Canyon Lakes Golf Course & Brewery

This course has been on a rapid decline the last couple years. Decided to give it another try today. Every tee box and every green are diseased. So badly on some you can’t even find a good enough lie to hit off. They are still charging 93$ with cart. Absolute joke. Will not be coming back until they decide to put some care into their facility

When I was living in San Ramon in 2022, I got into golf and this was one of the first golf course I have played.. yes it’s a difficult course for a beginner but the conditions and the layout made the experience a fun one. Now that I’m a bit more experienced and have played over 50 courses.. coming back to play this for the nostalgia just left me with disappointment.. greens were apparently aerated but were still in bad shape almost 2 weeks out. The fairways were horrible.. very patchy with dried up dirt so even hitting fairways weren’t rewarding. I found turf inside bunkers which made them look hideous. Don’t even try hitting from the bunkers, save your club face some nasty dents/scratches. At least the staff were nice. I don’t see myself coming back here anytime soon especially for the $60+ green fees. Do yourself a favor and spend that money at Callippe or Boundary Oak..

staff was excellent. Course had some spotty areas, but understandable for end of summer.

Greens and Tee boxes on front 9 are in bad shape, need repairs.

Haven't been to Canyon Lakes in awhile. The course was tore up. Such a shame as it's an incredibly nice layout and very challenging. Tee boxes were in bad shape and the greens had a lot of dry dirt. The fringe was unkind as it had so many bald spots. It has by far the best restaurant and selection of drinks in the Bay Area. Hopefully the course recieves a little more TLC in the future.

I have played this course many times and it has gone way down hill. Half the tee boxes were sand. Greens were terrible. Fine to play if you are getting a hot deal, otherwise I would avoid.

I like the lay out of this course but it is in terrible condition.

Fairways are covered in burrowing animal holes and dirt. The greens are covered in fungus and burned out. Sand traps are hard pan and tee boxes are a mess.

Such a shame because this course has a nice layout, friendly staff and good food. They just don’t take care of it at all. I heard they are trying to sell and build homes on it so maybe they don’t care, but for 70-85.00 a round it should be in better shape. Bridges across the street is in great shape, but I hate the layout of that course.

On the back nine, patches of grass are dead in several areas, but the most serious issue is the condition of the putting greens. The surface is so uneven that the ball bounces when putting, and when I step on the green, it sinks noticeably underfoot.

We walked off at the 17th tee after being on the course for 5+ hours. The course has a demanding layout yet is filled with beginners who are not being actively Marshalled and the wait for food at the turn is ridiculous. Tons of things they can do to improve pace of play but sadly no one here really cares.

Beyond pace, the course is in awful condition. Fairways are filled with holes and barren grass. Good luck finding a flat spot to tee up on the tee boxes. And if the greens aren’t full of Goose excrement, they are very bumpy, not mown, and sometimes barren as well.

Do this course a favor and don’t play here. The sooner it sells and comes under new management, the better for all involved. Sad to say we’ll never be coming back.