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4.7
1095 Reviews (1095)
5 Stars
725
4 Stars
316
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
1057 out of 1095 reviews
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4.6
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.5
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
95.8%
Recommend this course
23 out of 24 reviews
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4.7
76 Reviews (76)
5 Stars
57
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
98.7%
Recommend this course
75 out of 76 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 6854 yards
Slope 139
Rating 73.6
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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
1095 Reviews (1095)

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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Reviews 10
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Mountain Golf

The course was in excellent condition. This was a big change from playing golf in flatlands of Florida. A very good challenge for any golfer. I would highly recommend this course if you are in the San Jose area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cinnebar Hills- Lake/Canyon

My favorite combination of nines. The course offers a variety of challenges for most skill levels and offers great views of the valley on a clear day. A good shot is rewarded and off line shots are not unfairly punitive. Depending on your tee boxes, many holes require a forced carry off the tees so don't let the relative length of the courses fool you. Choose where you play from based on your abilities. If you tee off early on the weekend (within the first 90 minutes of play), you can complete your round in 4 hours or less. The course is always in good to great condition. Primarily, unless recently plugged, the greens are usually fast and roll well. Highly recommended!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good challenge

The course greens are in great shape. The overall course is okay due to the lack of rain but generally and normally it is in very good shape.

I like the mix of holes and having three nine-hole courses.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Tough Tee shots

This course has awesome elevation changes throughout the entire course. Having not played there before, there were many times I was not sure what club to use on my tee shots. Most of the holes had some sort of out of bounds that was reachable on the tee shots making it very important to drive the ball well. If you chose to favor the side with not OB, you could end up in the hay. I enjoyed the challenge and thought the layout was great. Not for the beginning golfer. Greens are very fast and fairways are narrow.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

An awesome experience!

I felt like I was on vacation in an inspiring, beautiful setting. A slight fog rolled in on the first/second holes that contributed to the overall fantastic experience! Get away and go play this Southbay gem!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice! Challenging Course.

This a place were you get your money worth. The design is beautiful and challenging. Can't wait to go back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has great features

Great! Always friendly, courses is great. Every time when I go n play front nine want to go to different back nine they always say yes.

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

Excellent Course

I have always loved this course, but it's not cheap
Very challenging, a lot of places to get in trouble, if you are driving your ball straight the day you play then you should do well. Some great down hill holes, beautiful views, the clubhouse is great. Fantastic place to have a glass of beer or wine and something to snack on with the boys

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

This is a hilly course with few level lies.

The course fairway were recently plugged. There was little or no roll on the fairways. The green were very nice.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

A 2 sleeve round

This course is for shot makers. There's very little forgiveness to be had so if you don't hit fairways bring lots of balls. There are many forced carry shots that must be near perfect to execute. The greens are very fast and that's OK but they're a bit goofy with severe breaks everywhere. Not many straight putts. The staff is friendly and the conditions were fine. I probably will not go back but only because this 14.2 Index player does not hit every shot perfectly. As a result I frustratingly lost 6 balls where I almost always finish with the same ball.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun course...

Cinnabar is a fun challenging course to play. L like the long carries over canyons.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was great for current conditions

Came upon a great rate & was very pleased with the green, fairways & bunkers [not by choice];

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

Great place to play

Challenging enough and with the 27 hole layout you don't feel like you're playing the same course over and over!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Welcome Back!

Greens were a little slower than I remembered. In all fairness the greens were aerated 1-1.5 weeks ago. Overall course conditions not bad since there is a drought in CA.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Best kept secret in the Bay Area

Tough first time through. I want another crack at it! Beautiful surroundings and great layout. Facility was private club level. Overall I was very impressed.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

fantastic layout

Course had just completed aeration so greens were bumpy. Otherwise great experience. Played lake and canyon. Canyon was shorter but more interesting.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Happy Day

Very relax and feel like a vacation for us even though the course are fully scheduled. The course traffice are very well managing.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

GolfNow treated like Second Class Citizens

Unfortunate to say the least. Upon booking my tee time, I was informed that my foursome would be playing the Mountain 9 TWICE in order to complete the 18 hole round. The Pro Shop - unapologetic at best (rude, unaccomodating, dismissive) informed me of this only AFTER I booked my tee time - then telling me that they "clearly posted this" prior to booking the reservation. They did not. Once on the course, we also came to realize the greens had been punched - another bonus to an already unfortunate round of golf. . .

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Customer Service

Kyle answered my phone call today and was extremely short and quite rude. Very disappointed and because normally the staff is friendly. Kyle you should work on your social skills on the phone, sir.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

title

Played fast and allowed us to switch nines on the back. Staff helpful and concerned about your round.
Greens punched but we had notice of that and when you can play a challenging course in just over three hours, I'm in!

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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