The Course at Wente Vineyards
Everyone washed down their food at this feast with rich red wine from The Course at Wente Vineyards
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4.6
799 Reviews (799)
5 Stars
549
4 Stars
182
3 Stars
44
2 Stars
14
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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749 out of 799 reviews
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4.7
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
3
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0
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0
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0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
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11 out of 11 reviews
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4.6
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.1
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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4.6
799 Reviews (799)

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

will return

Overall great experience. Staff was awesome and the conditions of the course were excellent. Will definitely come back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Gorgeous Course

Staff and Course were fantastic. Beautiful spectacular course and enjoyable to play for all abilities.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Wonderful Course and Facilities

The course is in pristine condition and always well maintained. The staff is fantastic and make you feel at home.

Pace of play is excellent with no one pushing you.

I think it's the best course in the area and well worth the trip and cost.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Another awesome round at Wente!

We've been playing Wente as a part of our weekly rotation and like always, it was impeccable. The day was hot, but could not have asked for better conditions. Only tidbit was that the greens were much slower and rougher than usual as they seemed to have been recently aerated. But that is to be expected this time of the year.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Good course.

Very good course. I like the greens. I made a lot of putts. They seem to run true as I've never made so many putts anywhere else I've played. Unfortunately the other parts of my game were not working and I lost a lot of balls and made a bunch of triples. The course is certainly a good one.

Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Poor Condition Greens

Fairways, tee boxes, and sand traps were in very good condition. But greens had been aerated a few weeks prior and were still in poor condition, also several greens had minor damage (small divot type holes). Wente should not be charging full price until the greens are in normal condition.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wente Review

Excellent course!! Friendly staff, beautiful views of the mountains and vineyards. Only complaint was the greens! Grrens were inder repair and full of sand!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Sanded Greens

The greens had been sanded and were not worth putting. Wish Golf Now or the golf course would alert you to this before hand. Would have waited until a later date.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Greens were like a beach

I have played this course before and like the layout and location very much. When I booked this round I noticed the greens had been airified. However, it turns out it was done the day before and the greens were top-sanded so much so that there was NO grass visible. It was a complete beach and putting was impossible. I have never experienced this anywhere before and think it is a bad decision to let customers play on greens like this. Maybe the greens keepers need to talk to other courses in the area...very disappointing.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great course

First time playing this course. It was challenging for the first time. I will be playing this course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Great views and great staff. Overall excellent course. They could do a better job at controlling pace of play. Other Than that fun times. I will definitely be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

My favorite course and experience in the East Bay!

As I placed by "stars" in the section above, I realized that there isn't one unique thing about Wente that blows me away - it's the combination of things, including the patio overlooking 18, and knowing that I'm going to have a great dinner at the restaurant there at the vineyard after a round. The rolling hills backdrop is always spectacular, and the layout of the course is always challenging, no matter which way the winds are blowing!

I would love to see the course condition improve a bit, but overall - I'd recommend this course to anyone looking for a beautiful challenge and a fun overall "experience".

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Exception course

It is always a pleasure to play Wente golf course. You definitely will enjoy the beautiful winery

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Accomodating friendly staff

We had five in our group, it was nice of them to allow us out. Even after an overnight rainstorm the fairways and greens were in great shape!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful course! Nice view!

Very good designed golf course, dropped tee shot on a couple of holes, few holes on top of hills, need pay attention to slopes of greens, if it's uphill, it really uphill. No14, par 3, big drop, agains wind, made me unsure which club to use, gave me trouble. Over all experience was awesome.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Beautiful Challenge

For the average golfer the course may be too difficult to fully enjoy. Very narrow fairways and grape vines lining most fairways. Great looking course but a little to tough for me.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Great day!

Great round for 1st time there. Loved the many looks the course offered and the bunkers are pure powder. Beautiful course. Was the first time playing here but won't be the last.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

A Class Act

Wente always delivers. Great layout, conditioning, service, value. One of the best in Norcal in my opinion. Subtle greens, fast but true. Good mix of par 3's and short par 4's. Love the 2nd, 6th, 7th, 10th, 12th, 18th. Bunkers have this heavy, coarse sand that just kills the clubhead speed. Swing hard.
Or stay out of the bunkers. The rough is tough also, deep and wiry A great test and a real gem.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

From a newbie and future golf junkie

At first the thought of playing Wente was intimidating (30 index) but from the moment we chatted with the Starter, met our playing partners, and caught a view of the glorious first hole, I knew it was golf love at first sight. Got my first birdie, a couple of pars and my golf partner (12 index) was outstanding. I made friends with the cows and saw the most beautiful hawk but the peace and beautiful playing conditions were unmatched. It's always a treat to have your clubs cleaned on the 18th and the young man was a joy at the end of a long day. Of course, we followed it up with a little wine tasting and a fabulous dinner. A day that will be a long-time memory thanks to everyone at Wente.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Very scenic and challenging course

I had been looking forward to playing this course for awhile, but had always been a little hesitant because of the hour drive over from SF. I'm glad I finally made the trip over to play. The course has gorgeous views throughout, primarily due to its elevation changes. I was expecting to play many golf shots from non-level lies, but fortunately this was not the case. Driving range landing area was spacious but was a little awkward visually because of the uphill and sidehill sloping. Very challenging finishing hole - not easy staying dry on your approach to the green. Overall and simply put, it was a fun round on a nice course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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