Fred Enke Golf Course

Used to play Fred Enke a lot back in the day, not much has changed except the nines have been reversed. Online apps and scorecards still don't reflect this although it has been quite a while since it changed. Number 1 is a par 4, number 2 is a par 5, etc. Number 18 (the old number 9) is a longish uphill par 4, the #1 handicap hole. For a Tucson City course the conditions were not too bad, the greens have a lot of slopes and they're kind of slow at the moment. I found a couple of sand traps today and the sand was actually quite soft allowing for a nice explosion. This course is somewhat target golf with various ravines and gullies that can gobble up a golf ball. If you're crooked off the tee you might lose a few balls. All in all a fun little course. I played the white tees and only hit a driver twice so placement is key. I can hit my 3W about 230-240 yds. The blues are about 6700 yards and would likely call for more drivers because on a lot of holes the blue tees are sometimes set back pretty far.

I've been playing the city courses for many years, and have watched this course undergo a major change over the last 6 or 7 years. Fred Enke has enough challenge for any handicap and still be very playable for most handicaps as well. If you want a true desert course experience without the hype and cost this course will impress you. The greens are surprisingly good and can be a true test when they're higher on the stimpmeter, weather permitting. The only drawback is, like most city courses, pace of play on the weekends can get slow. Great staff, friendly folks

This course is as tough as it gets, I had a great time playing this challenging course,

Slow pace! Definitely need course Marshalls to monitor pace !

Course in pretty good condition except for the greens which are being aerated. The new cart path is very nice. Was a little busier than I expected but still a good day

Only the front 9 is currently open. So pace of play becomes very slow when golfers make the turn and start their next 9.

Too close to the bus depot, the streets, the other holes. People were on our green trying to hit the ball to the hole next to us. Not very relaxing.

My opinion this is the hardest city course we have. Target golf to a tee. Really makes you think about shot location. Greens are rolling really nice. Partner said sand was nice (from what he’s used to). The group in front wouldn’t let us pass. They waited for greens to clear on par 4’s and gets mad cause he’s not on in one but 50 yards right about 220-250 max. Fun to watch though.

this course was a large disappointment. from tee box to greens, everything was in terrible shape. used the restroom on the back nine and the urine smell was overwhelming! the cart paths or lack there of were so bad I think a goat would break a leg on them. Staff was friendly but, like they say, put lipstick on a pig, or in this case a goat, and it is still a goat! they should rename this course to Fred Stink!

This was the first time for me to play a public course in Tucson. In fact, this course happened to be on my way to the airport. I had a few extra hours so I figured why not. I had played the Vantana Canyon courses over the weekend. While playing at Fred Enke I was quick to tell Toto I that we were no longer in Kansas. It was actually somewhat of an interesting course. I did have a good time. It is just a little tattered. And the dirt cart paths kicked up a lot of dust. Greens were fine. Teeboxs are a little uneven. Not a particularly challenging course.

Have have played many times during the covid month. By far the best greens around!

Best bang for your buck! Course in great shape, lots of interesting shots and greens are a lot of fun.

Pace of play was very slow. No Ranger.# of greens had too many unfixed ball marks and rocks from traps. 5-6 teeing areas very unlevel.

The course conditions were good by winter standards. amenities were also up to standard but if there’s anything I can recommend is that this course needs to add a Ranger to regulate pace of play. We had a 12:45pm tee time for two and was able to get in early And tee’d off at 12:30 PM. Playing this course before it should take between 2.5-3hrs for a twosome to play golf. We come to find that for two people to play around of golf at this golf course would take 4hours to get through 13 holes when I paid for 18. We had to leave due to a time constraint. There should be no reason for a twosome In golf should take 4 hours on this course even when we reached 14th hole. Unacceptable by golf standards. As a resident in Tucson I would expect a much faster rate of play than what I had gone through today. Even during peak season being October-April where Tucson is the most crowded.

The variety of holes and shot selection options makes this an interesting golf course. The pace of play was terrible on a Saturday am but the changes from hole to hole was very entertaining, will play it again

Too many of the greens had sand and rocks on them which should be removed with a leaf blower by grounds crew. Pace and conditions of greens was excellent. Interesting layout with layupstrategy required on 3-4 holes. Booked again.