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4.7
1112 Reviews (1112)
5 Stars
739
4 Stars
319
3 Stars
38
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.5
98.5%
Recommend this course
1074 out of 1112 reviews
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4.7
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
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1
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
97.1%
Recommend this course
34 out of 35 reviews
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4.7
60 Reviews (60)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
98.3%
Recommend this course
59 out of 60 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
1112 Reviews (1112)

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 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course in South Bay

Course is in good condition. Fairways have some type of infection growing but only on a select few of holes. The amount charged is equivalent to the type of course played. I enjoy the canyon side more but the mountain nine was not bad in any sense. The greens set the course apart. Quick, not unfair, and they hold the line of putts. I enjoy the course enough to come back and play again when I get the chance. This is a course all avid golfers should play while in the South Bay relative to green fees. Just don’t expect resort style service before or after round

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
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 Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Golf Gem of the Bay Area

Arguably the best public course in the Bay Area, always kept in wonderful condition. They have 27 holes so the pace of play is well managed, particularly on weekdays. Greens are always in great condition, fast and true. Bunkers are in good shape, unlike most other courses these days that always seem to be revamping their bunkers 5 years too late. All around it's my favorite course in the area, and my friends and family that visit from out of state all agree.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great golf experience

Everything about Cinnabar Hills was excellent. Staff were pleasant, pace of play ideal and course was in excellent condition. A really great day! Can not wait to be back in California to play here again. Definitely Italy recommend playing here!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cinnabar is always a good day

Pro shop Staff is typical attitude, golf club guys, basically congenial, but not friendly.i always enjoy the course but last few rounds, tee boxes are very poor condition and greens were slow and bumpy (assuming the latter) because of the breast the greens were left softer/ longer, don't know. Equally as fun is having Holly be trending the clubhouse bar. She works so hard to take care of everyone there and has a super positive/ friendly attitude. Rounds out a great day of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun holes to play

Course was well layed out. With great help from the GPS on the golf cart you had knowledge of distance every shot. Some great features for every hole. Would definitely play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Deteriorated conditions

Cinnabar always has the best greens , public or private. For some reason they let their tee boxes get overwelmed with weeds, very unusual , since they are usually great. People havent been fixing divots, and for whatever reason neither has the groundskeepers

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome course

Always in great condition! Fast but fair greens, one of the best courses in the Bay Area!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Talcum Powder sand traps

Played last Saturday, golf was great, I love this course got to play Mountain and Canyon. I had a little bit of bunker issues on the Mountain course, the sand was a lot softer than I have seen before. Of course the best thing to do is avoid the bunkers in the first place. Only saw the cart attendent twice, on hole 4 and then 17. So make sure you stop at the snack bar at the turn. Greens were rolling nice,nothing bad to say about Cinnabar Hills!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome facility, but watch out

There is a cop hiding off to the side on the straight (Bailey Rd I believe) right before (or after, if you're leaving Chgc) the twisty mountain roads. Would hate for anyone to ruin their day before/after a round on this wonderful course by getting a ticket.

Course staff is very nice and helpful. Need more ball washers, the ones we did find were well maintained and had relatively clean water which is always a plus.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love this course

Course is so beautiful and in great condition. Wish the quality of food in the restaurant was comparable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A special course

Great course, challenging layout, beautiful scenery; definitely not for a novice golfer. Make sure you have ample golf balls.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good but pricey for what it is

I enjoy playing this course but it's not really a $100 a round destination. I only play it because other SV courses are so jammed on the weekends. However I do enjoy the layouts of each course. The lake course is the most difficult imo.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was great except that The course was sanded

Great value.

Hope they have that offer again we would certainly play it again.

Thanks

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

one of the best course in the Santa clara county

Very nice layout course, moderately difficult and need to play with accurate drive and placement of second shot is critical. course condition is excellent except for some of the sand trap are thin on top sand and hard in the bottom. Personnel are nice.

It's considered one of the best in the area , the cost is in the high side , specially people that are retired but fair for people that are employed and can afford to pay the week end price which is about double the week day pricing.

overall great course !!!1

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This is a great track

This course layout with the three nines has spectacular views vantastic greens and is tough.Very challenging but also extremely Fair. Play at least twice you'll never regret it

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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