Whitney Oaks Golf Club

Terrific golf course. It's really more than "somewhat challenging," but not "extremely challenging." Love the layout (except for #5), and there is a true beauty in this course. My problem on this particular day was there were 2 "5-somes" ahead of my group and play was extremely slow. It is a tough course and putting a 5-some out on the course, let alone 2 of them back-to-back took some of the enjoyment away. I play several courses in the area, and the incident of the 5-somes won't keep me away from playing this terrific course.

No Marshalls...5.5 hour round ..ughhhhh...Full Price for torture...

The course was challenging in that it varied from hole to hole but kept it interesting in that same manner. We enjoyed the course and will be back.

The Course is fairly narrow in places. Greens were easy to ready and at a nice speed.

You need to be on your toes at all times. Easy to end up in bad places.

Accuracy is needed on most shots.

Always in great condition, clean layout. Feals like a private C.C .

Shot with 3 total strangers that day. Every hole was in perfect shape an had a blast shooting there. The GPS monitor in the cart was top notch an right on with distance and its use. For the money the course condition an the weather it was well worth shooting there always. The beverage cart was by several times which made it nice for the majority in our group. Price and the challenge are a super combo. If you have an A game that's the place you hope it shows up. I will be back soon.

Played here was freakin awful there was no marshal and apparently people today have forgotton about pace of play it was 5 1/2 hours absolute crap wont be back here anytime soon having to wait 15-20 minutes every shot was ridiculous

Got there they had no record of my tee time. Had to spend time working with them. Gratefully they were able to squeeze us in. Love the course great shape. 2nd hardest public course in the Sacramento area.

Great course from tee to green. They have placed the pins in some tricky spots but go straight at it with your irons to put it close. Pace was a little slow but no worries for a Friday.

Great course fit into this mountainous terrain, this course will make you think, several holes with barranca to cross. Risk/reward will challenge your game. you better know your yardages there will be layups. the greens were perfect speed for the undulation of the greens.

Awesome hot deal on GolfNow, got to play Whitney Oaks which is in its best condition in years. Greens were rolling fast.

Lots of blind shots, it is good drive ahead before you take your second shot on blind spots, if you're not to good with putter the greens will kill you

This is my favorite course in the greater Sacramento area. Fun and challenging elevation changees make this course unique in the area.

I do not know who got the more raw end of the stick between the course’s namesake and the casino that now owns it. It probably means little to either. Admittedly, this fuels this certain review, so there is a before and after comparison.

Rates were not necessarily affected by the change of hand; unfortunately it shows. Given that the casino is touting resort status by its acquisition, Whitney Oaks became a win-some lose-some course. Locals get a standard cart upgrade and resort package buyers are probably scratching their heads (or not if the golf package is “outstanding”). Here are the trade-offs:

While the addition of GPS-equipped carts are a welcome addition, nothing else of noteworthiness happened. Fairways and greens are comparable to any course in the price range, with the exception of a few more pock marks than their pre-2012 state. The driving range is lackluster, and small for the amount of business one may expect the course to have encountered under new ownership. The course has always seemed upper-class in terms of its challenge, while the natural beauty of foliage, wetland and granite outcroppings are worth overlooking the community-lined setting. (There must be an HOA rule for keeping your back yard to standard, but even before the casino purchase.)

Yes, resort goers, you will be bussed into a Rocklin, CA neighborhood to play. Due to the above, you either love the calm and quiet or liken it to every other resort course, with every casino commercial on-screen, between holes. At least you can order food from the clubhouse at 9 and 18. You will arive at the turn to walk upstairs to the bar, tell them what you ordered and spend a considerable amount of time for the crapshoot (pun intended) that is what you receive. No frilly toothpicks, here, and all of the hallmarks of a clubhouse that saw a rise in patronage, but no extra kitchen hires. It does not help that the cart computer “rarely sends the correct order.”

The casino had a chance to make a great golf course, exceptional. Much to the chagrin of pros and staff, perhaps, little money seems to be going into the course itself. Good for us locals, if only wanting for the casino to put a little more pride into the “resort” moniker. It is a step backward for a course that received new owners with the clout to do more and remain cost effective-ish. Then, your hotel is little more than a mile from our landfill!

The layout is great,nothing real basic and some incredible designed holes.I love courses like this that challenge you but course knowledge is a must here,your second round will be better for sure as a lot of holes I had no idea how to play them so went with safe and what I could see.Alot of water for such a hot area small creeks and ponds on a lot of holes so very scenic even a mayan ruin I beleive