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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
Very disappointed
My wife booked a tee time for Monday. She thought it was Tuesday at 3:10. We got ready and when we got there a man came in from outside and said what can I held you with. I said I have a tee time for 3:10. He said: No you don't. I said my wife booked it. He said the last tee time today is 2pm. When I asked if there was any way we could play he said we would have to be done by 5. He said what we would have to pay was the same and could not give us a deal even though there is no way we could play 18 holes. We did not appreciate his attitude at all. We are full time residents and I wanted my wife to play somethiing different. The last time I played here with some friends visiting from out of state we had a hard time figuring where the next hole was located because it was not marked well. The fairways are really close to each other. We live close to there and I don't think they will ever get any of our money.
Tee boxes?
Tee boxes need a fair amount of work...very little grass, and the pace of play was slow...
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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 El Rio Golf Club.
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 El Rio Golf Club.
Executive Course
Very disappointed to learn it was par 60, and only 3000 yards! A mistake I won’t make again..... my fault!
Tees and greens are poor as is everything thing in between!
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1ST timer
I enjoyed the course, pace of play was slow.
Call course directly save service charge.
Great Place To Spend Time With Locals But REALLT Slow
First time playing here. Play was incredibly slow. We quit after hole 13 and at that time we were almost 3+ hours into the round. Most would say, "That's not bad." But this is only a 3000-yard course.
Still the enjoyable part was spending waiting time with the foursome in front of us and pair behind us. Fantastic people.
Price is very reasonable.
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Fun course
I have lost all respect for the two staff member's at the course. I shot a hole in one on the ninth hole, came into the club house and the response from the staff was crickets! Really nothing, crickets! All the other golfers were ecstatic and hi fiving.
Golfed with two awesome guys from New York, thanks again Marvin and Cole!
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THK
This is an excellent course I played with two ladies just starting to play, they did not feel at all pushed or embarrassed at all for taking a little more time to try to learn the game. I would recommend the course to any golfer good or bad. What the course makes up for lack of length for the long drivers, the greens and the short game will make you a better golfer for playing this course. Great value after three in the afternoon. We will all play again.
Easy course
Staff is great and friendly. Course is average for the money.
Course is easy to play. Greens are very dry but in not bad of a shape. A lots of very slow players, you have to be a patient golfer.
Play the course often through the winter.
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Easy to get on this course
This time of year it is difficult to get on local courses for a decent price. I work on my short game here. Easy to book an afternoon tee time, not too crowded. Course was in decent shape, tee boxes a little beat up but they are getting a lot of play.
Course layout
Very little water in play, minimal sand traps. Short course great for iron practice
Front 9 moved along nicely. Completed in 1 hour and 10.minutes. Back 9 was very slow. Had to wait every shot. Back ups on tee box often 3 deep. Didn't spread out until 17th hole. A ranger monitoring the course might have sped up.the slow play. It took 2 hours and 5 minutes to.plsy the back 9.
Good value during high season, good course to work on short game. No complaints
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