Hunter Ranch Golf Course

Don't get too comfortable after the front 9 - the back Is a bear. Lots of water and blind fairways. You will be your exercise.

Really enjoyed the round at Hunter Ranch. It was a fun layout - not too easy, not too penal. The course was firm and fast for March. Good shape considering the drought conditions. Great restaurant for a post round lunch.

Played the Blues (6751/72.7/138) in 3H, 20M as a single early morning. Started off in fog with poor visibility, but the weather was nice by the end of the round.

Tough course, hilly with fairways framed with oak trees. The fairways are generous in size, the rough is thin, but if you get off in the oaks its hardpan.

The tees were decent. Semi lush and some could use leveling, but most were well maintained for divots.

The fairways and rough do not look good from afar. Both are winter thin with large patches of dormant grass. However, they play better than they look, not great but okay.

The sand was nice, well maintained.

The large, undulating greens were the best part of the course. Medium fast and firm, but they held irons very well.

The customer service was good, right out on #1 tee at my tee time. No dink cart, no one cleaning up your clubs after the round. Excellent, very challenging layout in decent condition. Recommended.

Fun course! We played as a twosome on a Sunday. It was pretty busy with some waiting. The greens were in fantastic shape. Parts of the fairways were dry which is very acceptable for a dry January. Beautiful course. We will come back!

I have heard so many good things about this course; how it is well maintained, challenging and one of the best courses in SLO county. I beg to differ. I found a good rate on GN at $50, but the rack rate is near $100. After playing this course I would have a hard time justifying $50 let alone $100. One the positive side the greens and bunkers were in good shape and the staff was friendly. On the negative side the fairways and rough were all dead. Many holes lacked significant rough entirely, yet I found multiple spots on the course where water puddled and I had to drop my ball. I enjoyed playing Hunter Ranch, but I would not classify it as a premiere course as they do.

Challenging layout includes hills, doglegs and forced carries. A challenge but, not punitive due to generous fairways. The greens are very nice but, have subtle breaks so, two putts are not guaranteed. It plays long due to the hills so, choose the correct tees or be prepared to hit long irons into the greens. It was a little wet the day I played so the course won but, I look forward to playing again. The only drawback is the fairways are a bit uneven at the edges but, it fits with the natural look of the course. Food is great!!!

Played here on a Saturday with my wife while vacationing in the area. Teed off at 12:30 and finished in 4:30 as a threesome, but the course was pretty busy. Greens were excellent. Tees pretty good. Bunkers in nice shape. Fairways were in terrible condition. I don't know if it has something to do with the season, but the turf was in really bad condition. Lots of bare spots and mixed grass. Don't think we had a decent lie in the fairway all day. Given that this place is billed as the best in the area, it did not live up to that billing. Staff was friendly and the on-site restaurant was great. It's not worth the $110 rack rate (including cart), but if you can find a special rate, we would recommend it.

I wanted to love this course set in the Paso Robles vineyards. I appreciated all the efforts made to keep up pace of play, with that we finished in just over 4 hours on a Sunday morning playing as a twosome behind 2 walking threesomes. Areas of improvement: 1) the starter should have offered to let us go in front of the walkers, 2) white tees' tee boxes were in terrible condition - torn up and lumpy with not much flat area for a stance, 3) at least 3 holes have completely blind tee shots causing two instances of hitting into and being hit into. Why not post some local knowledge on the golf cart for first time players? Why not have a bell or other indicator for these blind tee shots to keep people safe?

I would recommend only playing with others who have played the course before. I would recommend the course lower its rates, not a $100/round value.

I thought the course was just okay... greens were great, fairways good to soso, sand good, rough really patchy. Layout I expected to be a lot better based on reviews. There aren't really any memorable holes here, which is surprising considering the location and ratings. I also felt like the white tees were too far back and if we hadn't been able to pass by the twosome in front of us at the turn, we would have had a 4:30 round on an empty course. We played the back nine in 1:45 or so while taking our time.

Booked on line and staff asked if we wanted a cart. I said no which was a big bad mistake. Take a cart and Enjoy a delightful course.

Really enjoyed playing this track, even at 104 degrees!

I the early morning mist of California Central coast lies Hunter Ranch Country Club.

7:00am cool summer morning putting green wet with due. Breakfast in the Club House coffee eggs Benedic fruit.

8:10 tee time number 1t ee our foursome lined up. As each one of us sends our drives straight down the middle of the fairway 250 275 290 300 yards our second shots find there mark and we're all

on the first green . One by one our putts find that elusive hole. One par a "Birdie" whispered by my partner. That was the first of 18 great holes at Hunter Ranch.

It is layed out to make you earn your shots. Lots of hilly slant to the fairways. Miss the middle and you can find yourself rolling down a hill into dense weeds under thick oak trees. The day we played the course it was also entertaining wind gusts of 20-30 miles an hour. Needless to say, we didn't have a chance. Still enjoyed the challenge. Threw away the scorecard.

I played this course 3 days in a row while visiting the area. I am very happy that I did. Fair and Challenging. Great greens. The conditions are immaculate. There is a great practice area. The course is owned by an apparently very affluent oil man that puts a great deal of money into the course and the conditions. The course itself you will read elsewhere is two different nines. Much of the routing is through oaks that makes for a varied and challenging round. I am a 5 index and found that after 2 rounds i knew where to place the ball and had a better score 79 80 76. There is a bit of a breeze that keeps your attention and the area is very cool in the morning even in late June / early July. Dave in the pro shop is great. Loves his course, happy to chat with you about the design, or anything about the club. I really enjoyed playing here and would love to talethis course and plant it where i live. Enjoy!

So far, the best course I've played in SLO county...Great layout, great condition....A+ driving range.....

course is pretty good except for a few holes on the back nine which were stupid. 22n per person for cart made it 90 to play and it is not worth that

Played our 3rd day of our Bi Annual Dukes of Hazards golf trip, and we saved the best for last! Avila Beach was horrible, Cypress Ridge was very good, Hunter Ranch is PERFECT! The day was perfect as there was no wind, with a 10:50 tee time. They must have 12 minute tee times as we never saw the group in front of us. The front 9 starts off faitly benign, the fairways are generous to say the least, although the holes play rather long. (6300 yrds from the whites?). Pay attention to the practice greens as they are every bit as fast and perfect as the greens on the course! I talking perfect and lightning fast! While the fron is pretty opn, with few tree's and generous landing zones, the back 9 get's really tight really fast! A wide open short par 4 starts your back 9, but then the course shows it's teeth! Forced carries over water and danger off the tee awaits your next 6 holes before opening up again for 17 and 18. Course was so fun, we are coming back next year!