Whitney Oaks GC: #2
A view of the 2nd green at Whitney Oaks Golf Club.
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4.4
1219 Reviews (1219)
5 Stars
542
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479
3 Stars
121
2 Stars
51
1 Stars
26
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.4
93.3%
Recommend this course
1079 out of 1219 reviews
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4.6
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
10
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4
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0
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
93.3%
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14 out of 15 reviews
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4.5
83 Reviews (83)
5 Stars
48
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.8
95.2%
Recommend this course
79 out of 83 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6794 yards
Slope 140
Rating 74.0

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Golf Season Year round
Architect Johnny Miller (1997) Fred Bliss (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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4.4
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Played On
Reviews 152
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great foursome

course very difficult but playable from respective tees, white for me. gps worked great but distances to hazards, ie. creeks environmental areas would be helpful. one day an overhead realtime view of holes would be great especially with a few blind holes. overall challenging course and fun to play with a great foursome.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 05/04/2020

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round! Thank you for leaving us with a 5-star rating and review! We hope to have you back again soon at Whitney Oaks Golf Club!

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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Not for hackers

If you need to hit from an adjacent fairway from Time to time this is not the course for you. Trees around the greens and hazards everywhere It is very easy to get into trouble and realize that your game is not as good as you thought it was. If you hit with laser accuracy the. Go out and play.. as for the rest of us this course will make you feel bad. Excellent condition I just wish I knew how to play welll enough to enjoy it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/04/2020

Thank you for your review! We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Whitney Oaks Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/24/2020

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Whitney Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Stupid greens - Johnny Miller specials

I had not been here in over 20 years so it was like playing a new course. I quickly remembered why many of Johnny Miller/Ron Fream courses end up getting re-done after a few years, they design stupid green complexes that are too severe for the majority of shots that need to be played. The course has to keep the greens super slow on the Stimpmeter otherwise everyone would be 4 or more putting regularly. That's just plain silly for public golf.

Conditions were otherwise good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 04/29/2020

Hi, Kevin. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we thank you for leaving us with your feedback. We hope to see you back at Whitney Oaks Golf Club in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/14/2020

Thanks for leaving us a review! We're glad you enjoyed your time at Whitney Oaks Golf Club and hope you'll come see us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Interesting course

Course is a little tricky first time playing but we enjoyed it . Greens were slow but rest of course was good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 04/10/2020

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Whitney Oaks Golf Club.

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Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Back again......something good about Coronavirus

I had not played here in quite a while.....probably about five years......I will come back again soon. I enjoyed this round a lot. The layout is great with many interesting holes although I don’t s have a second shot for number 8 and 17 now that I’m older. Staff today was outstanding under the conditions.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 04/08/2020

We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Whitney Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Tough, challenging course, but fun, fair layout

Outstanding layout. Tough. Greens are challenging. Course was wet after three days of rain, so power carts were "cart path only." Still very enjoyable. Took advantage of a Hot Deal price.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 03/24/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us! Your feedback is valuable. Whitney Oaks Golf Club thanks you!

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Played On
Reviews 152
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

WILL PLAY MORE OFTEN

FAIRWAYS STILL IN BAD WINTER CONDITION WITH LOTS OF BROWN SPOTS. STILL A GREAT CHALLENGING COURSE

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/02/2020

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Whitney Oaks Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Is It Summer?

What a beautiful day! The grounds people continue to impress with the excellent greens, fairways and tees. Please, keep it up! Once again, we were able to get off early and were only 7-minutes off the course time after 18 - despite following a 5-some. 70+ degrees. No wind like yesterday. Enough good scores to be coming back. Thanks, Whitney Oaks!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/02/2020

We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Whitney Oaks Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 03/02/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Whitney Oaks Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

lsw
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/02/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Whitney Oaks Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course but horrible pace of play

Nice course in good condition with challenging greens. Unfortunately pace of play this Saturday was just horrible. They booked t-times every 5-7 min so we had to wait for every single shot.. At the end we were 70 min behind. There is no ranger on course to regulate pace.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/24/2020

Hello, Peter! Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us here at Whitney Oaks Golf Club. We hope you give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not for the Faint of Heart

This being the first time I've played the course I didn't know what to expect. The first thing I noticed was the winter brown fairways. There was something about this type of grass that didn't settle well with my eyes. Compared to other local courses, this has been the only one that I've played like this. The greens have already been micro-punched which didn't seem to affect the putting. The pin placements where all in pretty difficult positions today. Maybe under different conditions, I'll try going back for another round. I think I"m going to wait for the conditions to improve before going back.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/19/2020

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we thank you for providing us with your feedback. Thank you for playing Whitney Oaks Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

6 hour round

Blazing fast undulating greens are a pleasure to putt on. Challenging course for any skill level. Probably why it takes about 6 hours to play. I’ll be back to see if pace improves. I doubt it

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/20/2020

Hi, Bryan! We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we thank you for leaving us with your feedback. Thank you for playing Whitney Oaks Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the near future!

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Way too difficult for high handicaps

It was very windy The fairway Bermuda was brown which was expected, and had trouble with irons. Greens were way too fast with tough pin placements . A couple dumb lay up holes The on course service was horrible. Drinks were skimpy and over priced . The cart girl charged a friend .$8.50 for a jack and coke . She kept half of the coke and served it to him the flattened soda later in the round when he ordered a second drink . Also when asked for water she charged a $3 bottle inly to find a drinking fountain outside the bathroom near the next tee The homes around the course are gorgeous. Be mindful of an errant shot Overall beautiful , not worth the 9 balls I lost It may play better mid summer but I won’t be back

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
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Commented on 02/11/2020

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Whitney Oaks Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/19/2020

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Whitney Oaks Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 127
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Good course and rates but not sure why fairways are brown

Whitney Oaks is a very good course and can be challenging. Many of the holes have trouble if you aren't accurate with your shots, The rates are very fair; many times you can get good deals under $30 for your tee times.

The greens are a challenging; can be very fast will quite a bit of slope on some holes.

Typically in California this time of year the fairways are very green if a bit soggy. Yet the fairways at Whitney Oaks are brown during the winter. Assume the grass they have is the same that you see in the Mid-west that goes dormant during the winter?

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/31/2020

Thank you for your review! We will pass along your positive experience and your feedback to our team at Whitney Oaks Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 01/28/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Whitney Oaks Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Whitney 01/19/2020

staff always great at whitney, course always tough, always a challenge there.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 01/21/2020

Your feedback is important to us! Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Whitney Oaks Golf Club!

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