A view from the blue tees at Encanto Golf Course
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4.2
894 Reviews (894)
5 Stars
220
4 Stars
498
3 Stars
140
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
94.4%
Recommend this course
819 out of 894 reviews
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4.2
89 Reviews (89)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
46
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
94.4%
Recommend this course
84 out of 89 reviews
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4.3
144 Reviews (144)
5 Stars
60
4 Stars
69
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
95.1%
Recommend this course
137 out of 144 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
Clubs Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Cafe

Reviews

4.2
894 Reviews (894)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Watching the Game 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 37
Water Hazards 19
Plays Long 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 56
Walkers 56
Beginners 41
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 78
Near the Airport 23
Near Local Attractions 14

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Reviews 16
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4.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
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Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Very playable course. Great pace of play. No one pushing our fore some and no waiting. Great course to walk. Long course for an old guy like me but we'll worth the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 100
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Grass in the fairways

Overall a decent course, there is grass in the fairway and the greens roll well. It’s long for the average woman golfer - one par 3 was 165 yds and a par 5 close to 500 yds. The rough is a little burnt. The driving range is overused, as expected on a municipal course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good City Public

Good Value. Flat open fairway golf course but for a public city track it is good value. Would play again.
Golf has become STUPID expensive. Hope the craze ends

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great little municipal course

I was so surprised to find this nice municipal course in downtown Phoenix. Thought it might be short, but it plays fairly long. A great value. Clubhouse nice. Play it if you can.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Encanto was good pace

Played for the first time with my wife. We were visiting from Canada and decided to try a public golf course.
We were leery , thinking that the pace of play might be horrible and the conditions poor… but we were pleasanly surprised.
Would play again

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Perfect Day

Course was in fine shape, the weather was awesome, my playing partners were strangers, but very friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 257
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 100 Contributor
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Kind of boring

Flat course with lots of draw fairways and big sand traps. Greena rock hard. Would not pay over 50 to play here.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great value muni course

One of the best value courses in Phoenix. Great greens and sand. Fairways very good. Layout is long and a challenge from the whites. Good practice range and putting area. Really needs a practice trap to complete the layout.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

great 1st experience here

Course is in good shape considering how much play it gets, and I am picky about condition. Greens rolled fairly fast and true.
Pace of play was reasonable, even though course was crowded when we played.
Would have been nice to see the beverage cart quicker than 2 hours in, but other than that, nothing but good things to say.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 257
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 80
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Tough

Long course n great shape. Dog legs, sand, water. Greens were great

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

Basic fun muni - Great value

I play this course a lot when I get an unexpected free afternoon. It's wide open parkland style, especially the back 9, you can just about hit the driver anywhere and have a good chance to make par from the other fairway. The greens slope hard back to front with false fronts and bunkers left and right on most. If you get above the hole, putting it downhill is going to make 3 putt avoidance a good challenge. Particularly with the front pin locations. A very straight forward simple course, but the greens give it enough teeth that i wouldn't call it easy. Dormant Bermuda rough which is typical here in PHX wintertime, and some spotty areas where the sprinklers aren't hitting where they need to on the fairways.. otherwise the course is very playable and fun. And for the price, walking or riding, in the winter weather here in the valley you just about can't beat it. There are very similar parkland courses at resorts within a 20 min drive in every direction in similar condition that charge triple the green fees.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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