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The California Golf Course sits on land that slopes gently and offers a nice view of the Ohio River; however, this course ain't just pretty to look at, but laid out to play in a manner that will test seasoned golfers and welcome novices to the friendly golf course where the trees are old growth.
California Golf Course provides 18 holes of par-71 golf over 6,227 yards. A round of golf kicks off on a par-4 hole that plays to 367 yards from the Blue tees. Because this is one of Cincinnati's longer municipal golf courses, power golfers will appreciate the chance to open up their games a bit more, with about a third of the holes measuring over 400 yards from the Blue tees, including a pair of par-5 holes, the second and ninth holes.
As the California Golf Course is a municipal golf course, expect low rates, and those who can swing a round of golf during the workweek can expect them to be even lower.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 6245 yards | 69.8 | 120 |
| White | 70 | 5870 yards | 69.2 | 117 |
| Gold | 70 | 4826 yards | 63.2 | 107 |
| Gold (W) | 70 | 4826 yards | 68.2 | 108 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 70.3/121 | 367 | 480 | 393 | 307 | 122 | 361 | 205 | 353 | 412 | 3000 | 427 | 413 | 401 | 166 | 301 | 402 | 382 | 369 | 384 | 3245 | 6245 |
| White M: 68.1/118 W: 74.1/126 | 352 | 472 | 368 | 301 | 110 | 347 | 172 | 345 | 407 | 2874 | 410 | 405 | 396 | 156 | 269 | 390 | 318 | 348 | 304 | 2996 | 5870 |
| Gold M: 63.3/101 W: 67.9/112 | 340 | 401 | 307 | 245 | 100 | 295 | 140 | 216 | 335 | 2379 | 315 | 320 | 300 | 113 | 234 | 302 | 268 | 304 | 291 | 2447 | 4826 |
| Handicap | 14 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 8 |
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a positive review for our California Golf Course. We are glad to see you enjoyed your experience and hope to see you back on the course again soon.
Turtle pace
Too many slow players with no appreciation for golf etiquette.
@woosieman, we’re sorry to hear that pace of play impacted your experience at our course. We are continually working with our entire team to ensure pace of play is improved. We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you back again soon. Please reach out directly if you’d like to chat further!
Great challenging day in a beautiful setting. Lovely helpful staff!
Thank you for the positive review for our California Golf Course. We are glad to hear you enjoyed your experience and hope to see you on the course again soon.
@caca53, thank you for giving our California Golf Course a positive rating. We are glad to hear you enjoyed your visit and hope to see you again soon.
@jarjarboots, thank you for taking the time to leave a great rating! We hope to see you back at California Golf Course again sometime soon.
Great course Just not for me
If you can find the fairways on the layout you may score well. No strikes against this place and it’s a tight tree lined country club style course with lots of elevation. I struggled with control off the tee and got to see many of those trees up close. It’s a cool layout and great manicured course but if you struggle to hit it straight off the tee you’re going to struggle big time here. Greens are fast and I would imagine really firm if they want them to be. Couple rainy days this weekend softened them a bit. Good shots sucked down and short chips rolled appropriately. Great course I may have to visit again when I’m hitting the ball a little straighter off the tee.
Thank you for taking the time to leave the positive review for our California Golf Course. We appreciate and value your feedback and hope to see you back on the course again soon.
@Hoiwon0801, thank you for leaving a positive review for our California course. We hope to see you back on the course again soon.
Best CRC course
This course is one of the best on the East side open to the public. Great for beginners and veterans alike. All my friends prefer to play here if we can get a Tee time.
Thank you so much for your positive review. We value your feedback and hope to see you at our California course again soon!
@mole151, thank you for leaving a 5-star review for our California course. We hope to see you back on the course again soon!
Great day at California
Played California on Sunday. Course in great condition. But pace of play was slow due to number or foursomes out playing. All in all a great day.
@Dawg0417, thank you for taking the time to leave a positive review about your experience at our California course. We apologize that play was slow due to the number of guests, but we are glad you were still able to come out and enjoy your round. We hope to see you on the course again soon.
Thank you for the positive rating for our California Golf Course. We’re thrilled to hear you had a positive experience and can't wait to have you back again sometime soon.
Course was in great shape and played very fair especially for the time of year. Some interesting hole designs and none of the “weird” hole defenses I’ve seen at other municipal courses in the area. Very good value for money
Fun track
You need to be straight off the tee, especially on the back 9. They have some interesting holes, most noticeably the Par 3 13th with two greens and an elevated tee box.
@wonji, thank you for leaving a positive rating for our California Golf Course. We are glad you enjoyed your experience and hope to see you back again soon.