Encanto GC
A view from the blue tees at Encanto Golf Course
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4.1
1106 Reviews (1106)
5 Stars
303
4 Stars
591
3 Stars
165
2 Stars
34
1 Stars
13
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
89.6%
Recommend this course
1008 out of 1106 reviews
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4.1
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.8
88.9%
Recommend this course
24 out of 27 reviews
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4.1
110 Reviews (110)
5 Stars
37
4 Stars
53
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.2%
Recommend this course
97 out of 110 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Style Traditional
Par 70
Length 6404 yards
Slope 114
Rating 69.5

The Encanto Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course designed by William P. Bell and built in 1936. It offers 6,404 yards of par-70 golf from the championship tees.

Reservations are required on the Encanto Golf Course, which is open year-round, and features all of the amenities, such as rental carts and clubs, an in-house professional and a driving range. Metal spikes are allowed.

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Course Details

Year Built 1935
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens TiffDwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William P. Bell (1935)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $14
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Cafe, Restaurant
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4.1
1106 Reviews (1106)
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Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/23/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value

Very flat walkable course.

Tees and fairways in good condition. Bunkers variable depth of sand. Difficult to land and stop ball on raised greens. Not a flat green in sight and some evil pin positions.

Would play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/23/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us, u2007521. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate your business. Encanto Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Nice course overall for muni. Fairways are open and greens were in good shape

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/23/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us, u314163064362. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Encanto Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Long Time Admirer

I used to play Encanto 40 years ago and loved it then. The upkeep over the years is remarkable. The green are consistent and good. The fairways are in excellent shape and the rough is very playable and fair and difficult to lose your bsll.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/23/2023

Your feedback is important to us, u314161152812. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Encanto Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Stop over selling the course....

My tee time was 2:30, it gets dark at 6. As I was attempting to pay, they were still accepting walk-ons. They told the single who was with our threesome that there was no way we would get through 18 so they allowed him to just pay for 9. However they still have tee times for 18 out to 3:30 pm. The group in front of us was a 5 some. They had no ranger or starter keeping an eye on the course or pace of play. They have 8 minutes between tee times. Some holes had 2 groups on the tee box, 1 group on the green and a group waiting to hit on. It was ridiculous.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/23/2023

We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/03/2023

Hi, Rodney05. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Encanto Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 12/19/2022

Hi, lembey. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course. Smooth greens. Fairways were good, but on some the grass was thin.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 12/19/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, eayukawa. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Encanto Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 12/19/2022

Hello u314163576256. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Encanto is a good municipal course

As a municipal course, Encanto rates good and offers valuable amenities for the price.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 12/05/2022

Hi, Bernie5lo. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Encanto Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 132
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Great way to spend the day

Staff was very friendly and made us feel welcomed. Layout is a little long for a city course. 400+ yards is too long for par 4s. Par 3s are long too. Fairways were thin on grass. Green were great. True and consistent. Cart person was easy to be found. Friendly and hard working. I will be back but please work on keeping the pace of play in your thoughts

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 11/21/2022

Hello, kflynn2. Thank you for visiting us at Encanto Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice simple course

Wide fairways, no bush , no lost balls …all means pace of play was good…3.5 hours to play. Greens were bumpy but had been over seeded recently.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/15/2022

Hi, KGartley. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Encanto Golf Course, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Track

Pace of play was under 4 hrs and it was packed. Nice layout with some tough holes and fast greens. Played as a single and paired with a great group of other players. Really enjoyable day. Great muni course that I would definately play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/15/2022

Hello, aralko. Thank you for visiting us at Encanto Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/15/2022

Hi, jdaoust. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Encanto Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 20
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/15/2022

Hi, PEscalera. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great condition, pace of play started slow but sped up after 3 holes. Overall had a blast

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 11/15/2022

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Encanto Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

Course was great. Nice visuals throughout course. In a nice neighbourhood, scenic backdrop of city skyscrapers, palm trees and water features. Has driving range, restaurant and proshop. Course is flat and walkable. Greens for me were a little tricky. A little faster than average, and has undulations but putts didnt really break that much on that day. THere are a few holes that have doglegs. My only concern was there were a few holes which had tee boxes were located closely behind greens so someone playing behind you could hit into your group if they over hit the green. Par 3 seemed to be a little long for people who golf the forward tees.....about 150yd.. Enjoyed playing this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/15/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review us, Dshabby. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate your business. Encanto Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good Facility

Large greens, wide fairways. Easy for high handicappers.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 11/08/2022

Thanks so much for the great review, harrc. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Encanto Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

loveEncanto

Always love playing this course. Its just great what the city has done to make it a jewel in the phx public courses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 11/08/2022

20Azredrocket, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Encanto Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Wide Open

Got paired up with some seasoned players. Although neither of us were birdie machines, we still had a good time. The tips weren't too far back at 6400, the greens were FAST, and it was hard to lose a ball.

Being from Arkansas the humidity definitely changes how the ball flies here in Arizona. Thats just an adjustment on my end. More than one round, I could possibly adjust faster.

All and all good price and conditions for a Muni course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/14/2022

Hello, wdouthard. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Encanto Golf Course. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

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