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4.1
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6158 yards
Slope 122
Rating 68.9

Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Course is situated along the banks of the Sacramento River. The course has a diverse layout with a few tough holes, but overall it's player friendly enough to appeal to players of all skill levels. Accuracy and proper club selection are two major factors to scoring well on this golf course. This is especially true on the par-4 sixth, which has a large lake that makes cutting the corner a near impossibility. Too far left and you'll face a watery grave on this tough hole. That is not the only challenging water hole you'll face, though. Bartley Cavanaugh's 17th is the golf course's signature. Although this par 3 is seemingly mild at only 107 yards, it shouldn't be underestimated since it was modeled after the notorious island green hole at TPC Sawgrass.

Course Details

Year Built 1995
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Perry Dye (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.9
196 Reviews (196)
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Reviews 64
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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5.0
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First Time Playing

Very enjoyable early morning round. Greens a bit faster than I am used too but that’s a positive. It was a cold and windy morning but that did not take away from the enjoyment of my first time here. I will be returning

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

Enjoyed the round

Really enjoyed my round today here. Was a very early tee time so oace was great. I was a single who was fortunate enough to have met two groups along the way that let me pass All fiur of them got up to the green and then waived me up. Much appreciated. Doesn't happen everywhere.

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

Pretty good course

This course is very nice to play in the early morning. It's different then most places I have played but overall a very good little course, it is very reachable for beginners and not to terribly hard. It is a confusing layout and other fairways are very close together I had to watch out for other players ending up on the fairway I was playing. But i do like it and will play again!!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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 Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun

Beautiful day. Happy Halloween. Weather was perfect. Nobody else on the course. Great condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 176
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
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Previously Played

Much improved course the last few years.

Perfect weather and very friendly staff and very well maintained course. A little over booked schedule caused a slow play but not too bad. Only 10 minutes from my house so I will take advantage of good GolfNow deal such as today’s whenever offered. Thanks GolfNow.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

BCGC review

This course is fun to play, it’s in pretty good shape, a little dry in some places, greens are in good shape. Pace of play was a little slow at times, could use some marshaling, I never saw a marshal all day. The staff was very friendly and the 19th hole very nice as well. Overall, I would recommend this course and will play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun curse to play!

The course is a fun coarse to play and can be challenging on some holes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 86
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Course was in great shape, the best I’ve seen in years and staff was very friendly. But slow play is the golf killer. We were a foursome with 2 girls in our group, caught up to another foursome (guys) that played like my seven year old daughters gossiping friends. Outside of that group we had a wonderful round and would recommend this course. Thanx golf now.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hot afternoon

One of the nice things about Bartley Cavenaugh, especially on a hot day is that there is plenty of cold water canisters. Course is also good to get the kinks out if you haven’t played for awhile or are just “off”. Short, open, good place for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 86
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Great shape

I don’t think I’ve ever seen this course in such great shape. Greens were in phenomenal condition, fairways great shape. The biggest thing was pace of play even though they were lots of golfers out there, we finished our round in 3 hrs.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Playing awesome

March 27th I got a total hip surgery on my left hip. Until May 9th I couldn’t put full weight on my left leg. So one month later, June 9th, 4 of us played at 7:45am 2 walked, 2 rode, I walked. The course was in great shape and I was actually hitting them well. A couple of times I leaned back on my right leg due to habit. But overall I played great. I had 2 birdies, 1 on the front, 1 on the back. I had 3 dbls, and 1 triple (18th hole) shot an 85. Not bad for someone who just had hip surgery. Love this course. Greens are in awesome shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good day at Cavnaugh

Weather was great pace as little slow but was in no hurry,Blaine was super in handling my tee time change.all staff friendly,I will definitely book again and again..

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Poorly Maintained Course

This was my first time playing Bartley Cavanaugh. I was told that this was not a "typical" golf course and to expect a "links" style course. The mounding and rolling hills made for some fun swings. The greens were in great shape and were rolling pretty fast but smooth. That's were the enjoyment of the course ended.

I play almost every week and usually pay around $20-$30 for a round of golf with a cart. I was shocked when I was hit with a $48 price to play the course. I'm sorry but the quality of the course doesn't match up to the price that is required to play.

For starters, there is no driving range so you don't get the opportunity to hit balls before teeing off. The cart paths are more bumpy than driving on the rough or fairway.

Next, the tee boxes aren't level and the grass is very patchy. No matter where we teed off from, the ball was above or below our feet. Also, the bathrooms are very poorly maintained. Not only are they poorly labeled but also very dated and rusty.

The course layout is very crowded. At times it feels like you are sharing tee boxes and greens with other groups. On several holes we had balls flying onto our fairway from holes on our right and left.

I wish I could give a more positive review but this place did not live up to the hype. I'm hoping that the tournament decides to find somewhere else because this place is on par with Antelope Greens & Indian Creek.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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