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4.6
799 Reviews (799)
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1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
96.3%
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4.7
11 Reviews (11)
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
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4.6
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
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Layout
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
4.7
97.5%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7181 yards
Slope 143
Rating 74.7

Located less than an hour east of San Francisco, the Course at Wente Vineyards sprawls across the lush, rolling hills of Livermore Valley. Greg Norman carefully crafted the golf course, creating one of northern California's most challenging layouts. The course incorporates three different landscapes: woodlands, grassy meadows, and mature vineyards. All throughout the golf course though, golfers will be faced with dramatic elevation changes that cause tricky uneven lies but that also means there are panoramic views to be enjoyed on almost every hole. The fairways and landing areas are narrow and require good club management. The prevailing winds add another challenging element to the course. The Course at Wente Vineyards' back nine holes are more demanding with the par 3s being especially memorable. It is a tough but fair round that will reward proper club selection and strategy.

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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Rye Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Greg Norman (1998) Tad Burnett (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirts with slacks or walking shorts are required; no denim.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.6
799 Reviews (799)

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Reviews 167
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
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5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

A great day at Wente

I had a fantastic day, with wonderful conditions at a course filled with beautiful fall scenes. It presented 18 challenging holes, all of which were in perfect condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 76
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Well worth the drive

I’ve played the course twice now and loved it both times. You may not shoot your low round here but odds are you’ll capture some Kodak moments. Lots of interesting holes, elevation changes and challenges. Likely helps to play it a few times to figure out strategy. Greens, bunkers and fairways were in excellent shape. My only regret was the long drive back to Palo Alto during rush hour so couldn’t finish with some wine tasting

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
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 7
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Stunning views

Even though I have only been playing for about 5 months, this will probably be the most beautiful course I'll play in a long time. It's not easy, especially for a rookie, but the views are stunning, fantastic and friendly service and what's better than combining golf, nature and wine? Hit a par on hole 3, which I'm pretty proud of :-) Can highly recommend!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 68
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wonderful Wente

Wente is one of the best maintained courses in Northern California. Everything about the day was perfect, including the beautiful weather we get this time of the year, Its unusual to Not have wind in the Livermore area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Went Golf

Challenging golf course great holes to play fabulous views of the Pleasanton Livermore Valley. You won't be disappointed

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Coarse is in excellent condition

Feels like you are playing in nature lots of grapes around for tasting and quiet surroundings

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

I'll be back

Extremely nice experience. Great vista views and the playing condition is really nice. Bunkers well maintained, landscaping in general is top shelf and (importantly) pace of play was very comfortable. Great way to have spent an afternoon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Meh...

Played here yesterday with a threesome. Course was nicely maintained. Got harassed by the starter for parking my cart off the path near the third green. No beverage cart service at this place and It was a 97 degree day.

The snack bar at the 9th hole was closed.

Finished the round and was super disappointed to find that the grill was closed at 6:30PM. And the bar closing at 7:00PM on a Wednesday night.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

3.5 atars

They just punched the greens so putting was not a good experience. They should have told me about that when I called. It wasn't bad but I expected something better.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Track

Look....we were looking forward to playing...and my mate from Australia had came all the way...and we get there and the greens had literally just been covered in sand....so...the team in the pro shop were completely awesome ... Only charged us $75 each...and gave us 2 extra rounds at half price...everyone was so friendly and polite...what a great setup...want to go back....

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Beautiful and challenging course

One of the nicest layouts ever played. The elevation changes added a very nice element and fairways and greens were in superb shape. A great course to play if in the east bay area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Above average course, way overpriced.

This is a nice course with an interesting layout. I got a great deal but would not pay $119 at 2:50pm on a Tuesday. Course conditions were average with very slow greens, but they rolled true. The facilities are tiny and need updating. This is a $50 weekday and $75 weekend course, nothing more.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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