Spring Valley GC
A sunny day view from Spring Valley Golf Course.
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4.2
881 Reviews (881)
5 Stars
287
4 Stars
410
3 Stars
125
2 Stars
27
1 Stars
32
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.7
90.5%
Recommend this course
774 out of 881 reviews
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4.3
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
85.7%
Recommend this course
12 out of 14 reviews
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4.2
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.2
92.5%
Recommend this course
62 out of 67 reviews
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Course Highlights
Consistently well-maintained fairways, true-rolling greens, and a thoughtful layout make this course a top choice for golfers of all skill levels. Friendly, professional staff and outstanding value for money keep regulars coming back season after season.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6139 yards
Slope 114
Rating 68.8
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Course Details

Year Built 1956
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ray Anderson

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage
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Reviews

4.2
881 Reviews (881)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Watching the Game 15
Brunch 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 19
Elevation Changes 16
Undulating Greens 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 36
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 22
Beginners 19
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 27
Worth the Drive 15
In the 'Burbs 7

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Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

This course is fun to play. Need additional fairway bunkers to make more interesting.

The course difficulties are good for my level. The greens are well maintained. Nothing I can complain. And the food are food are good too.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 68
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor

Always enjoy playing here.

Aside from the horrible conditions of the greens, recently punched and maybe 5 on a stimp meter. It will take 2 to 3 more weeks for the greens to completely recover. The rest of the course is in good condition. It will be in excellent condition when it gets over the winter cold weather cycle that always effects all golf courses.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

It was a good day

This course offers a variety of challenges. It hasn't rained much this Spring so the course is a bit dry and firm. The greens had been recently aerated so they were quite bumpy, hard to get a smooth roll. Other than that, the area is nice and has some great scenery.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Very good practice area

Great bang for the buck while other courses are charging way to much.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

The course has some spectacular views of the mountain and valley.

My husband and I had a great game with the perfect weather conditions. Because of that it was a slow play with all the golfers on the course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Spring Valley is a good course, always enjoy playing it.

Spring Valley is a nice public course and is in very good shape for a course that gets a lot of traffic. The greens have a good pace and roll true. The tee boxes and fairways are nice as well.

The only annoying thing I found out is that golfnow.com doesn't work like other typical reservation sights. When I booked a Poppy Hills tee time I was able to realize a junior discount when I got there. I was told at Spring Valley that golfnow.com won't allow one to realize discounts like "youth on course" or even not take a cart. Given this, it was suggested that I should not use golfnow.com which is likely what I'm going to do in the future.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Beyond the challenging greens, it has many great features and amenities.

The staff were super friendly. The clubhouse meals were well worth the prices. The fairways were fast and the greens were challenging (the only flat green was #18). Overall "very enjoyable".

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great views in a tranquil canyon setting.

Most of the coarse plays short pars ,but can be challenging if you don't stay in the short stuff , which i haven't mastered yet .

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Love this course

Love the course, the location, difficulty, and the staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Seclusion of this course makes it especially peaceful.

Secluded, peaceful but still accessible. Greens in great condition. Fairways terrible---bumpy, sparse---in need of a major make over. Personally, I like that there is very little sand.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Too crowded on Weekend Afternoons

Pace of play was about 6 hours, with multiple groups backed up at each Par 3. You're better off paying more for a smoother round of golf elsewhere.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful vistas

slow Sat play; 1st time playing and was pleasantly surprised at how nice the course was. Was told we would start on time but we were delayed 15 -20 minutes before teeing off.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

A great place to play Golf

Had a great time...staff was awesome...Bartender made great Martini's, the greens are challenging because of the slopes, but fair, you just gotta think a bit.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Excellent Value!

Fire Sale! $29 with Cart on a Thursday afternoon!
Great GolfNOW value! Course was in good condition.
Greens above average. Speed of play was average. Waited a couple of minutes on a couple PAR 3's. Great veiws. Highly recommend watching for the FIRE SALE for this course!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0

Good course for Beginners

Nothing particularly special about this course. It offers, for the most part, some wide open fairways. Occasionally, you'll run across a more challenging hole that requires shaping your tee shot. Greens were well maintained but a little slow. Fairways were clean.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Too much sand on greens

Greens too sandy and there are lots of muddy areas. Overall a nice course to play.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

The course balances an open layout with challenging greens.

This is a good course for all types of golfers although less experienced golfers will feel, as they might at any course, some pressure to keep moving. The course is popular and slow play is often the rule. Too bad it isn't a regulation course. If the 2nd and 16th Par 3 holes were lengthened to be Par 4 holes (very possible to do with the available property), then it would be a very nice Par 72 course.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

good course

This course has some challenging holes and some very easy holes. Holes13, 14 and 15 are sometimes referred to as amen corner.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

LOW PRESSURE

This is a good course for high handi players or for better players that want to go out work on some shots and not get killed if your power fade does not fade.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Nice and Quiet

I've always loved this course. This is one of the courses I learned to play golf on, so it will always have a special place in my heart. Admittedly it is not very challenging for advanced golfers, but you can get in to some trouble. There are a handful of very tricky greens, and again there are a handful of holes where you will need your A game to conquer. But ultimately it is not very long, there are very few bunkers and water is only in play on 3 holes, and those are just a matter of clearing it with a modest tee shot. But what this course does offer is beautiful surroundings, very quiet and peaceful, and a really fun course to play a round on. Conditions are always solid here as well, as they do a great job of maintaining it with so much play. I only really have one complaint, and that is the price. I used to play this all the time, but they have priced me out of their course in the last few years. Weekday rates are pretty good, but the weekend rates are too high for me. Having said that, I can't blame them for charging it since they seem to be getting it. Personally, I'll just wait to play it when Golf Now offers one of their good deals.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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