The Links At Bodega Harbour

I’ll be honest. I am baffled as to how this course is rated so highly. About the only good thing about the experience was the friendliness of the staff. Where do I start. Well... I guess the fact that it has not range is a good place. You can hit into a net but that is it. The course layout is just plain weird. Some holes will make you say “what was the designer thinking”. Conditions were ok...but not great. Also, be prepared to play in some hectic wind. While it was a beautiful day windless day in San Fran, this course played in a 4-club wind. It is a hike too. You are looking at a 1:20 min drive from San Fran. Given, the course layout, conditions, lack of amenities and wind, I have zero desire to rerun. Finally. The main reason I drove out to play there was that GolfNow states the course plays at 7500. Most courses I saw in San Fran were short. I figured at 7500, there had to be a set of tees at 6900. (My preferred yardage) to play from. Well. The course is only 6,200 from the back tees. I would not have made the drive had I known that.

I played this course one year ago, saw a coupon and decided to give it another try. I was not disappointed. Tee time at 10am, the fog was starting to break, and around noon it was clear for a few hours. By the 17th, the fog rolled back in. That said, the weather helped to make it a memorable experience. The tee boxes were clean and in good shape. The greens were in good shape; it would be nice if the groundkeepers would remove the fences around the holes :) The greens are more tricky than they first appear. The elevation changes are fun and challenging. Overall, a great experience. My only complaint (ok I'm whining) was that I lost a few balls "in plain sight" due to the rough; recently mowed and leftover grass made it difficult to find balls just off the fairways. Looking forward to another visit!

The weather was perfact making the day very pleasant. The course still had a little dampness due to the winter rains but was still very playable. Have played this course a couple of times and find it challenging, especially since it has many holes that are very uphill or downhill. However, the views are excellent and staff is very helpful.

It’s Pebble Beach at a fraction of the price. Amazing vistas from almost all the holes. Staff Uber friendly and accommodating! The course in great shape only knock on it is the last three holes are a bit of a disappointment oddly shaped forcing people to walk them in a real odd manner. Great course

Thouroughly enjoyed a round at Bodega. Played the round with my brother and it couldn’t have gone better. By the time we were done the pace of play clock had us 57min ahead of pace. Course was empty except for a few scattered players. Got the round on a hot deal and received a very low rate. We were early so for a fee of $10 they let us go out before our scheduled time. Don’t know if this is a common practice or not but we took advantage of the empty course annd got out.

What a treat, I had been dying to play Bodega for years. I picked the most amazing day to play a great course. Value was top notch and the conditions were really good for the time of year. Will say there were a few fairways damaged from the mowers (understandable, given the amount of rain recently) but greens were is great shape...pace of play was great and staff were even better, providing great insight to the course set up given it was our first time out. Finished the round with a drink overlooking the ocean....UNREAL day...

Course was in great shape. Weather was beautiful but a little windy. 16,17, and 18 were a real challenge given the wind. Can’t wait to play again!

I also tried to call Golf Now and could not get anyone to answer.

Liked everything about the round, including the holes laid out between homes.

In general, I found the fairways very wide off the tee. it was windy but I suppose that is links golf. I found hole 16 very beautiful.

It exceeded my expectations. Will definitely revisit.

One of my favorite courses. Superb layout. The course makes you think about shot selection. Short course but strategically bunkered from the black tees.

Great staff. Everyone was very friendly and outgoing.

Richard made sure I was taken care of showed great customer service very helpful

I have played and reviewed courses from coast to coast and this is the first course that I gave five stars all the way through from the moment you walked into the Pro Shop the friendliness of the staff the beauty of the course . Every hole have a view of the Pacific Ocean . Well maintain golf course is I am definitely coming back.

The course was very challenging no hole was a basic layout . The view along the ocean SPECTACULAR. Would play it again on my next trip to Bodega Bay on vacation.

For the price this course has the best views I California.

We played on a Tuesday, our biggest challlenge was fog. I was kind of expecting that it would clear as the round went on, but no such luck. However it wasn’t a big problem as long as you understand your ball flight. If you are wild off the tee, the fog will create a problem.

The front 9 are really interesting holes and so are the last three. The middle 6 are OK but nothing amazing.

This is a very undulating course. The fairways for the most part are not flat especially the front.

We enjoyed the course and will play it again if the chance arises

Great choice for late September. 15 years gap since last visit. Quite a challenge, when you’ve forgotten what you learned the first visit. Better not wait another 15 years. Might be too much of a challenge at 85 years old!!

The greens were the best I have ever seen them.

They were fast and ran very true.

The weather was cool, sunny & windy but a very pleasant afternoon to say the least.