Played 2/16 with theclubwhisperer. $52 online rate for a 12:23p tee time. Encanto is a Phx. Muni that is a straightforward park style golf course. It's flat and mostly wide open. It's a 6404 yard ... Continue »

Played 2/16 with theclubwhisperer. $52 online rate for a 12:23p tee time. Encanto is a Phx. Muni that is a straightforward park style golf course. It's flat and mostly wide open. It's a 6404 yard Par 70. 69.5/114 from the Blue tees. It does have a "Tips" set up which makes it a little longer. The course is on 15th Ave. just south of Thomas Rd. The Pro Shop, practice range and the front nine are on the east side of 15th Ave. The back nine is on the west side of 15th Ave.

The conditions of the course were mixed. I would concur with Jackbyrd's review from 2 weeks ago about the greens. They roll smooth and true. They were a little thin in some areas but not real bad. They played medium-fast, maybe 10.5-11. I rated them a 6, along with the sand traps. I thought they were in good shape too. They seemed to have ample sand. The fairways I rated fair. They were over seeded with rye, but there was a lot of divot damage, bare spots, wild grass and weeds growing out there. ( A guy we were playing with, bombed one down the middle of the fairway on a Par 4, only to find it half buried in a patch of clover.) The rough was poor. It played very inconsistent. You could get a bare lie off of dirt, a lie off of dormant bermuda, next it's buried in thick rye thats in a wet spot. Then you get a break, and it sits up nice on a clump of grass. It's anything goes. Tee boxes were level and in good shape.

Encanto has a practice range with chipping and putting green. The driving range is kind of small, so if you want to go there to hit balls, I would go early when there is still grass on it. There was a beverage cart that we saw once, from a distance. No outside service. My parting take on Encanto is it should be an easy course to score on, but the course conditions make it tougher than it should be. Shout out to the guys we were paired together with Zac & Connor. They helped show us the course and were fun to play with. Photos posted.

Phoenix has a lot of really great courses but none of them have a view of downtown quite like Encanto does...The course itself is pretty wide open but it plays long from the blue tees and is a test if... Continue »

Phoenix has a lot of really great courses but none of them have a view of downtown quite like Encanto does...The course itself is pretty wide open but it plays long from the blue tees and is a test if you stray from the fairway. Greens are always in good shape and true...I am a firm believer of playing city courses and Encanto does not dissappoint...