The Course at Wente Vineyards

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.

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.

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.

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.

One of the best course in the Tri-valley area. I have witnessed its beauty of colorful late autumn in addition to the challenge of mountain course.

I'm gonna keep it simple to the first thing I want to know when I ask about a course.
Hows the fairways look and feel? Not a dry spot on them!
Can I get down and through the ball with ease in the bunkers?
"Powder like" white sand (Like scoopin warm butter baby!)

Oh and...Free Range Balls, WooHoo!

Course in great shape. Rough can be difficult. Greens smooth and fast. Unfortunately slow play detracts from the course. Marshall no help to speed up the slow groups.

Strongly recommend this golf course. Pretty well maintained and treated VIP, and most of all I was impressed by the driving range and Lombard street.

I love playing at Wenti. The views are fantastic and the course is tough but fair. There is always some "animal damage" on the fairways, but it wont take away from the overall experience. I'm from Philly and whenever I get out to the area I always schedule a round here.

1st time here, great experience, staff was great, course is in great shape & the layout is beautiful!

I have only been playing for 10 months and never at a course this nice so I am not speaking from experience but I am pretty sure you won't be disappointed with this beautiful pristine course. The staff treats you like royalty.

Playing in between vineyards with many elevated tees. This is a beautiful course and very challenging. The staff was terrific very friendly and helpful. The "drive" up to the 10th hole is named Lombard street and is more fun to drive than the real Lombard street.

Greens were aerated in the middle of Aug so they were still bumpy and it made putting more difficult since the sand kept putts from breaking as much as it looked and the greens were much slower than usual. Would have appreciated the Pro shop letting us know about the aeration, especially since we were charged regular greens fees.

Course was in great shape. Greens were aerated and sanded which took away a little bit of the experience since putting was a new kind of challenge. Overall a very nice experience and would go back in a heartbeat (after the greens return to normal).

A truly five star course. Even playing from the whites presents a very good challenge. The changes in elevation from one hole to another is quite unique in itself. Bring plenty of balls, you will need them unless you have very good ball control. This course will challenge every aspect of your game. Got to play this course again.

Wente is a very nice well maintained and challenging course. No doubt it's one of the best courses in the area with well maintained fairways, bunkers and rock hard fast greens. Tee boxes are a bit spongy but that's about it.
They try to give you a private club experience but hey if you booked on golfnow and especially on of the hot deals they do it with a snobbish attitude. "Oh you got on golfnow" as if $75 for a 3pm tee time is chump change. I don't get it why they have to ruin a perfectly good experience with a snide comment. Happened twice now..

Challenging course, especially with wind. Rough is tough to get out. Good place to test your skill.

If your looking for a golf course that is challenging and that has great views The Course at Wente Vinyards should definitely be your choice. A course were you can go play the white tees at 5637 yds or challenge yourself and play the black at 7181 yds, Its a test for the long or short hitter. The course is challenging but fair, fairways are wide on most of the holes and if you happen to hit one into the ruff you have no problem finding your ball.
The views here are Great, drastic elevation changes on the first hole and at the turn which puts you on top of the foot hills looking down at the course and vineyards all around.
The only thing I disliked about the course was playing the blue tees, there were 4 par 4's that were 340yds or shorter, shortest being the 10th at 281yds. This was my first time playing this course and will probably play the gold tees next time to avoid the short par 4's and to add an additional 600yds to the course. Overall i loved the course the only thing i suggest if you plan on playing it check the weather first, the wind can blow 30mph and it can be over 100 degrees in the summer. Played at 2:50pm for $50 through golfnow and was lucky to play on an 80 degree day with about 15-20 mph winds.

I heard they fired the Superintendent recently and you can tell....

Do us a favor and give him his job back. Tees and greens normally in pristine shape and now they look like a muni :((

Without question, one of the top public courses in the bay area. Prices can be a little steep, but considering the conditions of the course, well worth it. I played in the afternoon, so the wind can make the course harder than it already is. Not for the beginner. Very long with breathtaking views of the valley. In short, a must on ones list.