Whitney Oaks Golf Club

To be honest, Whitney Oaks is not my favorite course in the Sacramento area simply because it takes a while to figure out which clubs to play on certain holes. For instance, on the 284 yard dogleg left there's a huge boulder in the middle of the fairway, and I use it as a target; yesterday I chose a six iron off the Tee and I was 74 yards from the green as a result. The last time I played the course I hit a five hybrid and it went through the fairway and out of bounds. Once you get to know the course, it is quite delightful, and the fairways are near perfect. Yesterday there was some sand on the greens, so it was difficult to putt. The only real problem I have with Whitney Oaks is that there are several blind shots, so you really can't track the ball.

as with most of j miller's design more for the advanced player. many narrow chutes with trees and hills bordering tee shots and then many creefks to cross to get to the greens. manageable for good to better than average players. but for the average player could be troublesome. but great design and wish the aeration had taken faster. greens still sandy and slow with difficult putts.

What an attractive golf course! Great greens, rolling and challenging but great shape. Target landing areas that are big enough to be playable for the average golfer. Wide range of t boxes make for good play for all levels. Moderate pace, say 4.5 hours as long as no tournament folks in front. Too far apart t boxes and hilly to effectively walk

The course was in great shape especially the greens . I played on a Sunday afternoon with my brother who was visiting from Arizona . We were able to get right on and he was really impressed with the condition and scenery on the course .

Heat wave hurting the course. Greens were slow of course. Very penalizing if you miss the fairways!

A very nice course with a good design (the back might even be great if not for the somewhat silly 10th hole). A real test from the mid-back tees. Condition sometimes lets it down a bit, but for $40--50 that's to be expected. You'll have fun here if you're on your game.

Course is laid out beautifully. It was in good shape. Pace of play was perfect. Carts are the most comfortable I've ever used on a course.

I always enjoy playing this course. There are plenty of nice layouts with challenging water hazards. Some nice elevation & fun par threes. For a par 71 course.

This is a great layout with tricky greens and a lot of target golf. Wish I could play it again this week cause a little local knowledge goes a long way. Will definitely play again next trip north.

Staff are very friendly, pleasant and helpful which alone makes the golf experience worthwhile. However, the fairways were uneven and patchy in places, and the fairways have not recovered from being punched (whenever that occurred.) This, however, seems to be the normal condition of the course as I played the course twice in 2016 and the fairways were exactly the same.

The greens also need some improvement as there were some dead/dying spots on some of the greens (seemed to be only a few greens like this, but those few seemed to always be near the pin placement), and the greens were a bit uneven and do not seem to have been rolled for a few days.

Some tight fairways mean you better shoot straight. Large undulating greens challenge your ability to read them. I will definitely go back!

One of our favorites. Always want to score low but this course keeps you honest if not humbled.

Really enjoyed my first round here. Was pleasantly surprised how complex the course is very typical subdivision golf. Well thought out design and tough yet fair from blue tees at slope 134.

Weather was great. Course is a challenging setup and the different tees can help all abilities have an enjoyable day. We played on a Saturday and waited an all 18 tee boxes. Should have known from the beginning that we were in for a long day when we checked in 30 minutes before tee time and they didn't have any carts available.

These types of long days happen from time to time. What was bothersome was we only saw the beverage cart once and there wasn't a marshal to be found anywhere. Six-hour round and no support from the staff -- that was frustrating.

I really like the course and would like to play it again now that I have seen it. But not sure if I will based on the time it took to play.