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3.4
460 Reviews (460)
5 Stars
77
4 Stars
196
3 Stars
105
2 Stars
46
1 Stars
36
Conditions
2.9
Value
4.0
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.3
71.7%
Recommend this course
364 out of 460 reviews
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3.4
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
2.9
Value
4.5
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
70.0%
Recommend this course
7 out of 10 reviews
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3.3
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
66.0%
Recommend this course
31 out of 47 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6573 yards
Slope 123
Rating 70.3

The Sierra/Comstock Course is one of three 18-hole combinations provided by the three individual nines at Empire Ranch Golf Course. Nestled in the scenic Carson Valley, Empire Ranch features 27 holes of golf that overlook the Carson River. Although the golf courses have a seemingly secluded location rolling along dramatic bluffs, they are actually only minutes from downtown Carson City. Sierra/Comstock features smooth, fast greens and tight fairways, but the layout is forgiving enough for players of all skill levels to enjoy. Empire Ranch, in addition to the three courses, offers a full practice complex with a 300-yard driving range and a teaching facility that offers personalized instruction for all skill levels.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Golf Season Year round
Architect Cary Bickler

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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3.4
460 Reviews (460)
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Reviews 27
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Previously Played

The cup is not acceptable

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 05/26/2020

Hello bced98. Thanks for the review. We see you rated the course 1-star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very serious at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course.

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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Awesome Day and Very Friendly Staff

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 05/18/2020

Hi u311295430. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course!

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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Value

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/14/2020

Thank you for visiting the course. It's great to hear you keep coming back to the course. Please come again soon!

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

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

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/23/2020

Hi,

Thanks for leaving us a review. It's been a crazy time in our country right now and it's great to hear we were able to create a little joy in your life. We hope you are staying safe and will come back to visit in the future.

Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Cold Spring Golf

It was a cold day, but good to be out on the course. The staff in the office were exceptionally helpful. With the cool weather, they had to make alternative starting arrangements - started on 12 because 1 was frosty. Pace of play was excellent. Course is coming back well.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/23/2020

Hi,

Thanks for the nice review. It's nice to hear you were able to get some golf in despite the weather. We hope you are staying safe and will visit us again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/24/2020

Hi Kris8534131. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/24/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Kris8534131! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value, fast pace

I’ve played this course a few hundred times, so I’m rather fond of it. Unfortunately, the flood of a few years ago, reduced it from 27 to 18 holes, and there are a lot of holes that still show damage. Today the weather was perfect, but I think most golfers felt it would be too cold and windy to play. That was not the case so the lack of many golfers made for very fast play (which is often the case). My partner was on fire today and shot a personal best 82. He is a 20 handicap, so it was a good day!

Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Kinda Got Lost

I have played here before but it has been years. I found myself lost on where is the next hole 3 times because of poor direction indicators. The course is alot of fun and golfer friendly. I'll be back many more times going forward.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

I had a good round. Pleasant weather , and good staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

GREAT value

My buddy and I have been playing this course every other Monday. The greens are in great shape, and except for a handful of fairways, the flood damage from a few years ago is minimal. Every round includes a $4 food & beverage credit, so we will either have lunch between 9’s, or get a refillable fountain drink ($2) and a couple of their homemade cookies ($1 each). I’m not a dessert person, but the cookies are “to die for”.We almost always finish in only 3 hours, so pace of play is good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice day

I played today. It was a bit warm but there was a breeze. Course conditions are improving but #9 still needs work.

All in all a good golf day..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Almost got hit by golffers on other fairways.

Did not care for the course at all. To many places you were in danger of getting hit with a ball rate of play was not good had to wait while the group in front of us hit two or three balls each off of tee box no marshal to hurry up play .will not play this course again

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still Recovering

This was my first time playing the course since Mother Nature wiped out the red course. The rest of the course is still recovering from a lot of water this year and some spots on the fairways were a little soupy to drive on. No marshals on the course to tell the groups (like the one’s in front of us today) to pick up their pace of play. Some people need to swallow their pride and realize they can’t drive a ball 275-300+ Yards so play off the tees that suit your game and while their at it fix your pitch marks on the green, it’s called etiquette and it’s really okay to respect the course as well as the players you’re holding up.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
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