Fred Enke Golf Course

Golf carts need replaced, attention to course condition is a must.

Mostly, greens and fairways were OK. Sand traps were weak with grass growing in parts of them. Carts and equipment were in good shape.

Like this golf course. Offers challenging golf and is a comfortable place to play at very reasonable price. Staff is friendly, and course was maintained. Love the greens when maintained. Great practice areas; driving range, bunkers, chipping and putting. What a shame that the city wants to close this course and make it into something it is not.

Fred Enke can be a difficult course to play and requires the golfer to use course management skills to place the ball on the fairways and greens. For spray and play players, bring lot of balls. It is one of the few courses I have played here in Southern Arizona that has an abundant and remarkably diverse amount of wildlife. It isn't unusual to see coyotes, bobcats, and roadrunners watching the action as you manuever through the course. The staff are wonderful and the pace of play is excellent.

I am familar with the course. Been playing it on and off for 20 years

Great desert course for the money. Fairways and greens fair to good, sand traps were compact. Driving range is large with really nice grass to hit from, but driving into mostly dirt. Really like the desert course, watch for thorns.

Take some balls with you - even if you are a low handicapper! The conditions are quite firm so the ball will be bouncing around - sometimes into the desert. In the warmer months you will want to think twice about looking for your ball (rattle snakes). This is a fun layout with some challenging holes including two lengthy par threes. The par 5s are reachable in two for longer hitters and you will also be able to hit sort irons to the greens if you are straight off the tee. The course conditions are perfectly fine for what you pay. Unfortunately there was not a lot of play when I was there. It was nice to be able to get around in 2.5 hours, but you also want the course to do more business. They are thinking of shutting down this course (that would be a shame) so play it while you can. I am sure if Tucson did a better job of marketing the city and would get marshalls back on the courses, they could get more than enough play. This was an exceptional value.

Overall nice course for the price. Some holes are easy and some are tough. Some holes are not visible from tee shot.

Most greens were half dirt & half grass. Not sure what the issue is, over watering???

Fred Enke is a wonderful municipal golf course. It has lots of varied terrain, and challenging and not-so-challenging holes. The desert setting and the mountain views compliment the golf experience.

While the cart paths are mostly dirt/gravel, and very rough and dusty, the tees, fairways and greens are in good condition.

This is a hidden gem for municipal course players in south Tucson!

Positives: Friendly and helpful staff, interesting and sometimes very challenging holes.
Greens were varied in quality,
Great course to find (and lose) golfballs

Fairways are a little sparce and greens were variable from sparce to good. This is a really good, challenging desert course that is welll worth playing even tough it could be in a little better condition.

good value for money, course need work, maybe lack of water

It was wide open for a Sat morning; nobody was in front or behind us throughout our match. Foursome took us 4 hours. Decent value for money with the other rates around town. Greens needed some attention though. If your a Tucson resident or play the course often, make your thoughts known to the City Council who are trying to close it down.

Worst golf course I have attempted to play.All the fairways were scalped-I mean zero grass.All shots were played off a tee!Greens were no better scalped and sanded.Course should be closed for maintenance.

Round was played in 2.5 hours. Payed $22.00 can't beat the value. Wide open. Greens were a bit spotty. Was surprised that the course was in pretty good shape due to the pending closure that the City wants to implement. With over seeding and some min care it would be in great shape. If your a Tucson resident, urge the council to keep open.

Based on the cost per round, my expectations are ususally not very high at Fred Enke but I enjoy the layout. With the ongoing budget challenges and potential closure by the city of Tucson, the course continues to be neglected. Significant work needs to be done to get the course back to a moderate status and scoring is nearly impossible due to the poor conditions.

fairways were in awful shape, couldn't tell where the fairways ended and the rough started....save your money and play somewhere else. The gentleman in the pro shop was about as friendly as the cart girl....oh wait, never saw her! The golf now rate was a staggering $3 less than the rack rate, should've played somewhere else.

Fair but challenging course that has suffered from lack of maintenance. A very friendly staff and really fun course. One of the best values in the Tucson area

This is a great city course, that has been let go supposedly because the city council wants to close it. it is the most challinging of all the city courses.