Encanto Golf Course in Phoenix, Arizona, USA | GolfPass
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4.2
1042 Reviews 1042 Reviews
5 Stars
282
4 Stars
561
3 Stars
156
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
90.8%
Recommend this course
951 out of 1042 reviews
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4.1
90 Reviews 90 Reviews
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
46
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.4
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
90.0%
Recommend this course
81 out of 90 reviews
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Avg Rating
4.2
160 Reviews 160 Reviews
5 Stars
68
4 Stars
66
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.4
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
88.1%
Recommend this course
141 out of 160 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
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Cafe
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Reviews

4.2
1042 Reviews (1042)

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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Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun and fast- 4 hour round. Despite the greens having been recently aerated, they were in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 03/31/2025:
Thanks for the five-star rating. We’re thrilled you enjoyed your visit and appreciate your support. Our team looks forward to delivering the same level of excellence next time.
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 321
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 58
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very flat

Very short grass with no rough to speak of. If you’re not used to very tight lies, you’ll struggle with chipping. Shortest tees are 5600+ so not as much of an advantage for my wife. Course would do well to add a forward tee box.

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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow play

After 4 hours and 45 minutes I quit at hole 14.

3 to 4 group wait on every par 3.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Response from on 03/21/2025:
Appreciate your honesty in sharing this review. We’re taking note of the issues to enhance our services and provide a more satisfying visit next time. Thank you for giving us the chance to improve.
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bruno

Nice, forgiving course. Busy, but pace of pay was good. Fairways and greens in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course, great value.

Open, forgiving, not a lot of trouble. Really good shape considering we're in a drought. Read the Golf Now summary, it's totally accurate.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 62
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good day

Greens are hard and very fast course is in overall good condition lot of fun

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 62
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fast walking

Went out with 3 walkers and a cart at 12:30. Great pace of play, done in 3 and a half ours.
The greens are terribly fast and really don’t hold in coming shots well, otherwise a great day

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow back 9

Front 9 was acceptable but the back 9 was really slow with a 4 person group holding up 4 final groups from finishing their round. No one in front of that foursome for 5 holes. No marshall on site to speed this group up so everyone could finish Grrrrrrr

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good Muni

Very busy, but got off on time and played in 4 hours flat with not golfing well on the front 9. Paid $50 and were expecting less!
Cart guy was a hard worker, running carts from the time we got there till the end of the day.

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 86
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Muni

My first time playing Encanto and was quite surprised - in a good way.
Greens were firm and FAST...loved it
Fairways were green and in very good shape, get off fairway and you could get sketchy lies.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course!

I love the course! The greens are really quick but fair. Course is in excellent shape!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

I had a blast year. Good course. I am defiantly coming back. I played with 2 different groups of people as my original group left after 9. I joined another group and they were great too. I am a new golfer and this course was perfect for my skill level.

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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 167
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Need Rangers

I loved the course but need Rangers to guard the course from outside passerby's.
my Golf cart was stolen by a 10 year old minor, thankfully other golfers from another hole saw it and were able to stop the person from stealing my cart and taking all my belongings.. this occur on Par 3 hole #14.

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Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Van Edmonton

I was the only one in my tee time that showed up so I played as a single between two foursomes, not ideal.
Got slow after the front 9 so I replayed the front rather than wait on the back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow play

Ended up following Junior College men and women. What are we teaching our young players. Slow play is never acceptable. Unless you want fewer players and less money in golf speed up these players. Golf courses are charging between 20%_40% higher. Slow play and outrageous costs will end profit in golf and as a result close courses. Teach our young players to play faster and benefit us all.

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Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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