A view from the blue tees at Encanto Golf Course
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4.2
907 Reviews (907)
5 Stars
224
4 Stars
503
3 Stars
144
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
92.5%
Recommend this course
828 out of 907 reviews
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4.2
93 Reviews (93)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
47
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
90.3%
Recommend this course
84 out of 93 reviews
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4.3
144 Reviews (144)
5 Stars
61
4 Stars
65
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
93.1%
Recommend this course
134 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
907 Reviews (907)

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 3
Skill Beginner
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4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/21/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314163683090. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

This course has a lot of holes running east and west with the sun making it difficult to follow the flight of the ball,

This is the first time I played golf since the first of November and it felt to play. I can't wait to get back on the course and see if I can improve my game. The course was in tremendous condition and the ball was rolling out quite nicely. My score for 18 holes was 74 and that's not to bad for an 86 year old fellow.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 02/15/2023

Your feedback is important to us, u525700127. 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 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 02/21/2023

Hi, u314163677284. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/15/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/15/2023

Hi, u8818534. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Encanto Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 02/15/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/06/2023

Hi, u314163678092. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Encanto Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

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Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

AWESOME!

Best condition course has been in and I’ve been playing it for fifty years. What a shame people are to lazy to fix ball marks.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/06/2023

Your feedback is important to us, jpaletta. 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.

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Reviews 36
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wide open but fun to play. Fairways bunkers and greens all fairly decent. Pace was good-just over 4 hrs. Decent range. Staff were great

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/06/2023

Thanks so much for the great review, pmlofquist. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Encanto Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course for the money. Greens not inbest condition but fair course to play. Enjoyable round.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/06/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us, sbeyers. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate your business. Encanto Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 2
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 Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/06/2023

Hello berncolumbia. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Average muni course

Greens and fairways were very good but the course had few interesting features. The course was built in the 1930’s and a lot of holes feel like they are down and back. The staff was very friendly and the driving range is nice.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/30/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u314160726797. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Encanto Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/30/2023

Hi, u314161193913. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/30/2023

Hello u000006302165. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/23/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Walked

fun for the price

With the ridiculous prices being asked for in the scottsdale/phoenix area this course is reasonable. We played after a few days of rain so conditions were a bit wet(not Encanto;s fault). Course was fun, quite flat, greens were decent, fairways good. If you are looking to play with friends and not break the bank then Encanto is a solid choice.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/30/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Encanto Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/23/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Encanto Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value

Very flat walkable course.
Tees and fairways in good condition. Bunkers variable depth of sand. Difficult to land and stop ball on raised greens. Not a flat green in sight and some evil pin positions.
Would play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/23/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us, u2007521. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate your business. Encanto Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Long Time Admirer

I used to play Encanto 40 years ago and loved it then. The upkeep over the years is remarkable. The green are consistent and good. The fairways are in excellent shape and the rough is very playable and fair and difficult to lose your bsll.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/23/2023

Your feedback is important to us, u314161152812. 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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Stop over selling the course....

My tee time was 2:30, it gets dark at 6. As I was attempting to pay, they were still accepting walk-ons. They told the single who was with our threesome that there was no way we would get through 18 so they allowed him to just pay for 9. However they still have tee times for 18 out to 3:30 pm. The group in front of us was a 5 some. They had no ranger or starter keeping an eye on the course or pace of play. They have 8 minutes between tee times. Some holes had 2 groups on the tee box, 1 group on the green and a group waiting to hit on. It was ridiculous.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/23/2023

We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!

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