Encanto GC
A view from the blue tees at Encanto Golf Course
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4.1
1108 Reviews (1108)
5 Stars
305
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
4.1
Amenities
4.0
89.3%
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1010 out of 1108 reviews
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4.1
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.5
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
85.0%
Recommend this course
17 out of 20 reviews
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4.1
105 Reviews (105)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
51
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
88.6%
Recommend this course
93 out of 105 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
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Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/15/2021

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 01/15/2021

Thank you for your review. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Encanto Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 01/15/2021

Thank you for your review. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Encanto Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Just fine

Played in under 4hrs. Just to let all of you know, the course is NOT forward tee friendly. I have my wife tee off at the beginning of each fairway. The course is too cheap to put in tee markers that are forward tee friendly. Most of the time, forward tees are just a few yards in front of the regular white tees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/15/2021

Hello, we want to hear more about your experience with us! Please call us at (602) 534-4653. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Change of Pace From Desert Courses

If you are looking for a course that is change from the typical desert courses, this one is perfect. This is not a punishing course. The holes pretty much all run parallel to each other, so an errant tee shot with not hurt you that much like it would in a desert course. The course has a lot of nice dog legs, greens are usually in great condition with nice pin placements. This course reminds me of a midwestern muni but with palm trees instead of oaks.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 01/15/2021

Hello, we want to hear more about your experience with us! Please call us at (602) 534-4653. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/15/2021

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/15/2021

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/15/2021

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course but the whole “we close at 5:30 and the carts need to be returned” statement was a little upsetting there was still at least 20-30 minutes of sunlight.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
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Commented on 01/15/2021

Hello, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Encanto Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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Commented on 03/11/2021

Hi there! 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
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Forcing strangers to share a cart

This was one of my favorite courses to play in Phoenix but unfortunately that will no longer be the case. They are not following Maricopa County Covid policies and are forcing strangers to share carts. There is no mention of this on GolfNow or their website. I asked to pay extra for my own cart and was refused. I used to recommend this course to everyone I played with, but I cannot risk my health when there are plenty of courses in the area following the rules.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 01/15/2021

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Encanto Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/15/2021

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round!

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good to play

It's a public course run by the city . It was a good price for this time of the year. It's peak season here so prices are up. Course layout is ok considering the city park.

There's two courses a 9hole executive 18 hole all within the park.

Water all around... Hard to lose your ball flat and open area.

Played with good people which made it fun to be there... Would recommend for a good day of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/12/2021

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 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

So so Municipal course

Old course...that definitely shows it's age.

Little variety and best part of course are some of the views of Phoenix.much better options around

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/30/2020

Hi! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/15/2021

Hello, we want to hear more about your experience with us! Please call us at (602) 534-4653. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Perfect day with 4 hr pace of play on a Sunday.

Greens in good condition. Course overall good with exception of pot holes in a couple of csrt paths.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/12/2021

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the condition of the cart path. Your feedback is important to us, and we are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Encanto Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Default User Avatar
Commented on 11/30/2020

Hello, we want to hear more about your experience with us! Please call us at (602) 534-4653. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Default User Avatar
Commented on 11/30/2020

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/18/2020

Hello, 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 55
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/30/2020

Thank you for your review, we will pass along your positive experience to our team at Encanto Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

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