Whitney Oaks Golf Club
About
Whitney Oaks Golf Club in Rocklin sits just half an hour from Sacramento but the stunning landscape blanketed with thousands of live oaks feels much more secluded. In addition to the trees, massive granite outcroppings accent the course. It is both a visually stunning and formidable championship layout. The diverse topography is the focus, providing many challenges with the elevation changes and towering trees that line the narrow fairways. The rolling topography helped to determine the placement of the bunkers. Wetlands come into play throughout the golf course, also serving as home to numerous varieties of indigenous wildlife. The golf course finishes with a tough hole, a long par 5 that is flanked by wetlands on both the left and right. Whitney Oaks G.C. also has a practice facility with a 15-station driving range, a putting green, and pitching area.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71 | 6794 yards | 74.0 | 140 |
| Blue | 71 | 6360 yards | 71.7 | 134 |
| White | 71 | 5889 yards | 69.9 | 125 |
| Red | 71 | 5469 yards | 68.0 | 122 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 5469 yards | 72.8 | 131 |
| Gold (W) | 71 | 4980 yards | 69.6 | 131 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.3/139 | 377 | 386 | 510 | 211 | 417 | 430 | 462 | 199 | 458 | 3450 | 297 | 568 | 179 | 436 | 383 | 329 | 150 | 462 | 540 | 3344 | 6794 |
| Blue M: 72.1/134 | 347 | 370 | 489 | 190 | 395 | 407 | 429 | 182 | 428 | 3237 | 282 | 523 | 164 | 411 | 355 | 315 | 137 | 423 | 513 | 3123 | 6360 |
| Club M: 70.9/127 | 347 | 370 | 489 | 172 | 395 | 375 | 392 | 160 | 376 | 3076 | 282 | 523 | 164 | 385 | 355 | 315 | 137 | 364 | 513 | 3038 | 6114 |
| White M: 70.2/125 W: 75.0/137 | 326 | 352 | 462 | 172 | 379 | 375 | 392 | 160 | 376 | 2994 | 274 | 485 | 148 | 385 | 329 | 298 | 126 | 364 | 486 | 2895 | 5889 |
| White/Red M: 69.5/123 | 307 | 334 | 462 | 172 | 379 | 344 | 370 | 160 | 346 | 2874 | 274 | 477 | 148 | 349 | 302 | 298 | 126 | 329 | 486 | 2789 | 5663 |
| Red M: 68.6/121 W: 73.0/132 | 307 | 334 | 429 | 154 | 353 | 344 | 370 | 136 | 346 | 2773 | 260 | 477 | 131 | 349 | 302 | 280 | 109 | 329 | 459 | 2696 | 5469 |
| Gold M: 66.0/116 W: 70.5/124 | 270 | 305 | 406 | 133 | 324 | 312 | 347 | 119 | 320 | 2536 | 243 | 441 | 118 | 318 | 258 | 264 | 89 | 284 | 429 | 2444 | 4980 |
| Handicap | 11 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 2 |
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Reviewer Photos
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18 hole Photo submitted by the1Ivan on 04/05/2025
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#10 green Photo submitted by kevin1572856 on 03/19/2024
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Photo submitted by Tat2man76 on 05/11/2023
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Photo submitted by linz4ucla on 04/18/2023
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Photo submitted by shanegoose on 01/22/2023
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#14 Photo submitted by KYxPx5Nff0WrbPrXQ8GB on 05/17/2022
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#2 Photo submitted by KYxPx5Nff0WrbPrXQ8GB on 05/17/2022
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#1 Photo submitted by KYxPx5Nff0WrbPrXQ8GB on 05/17/2022
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#2 Photo submitted by KYxPx5Nff0WrbPrXQ8GB on 05/17/2022
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Busy mom Photo submitted by pfculver on 04/28/2022
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Signature 18th Hole. Photo submitted by DrDavid2 on 07/27/2021
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Perfect way to end an amazing day at Whitney Oaks. 19th Hole Bliss! Photo submitted by u481635498 on 02/21/2021
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Photo submitted by u00000641784 on 05/12/2019
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Approach on #2. Do NOT go long. Photo submitted by Calnative02 on 05/01/2019
Great course poor unusually slow pace
Played this course many times, love the course layout and the challenge it presents. The course clearly won yesterday. I lost more balls than I have at any golf course. The slow play was a large contributor, but can’t blame that for all of the lost ball. Can’t wait to play again to get even with the course - smile
Great looking course
This course is on the difficult side. Narrow fairways not a lot of room around greens. Great shape fun to play.
Fun but Tough
Fun course but very challenging. Difficult greens that can really bump up your score. Overall a good course.
Course conditions
Overall the course was in very good condition with one exception, the bunkers. I didn’t hit the ball in to very many bunkers but the few that I did find were in need of much more sand!
A little surprised
Pace of play was decent but felt slow watching a single walker in front of us for 41/2 hours. We both felt the course was beat up and there were places that seemed to be in disrepair.
Greens in decent condition. Tee boxes a bit beat up. Overall good condition.
Good course but can't clean balls
This course was great, except none of the ball cleaners had any liquid and/or cleaner.
Great course but challenging
Whitney Oaks is one of my go to courses, but only when I’m feeling pretty good about my game. There’s a lot of trouble here. This course was in good condition. Only issue was a couple of groups in front of us that apparently were friends. Half way through the front 9 they combined to form a group of 6. The Marshall was informed and they asked them to split up. They did for a bit and I think they skipped some holes, but eventually joined up again and we got stuck waiting for them. Other than that, the course was great!
Great golf!
Everything about the golf was great. Was super impressed with pace of play. We played Sat, 10am tee time and never waited at any hole except one. The only knock I have on the place was the food. Got a blast burrito to start the day and you could tell it was prepared way before I ordered it and had been sitting for a while. Got a BLT at the end of the round and legit came out with burnt toast that you could tell they tried to literally scrape the burn off (just toast a couple new pieces) and I got sick off either the burrito or BLT (stomach was messed up later that day) and all I ate were the two items from the golf course. So again, everything about the golf was wonderful.....just the food was very disappointing here. Obviously we could avoid the kitchen and just golf in the future. Yes, ill go back for sure.
course is really coming along
Since the new owners have come in the course has definitely improved. Played in 4hrs which was nice. Hopefully the nexts steps are the tee boxes which are getting a little ragged and we still have a few unplayable bunkers….like #14. But overall it’s really nice to see the course in such good condition
No Tee Time Enforcement!
Booked a time as a single to go out with two others. Arrived the the 1st tee on time. No starter on the box and the twosome I was supposed to play with weren’t there, but another two were teeing off 20 mins early at my tee time? Went and looked for the starter. Found out the two I was supposed to be playing were let out way early. He said the two that jumped in front of me were “members”?!?! Basically implying they can do what they wish. The stater said just go out as a single because the others wee fast. Got to the 4th tee and a foursome were on the tee?!?!
I never go out alone for this reason as nobody wants to wait on every shot. Went back to the pro shop and asked for a refund. This wasn’t easy either. Finally got my refund and left feeling like my money and enjoyment was secondary to members who clearly do what they wish and no start time protocol.
On top of that, the three greens I was able to play had more ball marks than the worst muni course I’ve ever played. Whitney Oaks. A faux country club ! Too many good courses in the area that value their customers. Not this place.
Tough back nine
Lots of blind shots on this tough back nine. Leave your driver in the bag and shoot for approach shot distances.
Beautiful
Beautiful course with plenty of challenges. Best played with experienced players to give course insights. Great experience. Highly recommend!
Blind Shots Gallery
When we arrived they told us it would be a 5-5 1/2 hour round but we got done in 4.25 hours so that was good. Wish they had signs or something to tell you where to hit the ball as many blind shot with extreme dog legs. Don't think I want to play it again. Like to see that I'm aiming for.
I play often. With 16 handicap it's almost too difficult
My group was stuck behind a slow moving 4some that was spraying balls everywhere. After 11 holes they waved us up to pass. The leader of the slow pokes admitted "This is our first time here. We didn't realize how hard this golf course is". So be aware if you carry a 20+ handicap you should probably look elsewhere to play. Here you are going to lose a lot of golf balls. You'll be frustrated by the narrow fairways that are lined with trees, thick and high weedy rough and steep ravines. The putting greens are full of roly-poly slopes and the surfaces are linoleum fast. There isn't a flat putting green on this golf course. I shot an 86 which is my 2nd to lowest score after playing this course about 25 times.