Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course

This course had damage last winter due to flooding, but the staff is working on repairs. There are many rough spots, but the course is enjoyable with some challenging holes. Friendly staff!!

The staff is courteous. The course has some damage but they are doing their best to recondition it. The tee boxes are nice. The greens could use some work around the holes.

After a Spring flood, the course conditions have gradually improved. Still a few extra water hazards. Frozen turf presents some new challenges but today the warm temps thawed the top inch or two of turf. Fairways and greens have a surprising amount of green grass, but are very rough in places.

Staff are very friendly. Cafe serves lunches at a good value.

They have 9 holes Blue, 5 Red and 4 white.

Nice job making a playable and fun 18 holes.

This is a 27 hole course (3 nine hole courses) 1 Course completely closed. The other 2 courses has multiple holes closed as well. You played a combination of the two courses to make a 9 hole game. We played it twice to play 18 holes. They are punching the course!!! Other areas are very wet and muddy. Greens are recently sanded. Restaurant food was great, as always!!! Best dogs and burgers EVER!!

Course was still wet in many places but staff have selected 18 holes to play out of the 27. Conditions are much better than a few months ago.

Staff are friendly, restaurant serves good food at modest prices. Excellent value.

They have 27 holes, but are repairing 18 of them from the flood. You had to play 4 or 5 holes of each 9hole course. It was marked ok, and enjoyed all 18 holes. The greens were in good shape and the ruff was semi-long and green? I will play it again but it's far from my house.

This course is NOT playable! Staff did not even mention the bad conditions when we called for tee time and not when we walked in! Then we were handed a list of 18 (all over the 27) to play. The course already has a lot of water, but now even more, not shown anywhere. Sand traps are half weeds, smell is bad and to top it off, there are NO directions on how to find these scattered holes!

I like the course very much especially via online deals. Unfortunately with the extreme weather we have had in the Reno / Carson Valley areas, Mother Nature has not been kind to this course. There has been a lot of storm damage, mostly from flooding. I played on 3/14 and only 12 of the 27 holes were open for play. The conditions are obviously not the fault of the course management but rather Mother Nature and I don't see it being back to normal for at least a few months ( my unprofessional opinion).

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Water damage from floods has only 10 of the 27 holes available spread out on two courses. The stagnant water smells awful and you can't escape it. Additionally, nobody seems to take the time to repair their ball marks on the greens and they are in incredibly poor shape. Staff has a ton of work ahead of them....

winter conditions so it was so so.

Every fairway had standing water and ball would land in it. Very windy and cold. I thought about quitting after the third but played only eight holes. Would not recommend playing this course until drying out and weather gets better.

The course was in good shape for a November. It was pretty cold and windy but still fun. Greens were in good shape.

Not the best day for golfing with strong winds at mid day. But if you are willing to battle some wind, these three 9 hole courses are a great value. Green fairways are somewhat level and are framed by distant mountains. Today had several small wet spots but no pools on the fairways. Sand in traps is very hard so no raking needed. The carts are reliable but show their age. Pro shop and restaurant staff are always pleasant.

I have played Empire Ranch a number of times over the years. I have also played numerous courses throughout California (yes, I did play Pebble) and this course ranks in the top twenty for course layout, course conditions, the staff (including management), pace of play, and level of difficulty (depending on which tees you play from). I would highly recommend this course to any golfer (low to high handicap). My only advice would be to put a lot more sand in the traps.

Well maintained course with lush fairways and greens. Fast pace of play midday w/cart. Mosquitoes can be a negative but golf shop has repellant for use or sale. Staff was friendly and informative and flexible. With 27 holes we were able to avoid a slow group ahead at the turn and play a different 9 that was wide open.

It is a nice course and has 3 nines so you can mix it up on different visits.

The course was very recently mowed, and lots of loose grass lay on most fairways ( lost two balls in the fairway} Other than this, course was in good condition. Pace of play was good (finished in 3 3/4 hours). Sand traps could use some work as they are very hard packed. Extensive wetlands bordering fairways offer continuous challenges.

Greens were in perfect shap especially this early in the season. Only a couple had some damage. Had to play two club wind late in day but enjoyed round. Friendly staff.