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4.2
1144 Reviews (1144)
5 Stars
317
4 Stars
611
3 Stars
169
2 Stars
34
1 Stars
13
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
90.9%
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1044 out of 1144 reviews
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4.2
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
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2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
91.1%
Recommend this course
41 out of 45 reviews
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4.2
81 Reviews (81)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
41
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.0
Value
4.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
92.6%
Recommend this course
75 out of 81 reviews
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Course Highlights
Wide, forgiving fairways and solid course conditions make Encanto a welcoming layout for players of all skill levels. Friendly staff, excellent value, and a smooth pace of play consistently earn high marks from recent golfers.

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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Reviews

4.2
1144 Reviews (1144)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Watching the Game 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 38
Water Hazards 20
Undulating Greens 17
This course/club is great for:
Locals 57
Walkers 57
Beginners 42
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 79
Near the Airport 24
Near Local Attractions 15

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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
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

The course was very wet from the recent rain so no carts. Even with all the rain the greens were very quick and obviously very respective. Pace was under 4 hours. Only issue would be the bunks which need more sand. Fun course to play

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
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 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Walked

Go Power Carts

After booking & arriving we found out that no Power Carts on the course.......We were given a pull cart for FREE.....WE paid for a power cart.
It was an easy walk.
I would play it again
For the $10 hot deal

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
First Time Playing

OK course for price

This course is adequate for a day of leisure golf. Old course, OK condition, $33 deal made it affordable. Holes are close together, so many "close calls" from other fairways. Pace of play was slow.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

GREAT GOLF GREAT WEATHER

Great golf coarse, great weather, needs a marshal there to watch for players going very slow and blocking others.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Mediocre course

Pace of play ridiculously slow, greens in very poor condition. Hole cuts jagged & scraggly. Won't play here again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

WET !

Fairways were thin and wet. Have to be right on the money with your irons. Greens were excellent....

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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 42
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

Excellent greens

Had never played this muni before, so we decided to check it out. It is a flat, open golf course, but with greens that are first class. Greens are in very good condition and very fast, beyond what you might expect at a public course. A few of the par 4's are 400 + yards from the white tees and really challenging. A nice golf experience and we'll play here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great City Course

Came out of overseeding in really good shape! Greens were really rolling well - probably stimping around 9 1/2 - 10. Played in 3:40-

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

Your feedback is important to us. 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 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Played right after over seeding.

The course was good considering it was recently over seeded. The course is flat with reasonable width fairway and greens that are somewhat small but very fair. If you are looking for a fun round of golf at a very good price you can't beat Encanto GC.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities 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 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

good city golf course

Was in city and wanted to try a new place. Played alone but enjoyed day. The course was good, greens are true , but a bit slow. Fairways are wide open and not much trouble, at least on front nine. Minimal rough and easy to find ball. Good place to work on game on a nice day

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Walked

Cool Day in October!

Rained in the morning but it cleared up and ended up being a nice day except for the wind on the back nine!
Course played fine and the greens were pretty good...the cups were over due to be relocated but they were ok!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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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
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun Muni. Great Greens

A flat and forgiving muni in central Phoenix. Really enjoyed the back-to-basics nature of the course. The greens were some of the best I've played regardless of price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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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.

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