Encanto Golf Course
Phoenix, Arizona · 18 holes · par 70 · Public/Municipal. Designed by William P. Bell, opened 1935.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 1,100 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- 11 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Male | 6404 | 69.5 | 114 |
| Regular | Male | 6040 | 68.5 | 113 |
| Forward | Female | 5694 | 72.2 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 493+1 ft
- Green
- 479 · 493 · 510front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 225 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 21 at 210.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 284+1 ft
- Green
- 266 · 284 · 293front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 18 ydswide at 176
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 140 to reach, 181 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 164 to reach, 181 to carry. Drives that finish short of 164 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 18 yards wide at 176.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 184+3 ft
- Green
- 172 · 183 · 195front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 24yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 28 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 2 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].