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Lakes/Canyon at Blacklake Golf Course
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There are 27 holes of championship golf at Blacklake Golf Resort, allowing golfers to mix and match to suit their preference and skill level. The holes are divided into three nines: the Canyons, Oaks, and Lakes, that can be played in different 18-hole combinations. Located on the Nipomo Mesa along California's Central Coast, each nine takes its name from the rugged landscape. The Lakes/Canyon combination strikes a good balance between being challenging and player friendly. The front nine is more player friendly, starting off with a confidence-boosting par 3 and with fairways that are wide and forgiving. It's rather long, though, and therefore not to be underestimated. The back nine tumbles across undulating terrain, incorporating elevated tee boxes that overlook the lush fairways below. The various vistas and valleys invite refreshing sea breezes to keep you cool.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | 72 | 6401 yards | 71.2 | 125 |
| Middle | 72 | 6056 yards | 69.6 | 122 |
| Forward (W) | 72 | 5628 yards | 72.0 | 122 |
| Forward | 72 | 5628 yards | 67.8 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.4/123 W: 76.9/133 | 143 | 397 | 343 | 396 | 404 | 528 | 328 | 164 | 573 | 3276 | 380 | 505 | 367 | 442 | 173 | 407 | 335 | 158 | 358 | 3125 | 6401 |
| White M: 69.7/119 W: 74.8/129 | 125 | 358 | 323 | 378 | 396 | 518 | 314 | 136 | 527 | 3075 | 365 | 491 | 350 | 435 | 148 | 393 | 315 | 144 | 340 | 2981 | 6056 |
| Tour Combo M: 69.6/119 W: 71.9/122 | 143 | 339 | 319 | 378 | 381 | 502 | 326 | 159 | 472 | 3019 | 364 | 502 | 349 | 435 | 121 | 376 | 337 | 159 | 343 | 2986 | 6005 |
| Red M: 67.5/114 W: 72.3/124 | 102 | 343 | 307 | 359 | 382 | 500 | 295 | 111 | 472 | 2871 | 346 | 445 | 332 | 420 | 122 | 374 | 302 | 121 | 295 | 2757 | 5628 |
| Gold/Red M: 65.8/111 W: 70.7/119 | 102 | 267 | 262 | 306 | 329 | 439 | 210 | 111 | 468 | 2494 | 346 | 445 | 329 | 419 | 121 | 376 | 305 | 122 | 289 | 2752 | 5246 |
| Gold M: 64.0/106 W: 68.0/113 | 102 | 267 | 262 | 306 | 329 | 439 | 210 | 111 | 468 | 2494 | 297 | 318 | 238 | 365 | 115 | 332 | 257 | 122 | 257 | 2301 | 4795 |
| Handicap | 17 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 8 | |||
| Par | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 17 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 |
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Could easily improve
Greens were nice, remainder of course in need of basic maintenance (mowing, raking and rodent control.
Improved
Condition of course improved from my last time playing there, It’s still a little bare in spots & the bunkers need some love. Greens were nice.
The layout requires a little local knowledge on some holes to avoid trouble.
The fairway grass needed to be mowed
The place is okay , just needs a little more maintenance
beautiful day
Pace was a bit slow, greens were in fair condition. Tee boxes need work, you are rarely. hitting off a flat tee box.
Pace was horrid
First issue, driving range was closed. No way to warm up but was able to do some chipping and putting. Started on Oaks. Tee time was 12:04. We were early and waiting. Pro shop told me there was a tee time at 11:56. Two guys showed up and said they were on canyons and it took an hr for one hole so they just cut in front of us because they were tired of waiting. After that, a group of 4 came up and said they were starting their back 9. No tee time for them. Just start when you want amongst others tee times. Started before them and made it 3 holes before a guy just played through without asking and then we ran into him on the 4th tee box because there was 3 groups ahead of him. Took us a little over 2.5 hrs to play 9. Lo and behold, the same exact thing happened on the back 9. We didn’t even finish the back 9. It took just too long and as we passed everyone on our way to our vehicle, there was a group of 5 holding up 6 groups of players. 7, 8 and 9 were wide open. One marshal with zero enforcement and no organization. Course is nice and I think the greens were decent but not decent enough to deal with the horrid pace of play. Tee times should be issued for front and back 9 since they’re different courses and they have people teeing off from all of them for their front 9 simultaneously. I won’t go back.
terrible pace of play
They had two women’s clubs on the course and after the first hole I went back to the starter to see if I could play another course and was denied. I had to skip 3 holes on the front nine to prevent it from being a 6 hour round.
Course condition
The course layout is excellent. Unfortunately the maintenance of the course is lacking. The greens were in pretty good
Mow the fairways please
I just can't get over the lack of maintenance at this course.
Last fall when they aerated the greens, I putted on greens with holes and not one spec of sand to fill them.
Now, the fairways are completely unmowed. Lost multiple balls in the over 3" deep clover, flowers and grass -- I was NOT in the rough - center fairway.
New experience
Nice course and interesting layout. The rough is that on deed. The trees and some narrow fairways make it interesting. Private setting.
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Hi Leo, thank you for visiting us at Lakes/Canyon at Blacklake Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.