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About

Holes 18
Type Municipal/Public
Style Parkland
Par 72
Length 6363 yards
Slope 126
Rating 70.4

Course Details

Year Built 1922
Fairways Bermuda/Rye Grass
Greens Bent/Poa Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jim Summers

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $16 - $22
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage
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4.0
293 Reviews (293)
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love Playing Here

I really enjoy playing this public course. It is one of the best in the area. The course is in really good condition and the beauty that surrounds is hard to beat.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This Course has excellent features !

Played Bidwell GC 5/18/13 Saturday , full house , out of forty five different golf courses I've played I would rate this course to be one in five best courses! Greens well kept and in great condition, fair ways great , definitely relaxing! I would highly recommend this course. Looking forward to play Bidwell Park again...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great shot makers course.

Great course. Walkable and a good course. Challenging but straightforward. Rewards a shotmaker who can draw the ball. Great value.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Fun course to play.

Play early, eliminate the afternoon heat and wind. Fun course to play, holes are pretty close together (green to tee box) so walking is not a problem. Friendly atmosphere, small pro shop but well stocked.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

you like deer, geese, wild turkey, normal turkeys...go play...

one of the most serene backdrops for good golf in northern california...wildlife abundant...peaceful surroundings with encouragle, wonderful people at the course...you gotta play a round or two at Bidwell Park Golf Course!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

good buy by booking on lineits

its a good course and there always working on it makeing it better i wood play it anetime

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

the course is being improved

the staff was friendly and the course conditions a maintinace has improved

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

The course is part of Bidwell Park and very nice.

This course is in very good shape and was a pleasure to play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great day!!!!

The staff was outstanding!!! Slow players in front.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

NOT GOOD

Cow pasture without the cowsand pucky. I was hoping that the new management would have brought the course up to par The
only muni course in Chico, it will always be a cow pasture.
Slow play4 3/4 hr on a Monday Save your money , go to Table Mountain

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0

Challenging

The pace of play was so slow couldn't get in any rhythm!!! They had 5somes all over the course with early tee times!! terriable

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Slow play and dry conditions

I hadn't played Bidwell in a while but found the pace of play on the slow side. Conditions of the course were on the dry side, but the greens In good condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

great greens

Greens in great condition. Fairways were quite bare in places

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Gorgeous course to enjoy a game of golf, including wildlife to observe.

A favorite of ours in Butte County to play. Always use this course as a comparison to others we visit throughout the state.
Bidwell gets high merits all the way around. Solvang(River Course at Alisal) is also fantastic.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Good Course

The course was in good condition but the greens were not in the best shape.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Pace of play

The pace was so slow we were waiting 10 minutes almost every shot. The greens are in great condition but the fairways and tee boxes were in poor condition. The conditions are understandable for this time of year but the 35 green fee with cart seemed to high. I have played this course many times and the pace of play on weekends is way to slow with no chance to play through.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

This course is one of my favorites. The greens are true and well maintaned. I also love the natural park settings of deer and creek streams.

I always enjoy playing this course. The staff is always friendly, the greens are well maintaned, and the natural park surroundings puts me at ease, even when I have a bad round of golf.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Can't beat the scenery or the wildlife. I saw two very big bucks fighting while I was there. Awesome.

I really like the layout and the tiny greens make the course a little more challenging but the course is in need of some work, but then again it is winter. I only paid $15 for my round which was a deal. It was still very fun to play. It was wet and a little boggy in some places but hopefully with the new management things will get better. The scenery was beautiful and the wildlife makes up for the course not being in great shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

fun course , beautiful back 9 ,some great holes ! Smaller greens but in good shape!

Older course with some great holes ! kept in very good shape !

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

The course recovered well from last week's storms.

After last week's torrential rain and winds, the course was in surprisingly good shape. The greens were slicker than expected and there were very few mudholes in the fairways.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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