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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
Great Little Course
We play this course once or twice a year. Always enjoy it. Course was in great condition though the weather was a bit too hot. That should improve soon. We recommend this course. It's a bit tougher than the average executive course.
Fun but SLOW
This is a really fun course With a great layout! Being short you can definitely score well but they’ve laid it out to give some tough golf shots, even for experienced golfers. I enjoyed my round which was a great value at $26 but I give 2 stars for 2 reasons.
1 - the pace of play is SLOW. At 3,004yds total, there no way this course should take more than 2hrs to play even walking but my round today took almost 4 thanks to a 5some & 4some not letting anyone through. A Marshall would sure be nice since at one point we had 5 groups stacked up at the tee box.
2 - the other knock on El Rio would be their greens. If you’ve ever wanted to putt on shag carpet, this course is for you!! Mow them every now again!
Summer conditions
Great course for irons and wedges. Greens felt, sounded and looked like a carpet, could use a good mow or two each week. Staff was very friendly and helpful.
Hello, Rummy7. 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 will pass along your feedback on the greens and hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Fun Course - Great Staff - Great Price !!
Had a great time with friends today. Course was well laid out and in great shape for the price. Staff was friendly and engaging. We will return and highly recommend for azad fun afternoon on the course.....
Good Neighborhood Course
We play here about once a year. Always enjoy it. Today was especially nice as the course was not crowded. We got around quickly and without incident. Wish golf was always this nice!!
Thank you for the 4 stars! We hope to have you back soon.
Nice course to practise irons
Frindly staff, nice course, not much challanging, only some holes are nearby. Unfortunately there was a „drunken“ flight in front of us took long time to hit a ball or the green.
Greens were a bit sandy, but ok.
Small executive course was in decent shape.
Played the front 9 in a litte less than an hour.
Back 9 left after 15 waited longer on tee box than it took to play the hole.
Nothing really bad about the course but for what I pay in Canada for a regulation size course it is lacking.
Hello, thank you for reviewing our course, El Rio Golf Club. We are sorry to hear that your round went longer than expected and that the pace of play was a factor in this. We strive to provide the best possible customer experience to our golfers, and we apologize if we missed the mark. Your loyalty to our course is valued and we hope you will see improvements the next time you are with us. Thank you for choosing to play our course, we hope to earn your business again soon.
Del Rio
Have played here numerous times and it’s ok. Not the best course but it’s convenient to where we stay and the price isn’t too bad though Golf Now
Hello dkroege. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review at El Rio Golf Club. 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.
Nice Course
The staff was excellent. Even though we were a bit early, they let us play right away.
Good deal with Golf Now
Nice course for the weekend golfer.
Fun course if you like short holes. None over 200 yards. Nice layout and condition.
Nice Executive Course
We enjoyed the round, but felt it was overpriced for the length and quality of the course.
A good course to work on your game.
A good course to work on your game.. This course is like an executive course conditions are not great but if you can get the deal on golf now and you want to play around to work on your short game it works. Greens are not so great like I say you just work on the short game gol for it
Hello, and thank you for taking the time to review our course, El Rio Golf Club, and for the 3 stars. We hope that you enjoyed playing our golf course and that you will continue to see improvements in the course conditions the next time you are with us. We are glad to see that you had a smooth round and a friendly experience with us. Thank you for playing our golf course, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Hello, and thank you for taking the time to review our course, El Rio Golf Club, and for the 3 stars. We hope that you enjoyed playing our golf course and that you will continue to see improvements in the course the next time you are with us. We are glad to see that you had a smooth round and a friendly experience with us. Thank you for playing our golf course, we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Course shape
I did play this course 5 years ago and it was not a pleasant experience. It was in rough shape
Now it is in much better shape and it seems the maintenance has much improved. The layout is good. I would definitely play it again.
Hello, and thank you for taking the time to review our course, El Rio Golf Club, and for the 3 stars. We hope that you will continue to see improvements in the course the next time you are with us. Our golfers' experience is extremely important to us, and we hope you will give us another chance to show how we've improved. Thank you for playing our golf course, we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Already booked another round
Loved this short course, layout was nice with several holes paralleling each other. Soooo be careful. Greens were in fairly good shape the course had very little trouble, aside from a few trees. Pace was good considering the number of golfers. Looking forward to playing here again
Dangerous
The most dangerous golf course I’ve ever played ! Golf balls flying by our heads on 7 different holes . Rediculous ! Greens hadn’t been mowed in several days ! Don’t play this course !!!!!
Hello, and thank you for reviewing our course, El Rio Golf Club. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us your feedback. We are sorry to hear that there was miscommunication about the course and that you felt unsafe due to the layout. We will make sure to pass this along to our staff to make any necessary improvements. We hope to see you again in the future.
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Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round and the condition of the greens. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and to best control pace allowing everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. Also, your feedback about the price of our course is important to us. We always want to make sure we are offering golfers a competitive price for their round. It is our goal to give visitors the best chance to get out and play more. Thank you for playing El Rio Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.