.

Course was overbooked, there was a 2 hour delay because of frost. Staff should recognize frost conditions and not book tee times 2 or 3 hours before frost clears. This is just greediness on courses part as it delays all players wanted to golf.

When I was younger, this place was pretty "ratty" as the greens were choppy and full of numerous sections that appeared to be diseased, The Fairways here also used to be embarrassing--filled with sections that were dried out and basically dirt. They also often had debris from the trees that line the course scattered about which sometimes made finding your ball (even on the fairway) hard to do.

It appears that Tucson City Golf (and Troon) have made a commitment to making this place shine. The course conditions have improved dramatically and playing here is now a treat. This course, I am told, is the oldest grass course in Arizona and it has a rich history (eg: The course was once a stop on the PGA tour, back in the day). The staff here is super friendly and professional and make you feel very welcomed and appreciated. I used to begrudgingly play here (and I am not a golf snob at all), but now I really like getting a chance to get a round in on Tucson's far west side.

I do sometimes get frustrated by the rate of play, and some of the amenities show their age, but but if we have friends or family who golf come to Tucson, this is a place that I like to bring them.

Golf course was in good condition. Staff is always friendly. After work round of golf. Had fun

New to the area. Nice course, in good condition. Staff nice and a good practice area for your short game.

This was a fun course. The staff was friendly and very helpful. The pace of play was a little slow but somewhat expected on Jan 2! Will definitely play again!

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.

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.

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!