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El Rio Golf Club
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El Rio Golf Course in Fort Myers is a player-friendly layout that will appeal to players of all skill levels. It's an ideal course for beginners who are looking to get in some practice on a full-length course. The layout consists of mostly par 3s and most of the holes are on the shorter side. Though it's a seemingly simple design, the greens have slopes that range from subtle to dramatic, which can make determining your approach to them a daunting task. Trees that line the fairways demand accuracy but the landing areas are generous. El Rio Golf Course has a pace of play that makes it convenient if you're looking for a quick round and the layout is gentle enough for beginners, and even junior players, to tackle with confidence.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | 60 | 3004 yards | 57.1 | 90 |
| Ladies' | 60 | 2401 yards | 53.1 | 81 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 57.1/98 | 271 | 179 | 135 | 144 | 201 | 83 | 162 | 160 | 123 | 1458 | 232 | 161 | 144 | 194 | 188 | 133 | 179 | 162 | 153 | 1546 | 3004 |
| Red W: 53.1/100 | 227 | 148 | 107 | 122 | 125 | 58 | 118 | 129 | 96 | 1130 | 197 | 130 | 103 | 163 | 162 | 114 | 147 | 140 | 115 | 1271 | 2401 |
| Handicap | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 60 |
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Photo submitted by u409589654 on 12/17/2025
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Love the challenges of making me play my short game. Photo submitted by 3215055223 on 06/12/2025
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Photo submitted by u356173135 on 06/02/2024
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Photo submitted by u356173135 on 06/02/2024
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Photo submitted by mskocik32 on 04/07/2023
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Not the best picture of the course, just the best one I could find Photo submitted by X8eIG0U5DgBVXgDsQ9Qe on 08/23/2022
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Photo submitted by Steve2741645 on 06/07/2021
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Photo submitted by Gerryjoey on 02/22/2021
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Photo submitted by u1759294886 on 01/18/2021
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Photo submitted by u1759294886 on 01/18/2021
Hello, tombr. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing El Rio Golf Club.
Hello, 1ab64. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing El Rio Golf Club.
Need to fire whoever mowed the tees
The worst tee boxes I have ever played on.
It appeared that the tee boxes were vandalized.
But I think whoever mowed ruined them. Sand was pushed up into ruts or the mower mowed down to grass.
Many tee boxes you could not find a place to tee off.
Don’t play here.
We apologize for the poor condition of our tee boxes during your visit. We appreciate your feedback and will address the issue to ensure a better playing experience for our golfers. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Great short course
Good short course. Greens and fairways are in great shape. Good value for your money.
No grass on the tee boxes
Course could use a major redo. No grass on the tee boxes, just sand. Sand traps are full of shoe prints and cigarette butts. Greens have tire tracks and gouges all over. Old tired clubhouse, no one cares for this course at all, very poor shape
We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and we apologize for any negative experience you may have had. We acknowledge your concerns about the condition of the tee boxes, sand traps, greens, and clubhouse, and we will address these issues to improve the overall experience at our golf course. Thank you again for your feedback.
They have made many repairs after the storm last year
Staff very friendly 😁. I plan to come back several times this season
Course was in great shape
Outstanding course today. Great job whoever did the landscaping. A lot better this week! Great team work! See you next week!
Enjoyable Course
Course is a little tight on some holes but it’s always a pleasure to play. This is a shorter executive course but I always get to use every club.
Par for the course
Friendly and helpful staff Course conditions were decent Greens were above average pace of play was great 2 1/4 hrs playing by myself $20 for 18 holes was a great value Will definitely play there again
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Awesome staff very friendly but the course needs a lot of help. Most of the tee boxes were just sand, no grass. ... and they need a Ranger to help with the pace of play. As a single, the walking threesome in front of me would not let me go ahead of them which is just bad golf etiquette! It would be a cute little executive course but they just need to fix it up a bit.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you experienced with the tee boxes and pace of play. We will take your comments into consideration as we strive to make improvements.
Disappointed
Course only had 9 holes open not 18. There were piles of sand on both tee boxes and greens. Played this on a hot deal, but it wasn’t worth the money whatsoever.
Hi u871132729, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.
Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused by having only 9 holes open and the condition of the tee boxes and greens. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our course. Thank you for leaving a review.
Thank you for reviewing us, mikeee111. 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 El Rio Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.
Few Greens are in bad condition , and almost the tee off
We apologize for the poor condition of some of the greens and tee off areas. Your feedback is appreciated, and we will work to improve these areas. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
I will play there again as soon as I can.
Absolutely perfect course for those that don't play very often. Perfect for older players, not terribly long. Staff was helpful and very friendly.
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Hi, We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing our course.