El Rio Municipal Golf Course: Member Reviews
1400 W. Speedway Blvd.
Tuscon, AZ 85745 (520) 791-4229

LOCAL WEATHER
Tucson, AZ (85745)
[Full Forecast]

67°F
Fair
Fair
Humidity: 10%
Wind: NNE at 1mph
Sunset: 6:36 pm
green Sunrise: 6:20 am
Wind: NNE at 1mph
Sunset: 6:36 pm
green Sunrise: 6:20 am

COURSE LINKS

1. garyt474

Posted: 10/05/15 10:49a
Member Since: May 14, 2010
From: Tucson, AZ

Posted: 10/05/15 10:49a
Member Since: May 14, 2010
From: Tucson, AZ
Okay played this course Saturday for a Special Olympics event. The course is in real good shape. Greens are a little slow but overall tee boxes and fairways are in great shape. The staff at El Rio is... Continue »
8 Likes.

2. itsadryhot

Posted: 01/02/14 10:49a
Member Since: Sep 18, 2010
From: Tucson, AZ

Posted: 01/02/14 10:49a
Member Since: Sep 18, 2010
From: Tucson, AZ
Played here day after Christmas. The staff told me that this course, along with Fred Enke GC, received only minimal overseeding due to the budget limitations they face. The greens got a bit of oversee... Continue »
2 Likes.

3. lafrontera11

Posted: 06/11/13 10:19a
Member Since: Jun 11, 2013
From: Tucson

Posted: 06/11/13 10:19a
Member Since: Jun 11, 2013
From: Tucson
This course is in great shape considering many other courses are under serious maintenance right now. The green fee is more than worth it. There are a few par fours that can be quite challenging to ... Continue »
2 Likes.
4. mrjimmy

Posted: 05/18/13 7:30p
Member Since: Sep 29, 2012
From: Tucson

Posted: 05/18/13 7:30p
Member Since: Sep 29, 2012
From: Tucson
Played 5/18/13 and it's in O.K. shape. Greens ant tee boxes are really nice. Fairways at a 7 of 10 for a muni in Tucson. Rough and fairway hard to separate being mowed about the same but it's alright.... Continue »
1 Like.
5. mrjimmy

Posted: 11/14/12 6:17p
Member Since: Sep 29, 2012
From: Tucson

Posted: 11/14/12 6:17p
Member Since: Sep 29, 2012
From: Tucson
Played on November 14th 2012- One word, DRY! looks like a summer course. Must be starting over seeding SUPER late in the season.I really enjoy this course normally. Large trees are placed strategicall... Continue »
0 Likes.
6. airfed

Posted: 03/01/09 7:28p
Member Since: Apr 4, 2008
From: Tucson, AZ

Posted: 03/01/09 7:28p
Member Since: Apr 4, 2008
From: Tucson, AZ
I hold a current Tucson City Golf Resident card. I reserved this course to get some friends back in the game of golf. El Rio is a good walkable course but the rough is very bare in spots and the sand ... Continue »
0 Likes.
7. mikelgabe

Posted: 10/13/08 10:21p
Member Since: Jun 22, 2007
From: Tucson

Posted: 10/13/08 10:21p
Member Since: Jun 22, 2007
From: Tucson
Played this course with a buddy last weekend (10/11) on his recommendation that conditions had improved since I first played it a couple of months ago. Conditions had improved. The course was playab... Continue »
0 Likes.
8. mikelgabe

Posted: 08/09/08 8:08p
Member Since: Jun 22, 2007
From: Tucson

Posted: 08/09/08 8:08p
Member Since: Jun 22, 2007
From: Tucson
Played El Rio for the first time ever today (8/9/2008). I've never played a course in as poor a shape as it is in! Had to play "winter rules" because there was little grass on most of the fairways, ... Continue »
0 Likes.
9. airfed

Posted: 07/02/08 6:54p
Member Since: Apr 4, 2008
From: Tucson

Posted: 07/02/08 6:54p
Member Since: Apr 4, 2008
From: Tucson
Trini Alvarez / El Rio. At one time, home to the Tucson Open. Lee Trevino won here. Now Tucson City Golf's First Tee complex. At the time of this writing, (2 Jul 08) they are updating the range comple... Continue »
0 Likes.
- Course Statistics
- 731 of 2,337 Overall Rank
- - Not Rated - Value
- - Not Rated - Layout
- - Not Rated - Service
PRACTICE FACILITIES
- Driving Range: YES (mats)
- Practice Chipping: YES
- Practice Putting: YES
- Practice Chipping: YES
- Practice Putting: YES