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Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course
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Empire Ranch Golf Course, situated in the picturesque Carson Valley, features 27 holes of golf that overlook the Carson River. Located just minutes from downtown Carson City, Empire Ranch's three individual nines offer three different 18-hole combinations that have a convenient location but still provide a challenging golf getaway. The Comstock/River layout features lakes and wetlands coming into play throughout. The fairways are also well guarded by strategically placed bunkers. It provides a fair test, but the golf course is forgiving enough for beginning and intermediate players. In addition to the three courses, Empire Ranch also offers extensive practice facilities and a staff of PGA Professionals who can provide golf instruction.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6840 yards | 71.4 | 125 |
| Blue | 72 | 6392 yards | 69.5 | 120 |
| White | 72 | 5923 yards | 67.2 | 116 |
| Green | 72 | 5409 yards | 64.9 | 107 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5409 yards | 70.5 | 131 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4854 yards | 67.3 | 122 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.4/125 | 494 | 340 | 413 | 389 | 170 | 371 | 423 | 165 | 498 | 3263 | 341 | 523 | 444 | 207 | 355 | 542 | 434 | 194 | 460 | 3500 | 6763 |
| Blue M: 69.8/119 | 478 | 316 | 397 | 366 | 157 | 345 | 404 | 157 | 476 | 3096 | 330 | 487 | 407 | 198 | 313 | 511 | 403 | 181 | 444 | 3274 | 6370 |
| White M: 67.4/115 W: 72.9/128 | 454 | 297 | 368 | 352 | 139 | 302 | 371 | 144 | 452 | 2879 | 299 | 452 | 394 | 173 | 277 | 464 | 378 | 161 | 405 | 3003 | 5882 |
| Green M: 64.9/103 W: 69.9/123 | 416 | 265 | 350 | 324 | 128 | 267 | 337 | 117 | 427 | 2631 | 259 | 430 | 351 | 141 | 250 | 440 | 337 | 144 | 373 | 2725 | 5356 |
| Red M: 62.2/97 W: 67.1/117 | 351 | 241 | 313 | 289 | 112 | 235 | 328 | 98 | 407 | 2374 | 236 | 406 | 339 | 124 | 229 | 401 | 325 | 127 | 322 | 2509 | 4883 |
| Handicap | 12 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 2 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
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Photo submitted by nsipes92 on 10/12/2024
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Yup, that’s the fairway, OMG Photo submitted by PzL26bOnDUDiVUvhDsbA on 08/27/2024
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Fairway Photo submitted by alwolff on 07/13/2023
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Fairway Photo submitted by alwolff on 07/13/2023
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Fairway Photo submitted by alwolff on 07/13/2023
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Rough Photo submitted by alwolff on 07/13/2023
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around the green Photo submitted by alwolff on 07/13/2023
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Tee Box? Photo submitted by u000003302779 on 08/25/2020
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Bunker? Photo submitted by u000003302779 on 08/25/2020
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Middle of fairway....no joke Photo submitted by u000003302779 on 08/25/2020
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Photo submitted by SomeDuskyOne on 05/26/2020
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Empire Ranch Photo submitted by u971452162 on 05/10/2020
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Photo submitted by u000004096789 on 01/06/2020
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Photo submitted by nvnolans on 01/01/2020
Hi, JulianWarne. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Best value around
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
Your feedback is important to us, 10edraper20. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course.
Always a good time!
This is the best value in the area! And the best valley too. What a great course for a relaxing round.
Thank you.
Your feedback is important to us, 10edraper20. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course.
What a great relaxing course-here it is!
This little course is a gem. The setting is incredibly relaxing!
You can’t beat the price either.
Hi 10edraper20. 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!
A great course for a relaxing round.
For the money, this is a great little course, in a great relaxing setting-trees, wildlife, very pleasant.
Hi 10edraper20. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course.
Reward
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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A fun fun fun course
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!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, 10edraper20! 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!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, SWORDFISH213! 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!
disappointed
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
Hi, vimacacres. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Great course for the money, staff is always friendly. Never really overcrowded, so a decent pace of play
Hi u000006686279. 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!
Great value
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.
Hi SomeDuskyOne. 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!
For the money via TeeOff online deals and Deal Pass, this is a great deal
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.
Hi, thanks for writing us a review. It's great to hear you enjoyed your round at the course. We have been working hard on improving the course and it's nice to see it being appreciated. Please come visit us again soon.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Thank you for visiting the course. It's great to hear you keep coming back to the course. Please come again soon!
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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Hello, u855240021. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.