Cinnabar Hills Golf Club - Canyon/Mountain

I like that the course has 3 different tracks. You never know which track you will get. Add some variety and challenge.

My biggest gripe is the over push for the place of play. My threesome was on the 4th hole of play when we received an alert on the cart monitor to pick up play! Just 4 holes into play. I looked ahead of us and there was a single on the green. I looked behind us and no one on the tee. I looked over to the next tee and no one. This is not my first experience with this issue. I have two thoughts why this occurs, but since I cannot prove I will not share.

By the way we finished the round in 4.5 hours. And never sped up. And never held anyone up.

If you plan to play this course be prepared to be prodded and poked.

Great course and awesome clubhouse and practice areas. Fast, firm, elevated greens. Bunkers have sand in them. Broad fairways. Thick rough and waste areas. A links style course nestled in the hills. An amazing golf museum inside the clubhouse. Food is great and priced fairly. My favorite course in the South Bay!

Everything about this place is top notch. Despite how difficult it can seem, if you’re able to get off the tee safely and have a decent short game, you can post a good score here.

This is one of the best public courses in the Bay Area. In my opinion, the best in San Jose without question. There are 27 holes, with 5 tee boxes. The course is divided into 3, 9 hole sections: Canyon, Lake, and Mountain. This is a very tough course for beginners. The first time I played there I was embarrassed by the fact that I couldn't hit the ball over the ravine/stream gap into play. I hit 3 balls off the tee. Two landed in the fairway of the parallel hole, and the other into the abyss. I was paired with a scratch golfer who was patient and didn't mind my excessive mulligans, until our pace of play was too slow and he went ahead alone. The fairways are green and well kept. The bunkers are soft sand, and the greens are fast. It's a beautiful course. I'd wait until you are at least a double bogey golfer before playing here, otherwise it'll kill your confidence and ruin your day. I can't wait until I can play this course we'll. I look forward to playing here again.