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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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 bejuma on 07/17/2022
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Photo submitted by fariaskw on 05/12/2022
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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
Great course
I have played many courses in the area that charge more and offer less. From tee to green, one won't find better conditions. The course is wonderfully maintained. The course is challenging, but fair; with quite a few risk reward decisions to make.
The staff was wonderful and the marshal gave us a brief history of the course, along with a couple of Greg Norman tales. There was food service on the course and at the half way house. Finished the day with a wine tasting. I wish that I could play here everyday.
Nice course with beautiful view.
Really enjoyed the beautiful view and the well maintained course.
The greens
are the best I've ever played in 20 years of golfing. Bunkers were great too. All around a gorgeous course full of character.
Class act!
This is by far my favorite place to golf at. It has the friendliest staff and the most pristine golf conditions. The views are amazing and the course is challenging but fun.
excellent course, definitely going to play again
loved the course, great views. Look forward to playing it soon.
Great views & fast greens!
Staff & course are fantastic, can't wait to play it again!
Windy at wente
The day was unusually windy they said... Up to 30mph. Regardless, for $90 on the weekday, it's not really worth it. It's only slightly better than roddy ranch. And overall, the staff was very nice, with the exception of one guy! Which brought down the rating.
Friendly staff
Everyone was really friendly there. check-in staff, marshall, and people cleaning up clubs on 18th were all friendly. Course was great with some challenging holes. Overall, this is a great course.
Beward of members
We usually play Wented 6-8 times a year and have always enjoyed it. This past week however was a little different. It was extremely backed up. Eventhough we told the gentlemen behind us they insisted on hitting up on us and continued to try to push us when there was nowhere for us to go. We told the marshall and he said that they were members and not very friendly. By the end of the round I was ready to fire a couple balls back at them. Great course, great staff, stuffy and arrogant members.
A challenging and great course, definitely one of the tops in the Bayarea
A Challenging and great course, definitely one of the top courses in the San Francisco Bayarea
East Bay gem
I could play here everyday. it's beatiful and challenging
Beautiful scenery. Excellent condition.
Staff was great and helpful. Course was in top condition. Challenging but not overly difficult. Lots of variation in each hole. Never boring in layout.
Lovely setting - great views - good experience
Challenging layout. To fully enjoy the course play from the correct tees. Good conditions, greens have subtle breaks nothing crazy. Great Views, lots of elevation changes and can be breezy but the fairways are generous. Pace of play was good. Slower foursome let us play through. Great food at the 19th hole / restaurant. Not cheap but a pretty good value.
Play from the blues, whites too short
Played the aeration special for $85. Greens were rough but rest of course was in good shape.
Whites are too easy so play from the blues.
Take a cart since transition on back nine requires a huge hike up.
Get there early if you want to utilize the driving range since it out in goat country.
Some risk/reward shots but not unfair like The Bridges in San Ramon.
I played on Easter and there was no one on the course! 3:15 for the round
It was Easter and I think the rain scared everyone away. Ben got me started at 9:30 as a single and I never caught up with the group ahead of me. A great day on a great course.
Great course, great conditions
Very tough course, definitely need to play here a few times before you start learning the greens and hitting better approach shots & shots around the green. Not much to complain about though. I just can't give it a Value because it's still kinda expensive. It's hard for me to say any course is worth $75. We got it for $50 I think. Good news is that you get free range balls (which is nice) and the range is gorgeous. Definitely a tough tough course to play in the wind!!
Around the greens, rough, fringe and especially the sand traps were absolutely perfect.
Beautiful facilities and a very nice drive out there.
Beautiful course
Wente is tucked into the hills with vineyards lining the fairways. It's a beautiful course, nice changes of elevation, extremely well maintained, and overall a terrific experience. This is a course you would take out-of-town friends to when you want to show off Bay Area golf.
Only downside was pace of play on a weekend afternoon. Round took about 5 hours, but they were hosting a tournament / large group. Also looked like there were some rather slow hacks.. not sure if that's typical or not.
Jaw dropping beauty
This course challenges all aspects of your game. Elevated tee shots provide tremendous views. A must play in the Bay area.
Awesome
Wente is a wonderful course. Great views, from tee to green the course is in wonderful shape. And the bunkers, WOW amazing sand.
I could imagine if you play on a windy day Wente would play extremely difficult.
For the price, Wente is a wonderful deal.
Lots of elavation changes
Long ride up to the practice range so allow extra time when you get there. For all the hills it seemed like only a few holes played uphill. Lots of well groomed bunkers around greens. We liked the speed of the greens which weren't lightning fast. Very big difference from front to back tees. It's a "must play" bay area course.