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3.7
740 Reviews (740)
5 Stars
92
4 Stars
243
3 Stars
184
2 Stars
109
1 Stars
112
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.5
81.6%
Recommend this course
470 out of 740 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.8
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.8
82.1%
Recommend this course
23 out of 28 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.0
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
31
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
89.6%
Recommend this course
60 out of 67 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

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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3.7
740 Reviews (740)
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Perfect weather
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Conditions Excellent
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Conditions Good
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Pace Good
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Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
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5.0
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Wet weather
Walked

Early morning fog

This was our first time playing and it was early in winter and it was completely fogged in. We would tee off on par 3s without being able to see the green. Had to use the gps maps on our phones to guess where to hit. We didnt see a lot of the course, but from what I saw, it was really nice. Lots of water in play (might have been fountains). Fairways all seem sloped to kick things in rough back to the fairway. The fairways were in rough condition (same with tee boxes), but greens seemed to be in good shape.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course looking better everytime I play there greens are the best around, would play there again 🤓

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Improving nicely

The course has improved nicely compared to last year. The front 9 has lots of bare spots in the fairways and lots of grounds under repair. The back 9 was lovely! Very nice to see the improvement.

Pace of play was fabulous. Got 18 holes in 3.5 hours! That is how you should play golf.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played

Work is slow but course is getting better.

The golf course has been under rehab for a couple of years now and it is slowly improving. The clubhouse is also being worked on and it is looking good. The bunkers on the course in particular has improved tremendously because sand has been added. There is still drainage issues on some of them but overall it has improved. Fairways are being worked on at the time l was playing there and parts of it was rope off where new seeding has been laid. Still plenty of dry spots but it is improving.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Sad to See

I am not a professional landscaper, and yet I can tell when something has gone awry in the maintenance element of a golf course. Let me say that the tee boxes and greens were fine. The greens rolled true and semi-fast, as evidenced by my many 3 putts. However, a few objections within respect to maintenance popped up. Sadly, on EVERY hole, there were bare spots (no grass) in the fairways for 15-20 yards that were not marked as ground under repair, and with no evidence of seeding or any kind of measure to replace the worn spots. On several holes, between 11:00 a.m. and noon, the fairway was being watered while I was on the tee box, directly in the area of my landing spot. What was more concerning was that these same areas being watered had the aforementioned bare spots with no seeding, which created large pools of mud. It got to be a regular occurrence, and I was not about to slip and fall in the mud, so i skipped the hole. I drove over two hours to play this course, but that is not a contributing factor. I'm sure that there were people who drove far less distance and encountered the same conditions. In addition, the course seems to be renovating the outside eating area with new concrete, so that was not available to patrons who wanted to grab a bite after their round. Again, I will mention that all the course personnel were friendly, but that doesn't mask the fact that the actual facility w=is in poor condition. It will be a long time before I return to this course due to the above contributing factors. It was once a very nice place to play, and now, not so much.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rio vista golf

This course has a nice layout/design. BUT…. They do not maintain the course well. Tons of bare spots or dead areas. They watered all day while we were there and it became a mud pit. This was gem about 7 years ago and it went bad. Decided to give it a chance again after a few years and it remains in bad shape. It is too bad because as I stated it was a gem before.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course layout

Enjoyed our round .. 1st 9 holes were under repair and we're challenging. The 2nd 9 were in much better shape and very pleasant. Lots of lovely water features and wildlife., but of course goose poop is a problem. Loved the newly remodeled clubhouse. Very nice. Look forward to playing the back nine again soon. 😊

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

Rio Vista in good shape

The course is back and is in great shape. The staff is great and pace of play is good. Few more improvements to make but over all the course is in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sunday tee times

One of the few courses you can just walk in on a Sunday and get right out and play right along

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 124
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Tee boxes and bunkers

Still a lot of work needed on the fairways, tee boxes and bunkers. Fun course if these things are improved.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course with plenty of Hazards :-) I would definitely play it again although it does some loving care in certain areas.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 32
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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