Links at RiverLakes Ranch

This is in my opinion the best public course in Bakersfield Does not have back and forth holes instead stretches out thru housing tract. Doesn’t have any funky holes all are very nicely designed. With large greens. Challenging but playable for all levels. I took a cart is walkable no major hills there is a few long walks between holes. 4 HC

The pace of game can be a little fast due to the fact that its always busy but over all a beautiful course to play. Had lunch at the clubhouse and the food was delicious.

If you’re expecting a 4 hour round as a single be careful. Weekends are 6 hour rounds. Tee times are spaced at 8 minutes apart and very few groups allow you to play through or join up. Lots of people who spend more effort pounding beers than golfing. No marshal on the course so carts are all over the place. Greens recently punched but course is maintained well. Very wet in the fairways but they are green. Not a bad course at all but someone needs to monitor groups and kick the drunks out.

Great course overall really challenging lots of water

Had a great time playing this course. Wide open links. Very well kept. I was a single and had a pleasure playing with the other 3. Highly recommended.

Staff was super friendly

Course was extremely well kept.

I’ll be back here soon.

No water to drink anywhere on course. The 2 water jugs we saw were empty…at 1pm? Prohibited to bring cooler on course, meaning you would die of heat stroke, as there are no snack carts or course snack kiosks. Therefore, you must bring personal water bottles etc to get by. Greens/fairways good shape. Weeds have taken over tee box, so have to move around alot. Very slow players, so everyone behind is driving thru, eventually backing you up even further. Carts all have ripped seats. Sign of financial difficulties status post Covid, less $$ in peoples pockets etc. I’m guessing this course is feeling the pinch, as is Rio Bravo. Thankfully, Tee Off app made this trip affordable and worthwhile, or I wouldn’t be back.

Bunkers are trash. They are muddy even at the end of the round after the course has dried up. There’s 4-6” of water in the bottom of each bunker. And muddy spots in the middle of the fairway on multiple holes.

Charged me a higher rate than my online reservation.

Course was fine, but why in the world is there no drinkable water on the course at all?? It is over 100 degrees and there is play being slowed down by maintenance workers watering greens but none available to drink. That is unacceptable. That issue needs to be corrected before someone has a heat stroke because of no available potable water.

There’s so much opportunity for this course but yea….

The greens were in great shape. Pace of play of fast. We only waited to tee off for a few minutes at the 10th hole. Of course it was middle of the day in the summer in Bakersfield. The only issue was that the restaurant and pro shop were closed by 5:00 pm so we were unable to get something to eat or drink after our round.

Overall real good layout good mix of short and long holes... not too tight but can’t spray it like a sundale. Condition could be improved. Greens aren’t great and bunkers are pretty terrible but for 22 bucks on a hot deal definitely good for the price. Just bring some water cuz there’s none out there. Overall 3.5/5

amazing staff, cart girl, and Lounge Staff.

Great experience start to end, Steady past of play, some golfer let us slide ahead no problem, others passed us and were very nice about it, greens were soft and firm, fairways were a little dry.

but overall great course to play on the 4th of July.