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3.8
744 Reviews (744)
5 Stars
93
4 Stars
244
3 Stars
185
2 Stars
110
1 Stars
112
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.5
81.0%
Recommend this course
472 out of 744 reviews
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3.5
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.3
Value
3.5
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
3.9
71.4%
Recommend this course
10 out of 14 reviews
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3.9
61 Reviews (61)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
85.2%
Recommend this course
52 out of 61 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6800 yards
Slope 131
Rating 73.6

The Golf Club at Rio Vista is situated at the heart of northern California. With a scenic spot near the Sacramento River Delta, the course is even named after its scenic river view. The river delta meets rolling hills on this tough providing a unique setting equipped with distinctive water features. The skillfully crafted water holes are the trademarks of the design. The design mimics the natural lines carved by the river delta. The fairways are wide open but lengthy and generous greens can also be quite challenging as well. Rio Vista is a golf course that has appeal for players of all skill levels from novices to pros, whether it's the scenery or the diverse layout. Be careful on windy days though, the open course can be especially brutal.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ted Robinson, Sr. (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

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Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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3.8
744 Reviews (744)
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Reviews 51
Skill Advanced
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3.0
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Previously Played

Cut the grass

This course has so much potential. We played on Sunday and there was hardly anyone on the course which was awesome. Don’t hit your ball in the ruff because you won’t find it. It was U.S. open rough or the maintenance was on vacation a month or two. There is a old grumpy man that lives on hole number 8 that used profanity towards my friend who was pickup my other friend up from the hole!!

Greens a little slow. Over all a good day but get out there and cut the grass. It will make more enjoyable for the golfers. Stay away from the grumpy old man too!!

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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2.0
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Previously Played

The course is not in good shape

Course is in pretty bad shape right now, especially sand traps. It's been wet and the grass is so long in some areas that you can't find you ball. Many tee boxes are just weeds and dirt. The greens are the only thing that's decent right now.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf course is in very bad shape

This course has a nice layout, however it has not been mowed in weeks. The middle of the fairway on 90% of the holes have not been cut in weeks. I lost 10 brightly colored fluorescent balls in the middle of the fairway due to tall grass and clover growth. Piles of debris were everywhere and I don’t see how they can charge full price for such a poor golf experience. Greens were in decent shape, but the rest of the course needs basic course upkeep desperately. I asked for a rain check to try them again in better course conditions and they denied.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
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First Time Playing

Will be great in 2 years

HOA recently took over maintenance focusing on greens and approach fairways. There is no driving range. When fully renovated this will be a great course. Do not play after it rains….very soggy

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 2
Plays Once a month
1.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Walked

Unrealized potential

As I drove up to the course I saw that the greens had been punched, I realize that I had not checked when i made my reservation. Oh well, that is a necessary evil. Little did I know that the aerated greens would be the best conditioned part of the course. The tee boxes had not been mowed in several days. The fairways were awful, either dirt or a marshy swamp. Those places with grass seemed like a mixture of dandelions, wheat and kelp. The layout was fun and the staff was friendly.,

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Ground under repair

Greens are good.

Tee boxes...Tee boxes? Horrible.

Fairways. A mixture of bald or dead,

and flooded. The soggy areas were

largely unmowed. Ruts and puddles.

Hadn't played here for years, and won't

For years

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Still needs a LOT of work

I was told the course was under new ownership and attempting to revitalize the course. It has great potential and the greens were in good shape. Every other part of the course was a 1 star course. The tee boxes were terrible. The fairway was terrible. The sand traps somehow were the most watered part of the course. This course has a maintenance problem. There is plenty of water, but iit s not used properly.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No maintenance

1 thru 5 course muddy and under water

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
First Time Playing

I love the layout of this course, but it needs a lot of TLC before I could recommend it.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Absolutely the worst course I’ve ever played

Do not waste anything to play here. You will be disappointed. The worst course conditions in all of Northern California.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor maintenance

The fairways are in awful condition on the majority of holes, poor drainage resulted in soggy spots and numerous puddles while other fairways are bone dry with huge, rock hard dirt areas. The tee boxes are average, some good, some bad. The greens are in great shape, that’s the only positive feature.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Rio vista

The only good thing today was that the greens were in good shape, slow but in good shape. The course itself is in terrible shape. Some flooded spots probably due to sprinkler issues the rest was bone dry, where only weeds grow. The tee boxes hadn’t been mowed in at least a week. It was like hitting out of the rough on every box. Half the bunkers were completely unplayable. Something is going on out there that needs to be fixed before I come back

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course needs some work very sloppy and wet in the fairways. I was first group out playing very quick round . They let foursomes start on 9 and 10 . We pulled up to them and they had no care in the world . .talked to pro shop ?? They did not care and said just fall in behind them . Really !!!! Not the best customer service

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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