Forty-Niner CC
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4.0
1735 Reviews (1735)
5 Stars
463
4 Stars
775
3 Stars
320
2 Stars
114
1 Stars
63
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
83.3%
Recommend this course
1459 out of 1735 reviews
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3.9
82 Reviews (82)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
41
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
80.5%
Recommend this course
66 out of 82 reviews
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3.9
113 Reviews (113)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
51
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
80.5%
Recommend this course
91 out of 113 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout blends neighborhood charm with genuinely challenging holes, earning consistent praise for its interesting and varied design. Staff friendliness stands out strongly, with the team going above and beyond to keep conditions looking great and rounds moving efficiently.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6669 yards
Slope 127
Rating 70.5

Situated between the Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Forty Niner Country Club runs alongside a wooded riverbed. The golf course features fairways lined with mesquites, giant cottonwoods, eucalyptus trees, and weeping willows. Desert shrubbery also lines the fairways. The course has a traditional layout that sprawls across gently rolling terrain. It's a nice walkable golf course but it's not easy. Rather than distance, this course requires accurate shot placement and careful strategy in order to maneuver the tricky doglegs and subtly elevated greens. The most difficult hole on the course comes early on. The par-4 fifth is an only seemingly narrow hole but the double-tiered green has a dramatic slope right in the center. Forty Niner Country Club finishes with a par 3 that requires a carry over water. If played smartly, it offers a great birdie opportunity.

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Course Details

Year Built 1961
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William F. Bell (1961)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
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 Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt and bermuda shorts required. No denim.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness
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Reviews

4.0
1735 Reviews (1735)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 59
Dinner 37
Brunch 34
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 50
Bunkers 47
Water Hazards 24
This course/club is great for:
Locals 70
Seniors 53
Walkers 41
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 55
Convenient to the City 39
In the 'Burbs 39

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Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Really needs more grass

Most Greens and some fairways are thin on grass. Most tee boxes ok and clear evidence they have been watering them, so improvement from two weeks ago when I played. Greens were really fast two weeks ago and did not hold a pitch. Many greens the grass is so short you are putting on packed sand. Fairways are getting watered, encountered sprinklers running on a few holes.

Monsoon rains should help a lot.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Surprisingly green for the middle of the summer.

The whole experience from start to finish was excellent. Plenty of water stations with cold crisp water. Great conditions, friendly staff and club members. Id gladly play here again. Very challenging course with some nice par 3's mixed in so you dont get too frustrated

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rough

I love this course. Normally great conditions and really wonderful experience. This round was rough. Summer has been hard on them.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Conditions

Overall the course is in fair shape. The greens are very bumpy and furry, the fairways are for the most part in poor shape!

Conditions Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
2.0
First Time Playing

Lots to improve

It should be noted, this was in the dead of summer, but it was one of the worse course conditions I’ve ever experienced. Several of the fairways were just dirt, grass mostly worn down. For $60 I’d expect a lot more during the summer.

The course is built for a draw or lefty fade and the fairways are quite thin. It makes for a challenging day if disbursement is wide. Lovely houses along the course, but they’re close.

If they took care of the grass better and it was full and thick, this would be an enjoyable and fairly challenging course. As it stands, I wouldn’t recommend playing.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad condition, no water

I’ve played this course many times and this has to be the one of the worst rounds I’ve played there. Course conditions were rough. Greens in terrible condition and water jugs were empty. I played a round at 1pm and there was no water.. I only saw the cart once and that was at hole 6. Fortunately I had my own water, but wanted to top it off since I had several more holes to play. Very disappointing..

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

A decent course for what you pay for

Greens are good taken care of and fast. Fairways need some work, but you get a nice 20 to 30 yard roll on every hit.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Wait for the Fairways to Green Up

We enjoy the layout at Forty Niners, but the fairways are not in good condition right now. When the fairways are good, this is a great course to play. Wait until the fairway grass grows out a bit, then have a good round.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wow

I have played this course 50 plus times. Today marked the day that I will never come back. 4 and a half hours to get through 14 holes. I called the staff to try and be polite and hurry the people up in front of us, and they got snappy, were quick and rude. Absolutely 0 way to treat a customer when your course has sand craters on the greens. Patchy fairways. They said they redid the bunkers, it’s literally gravel!! I left after 14 holes and will never be back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Very fun course

All of the staff was excellent in the pro shop, carts, and bar. The course itself is a really fun track. Take your gps if you are new and dont be afraid to ask advice. Some par 4's are easy to overhit if you dont know the course. We were playing with a member who was invaluable. The pace of play seemed slow but at one point they sent a cart out asking all players to keep up. There were some dry areas on the course that was to be expected with the onset of summer. The crew on course maintenance had water out in the hot spots which shows they are trying and it is appreciated. We are definitely looking forward to winter play and are hoping to join their short term membership.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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