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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6425 yards
Slope 129
Rating 69.9

Nestled in the heart of California Gold Country, La Contenta Golf Course wanders through the foothills of the Sierras. Being surrounded by beautiful mountains, the course feels peacefully secluded and enjoys stunning views, yet it is conveniently just a short drive from Sacramento and the San Joaquin Valley. The layout sprawls across a diverse terrain that ranges from lush valleys to grassy meadows. With the up-and-down of the golf course, accuracy is a necessity, especially with large water features coming into play on a few holes. There are also strategically placed bunkers to contend with. One particularly memorable hole is the par-3 13th. This scenic hole tumbles down from a dramatic elevated tee. La Contenta Golf Course has been one of northern California's most popular public courses for more than three decades.

Course Details

Year Built 1973
Fairways Rye grass
Greens Rye grass
Golf Season year round
Architect Richard Bigler

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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4.0
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Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
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4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

To big of tournaments over a 100.

All out of carts had to wait for them to bring a empty one .waiting long times at each golf hole . and the clubhouse was full of guys drinking you couldn't hardy get to the bathrooms .I have Golf here many times i had never this kind of experience .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Just a very nice course at a good price with a beautiful restaurant !! I will be back a lot !!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice Day of Golfing

La Contenta is making a comeback from previous management where upgrades were lacking! New carts was a nice addition to the new management company that recently took over. Greens were recently "seeded" making for a good excuse in missing my puts but they are taking shape! The course is challenging due to most fairways "hilly"! Give it a try!

Jack

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Some Positives & Negatives

Positives: Course is well groomed & maintained. Proshop staff accommodating and friendly. There are many difficult elevation changes, and several blind shots into greens creating interesting scramble shots. Takes a couple rounds to learn the course. Restaurant is quite good, have to say the breakfasts are excellent; 19th hole well worth a visit aswell.

Negitives: Course does not drain well. I've played there a week after normal rain events a couple of times to find very boggy fairways down slope of tee boxes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Just a nice golf course

Live in Angels Camp and decided to check La Contenta out. The experience was very, very good! Went on Golf Now and got an incredible deal. The two of us, with a cart, paid $40. It is a very nice course and would recommend it to anyone. Plan on making it a weekly experience !!!

Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

This course is great

We enjoyed our round at La Contenta. The course is in great condition and the weather was outstanding. We will be back soon for another.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

I hope you like hills

The curse is a bargain. Pace of play was under 4.5 hours on all of 4 days this year, the fastest was a 3-some. We played in 3:15. On some of the holes you feel like a mountain goat, others are flat as a pancake. Greens are receptive but fast and tricky. I would not recommend you walk this course unless you are in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good round

Good greens, friendly staff. Only complaint is very wet fairways. I understand needing water during hot days but every shot became a huge mudball.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Used cart

The course is looking better

I have to repeat what I have said in past reviews. There continues to be fivesomes and even SIXSOMES on the course. Not a good image for any course and an embarrassment when I bring a guest to the course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very Challenging course

Love playing here, was my 4 time this season. Very challenging course. The day we played the course was very wet due to over watering for the hot days in the past. Looking forward to playing there again in the up coming weeks

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

Very nice and friendly course in Gold Country. Good layout, friendly staff, good value . Glad we had a member with us to provide local knowledge. Several blind tee shots and at least one green where the flag wasn't visible. Fun day, will play again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wow!

I've been told many times to play this course, but the hour long drive kept deterring me. This course was more than I had expected. The huge elevation changes, the difficult layouts to each hope, made my experience both fun and challenging. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE DRIVE TO GET THERE.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best Around

La Contenta is probably my favorite course outside of Sacramento. The 13th (par 3) is so fun that even if you hit an amazing shot, you'll want to hit another ball, and another. Personally, I always play 5 shots off that tee just to see the ball soar for what seems like forever and stick the green as if you had dropped a rock pin high. For the first timer, it's challenging; go back a second time and it's a moderate difficulty. The fairways are forgiving for the most part; their nice and wide when you need them to be. If you can keep your shots in the fairways, you should have no problem breaking 90. The greens are not great on the lower elevations: soft, pocked-marked by poorly repaired divots and they do have some dead spots. Upper elevation greens are dry and fast and always in great shape. Carts are top rate and handle the terrain well. Pro shop feels like a country club. The restaurant/bar is usually full of flies and the service is somewhat slow. I've eaten here twice and wasn't impressed. I recommend that you bring your own food and beer, even though they probably don't want you too. The prices for food/drink are reasonable, however. But I never go to these places to eat anyway. I go for a good round of golf and my hat's off to La Contenta

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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