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Rio Vista Golf Club
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About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6800 yards | 73.6 | 131 |
| Gold | 72 | 6393 yards | 71.9 | 124 |
| White | 72 | 5971 yards | 70.0 | 119 |
| Green | 72 | 5330 yards | 72.4 | 124 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 73.3/127 | 363 | 502 | 425 | 546 | 195 | 365 | 416 | 215 | 443 | 3470 | 321 | 388 | 422 | 198 | 488 | 222 | 428 | 491 | 372 | 3330 | 6800 |
| Gold M: 71.5/124 | 346 | 487 | 391 | 516 | 175 | 343 | 396 | 198 | 391 | 3243 | 309 | 366 | 398 | 170 | 469 | 199 | 405 | 478 | 356 | 3150 | 6393 |
| White M: 69.9/121 W: 75.4/131 | 332 | 470 | 369 | 501 | 160 | 322 | 368 | 160 | 355 | 3037 | 295 | 348 | 367 | 145 | 449 | 175 | 380 | 466 | 336 | 2961 | 5998 |
| White/Green M: 68.5/117 W: 73.7/128 | 332 | 470 | 315 | 448 | 120 | 294 | 368 | 160 | 355 | 2862 | 295 | 302 | 367 | 145 | 447 | 158 | 326 | 453 | 336 | 2829 | 5691 |
| Green M: 66.4/114 W: 71.7/122 | 304 | 430 | 315 | 448 | 120 | 294 | 325 | 154 | 313 | 2703 | 281 | 302 | 299 | 131 | 403 | 158 | 326 | 453 | 274 | 2627 | 5330 |
| Handicap | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 6 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by Tony415 on 06/21/2025
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Me and my bud Photo submitted by tec642 on 03/01/2025
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Middle of the fairway, this was not a one off. Photo submitted by 22NKM22 on 05/19/2024
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Photo submitted by 22NKM22 on 05/19/2024
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18th Photo submitted by u000005563539 on 03/19/2023
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Photo submitted by groge on 09/22/2021
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Photo submitted by slacey54 on 11/16/2012
Nice Course
Nice Course. For what the price with cart is reasonable. Pace of play was a little slow considering there was a twosome in front of me, and a twosome in front of them. Hole 17 has a group of trees that blocks the fairway that you have to go over or try to split them.
Muddy
The fairways are flooded and muddy. The drainage could be more better than it is now. The greens are in excellent conditions despite the rain.
Hidden Gem getting better
Been playing this course since it opened. Seen the good & the bad from Rio but the service never fails and the layout is as challenging as they come. Happy to see the continued improvements, course isn’t perfect but it’s a home for golf to the community and it’s worth a try if you haven’t already.
work in progress
the course when I played it a couple years ago was horrible. This time it was much better and is a work in progress. The GREENS were in excellent condition. The fairways are being worked in especially the front 9 , back nine is in great shape except for hole 18 which is being worked on . Can't wait for it to all be done it will be nice. The people at the facility are awesome and friendly and very helpful
Ugh
Horrible fairway conditions!
Should lower prices…
Rio on Sunday
The course is in good shape, there have been a few changes since I last played there. They are some good changes to allow for faster play. Sunday seems to be a good day to play there as not many people get up early to play.
Always a good time
This course is wonderful. It’s truly just a good time every time! The staff are just so kind and they’re great with our kids too! Food is great!
I know the course needs a lot of help and some tlc and they’re visibily working on it but it’s a great layout and the greens are always great.
Love rio vista ♥️
Best weather for golf
I had my best round of old at Rio Vista due to perfect weather conditions. Greens were a little bumpy but manageable.
Course is improving
I have played here a few times since July it’s get better but there’s still a lot of rooms for improvement but overall it’s getting better specially now that the wind died down and the grass is more green than summertime
Fun times
Brought my nephew, his girlfriend and my wife with us on the course as spectators. It was just my nephew and I that played while the girls took videos and pictures. Had a great time all around. Afterwards we had sumptuous dinner and drinks at the clubhouse. Awesome day spent !
Swampland
This place needs to close down until they grow some grass. It was a swamp. Instead of alligators they have Canadian geese all over. If your drive is lucky enough to find some of the grass in the fairway, good luck finding it. Mosquitoes are out in force, so spray and respray. The layout is pretty nice and the staff are okay. I’m not sure if they have a groundskeeper, doesn’t look like it. Needless to say, I won’t go back.
Water too much, muddy fairways.
This would be a great course if they did not flood the fairways every day. I've played this course 3 times in 2 months and every time the fairways are muddy. Greens are great, but the rest of the course is usually muddy from too much watering. Bunkers could use some attention as well, 1/2 don't have any sand in them or they're full of water from irrigation. Not recommending this course unless they cut back on flooding the fairways.
Goatpatch
Horrible
No notification either through Rio Vista's website, Nor on GolfNow that the greens have been aerated.
Staff at check-in offered no apologies, nor any compensation. There was more sand on some of the greens and there were in the bunkers, fairways, and rough areas that had as much weeds as they didn't have grass back nine was in OK shape the front nine was crap would not play again, unless sure conditions were much much improved
Good course for the price
I've played Rio Vista quite a few times usually early tee times. The fairways are often muddy do to irrigation. You'd hope they could have figured out how much to water without creating muddy sections. Greens were is great shape, bunkers could use some attention.
Constantly Improving
I live at the golf course at Trilogy. The course is constantly improving in maintenance and to me was very playable. Plan to play here many more times, especially since I live near the golf course.
Grounds were completely soaked, some areas were a mud pit. Also some work being done which caused some additional off limit areas.
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