Encanto GC
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4.1
1116 Reviews (1116)
5 Stars
309
4 Stars
594
3 Stars
166
2 Stars
34
1 Stars
13
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
89.8%
Recommend this course
1018 out of 1116 reviews
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4.2
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.6
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
87.5%
Recommend this course
21 out of 24 reviews
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4.1
94 Reviews (94)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
42
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
91.5%
Recommend this course
86 out of 94 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
1116 Reviews (1116)
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

Greens are in excellent condition!

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

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

Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Typical City Course

Course was reasonable for the price.......close to downtown Phoenix. Compact layout with fairways running side-by-side.......watch for balls from other directions!

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

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

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great value, above average condition and pace of play very good

see above and let me know if that works for you

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

very good

Excellent value & great pace of play. Course in pretty good shape & greens excellent

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

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

Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course to play

Speed of play was great--about 3 hours. Nice open course and fun to play. Course was in nice shape.

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

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 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice

Good day on the course, in a threesome and we had a quick round, no real waits. Greens were firm, fairways in descent shape, but the traps were terrible, rock hard.

Shot a good round!

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

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

Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wonderful design

Enjoyed this classic design with amazing green complexes. I'll definitely be back to play again!

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

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

Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Encanto

Very efficient, nicely keep course.

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

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

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
Excellent weather
Used cart

Hot in Phoenix

The course was pretty well flat with the exceptions of the slightly elevated greens. Driving range was very expensive. $5.00 for 35 warm up balls. The overall playability of the course was very good. Pace of play seemed slow and we finished in 4:30 hrs. No Marshall or Players Assistant on the course to be found. No sand in bunkers either, rock hard.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/12/2021

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
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Round for the Price

Course was in good shape. Hole locations were challenging. Did not see beer girl until hole 16.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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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 72
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Another Outstanding day in PHX./plenty of Encanto !

Got a very good deal at the last minute Monday just down the road at Encanto. G at the desk is always cordial & Max is quite an energetic SVC. guy outside there. Good greens that seem to roll out a couple of feet extra on the slopier complexes . Over seeded fairways are really nice/ mature with grass that the ball sits up well on. Good Time Folks , THANKS !

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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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 144
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

better than most course right now

surprisingly great shape and better than most course right now. the range and the nets in the middle of the front nine is a little eye sore, but good city course for the money.

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

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

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good pace of play - Friendly staff

Good course for the price. Played at a good pace but found the course "showing it's age".....bunkers need sand. Patches of brown throughout the course

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/12/2021

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

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful greens.

Feb 26, first time on the course. Fairways in good condition, greens were beautiful. Very good value thru Golf Now. 2 complaints: 1. Pace of play. Looks like they have 8-minute tee times which should be enough but we waited, at times with another group, on every hole until it finally started to spread out a bit around hole 13. Need a good ranger out there to keep it moving. 2. Crossing that busy road to reach the back was downright scary. We did not see any signs alerting traffic to golf cart crossing; might have been there but we were too focused on trying to get across safely to notice. There was no yielding to golf carts whatsoever.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good course fairly priced

From the tips, course has several strong par-3s and par-4s, with the remaining holes more moderate. Busy day but found the pace of play quite reasonable. Good experience for a reasonable green fee.

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

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

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great shape would play again

The greens in great shape, fairways very good. Loved the view, downtown skyline with tall palm trees all over the place

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

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

Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Meh

Encanto is an old course, and shows its age and pedigree at this time of year. Fairways are thin and patchy, sand in the bunkers is too sparse, rough is all dead Bermuda. Even the driving range is chewed up, with no grass in many spots. But greens were fast and basically true. Pace of play was fine for the most part with foursomes ahead and behind.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Encanto

It was a fun day except for the delay, I haven't played this course in many years. I use to play it much more when I lived in Phoenix.

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

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Fast greens, long course

Greens are very fast, back 9 long and monotonous. Front 9 more interesting and a bit easier. Very well maintained and friendly. Nice park area. Not so good for women, especially back 9. I will try it again...maybe the par 3 is better for me. Husband did well...he's a much better golfer!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good but slow

The greens run true and played nice - we enjoyed the course. Was a bit frustrating waiting on every hole of the front nine. On one par 3 one group was leaving, 2 groups waiting, while the 4th was coming up. Not sure if it was a bit of a frost delay or what but near 5 hour rounds are not good for golf. Must have been a jam up with 9 hole players because the back nine did play more normal - thanks to that! Always good to have a marshall keep an eye on pace of play.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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