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Mohave Valley sits in the far western reach of Arizona, where the Colorado River forms the state line with California and Nevada closes in from the north. This stretch of the lower Colorado River Valley is desert golf in its most unfiltered form — big sky, volcanic ridgelines, summer heat that demands early tee times, and a landscape shaped more by river bottomland and scrub than by the manicured Sonoran scenes most visitors associate with Arizona golf.
El Rio Golf Club operates as a private, members-only facility, which says something in a corridor where public and semi-private courses dominate. For the residents of Mohave Valley and the surrounding Tri-State area — a community of retirees, locals, and seasonal snowbirds drawn by the Colorado River lifestyle — a private club represents a meaningful commitment to having a dedicated home course rather than rotating through whatever is available.
Beyond that, the specifics of El Rio's design history, signature holes, and architectural lineage aren't details this writer can confirm with confidence, and this course deserves honesty over invention. What's certain is that playing golf here means playing in one of the more raw, sun-scorched, genuinely western corners of the American Southwest.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold · men | 6,998 | 73.1 | 126 | 72 |
| Black · men | 6,490 | 70.6 | 120 | 72 |
| Copper · women | 5,881 | 73.6 | 128 | 72 |
| Copper · men | 5,858 | 67.7 | 114 | 72 |
| Teal · women | 5,256 | 70.1 | 118 | 72 |
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