Coyote Creek GC - Tournament: #17
View of the 17th hole on the Tournament Course at Coyote Creek Golf Club
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4.2
732 Reviews (732)
5 Stars
317
4 Stars
278
3 Stars
88
2 Stars
29
1 Stars
20
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.1
89.6%
Recommend this course
634 out of 732 reviews
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4.5
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
13 out of 13 reviews
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4.4
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
91.7%
Recommend this course
33 out of 36 reviews
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Course Highlights
The tournament course rewards experienced players with a challenging, strategically demanding layout featuring impressive finishing holes and abundant wildlife. Welcoming staff and well-maintained greens consistently enhance the overall experience for returning golfers.

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Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 7027 yards
Slope 138
Rating 74.2
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Coyote Creek Golf Club - Tournament Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Fairways Bluegrass
Greens Bluegrass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Nicklaus (1999) Tom Peck (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required. Collared shirts, mock neck shirts golf slacks or golf shorts. No Denim jeans cut offs or tank tops or tee shirts allowed.

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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4.2
732 Reviews (732)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 38
Brunch 19
Patio Dining 13
Course Challenges Include:
Forced Carries 48
Bunkers 47
Plays Long 47
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 69
Locals 39
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 28
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 46
Convenient to the City 45
Near the Airport 9

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Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Be aware of aerification!

I thought I was getting a deal playing this course at $40 on weekday. I saw the aerication alert at GolfNow but thought it will be OK since they aerated the greens a week ago. I guess they never cut the greens and it was so slow. I had no fun putting on the green. I guess sometimes cheap is more expensive.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great round...except.....

greens fees were reduced for aeration of the entire course. Greens were really cut up and sanded so it was like putting on a Mountain trail but that was as stated and why reduced fees. It was a great round on a course I had avoided. Not scared of it anymore and will be back next month.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course but..

This is one of my favorite courses in the Bay area. The tournament course is well laid out and there are plenty of challenges for normal golfer like me. Staffs are very nice and the weather was even perfect.

The only negatives are putting green (the putting green was going through repair) and bunkers (too much water caused many muddy spots).

However, with the GolfNow's good deal, I still enjoyed playing there.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very good course and nice weather

Very good course and nice weather.
Thanks a lot. :-)

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

another great day at coyote creek

Always love coming here. The staff is always friendly and available. Greens were under repair, but it was still a great day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 73
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

best course in bay area right now concerning overall condition

This is without a doubt the best course in the Bay area as far as the condition of the course. The drought has stressed numerous tracks in CA, but the greens, fairways, and teeboxes were immaculate. I don't know how they do it. I've played about 30 courses over the last 5 months - from TPC HardingPark to Hiddenbrooke to Half moon Bay Ocean course. At $29 on golf now for a 3:00 tee time, it can't be beat.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging course, but needs maintenance

Tournament course layout is challenging and greens really tough. Bunkers are terrible - thin veneer of sand on dirt. Rarely see food/bev cart. $100+ on weekends tough to justify.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice to see

I golf about every week in the Bay Area and have a single digit index and it was a breath of fresh air to play this course. Most California courses are suffering from the drought and I can definitely understand that but it's about how you manage the water that matters. The tournament course was very well manicured from tee to green and the challenge in simplicity of the layout was fantastic. It's a tough course from the further tees in the wind(which seemed to be a consistent feature) but a realistic test. I'll play here again for sure, maybe just on hot deals though bc I'm California broke and it is a jack signature course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Decent Greens & Layout / Rough Patches

Not a bad course but could use some cosmetic attn.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap Don't know
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

challenging greens

excellent golf course with at least 5 tee choices
for any caliber player. greens with lots of slope
and break. back nine is much more exposed to the wind that the front. if you use a cart gps gives nice description of where you should place the ball
off the tee and into the green. nice practice area.
over a 2 hour drive for me so it will not be a regular
place for me, but for players in the san jose area this is a wonderful place to play golf. both courses offer a lot of fun trying to make your record number of pars.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great experience

Great course. Great staff. Difficult course. This course requires not only good ball striking, but good course management.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Course is in very good shape

The drought has left many local courses looking for answers, and many have burned up fairways, etc. Coyote Creek is in superb condition, and it deserves to be played.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Coyotes at Coyote Creek

This is a fun, challenging golf course with nice views of the hills. Good for all levels even with the hazards. We saw a couple coyotes (#2 and #7). Amazing.

The course is very windy and you get a lot of noise from the freeway. The round was fine for the price ($50) but I'd pay extra any day for cinnabar hills.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful Course with a Few Exceptions

This course is beautiful, especially in the afternoon as the sun is setting on the mountains in the distance!! Fairways and rough were in great shape. The greens were in great shape as well but could have been a bit faster and the bunkers had no sand (There was sand but when you hit the ball it was like hitting off of a hard ground. Also, #10 is under maintenance right now and plays as a par 3 from the fairway. #17 there were a ton of ducks on the green. I ended up hitting one (on accident of course) on my approach to the green and it made my ball ricochet into the front bunker (not sure what the rule is on that one!). There was also a ton of duck stuff (if you know what I mean) on the front of the green where the ducks were sitting. Finally, I think the Pro Shop could be a bit more friendly, however, the cart guys/ladies and the marshall were very friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging

Not an easy course. Always windy. Long course. Lots of freeway noise.

Conditions Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Terrible

You must wear slacks or golf appropriate attire to go to the range...I can't go on the way home in my work clothes to hit a bucket. I have to buy their balls to go to the chipping green, $7 for a small. The range doesn't open before the first tee time and they will routinely close the range before sunset. The snack shack doesn't open until after 9am. So a 6:30 tee time you make the turn before they open for any food. Only 1 cart girl for the 36 holes and she doesn't start until after 9am. They close the shack early, long before the sun sets, like 5pm. During the summer, we would chase the sun after work. They would shut down the course when the sun was still up. This happened many times. they turn the sprinklers on the back 9 before sunset, therefore if you're trying to finish your round, they want to go home. This also happened many times to us. They will not tell you if they punched the greens when you make your tee time, you only find out after you get there and spend over $100 to play in the sand. Total waste if you want to practice before you play, eat at the turn, finish your round, practice after work, total waste. Nice course if you can just tee it up after someone else pays for your round....

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

Tournament

Tournament course is unmatched quality in the south bay. Along with cinnabar the tournament course is the cream of the crop. You can use every club in your bag. Most shots can be found and offer a fun approach shot. I will be coming back to this course.

Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

It's a Jack Nicklaus signature course

There are two courses here and the tournament course is really good. Good layout and the last two holes are really great.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice Course

I'm not sure why others have knocked this Valley Course so much. It's not easy at 6600 yds from the whites at a slope of 130. It's not boring either as you need to think about your shots and you'll use all the clubs in your bag. My bag was a set of Titleist AP rentals. They also had Callaway and Taylor Made for a great selection. The tee boxes and fairways were all in great shape especially considering the major drought now in effect. The greens were excellent and rolled very true. There were some small areas through the green that were being recovered from damage of some sort but they did not impact the play. The bunkers were mainly hardpan but I think that's a result of the constant wind we had. Several green to next tee distances were a bit far and confusing. The route is marked but it sure helped to have a cart mate that knew where to go. Lastly I found the staff to be very friendly and accommodating. I will play this course again the next time I'm in the Bay Area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

One HOT day of golf.

i came out by myself and played nine holes. By the time I made the turn it was 99 degrees out, just to HOT for me. I'll come back tomorrow, morning, when it is cool out. The pro shop and outside staff was friendly and helpful. And they all made me feel comfortable and welcome.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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