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4.7
1094 Reviews (1094)
5 Stars
725
4 Stars
315
3 Stars
38
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.5
98.3%
Recommend this course
1056 out of 1094 reviews
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4.7
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
96.0%
Recommend this course
24 out of 25 reviews
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4.7
77 Reviews (77)
5 Stars
59
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
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2 Stars
1
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
98.7%
Recommend this course
76 out of 77 reviews
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Course Highlights
Cinnabar Hills delivers a country club experience on public greens, with lush fairways, challenging undulations, and a layout that consistently earns top marks. The Canyon, Mountain, and Lake nines offer strategic variety that keeps golfers returning for more.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6617 yards
Slope 136
Rating 72.6
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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Golf Season Year round
Architect John Harbottle III (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.7
1094 Reviews (1094)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 47
Patio Dining 25
Dinner 24
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 75
Forced Carries 60
Bunkers 50
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 63
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 61
Locals 41
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 61
Convenient to the City 31
In the 'Burbs 18

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Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Perfect condition

Always enjoy Cinnabar Hills, but today was perfect. Fairway was watered nicely, temperature was perfect with light wind.

Shot my personal best 2 over on Lake course today.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

great course fun layout

upkeep on this course was great. layout is a great mix between challenging and simple which resulted in a great day of golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Mountain/Canyon course

Absolutely beautiful course, with amazing views. The course was challenging with fast greens, and elevated tee boxes. My only complaint, no beverage cart.

Would play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sanded practice greens & wedding reception.....

Course in great shape. Greens very challenging with speed and undulation. Played Lake then Canyon. Excellent layout with one exception. #7 on Canyon is a stupid hole. Reminds me of the uphill hole with 12 foot flag stick at Lake Chabot in Oakland. As dumb as #6 at Wente.....Practice greens were recently punched and sanded. No relation to speed on the greens on the course. Took 3-4 holes to adjust to the correct speed. There was a wedding reception going on in the club house so had to wait about 15 minutes to get a post round brew. Next time it will be a weekday.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wonderful public golf for Bay Area

Thanks to Golf Advisor, I discovered this course and all its great reviews.

Turned out to be a fine test of golf on well manicured fairways and fast true greens for $65 per player.

Scenic winding holes on terrain that requires precise shotmaking makes this layout a real test.

I played on five courses in the 8 days in California, 2 on very private country clubs, and Cinnabar had the finest greens.

Wish I lived in San Jose to play this regularly.

My wife, who is a 30 handicap also loved it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

played in 3.5 hours as a twosome slowed down on the 14th by a foursome. Slow in to the 18th

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course for the online price

For $50 (golfnow price), this deal is a steal. The course was in great condition, and was fun and challenging.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It's a difficult corse many ways to challenge your game. But, still lots fun . Corse always in good condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sweet!

Great coarse, 3 nine holes so each time I have played was a little different. Challenging coarse! Love it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough layout and fast greens

I do like this venue, however, the greens on our day seemed to be too hard and fast. They were more of a brown color than green. They were, however, consistent. Layout is quite challenging, especially if you are not consistent with your game. Staff is exceptional across the board. Overall a really nice facility, but bring your B+ game to score within a few strokes of your handicap.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Challenging as usual

I enjoy playing Cinnabar Hills. The course is always in great shape. I was paired up with a twosome and another single. We were a little behind at the turn after playing the Mountain course, and I was surprised when a staff member met us at the 9th green, handed us scorecards for the Lake course (we were originally supposed to play the Canyon course) and told us "it would be better". No explanation.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hidden Gem

Many praise as one of the best course in the South Bay. I object to that opinion. It is one of the best courses in the Bay Area. Course layout is awesome. challenging but reasonable to play depending which tee box you play from but be forewarned play within yourself. We believe this will challenge your skills and enjoy playing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Challenging course when it's hot...

I always enjoy a good round of golf when the price is right at Cinnabar. A very classy place. They even sent a guy out when we called about our cart running out of electricity.

However, near the trap on #4 on the Canyon course we encountered an adolescent rattler. Very unnerving. While I like the wilderness aspect of Cinnabar, I probably won't play there again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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