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
792 Reviews (792)
5 Stars
544
4 Stars
180
3 Stars
44
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
95.2%
Recommend this course
742 out of 792 reviews
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4.6
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
96.4%
Recommend this course
27 out of 28 reviews
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4.7
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
50
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
95.2%
Recommend this course
59 out of 62 reviews
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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
792 Reviews (792)

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Wow, what a gem.

I paid $200 on a Friday morning to play at Wente. Worth the price, the course is in immaculate condition. Friendly staff and the round only took under 4:15 to play all 18. I’ll be coming back here on a regular basis. Oh and I have a bunch of tattoos on my arms and they were fine with me wearing a short sleeve polo. (Any tattoos are fine unless they’re gang tattoos). DEFINITELY check out Wente!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
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
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great layout, great views!

Fairways shaggy, overwatered.

Greens shaggy and slow.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great round of golf

The weather was perfect and the setting spectacular. Just the kind of round that will help my wife golf more with me. We both loved it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

$100+ no snack shop/no cart girl

So my main complaint on this really cool track is; you pay $150 and while a live concert &10 food trucks are happening at the vineyard I'm making the turn on a 4.5hr round; no snack bar, no cart person....horrible. Wente GM, figure it out dude.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Current Price Point Is High

First of all this a great course when the grounds superintendent is on his game!

I played early morning (7:30am) and the course everywhere ball landed received zero roll. Multiple times with tee shots the ball plugged which indicated to me over saturation on the course. Fairways were a bit mushy. I have seen this course at it extreme best and currently I would not pay what did to play! #16is going through some transformation do to the past rains received early in the year and it has made the that hole terrible to play from the middle of the fairway at 225 yards. The 9th hole snack shack was not open and that seems to be the normal reoccurring theme on this course. For the price point, with the course lacking a beverage /food cart and a no 9th hole shack was actually very disappointing. I will try this course again once it appears conditions have bettered.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 54
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Back after long layoff from Wente

It’s been a long time since I last played at Wente. Long enough that I really couldn’t remember but 1 hole. What I found was a good conditioned course that I felt was a little overpriced. Would I comeback to play it any again … sure, but I won’t be rushing back. Maybe if the fees were around 25% cheaper, I’d find myself playing it more.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Very nice course.

Course in great location and in great shape. Only negative is there was a land slide sometime in the past that damaged 16th tee which is being re-developed. Otherwise, very enjoyable round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once 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 Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Temp tee box 16 th hole

The reason I gave a lower rating was because the 16th hole had a temporary tee box and the attendant during checkin failed to notify us, nor did GOLFNOW. Otherwise golf course was in excellent condition.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Team play

I went there by myself and joined two other singles.

We were similar level .

I have a good round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A Bay area go to

You will not be disappointed with this course. Great golf and carts with gps distance displayed…

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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