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4.6
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.8
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.2
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4.2
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4.8
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4.6
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Course Highlights
Tucked among Santa Cruz redwoods, Boulder Creek delivers an exceptionally scenic narrow layout with well-maintained conditions at outstanding value. Smooth pace of play and friendly staff make this hidden Bay Area gem a must-visit nine-hole experience.

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Holes 9
Type Resort
Style Executive
Par 31
Length 1862 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Course Details

Year Built 1961
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Rye Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Fleming (1961)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $16
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Shirts must be worn at all times. No tank tops.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Disc Golf, Tennis

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4.6
368 Reviews (368)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 19
Watching the Game 10
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 34
Elevation Changes 10
Undulating Greens 9
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 29
Locals 26
Walkers 19
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 25
In the 'Burbs 6

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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course on the mend

The course has been through a rough winter . The restorations and repairs are starting and are looking great. The staff at the course are great and want you to come back . The bar area and staff are wonderful .

I would highly recommend this course ,a jewel in the redwoods and getting better .

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Disappoiting Conditions

Greens were nice, tee boxes were average, fairways were very dry. Very disappointing after all of the rain this year. The course looked better during the drought.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 08/07/2017:
Hi Mike, thank you for reviewing our course, Boulder Creek Golf Club. We are happy that you enjoyed the pace of play and staff. We are going through a rough transition period, so we apologize if the conditions were not up to our usual standard during your visit. We hope that you will give us the chance to earn your business again in the San Francisco area.
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

disappointed

unannounced water project @ hole#10 - instead of the challenging 180 par 3, including shot over creek(170-yd.carry), was set up as 100-yd.pitch to temp.green.

some water issues on other holes as well; 7th green was part cracked dirt, part weeds, part grass; 12th green - not much better.

13th fairway - so little turf - almost like playing as a hazard

hit the 17th"fairway", but ball came to rest on bare dirt, with clumpy grass behind & ahead of ball - no choice but to hit a choppy, defensive iron punch shot

- still & all - beautiful setting; when on 2nd 9, holes 12,13,14 - you can breathe in the beauty of Big Basin -

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 08/02/2017:
Hi Michael, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Boulder Creek Golf Club. We regret to hear that the course conditions were not ideal. Your feedback is helpful to us as we continue to make improvements. We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the staff, layout, and pace of play. We hope to see you back soon in the San Francisco area.
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Like golfing on cement

The fairways were lacking consistency. Some areas grass, other areas nothing but mud or hard dirt. Was frustrating trying to find a rhythm with your swing because you'd think you were in a soft ground but turned out to be hard or vica versa. The greens were just as bad. Some of the greens had hard dirt and no grass. So it was near impossible to read your putt properly. It's a nice get away into the mountains, but definitely not a great or even good quality course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Response from on 07/28/2017:
Hello Justin, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Creek Golf Club in the San Francisco area. We are sorry to hear that the course may not have been in the best shape when you played and your feedback is greatly appreciated. It looks like you had a good experience with our staff and that you had a smooth round, so we are glad to see that. Thank you for golfing with us and we hope to see you again soon.
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Elegant Setting in the Redwoods

The setting for the golf course was magnificent. However, the greens were poor condition. Would NOT play at Boulder Creek again unless greens are improved substantially. I don't know the reason for the decline in the playability of the greens. The extra wet winter should have made it easier maintain the condition of the greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course has nice lay out

Like the lay out but need to maintain the fair way better.

Grass too high.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Hot weather
Used cart

This golf course should be closed

This is the first this year this course. I used to play Boulder Creek regularly over the years. It was never in great shape, but a fun course for a good price especially as a hot deal on Golfnow. It was a nice course in a great setting. But the current management either doesn't have the money or the skills to maintain the course. The fairways are overgrown. The greens in very bad shape. I lost about a dozen of balls in the overgrown fairways. They gave me a warning about the course condition in the golf shop and blamed the recent storms. That is no an excuse to not get the grass cut. It wasn't raining the last two weeks. Today I saw a guy with a push lawnmower to go through a totally overgrown fairway. Where they cut the grass, it is cut too short and is already burned. They really don't know what they are doing. Unless they get professional help this place is going out of business.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never Again

One of the worst golf experiences in over 50 years of playing the game. Do not play this golf course unless you like frustration and punishment. All the fairways were overgrown to the point of the whole course being deep rough with tiny white flowers in the grass to make it almost impossible to fiind your ball. Our foursome lost more than 2 dozen balls in the middle of the fairway. The pre-made sandwiches in the snack bar were nearly a week old according to the date stamp. One breakfast burrito was almost 2 weeks old. We pre-purchased our round on golf now but the rate was no different at the golf course. The greens were recently airated and done poorly and in terrible shape. We only found 1 drinking fountain on the entire course. No beer cart or outside beer or coolers are allowed on the course. There was nothing good about the course except the setting amongst the redwoods. We all felt like walking off the course by the 4th hole. What a frustrating experience. The course needs to be closed and reopened after substantial improvements are made all the way around. At this point the golf shop has a nerve to charge anyone to play golf in an overgrown goat pasture. Sorry for the negative review but it's the truth.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/04/2017

I couldn't agree with you more. I know your frustration, we felt the same exact way. We continued to play till the 18th hole, hoping it would get better but never did. This course needs an extreme amount of help.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Beautiful Corse

Can't beat this place for the price. Awesome views. You must be accurate to score well here. The redwoods are waiting for you.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Steer as far way from this course as you can

I have never been compelled to write a review about a round of golf as I am today. I found a hot deal on GolfNow and looked at the reviews this course had. First, there was a bachelor party that was teeing off (approximately 9-11 people) on hole 1 so the manager said I could tee off on hole 10. What golf course doesn't separate the group into a four some or five some? I stood in the parking lot for about 30 minutes while they were still teeing off just to see if they were in separate groups. Second, the golf carts are a joke. You have to walk to go get your cart because they are no located near the pro shop and they are very outdated and in need of newer gold carts. Third, the course is beyond playable. Even if you hit the ball perfectly down the fairway you can't find it because the grass is above your ankles. I got my money back from golf now and personally spoke to the manager. I'm sorry you can't use rain as an excuse this course is clearly lacking maintenance. The tee boxes were bone dry and haven't been mowed in how long. Can't believe a business would take a customers money knowing how terrible the course conditions were. No one bothered telling me what condition the course was in. If this course was properly maintained it could be a gem easily charging 70 bucks a round. You could tell the course was challenging but steer as far away from here as you can.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/17/2017

I couldn't agree with you more......

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Excellent course surviving the winter

I've been playing this course my entire life enjoying every round. Currently the course is in bad shape due to the very wet winter we have had however you must take that into factor before playing. It is a gem in the middle of a redwood forest away from the city and has a very laid back relaxing feel after your first shot. It's tight and challenging with very scenic and challenging shots you don't find on many courses. This course will be absolutely gorgeous this summer when it dries out and can actually be mowed properly. if more money was put into the course with more professional grounds keeping it has potential to be one of the more prestigious executive courses in the Bay Area.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth it

My friend and I were confused why this course had such s favorable rating. There were no fairways, the grass was not cut. Even after hitting a great shot down the middle, we found ourselves hitting out of the rough because the grass was so long in what should have been a fairway. The tee boxes were not well maintained. The hole placement on the greens looked like they were purposefully placed to mess with you.

It was pretty to walk around redwoods and the staff was very friendly.

We don't plan on playing here again, it never felt like we were playing golf.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

This Is The Worst Course I Have Ever Played

This is the worst course to play by far!!! Save your money, your time, and gas to drive to this place.... I have no clue why it remains open, there is no course maintenance. Lost balls in the middle of what's suppose to be the fairway. There was no update or info on course conditions from the pro shop. Wet is one thing from recent rains, course carelessness is another. This place should be closed until wet grounds permit the personal to maintain the greens and fairways. Shocked there accepting customers and taking there money. FYI the Marshall is rude, and has a bad attitude. I will never return here, and do not recommend to anyone. Steer clear.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/05/2017

How sad, the person in the pro shop and the Marshall, being unprofessional/ bad customer service to feel the need to lie. Never once did we not follow the "cart path only" rule, or be "reprimanded " multiple times. The unprofessionalalism keeps getting better and better. Poor service matches the poor course. What kind of show are they trying to run there. Steer clear people..... save yourselves from not wasting your time, nor having a bad experience.

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Commented on 04/04/2017

I was the pro shop attendant when this gentleman played. I explained to him before he paid that we were still in recovery from almost 100" of rain this winter and we had several areas on the golf course that were still unable to be mowed and that we were "cart path only" with electric carts. He violated the cart path only rules several times and had to be reprimanded more than once by the marshal. At the end of his round, he confronted the marshal in the parking lot and refused to return his cart to the cart return area. He called me from his car after he left and was very rude to me on the phone but I dis offer him a complimentary round in a few weeks once our golf course was in better condition at which time he hung up on me. HE WAS THE RUDE PERSON!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worst golf experience of all time!

My only positive comment about this course was that the greens were fairly decent.

They should be ashamed to charge anything to play this course. The course should be closed until it is playable.

This area was hit hard by the recent rains in California. They have not mowed the fairways and with little white flowers popping up all over, it was impossible to find your ball, although you could find lots of balls lost by other unfortunate golfers. If you did find your ball, there was no place to drop or place if for the next shot. It was like walking through a swamp. After a few holes we just drove to a spot about 100 yards out, tried to find a decent lie, hit to the greens and practiced chipping and putting. The greens were in decent shape as well as the area withing 20 yards.Maybe the locals were aware, but we were out of towners and were unaware of the conditions. The pro told us before we teed off to avoid the unmowed areas. Well, there were no unmowed areas!!!

We did have a very nice breakfast before we teed off.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 04/04/2017

I was the pro shop attendant when this gentleman played. Boulder Creek Golf Course received 100" of rain this winter. I explained that to him before he paid and told him that there were still several areas on the course that were unmowable due to the recovery from so much rain. His description of the course is exaggerated. He did not come back into the pro shop at any time to discuss this with me or anyone else during or after his round. We would have issued him a replay certifi9cate or a refund if he had come back in and talked to me.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still recovering​ from the winter

Front nine is more shaded than the back nine, and fairway grass is pretty thin in areas. I guess they are letting it grow, but as a consequence I had a tough time finding my ball on the fairway on a few occasions.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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