The Course at Wente Vineyards
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7181 yards | 74.7 | 143 |
| Gold | 72 | 6840 yards | 73.4 | 140 |
| Blue/Blue White | 72 | 6266 yards | 70.9 | 127 |
| Blue/Blue White (W) | 72 | 6266 yards | 69.6 | 126 |
| White | 72 | 5637 yards | 68.4 | 121 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5637 yards | 73.8 | 132 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4865 yards | 69.6 | 115 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.7/144 | 474 | 307 | 138 | 421 | 581 | 353 | 228 | 602 | 496 | 3600 | 304 | 172 | 564 | 420 | 173 | 569 | 454 | 453 | 472 | 3581 | 7181 |
| Gold M: 73.4/140 | 423 | 301 | 133 | 383 | 521 | 349 | 202 | 598 | 462 | 3372 | 300 | 169 | 558 | 413 | 166 | 547 | 413 | 445 | 457 | 3468 | 6840 |
| Gold/Blue M: 72.3/134 | 405 | 301 | 133 | 383 | 521 | 349 | 182 | 547 | 405 | 3226 | 300 | 169 | 542 | 413 | 160 | 547 | 413 | 400 | 412 | 3356 | 6582 |
| Blue M: 70.9/127 | 405 | 286 | 121 | 341 | 479 | 298 | 182 | 547 | 405 | 3064 | 281 | 161 | 542 | 375 | 160 | 499 | 372 | 400 | 412 | 3202 | 6266 |
| Blue/White M: 69.6/126 | 380 | 286 | 121 | 341 | 479 | 298 | 182 | 480 | 353 | 2920 | 281 | 161 | 487 | 375 | 160 | 499 | 372 | 391 | 368 | 3094 | 6014 |
| White M: 68.4/121 W: 73.8/132 | 380 | 254 | 110 | 288 | 408 | 265 | 150 | 480 | 353 | 2688 | 256 | 149 | 487 | 342 | 148 | 473 | 335 | 391 | 368 | 2949 | 5637 |
| Red M: 64.9/113 W: 69.6/116 | 300 | 203 | 101 | 245 | 373 | 240 | 122 | 429 | 315 | 2328 | 216 | 120 | 413 | 302 | 143 | 423 | 286 | 319 | 315 | 2537 | 4865 |
| Handicap | 7 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by u3393655 on 10/22/2025
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Photo submitted by u3393655 on 10/22/2025
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Photo submitted by albatrossx2 on 06/10/2025
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Photo submitted by albatrossx2 on 06/10/2025
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Photo submitted by albatrossx2 on 06/10/2025
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Photo submitted by almightyanne1 on 06/03/2025
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Photo submitted by jbjking on 04/21/2025
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Photo submitted by jbjking on 04/21/2025
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Photo submitted by chenyuyu on 04/16/2025
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Photo submitted by u000005869742 on 01/17/2025
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Photo submitted by u000005869742 on 01/17/2025
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Practice Range Photo submitted by rmacaalay on 11/07/2024
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Hole 16, 17, 18. Photo submitted by rmacaalay on 11/07/2024
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Photo submitted by bink407 on 09/15/2024
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Photo submitted by bink407 on 09/15/2024
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Photo submitted by u314161073440 on 02/08/2024
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Photo submitted by markromanculpepper on 12/09/2023
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Photo submitted by 20putts on 11/19/2023
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Photo submitted by u314161073440 on 07/24/2023
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Photo submitted by Michaeltraver on 11/22/2022
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Photo submitted by rich4par on 10/20/2022
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Photo submitted by rich4par on 10/20/2022
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Photo submitted by bejuma on 07/17/2022
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Photo submitted by fariaskw on 05/12/2022
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Photo submitted by fariaskw on 05/12/2022
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Photo submitted by u314160950462 on 06/17/2021
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Photo submitted by u000005215666 on 03/10/2021
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Photo submitted by Sunti88 on 10/29/2020
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Photo submitted by NorCAGolfer47 on 07/26/2020
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Photo submitted by Sunti88 on 07/10/2020
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Majestic views on all holes Photo submitted by Anthonyreid on 01/09/2020
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Photo submitted by carlos72 on 07/21/2019
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Photo submitted by carlos72 on 07/21/2019
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Hole 1 Photo submitted by Sihawker on 04/06/2018
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The view from 10 Photo submitted by Sihawker on 04/06/2018
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Photo submitted by torainca on 09/09/2014
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A look back down the 3rd fairway on a gorgeous day at Wente! Photo submitted by jeffinMDR on 03/12/2014
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The view down 18 from the 19th hole, late in the day after the round Photo submitted by jeffinMDR on 03/12/2014
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A moment of golf gratitude Photo submitted by marsage on 02/02/2014
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5th hole Photo submitted by GrumpyGreg on 08/23/2013
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Photo submitted by Jorge1065897 on 04/24/2013
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Nice anyway you look :) Photo submitted by Jorge1065897 on 04/24/2013
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Photo submitted by Jorge1065897 on 04/24/2013
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Photo submitted by Jorge1065897 on 04/24/2013
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Photo submitted by Thomas8037876 on 04/16/2013
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Photo submitted by bigman4par on 01/30/2013
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Photo submitted by bigman4par on 01/30/2013
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Photo submitted by bigman4par on 01/30/2013
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Photo submitted by Cornbread2082 on 01/21/2013
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Bird's eye view from the driving range. Photo submitted by statboysffl on 01/07/2013
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Hole #1 Photo submitted by statboysffl on 01/07/2013
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Amazing view from the tee box on #10 Photo submitted by statboysffl on 01/07/2013
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Another shot from #10 Photo submitted by statboysffl on 01/07/2013
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Hole #10 It's not very long, but there's a lot of trouble to the right! Photo submitted by statboysffl on 01/07/2013
Wente Delivers as usual!
Pick anytime of the year and Wente delivers! Best course to play in the area, even better on a "Hot Deal"!
Keep this course on the rotation..
Best course in the TriValley Area
Beautiful. Challenging, but fair. Greens were FAST. Only complaint is a few areas the fairway was soggy. Otherwise, my favorite course in the East bay.
Great Location - Great Course
Played many courses throughout the Bay area..I consider this as one of the best!
Beautiful course and FUN!
Can't wait to play again! Try to stay out of the bunkers and off the hills and vineyards,
and you will be fine, something I had trouble with as usual. ha, ha
Unique setting w/ good golf
Course was in pretty good condition. Only area that needs some tending would be the approach to various tee boxes. Some weeds and abit unkept. The fairways and greens, though were very nicely maintained and in good condition.
Scenery is great to be able to enjoy golf without houses around and just the pristine vineyards with the grapes on the vines.
Would definitely recommend playing here for a unique experience.
Fun course to play
Great course. Always in great shape. Fast greens normally. Was told upon check in that the greens were recently top dressed
But they still rolled smooth. Because of the top dressing I was given 4 tickets for a $75.00 each future green fee for all of us. Good until March 2018. I thought that was awesome of Wente to even offer that
I will be back for sure
Superior in every way
We scored a "hot deal" for this course and were astounded at our good fortune. What a spectacular course - beautiful, challenging, friendly.
Doesn't get any better then this....
Fairways were perfect and greens fast(pretty flat with hardly any elevation changes) and thank god they have sand in the sandtraps.This truly is an amzing place to golf with wonderful views,great clubhouse for food and drinks and super experience,but understand it still carries a Monterey pricetag.They have marshalls monitoring the progress so pace of play stays on time and a cart girl that does her best to make her way around this spread out course..
If price is not an issue this course is a must play though.
Marshall on Course
Played there in a Tournament and the Course was in great shape. Greens rolled at 10. The Clubhouse and Restaurant were great. The only thing is the Marshall on was into himself. we finished playing in 4:30 minutes and still got hassled from a elderly Marshall who should be in a rest home. All we heard from him is that he 83 and we should play every hole in 15 minutes. These type of Marshall's need to go to school and learn Customer Service especially when the Course charges a arm and leg to play. We were coming down 17 hole and one of my players were getting ready to hit and this Marshall comes from behind the green and makes a bee line down the fairway towards one of my golfers and we all thought "what the Heck" We had to wait for him. Didn't say a Darn word and kept going. . It was 101 degrees and we certainly didn't need a Fit-bit Marshall to harass us. Shame on you Wente for hiring this guy. We won't return to play anytime soon and neither will any of my 26 golfers in our Club.
Excellent condition
Excellent conditioneven though he got a little windy at the end
Fantastic conditions
It had been about a year since we last played the course and we were very impressed at how lush the fairways were. The tees were in great shape and the greens didn't disappoint as they were rolling fast and true. the staff was great and I highly recommend playing here if you haven't yet. You will not be disappointed
Wente Vineyard's Golf
Great golf course. Always in very good shape. Staff is helpful and courteous. Our foursome was a little bummed that there was a half hour wait to sit on the patio to get drinks after the round (on a Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 PM.).
What drink cart / Marshal?
Never saw the drink cart?
Only saw the Marshals on hole #1. 2 of them? Does it really take 2 to start people off?
No Tees and limited balls on the Range? Charging up to $100+ a round and no Tees with your name on them? The mini gold bags should be filled with back-up range balls so you can help yourself.
Drove cart onto one of the fairways not knowing we couldn't and the cart died. Dead in the water??? Call the clubhouse and no-one answered? Tried reverse...didn't work? Then after 10 minutes another golfer said to try reverse. So we did that again and we were able to get the cart back to the path. Why do this to people...ruined our experience trying to push the cart up hill???
Fantastic experience
Drive out to Livermore to play 12 years ago and it was just as good yesterday. Fantastic staff, great facilities, craft beer on tap and a short walk to the tasting room! The golf course is a fun track with some very difficult shots but always scenic sand greens rolled true. Highly recommend!
Awesome course
This is target course at its finest. Rich for my blood but definitely an awesome course.
Looking forward to next visit!
Went out as a single and quickly got paired up with a member. The tee boxes, fairways and sand traps were in excellent conditions. The greens had just been irrated and it showed. The clubhouse told me as much and gave me 2 coupons for a future visit. My member partner had to leave after 6 holes and I was able to jump ahead of a few groups and finished in just over 3 hours. I played from the white tees and most likely will play from the blues on my next visit. I shot an 86, but could have easlly shot an 83 if the greens were in true form. I saw the Marshall a few times and he was a true gentleman. Course had some beautiful views and was a treat to play.
Handled the weather
Outstanding course conditions given how much rain we have had. Excellent staff, attractive course with lots of variety and challenges. Will return when it's warmer out.