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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Parkland
Par 72
Length 6366 yards
Slope 127
Rating 70.4

Course Details

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

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted None
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage
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4.1
293 Reviews (293)
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Good

Good course and food my girl and I agreed this place slaps

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Pace

Horrible pace of play! People don’t observe pace of play or correct tees for skill level . Have Marshall’s ask them to keep up !

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Calling it a dog track is an insult to dogs.

It is the only public golf course in Chico and the Courseco company manages the course. They do not put enough money into fixing the damaged greens, fairways, and buying more carts. There are people waiting around for a cart and then having to take a pull cart because it is their tee time. The fairways are in need of repair. When driving down the fairway they are so bumpy that it tosses me all over the place. The number two green is so damaged that it needs to be ripped out have a temporary green in it's place while the new green replaced.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sucky fairways

The greens needed blown from all the leaves. The fairways were absolute crap. The tee boxes were like the rolling hills of the mid west. Needs work. But it was also in December with amazing weather.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great municipal course!

Bidwell is one of my favorite courses to play. It's challenging enough for me but I can make par on some holes. Some of the tee boxes had been moved because they were reseeding the original ones and a couple of the greens were a bit patchy. But I still think the course is in good shape and fun to play. Love the staff who are always very accommodating.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course with a variety of holes. However the course is having difficulty with overbooking and running out of carts. My last round I was only able to complete 13 holes due to a delayed start.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Bidwell is a DOG TRACK

Bidwell is what my fiends and I call a dog track. Meaning that it is a run down golf course. It is in terrible shape. The number 2 and 5 greens are pitted with dead grass. The fairways have areas where it is just dirt and no grass. Many of the fairways are so bumpy when you drive the cart down them you bounce and hit your head on the roof off the cart. They are the only public course in Chico and take advantage of the locals by charging them $55 for a dog track because it is the only public course in town. Chico needs another course now that Tuscan Ridge is gone.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace

Was extremely busy due to everyone wanting to get it in before the rain. But still golfed for 5 & 1/2 hours and didn’t even finish. Problem was several arrogant singles weren’t willing to play together so we watched one tee off then wait for another behind and they were both pull cart imbeciles. Amazing wildlife per usual bucks like crazy chasing doe and baby deer just gotta work on the grouping out there. 2 somes are fine but come on pair the whacked out singles please.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great views, lots of wildlife. Course is in rough shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course

Course was extremely fun phenomenal wildlife deer geese all over. Only downfall had a 6 some and some slow groups working on their swing in the middle of the round needs better marshaling. Overall awesome.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful day

Good pace but payed in less than 4 hrs. Fair ways starting to show wear. People do not fix divets On greens. But mostly good for putting. Nice wind less day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

MY FAVORITE COURSE TO PLAY

Bidwell is my favorite course to play. It's challenging but I like the challenge. This week the tee boxes were being reseeded so we had to tee off at a different spot which threw my game off. But the course was pretty open and we finished in 3 1/2 hours which I really like! The staff is very helpful and Kyle is a great guy who is willing †o go out of his way to answer any of my questions. We're so lucky to have a course like this in Chico!!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ehhh....

This was a beautiful day for golf. The tee boxes were not useable, Big dry patches in middle of fairways. It was the worst I have seen this coarse.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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