Hunter Ranch GC: #18
View of the 18th hole at Hunter Ranch Golf Course.
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4.6
411 Reviews (411)
5 Stars
230
4 Stars
131
3 Stars
34
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.4
96.5%
Recommend this course
383 out of 411 reviews
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4.8
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
2
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0
2 Stars
0
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0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.8
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 12 reviews
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4.7
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
1
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0
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
97.6%
Recommend this course
40 out of 41 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout earns high praise for its beautiful, challenging design with extremely fast and true-rolling greens. Staff friendliness, solid conditions, and strong value make this one of the top local options.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6751 yards
Slope 136
Rating 72.1
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Course Details

Year Built 1994
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

4.6
411 Reviews (411)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Patio Dining 8
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 12
Water Hazards 12
Forced Carries 10
This course/club is great for:
A Weekend Splurge 10
Advanced Golfers 10
Locals 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 10
Worth the Drive 7

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Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
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2.0
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Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Wonderful day for golf

It was a perfect weather for golf. Perfect temp. Greens were smooth and fast. Fairways were in good shape. Look forward to playing again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

This used to be one of my favorites

I’ve been coming here for years from the Bay Area and love the layout. Today was beyond disappointing. They have this set up for your players. The greens are like a 14 on the stump meter, and it’s virtually unplayable. If you’re a super low handicapped or better you might like it, but I won’t be back. This has been zero fun, the whole round is defensive golf. I’m a 10.5, and had over 40 putts. It’s not set up for the average golfer to enjoy. Also, the trap faces are swallowing balls.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 156
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
San Francisco Advisor
Previously Played

Great layout

Hunter Ranch is always a joy to play. It had a great layout with excellent greens. Fairways are in winter condition right now but still playable. Sand traps are above average. The restaurant is still offering takeout items.

Hunter Ranch is a go to central coast course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a great course

Beautiful day. 2 of us played in about 3.5 hours. Greens were excellent.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Love playing this challenging course

Great views, they do need to put the rings in the flags, so you are not reaching in to get your ball.

Safer not to reach in .

Have whip creme for Irish coffees

Glad the “no see um” bugs were not out!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1000
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1 Contributor
California Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

HR

Rode the Blues (6751/72.7/138) in 3H, 50M mid day on a GN "Hot Deal", matched up with Greg. Excellent golfer, fun to play with and it turns out he lives about 5 blocks from me! Sunny, fairly calm and around 85 made for nice golfing conditions.

Tees were the weak link. Looks like they heavily sanded them recently? Many sandy areas but mostly well maintained for divots.

Fairways mostly lush, nice to play from. Numerous spots soft from heavy watering.

Rough was fairly lush close to the fairway. Mostly mowed down, not overly penal. Thinner the farther you got from the fairway.

Sand traps had good quality sand. Very well maintained.

Large, undulating greens were smooth, medium fast and firm. Showed no evidence of being aerated 3 weeks ago, they rolled nicely. Usually held irons with minor run out if you hit a firm spot, or stopped and backed up when you hit a soft spot.

Both the layout and the greens are well above average. Customer service very good, quick efficient check in but no on course services. Basic carts do not have GPS, and the course is not well marked for yardages if you do not have a measuring device of some kind. Challenging course in nice condition overall. Definitely recommended.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Anonymous
Played On
Reviews 2
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best course in the Central Valley

Love this course so much! The front 9 is a parkland style course with two amazing par 5’s. The back 9 is more target golf with forced carries and water on most holes. The 18th is an amazing vista and great hole. Always love coming to Paso Robles to play Hunters Ranch!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

It's a pearl

What an awesome course to find your six iron on. Was windy the day I played but spray and pray as I may it only added to the charm. Playing the whites I managed to hit my share of the greens in reg only to find the greens dastardly. What a joy to birdie the 160 hidden green across the creek where you can see only the top of the flag :) For the above average player, this is a must play course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 109
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Great course

I play here every visit.. A little pricey but worth it. Always in great shape. Excellent staff. During non-Covid, the restaurant is a great place to eat any meal. Hopefully in the spring on my next visit, the pandemic will be over.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice course. Cool layout. Not the best service.

Front desk staff seemed bothered by us. When we asked to have our own carts for the 4 of us, they declined citing that we traveled there together, so we needed to share carts because it costed the course extra to run more carts. Even though we paid for round and cart for each of us. They also punched the greens. Offered the people after us a discounted rate, but charged us full price because we used Golf now to book. Kind of treated us as a bother. Even when there were only 5-10 groups on the whole course. Was a little disappointed with the experience even though the course was nice.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fast Greens

The course is in great shape. The greens are very fast! They were also placed in some more challenging locations.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course Is In Great Shape

The course was in great shape. Green were lightning fast, much faster than normal.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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