Sierra/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course

Have played here several times in the past two years, and the experience is pretty consistent each time (which is generally a good thing, as you know what to expect). The course is a good overall value for the fees charged, the pro shop staff has always been very friendly & accommodating, and the course is usually in fairly good shape (except for consistent drainage /wet conditions issues in the fairways of several holes, which is especially frustrating when you hit what you think is a good shot, only to see your ball get sucked up in a muddy bog mess in the fairway). Another gripe is the goofy course layout, which does not always flow logically from hole to hole, and is especially frustrating on at least 3 holes where it isn’t totally clear looking out from the tee box where exactly the green you’re playing to is located, so you’re also wondering where exactly you’re supposed to aim & hit your drive (hint: look which direction the cart path goes from the tee box - but sometimes that’s been laid out goofy as well, so good luck !) A final consistent issue here is the fairly consistent slow play overall, and lack of any visible rangers on the course - which can also make for a frustrating round, especially when lazy idiot cart drivers literally drive up & park right next to the greens and flatten the grass, like parking on the cart path and walking an extra 15 yards is going to kill them. But all in all it’s a fairly priced good value and worth a try, as long as you know what to expect.

view of course was great and first 9 holes were in good shape. However some of the greens were slightly brown and fairway different grasses. Layout in the back had you drive around and not orderly. Also too many singles. We teed off ( 3 players) after a couple of players then a single and behind us were 2 other singles. Couldn't understand why they did not group the singles. BIT FRUSTRATING

This is the best value around.

Pace of play-3 people 18 holes-3 hrs 20 min.

And we played with the eagles and hawks.

But be careful the geese guard the par 3’s. Haha

This is the best value in the area! And the best valley too. What a great course for a relaxing round.

Thank you.

This little course is a gem. The setting is incredibly relaxing!

You can’t beat the price either.

For the money, this is a great little course, in a great relaxing setting-trees, wildlife, very pleasant.

If there is a contact number or email address to write to, you’ve sure hidden it well on this site. I’ve tried for two days to contact you because I’m not seeing my $20 reward for the DADSDAY promo for booking my tee time for today. Can someone please help with this? I See references to “Call us” and I cannot find a phone number anywhere?!?

Thanks!

Greg

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This is a great little course!!! We had a twosome and finished in 3 hours. A very serene setting and even with it being a very windy day it was incredibly relaxing.

Thank you!

the staff was friendly...the course needed a lot of work...

most of the tee boxes were in very bad shape.....the fairways needed to be mowed.....lots of standing water caused by leaks.....greens needed to be rolled

Great course for the money, staff is always friendly. Never really overcrowded, so a decent pace of play

What a great value! This is a nice inland liks course. Lots of water, but most of it was not in play. Occasionally difficult to determine which green you are shooting for. Few trees and just a friendly course. Holes are elevated cups for covid rules with mini flags but we scored well.

I am a Reno resident ( ~ 45 miles and ~ 50 minute ride from my home) I play at this course on a regular basis because of the deals from TeeOff Golf. For the money, this course is a great deal. The course is still under some rebuilding from storm damage a few years ago but has successfully reconstructed the previously 3 X 9 holes into one 18 hole course. Friendly staff especially for online deals and put of towners.

Worth a try for the money. They hope to get another 9 hole going pretty soon from what I have heard.

Instead of a modified cup where your ball goes in the shallow hole the cup is above ground. This is more like croquet where you can slam the ball against the pvc pipe. It will ruin your putting skill.

Came out on a beautiful warm and no wind day. Was a bit crowded but staff did an excellent job handling. They were extremely kind to me as a single player and went above and beyond to get me on and have a great day. Really fun course that is a great course for getting back out on the course and starting to swing the club again.

Empire Ranch golf course is our “go to” course for frequent play. It is less expensive than some of the other courses In the area and you can almost always play with just your group, whether it be for 2 players or 4. The Mallards grill also puts out a good lunch menu. Sometimes the greens are not in that great of condition, especially this time, but we will definitely be back.

We were so happy the course was open during the Coronavirus time.

This was our first time at Empire and was pleasantly surprised how nice the course was.

We really don’t have high expectations since the price is so reasonable.

The guy running the desk was super nice and welcomed us for being there for the 1st time.

Nice driving range

Everything sterilized/ carts/ bathrooms etc.

We will definitely be back