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3.6
618 Reviews (618)
5 Stars
150
4 Stars
273
3 Stars
116
2 Stars
40
1 Stars
39
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.5
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.3
79.6%
Recommend this course
513 out of 618 reviews
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3.5
10 Reviews (10)
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1
Conditions
3.1
Value
2.9
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.8
70.0%
Recommend this course
7 out of 10 reviews
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3.7
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
3.4
Value
3.4
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.0
81.8%
Recommend this course
27 out of 33 reviews
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Course Highlights
Deep Cliff's exceptionally maintained greens and picturesque, walkable layout consistently impress golfers across all skill levels. The staff's welcoming and accommodating nature makes every round feel like a comfortable, familiar experience.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Style Executive
Par 60
Length 3305 yards
Slope 94
Rating 58.9
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Course Details

Year Built 1961
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, Mastercard
Metal Spikes Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Cafe
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Reviews

3.6
618 Reviews (618)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Patio Dining 13
19th Hole Scenic Views 6
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 28
Water Hazards 20
Bunkers 18
This course/club is great for:
Walkers 41
Locals 28
Seniors 28
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 22
In the 'Burbs 17
Worth the Drive 8

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golfing

Had a great time. Course was in great shape. New golf carts.

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

Very nice short course

Pleasant play with the creek running through property. Stay out of bunkers. Very heavy sand that's hard to escape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

The matts need to go

Played Deep Cliff today after a long time again. The course is in excellent condition. But the matts need to go. They want you to tee of matts on more than half the holes. However the tee boxes are in pristine conditions. This makes a short course even shorter. After the round I went to the pro shop to complain, only to hear that the matts are permanent. They lost my business.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 06/17/2016

Yeah, I know longer play there due to the matts. It's a shame, it is a pretty course and good for short game tune-up...but the matts are really lame

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greatly improved

The improvements made last year have done wonders for the course. And the additional rain did not hurt.

There are still some trees that need to be trimmed back (9).

This is a great executive course and the price is good. I play it often

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Go play early

Course was in good shape. Hitting off mats that need special tees on many holes but that's because they're working on the teeboxes.

I started at 2 and the pace of play was good. When I got 9 I could see the train of people lining up at 1.

This then bled over to people starting on the back 9.

Attached picture is when I was completing the 18th.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Beautiful

Beautiful settings for a short 18 holes. The greens were pretty slow and in OK shape. The pole in the middle of the fairway is 100 yds, not the typical 150. Other than that a really nice day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Easy walk for Seniors

WE got a hot deals round so it was well worth the money. Lots of improvements including a very friendly staff. Short course very easy front nine and much longer back nine. Ruff was a little long making the fairways a must to land on.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value

Overall condition of the greens and fairway have improved from the renovation. Not sure if the par 4 holes were shorten because of the Jr. Tournament that day. It's too bad that many of the Par 3s use mats instead of real turf. One of the holes was shorten with a temporary green. I hope it's just trmporary.

It's a good short course to practice since I have not played for a long while. It's a good value if you can get the Hot Deals.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

An Enjoyable Course

I haven't played Deep Cliff in 5-6 years. It is evident that there is a lot of work going on to improve the condition of the course. I do hope the mats on many of the tees are temporary or only when conditions are too wet for grass tees. With the cliffs on one side of the course, it is a scenic location in the heart of a residential area.

The course can be a fun place to practice your short to mid-iron shots to greens. Also, it would be a good place for beginners and short hitters. The par 4's don't require a driver to be playable. But, the fairways can be narrow. Walking is easy on this course.

The pace of play was rather slow the first nine, but several groups quit at the turn so this picked up the pace.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

I wish it was closer to my home.

my best game this year. I wish it was located closer to my home.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Deep Cliff Review

Course is in much better shape since the renovations have been completed. Tee boxes use to be in horrendous shape. All par 3's have a mat that you hit off of on the tee box. Different but not bad. Good course for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Ok

Play was slow staff were great course in ok condition, it was new year's eve

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course Marshall Inappropriate

Took my friends here for the their first time. A couple of them are new to golf. In the middle of the round the Marshall pulls aside and tells us, "I know I hear laughter and you guys are having fun. But there is a certain level you have to be to play here." Felt disrespected and for the record we where playing a lot faster than the people behind us. Guess we didn't dress the part or look the part. Dunno gold if suppose to be fun and no way we are trying out for the PGA. Rude rude rude

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 12/05/2015

I am very sorry to learn about your recent experience at Deep Cliff. Thank you for bringing this situation to my attention. Clearly we have an issue with one of our Marshals. We want everyone who plays the course to have a fun and safe experience. It sounds like we failed to do that for your group. Please contact me directly if you are interested in coming back to the course so we can improve your experience and change your opinion of Deep Cliff and our staff.

Regards,
Brian Wilcox
General Manager

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Love the renewal project.

I'm really enjoying all the renovation that has been done and look forward to the opening of the back llne in a week or so. Great job!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 12/05/2015

lizzief,

Thank you for your feedback about the course. The back nine tees are now open. Hopefully we will see you back soon.

Regards,
Brian Wilcox
General Manager

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

They are Redoing Deep Cliff.

Back 9 only open. Shorter and Dryer Holes. Greens good.
Excellent for the Price!

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 12/05/2015

pkornie,

Thank you for your review of the course. The renovation is now complete and all 18 holes are open from the full distance. We would love to have you back out to experience all of the changes. Hopefully we will see you again soon!

Regards,
Brian Wilcox
General Manager

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Walked

Too hot to play golf

The course was good considering there are still plenty of work or renovation going on.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Fun, Short Course Receives a Long-needed Renovation

First of all, this is my first review. I may go into way to much detail or rate a bit inaccurately, as I haven't really thought about what I would rate other courses.

This course has always been a favorite for me. I have been playing here since I was very little, and regardless of what other course I would go to on the weekends, this was always where I would practice during the week because of its convenient location. When I heard that it was being renovated properly, I was overjoyed, as over the years, they have made a lot of bandaid fixes that only lasted a short time and didn't do any long term good for the course. Being confined to the back nine for around a month and a half was somewhat annoying, but it was well worth the result of the renovation. The front nine has been given all new tee boxes, new bunkers, and new cartpaths. One of main complaints from the past was the fact that when the tee boxes were beat up, they would put new sod in, but then have people hit off it immediately, and within a few days, it was completely ruined. On six of the nine holes on the front nine, synthetic grass has been added to allow the tees to grow back. The only holes where these are not present are 1, 5, and 9, with 1 and 9 being par fours. These tees are currently in use for another week or so to let the new grass really take root in the ground. The bunkers have also been improved greatly. Some have been redone, some have been moved, and some have been totally removed. In all cases, it seems to have been for the better. New paved cartpaths have been added in many places to replace the old gravel ones as well. However, other than around the greens and the tee boxes, the grass is suffering from the drought (which isn't a problem if you go for all of the par 4s :) )

This course is a lot of fun to practice on for a few reasons. Five out of the six par fours have the opportunity to be driven, including all three on the front nine. The par threes are great because they range from finesse wedge shots to long irons or even woods for shorter hitters. My personal favorite stretch of the front nine is 6-8. Six is a drivable par four that includes a blind tee shot which curves around Stevens Creek. The new fairway bunker has made this hole even more fun. Seven is a 120-yard par three over water with a heavily sloping back to front green. It's quite fun to see wedge shots spin all the way across the green or have putts make 90-degree turns before going in the hole. Eight is a nice 100-yard par three where a player can go for a birdie.

At Deep Cliff, there are two practices greens. One is extremely small and is not used much. It is located right next to the pro shop. I would not recommend practicing there. The other is pretty large and is located next to the first tee. There is ample room near it to hit chips from, but since it isn't that busy usually, you don't have to worry about getting conked on the head by an errant pitch shot. There is also a third practice green with two bunkers near hole 16 that is only open to lessons. The range has ~10 stalls and is only 30 yards long before it hits a net. It is perfect for getting loose at the beginning of the round, but not so great if you want to see the full ball flight.

All in all, Deep Cliff is a great course to come down to and get in some good practice. It is not that long and great for beginners, and there are also many programs for juniors. I have been coming there to practice for years, and I really enjoy it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Best greens in Santa Clara County!

I've played Deep Cliff for years, I have seen the rise and fall. I understand they hired a new greenskeeper, it shows!!! The greens were the best I've ever seen. The tees and fairways were kinda beat up, I understand we are in a drought, but hopefully have a good winter. This course would benifit greatly with proper watering. The food, and it's service was very poor! The guy took my money, and turned around and prepared my breakfast w/o washing his hands..... My burrito went directly into the trash! Will definitely be back to enjoy those greens again soon!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/05/2015

golfgod67914,

Thank you for your review of the course and F&B. All of our Cafe employees have completed safe food handling courses and now wear gloves when preparing food. I am sorry to hear about your experience last time you visited the course. We have recently renovated all 18 holes with new tees and bunkers. Please let me know if you are interested in coming back out to play. We hope to see you soon.

Regards,
Brian Wilcox
General Manager

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

work work work

Every tee box was destroyed for repaurs. Yardage signs were obviously wrong due to the make shift tees. They said on the website that they're closing down a half the course so the other half will be playable but the half that they had open was not playable at all the best thing about this course was the greens and even those were really tattered and very bumpy.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/05/2015

ninerguy82,

Thank you for your review. We have just completed the renovation of all of our tees and bunkers. The greens are also in great shape. We would love to have you back out so you can experience the new Deep Cliff. Please let me know if you are interested.

Regards,
Brian Wilcox
General Manager

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Walked

Basically an 18 hole executive course

First off, if you have a driver carry over 250, chances are that you're going to leave the big stick in the bag. That being said, for what it is, this is a fun little course. None of the holes are really that challenging but a few do force you to make some smart choices as a golfer. Even if you miss, this course isn't really going to bite you too badly. The staff is friendly and the food is pretty good. Overall, if you're look for a quick, easy 18, this course will play just fine for you. If you're looking to work on your game and improve your tactical ability, I'd suggest looking for something a bit harder.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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