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Value
4.3
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Friendliness
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Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.4
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 7009 yards
Slope 134
Rating 73.2

Course Details

Year Built 1965
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William F. Bell (1965)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Shirts and shoes required

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill
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4.3
545 Reviews (545)
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great Sacramento Course

Always like playing here. Course is nice and the setting is beautiful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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They close everything @ 4pm

Closing everything by 4pm this time of year is ridiculous, can't get to the bathrooms, post your score, get a refreshment or food. Absolutely horrible. Golf somewhere else.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/21/2016

Not sure what course you were playing but Ancil does not close its facilities before dark on a daily basis unless there is in-climate weather.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Havent played this course for a while. Best shape I've seen, even with drought conditions in recent years.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very good county owned course

Course was in very good condition after the recent rains. Beautiful course with lots of wildlife and trees. Some excellent holes, like the 7th, 11th and 13th, but some bland holes and a few odd ones. The 16h is a 420 yard par four dog leg right that requires a tee shot down the left, but there is a large tree in the fairway on that line. Overall, a good buy for the money.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bumped for the good ole boys club

Had a 9:04 and got bumped to 9:30 because friends of the pro shop wanted to play last minute. left after 16 because we were at 5 hours and had to go pick up the kids from school. It should have been plenty of time on a Friday but the good ole boys club wanted to play and even after falling an entire hole behind the Marshall wouldn't do a thing. It will be some time before I give these guys another dime.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a gamble picking up singles

Had great expectations to play 18 w my son, at the first we got paired up with a single. Seemed ok at first but noticed he had zero golf etiquette- for nine holes the guy never offered to pick up a flag, even if he was first to putt out.

By the tenth I told my son let's see what happens if we don't make the move. Sure enough the guy finishes putting, stands there and when we finish we start to move to the cart. He calls to my son,"hey, pin". My son apologized and got the flag and then and there we decided we were done for the day. Left after ten holes. The front nine had taken almost three hours to play so we were already running behind, this just sealed the deal.

Too bad- course was in great shape, staff were great. Second time I've had a bad pairing at this course, I know it's not the fault of the course, but I'll think twice before booking another round there.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Great Course

The course here at ancil is well layed out. It offers a much more challenging course from the gold tees, reaching just over 7k yards. Lots of fun dog leg par 4s! Greens are usually kept in pretty good shape to ! The course really shows in depth when the wind picks up!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow olay

Course was great. However on a Wednesday afternoon it took us 6 hrs to play a round. There was a college match going on but a heads up would of been nice.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

trees

need to go to the new green at 14, instead of that ridiculous thing uphill. never seen a course so crowded on a Monday

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Well kept course

The course superintendent is doing an amazing job keeping the course in such good shape for the time of year and all the rain. The sand traps were a little packed down, but compared to other courses, quite good. The pro shop staff are always friendly. This is one of my favorite courses in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Ancil Hoffman

Excellent condition of greens. Great course excellent value for your dollar.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A beautiful park land style course

Ancil Hoffman Golf Course is a nature lovers dream come true. Deer, Wild Turkey, Geese, Ducks, Squirrels, and Coyotes roam the course. The live oak trees line the course and make accuracy very important. The high handicap holes are their longer holes so long hitters can turn in some low scores. Friendly staff and excellent restaurant bar for before and the ninteeth hole after your round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pick another course

The staff is the least friendly and unwelcoming of any course in the area. It's as if they really don't care if they have your business or not. Pace of play was running just under 6 hours for 18...I quit after 9 (3 hrs) and didn't bother with a rain check for the back 9.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Great established course

My playing partners play here once a week. We played here after it had rained overnight. The course drains well and softened the greens and they were holding approach shots well. Great course to walk with an abundance of wildlife (deer, wild turkeys) roaming the fairways with you.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

ongoing aeration

website did not inform about the course condition. came all the way from stockton only to play at a not so good condition course. even passed by so many courses along the way...

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

3 hours for 9 holes?

I booked to play 18 but after it took 3 hours to play 9 we left. I wish the marshals would get more involved and work on pace of play. I have played Ancil in under 4 hours but yesterday was a joke.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ancil Hoffman is a gem

Greens were great food was great staff was great I will be back
Dj

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Affordable Value

Course in very good shape for summer and drought conditions. Fairways are a little bare in spots but marked a GUR. Fairways still green otherwise. Greens are in good condition despite unrepaired ball marks - typical muni course greens

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Friendly staff and good pace of play.

Enjoyed the course, the person I joined up with. Overall I had a great time. Thanks!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Terrible staff

Worse course I've ever played because of the staff.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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