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4.3
740 Reviews (740)
5 Stars
318
4 Stars
323
3 Stars
64
2 Stars
24
1 Stars
11
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
93.1%
Recommend this course
685 out of 740 reviews
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3.9
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
92.9%
Recommend this course
13 out of 14 reviews
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4.2
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
92.3%
Recommend this course
36 out of 39 reviews
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Course Highlights
Empire Ranch delivers a fun, well-maintained layout with fast greens and recently refreshed bunkers that consistently impress Folsom-area golfers. Friendly staff and strong value make this a reliable choice for average golfers seeking a genuinely enjoyable round.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Links/Parkland
Par 71
Length 6547 yards
Slope 127
Rating 71.5
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Course Details

Year Built 2002
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Brad Bell (2002) Kevin Ramsey (2002) David Dale (2002)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

4.3
740 Reviews (740)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Patio Dining 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 18
Elevation Changes 13
Water Hazards 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 19
Seniors 11
Advanced Golfers 10
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 15
In the 'Burbs 15
Worth the Drive 12

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Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is wonderful

Empire is one of my favorite places to play. It offered a great course under very good conditions. Only thing is our round took 5 hours and 30 minutes waiting every shot for groups in front of us. If it weren’t for this I would play here more often. Not sure if it’s tee times being stacked to close or not enough pace of play patrolling. There were 2 singles that kept bouncing around holes trying to find openings to fit into

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course and moderately challenging

The fact it rained as much as it did days before we played the course was in great shape. The greens rolled very true and overall it was a very pleasant round

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
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in good shape. Except bunkers, which need improvement.

Course is an excellent shape. But that should be expected at this time of year. The.exception is the bunkers, some bunkers have too much sand makes very difficult to pitch out of. Other bunkers are just a dirt hole in the ground. Pace of plate was horrible. Marshall made one attempt to speed it up, but it didn’t work.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

The course was in terrible condition.

tee boxes were all being worked on. bunkers were unplayable except for a few. Greens had been punched recently and were rough at best. cafeteria closed at 3 that date and no cart for refreshments.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 225
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Good course, fun to play

Good course, good condition, wide fairways, challenging fast greens, Bunker placement a little unfair for average players. Golf carts have annoying GPS feature. Restaurant was closed for unknown reasons. Friendly, informative staff.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course is in good condition and the greens were good.

The bunkers were embarrassing.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course, but your 1st tee check in guy was a complete dick.

Great course, amazingly well-manicured and green fairways, super fun and challenging, but your 1st tee check-in guy was a complete dick for no reason at my round at 1pm on Thursday, February 5th. So, that was less than enjoyable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Green are fast

Along with Timber Creek Golf Course, Empire Ranch is the best manged courses in the area. Green are fast and very puttable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Crowded

Practice area very crowded. Course gets a lot of play and greens have a lot of divot marks. Course is nice but often very slow.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Pace of play – horrible/course in good condition

Piece of plate was horrible. Five hours for an afternoon round. Not a Marshall insight. Positive side, course was in good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Empiracally Great Golf!

The golf course is laid out great! Lots of challenging holes and very fun to play. Rain, the cart person, was very friendly and provided excellent service. Will definitely be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

All good except for a couple small issues

It's in very good shape which is normal for this course. They micropunched all the greens several days back and that is still visible but barely an issue with putting.

The weird, not-normal things were a couple of ball cleaners that had no water or muddy water and the cart shut down in when we got about 80 yards out from the green on hole #11. Normally there are signs regarding that but on this day, they were not there. We backed the cart out and proceeded to par the hole.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

A little effort goes a long way

Course has been in great shape most of summer. However a very heavy aerification yesterday made the greens completely unplayable. Some courses are good enough to put an alert on golf now or their own website, but neither was done here. Made for a lousy day of golf.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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