Coyote Creek Golf Club - The Tournament Course

I have been to Valley course a couple of times and enjoyed the well maintained course - moderately fast green and the way the fairway, rough, and deep rough is differentiated.

I was often told the Tournament course is much more difficult - and I find it not so much. The back nine was a bit difficult because it required longer shots after 10am due to the wind against the direction we're hitting. Other than that I was able to get my usual score.

It's especially a great deal if you choose the tee time of a week day 7 am to pay only $50 including the cart.

Just aerated greens were a bit of a surprise, who's aerating in June, the start of the summer season ?? Course is still a bit overpriced for what you get. Sure, nice clubhouse and restaurant, but golf isn't played in the clubhouse. While my group paid a somewhat reduced rate, essentially a "free" cart, at $100+ rack rate this course is overpriced by $20 - $30 compared to The Ranch, Eagle Ridge, Poppy Ridge, Callippe - others in the category of high end daily fee. Maybe that explains the less than four-somes and lots of open spaces between times and groups. Note to powers that be - golfers are "renting" the use of your course for the day - every "rent" you don't get can not be recovered by selling two "rents" to make up for it, it's income gone forever.

Worth playing. Course is not spectacular but it is fun to play. Cart required is a bummer but at least you can drive to your ball. Not very good ranger presence. Good practice area. Play in the morning if you can.

Played at 3 PM on a Monday for $40, including cart. That alone qualifies as a great deal for the type of course it is. Course is well maintained, although the bunkers leave much to be desired - very dry packed sand. I suspect they have to really drown them in the mornings or else the wind will just blow it out in the afternoons. Speaking of which, the wind was howling. The course is pretty wide open and sits right in a wind tunnel but this day was stronger than usual. It made for tricky club choices, sometimes clubbing up or down by as much as three clubs. For example, I hit one drive 320+ going downwind/downhill, then going the other way into the wind, only 220. If you're having issues with your ball-striking, prepare for a long and frustrating day. Fairways and greens were well-kept. Putts were fairly quick and rolling true. I did have some issue with putting due to the wind. The ball would oscillate and I had some trouble getting settled with the wind affecting my balance at times. All in all, I had a great time testing my skills, but the casual golfer might want to play a less windy course or at least expect to have a more frustrating time than usual.

The Tournament Course is a doozy that challenges your course management skills. Shot placement will help you score well. They need to invest in some sand for the traps. Except for that, I would rate this course 5 stars.

This course is very nice and well maintained. The staff is very friendly and nice also. I really enjoyed my day at this course and recommend it to others.

Between my playing partner and I the one overwhelming conclusion we came to about Coyote Creek was how awesome the greens were.
Complaints: Twice I had a very plain lie in the bottom of a bunker, however, both bunkers were so wet and compacted that both balls came out as if they were skulled from a hard pan lie. Many of the the ball washers were dry. Hoped range balls were cheaper.
Thought the yellow jacket/wasp traps on the tees are a great idea.
Another element that was so enjoyable was the pace of play. We were a twosome playing behind multiple groups of four or more and still finished under four hours. Tees, greens, and fairways looked great.
Finally, great guest services staff. From the cart podium to the driving range the staff were very friendly and not overly pushy like other courses who have employees that remind me more of used car salesman. Really appreciated the club cleaning at the end of the round. I only wished I had some cash left to reward the guys for a job well done.

Played as a threesome in the afternoon on the Tournament course in just over 3 hours. The course condition was excellent, but the value was even better. One of the best values in the bay area.

Really need to get beverage cart out sooner than 10:30 AM. We teed off at 7 AM and was first warm day of year, and no food or beverages. We had to stop on 13 th hole for some food. If you're not going to open restaurant early for breakfast on weekends.... Get f& b cArts out earlier! Other than that, staff was friendly and competent.

Excellent course with many challenges. Plenty of bunkers, water and environmental areas which provided very strategic play. Defiantly will play again!

Great courses, obviously Tournament is a bit better than Valley, the holes on the front 9 on the other side of 101 are incredible!

The staff is cool, the clubhouse is really nice and has a great atmosphere, and when I've played I've been lucky to have a fast pace of play with my partner and played alone another time.

Challenging with the wind, it will always be a 2-3 club wind after 11am or 12 noon, but in the morning supposedly it is pretty calm. Long holes on Valley will challenge players like me, so Tournament is better for shorter, more accurate players and I scored better on Tournament than Valley.

Super fun, try it out!

I will return. The review wants more words, I think great is great, what else to say.

Very nice course plenty of hazards had a great time.

never saw the beverage cart once in 18 holes and the 9 th grill was closed. Course was full on a Sunday.
The amenities are spartan for the price.
Rattle snakes are visible so be careful.
Not the course for an enjoyable round with a friend

I had the opportunity to play here the weekend of 5/18/13. Tee'd off at 720am. I was hoping that I would get lucky and not have any wind to deal with til the end of my round. Unfortunately, it picked up at around 830am. It was awful . It would take/add about 15-25 yds on my shots (I shoot accurate distances normally). Most of the holes on the tournament course face or go with the wind. SO course knowledge is definitely a must. Other than that, the course was well maintained.

Great course but play it in the morning because the afternoon winds are brutal.

Windy, traffic noise, bald tires on cart, greens being worked on with no notice, high unmaintained grass on and around fairways, power lines, testy GPS, etc. did I mention windy. What's to like?

A smart player can go low... Good mix of shots with well placed and challenging hazards

Clubhouse bar/restaurant area was not adequately staffed!

greens where not in good shape. Golf cart got a flat -they don't maintain carts wheel was bald down to the cord...lucky we got a flat at the 10th tee.