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3.8
343 Reviews (343)
5 Stars
77
4 Stars
159
3 Stars
66
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
15
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.2
87.3%
Recommend this course
279 out of 343 reviews
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3.7
19 Reviews (19)
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8
3 Stars
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2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
89.5%
Recommend this course
17 out of 19 reviews
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3.7
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4 Stars
8
3 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
89.5%
Recommend this course
17 out of 19 reviews
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Course Highlights
Shadow Lake's distinctive layout with elevation changes and real sand bunkers consistently earns high praise from returning golfers. Cool-weather conditions have the greens playing crisp and fast, with fairways looking tight and green.

About

Holes 9
Type Public
Par 35
Length 3211 yards
Slope 126
Rating 35.1

Shadow Lakes Golf Club sprawls across rolling hills with Mount Diablo looming in the background. Dramatic elevation changes characterize the course, providing both challenges and scenic views of the East Bay Area. The undulations of the terrain range from subtle to dramatic and helped to determine the strategic placement of the sharply sculpted bunkers, of which there are many. The design of the golf course blends seamlessly with the existing landscape with swaths of native grasses outlining each hole and natural rocky outcroppings coming into play throughout. The course incorporates links-style characteristics as well as a variety of different challenges including water hazards and deep rough. One particularly memorable water hole is the par-4 16th. This is Shadow Lakes Golf Club's signature hole that features an island green that slopes in front, back into the water.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Fairways Rye/Hybrid Bermuda
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Baird

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared or golf type shirts required; No blue jeans, no cut-offs; Ladies appropriate golf attire. No Tank Tops

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.8
343 Reviews (343)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 40
Watching the Game 25
Patio Dining 18
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 55
Water Hazards 47
Bunkers 44
This course/club is great for:
Locals 46
Advanced Golfers 34
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 22
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 37
In the 'Burbs 33
Convenient to the City 22

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Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Glad to have Shadow Lakes back!

I always liked Shadow Lakes and was disappointed when it closed a few years ago. Having it back has been great. It's obvious the staff is working hard to bring it fully up to snuff. (Greens are slick and bunkers are already in good shape.) In the meantime, I've recently enjoyed three early morning rounds during weekdays and been able to breeze around the course. I kind of hope it takes a while for everyone else to figure out it's open. Really enjoying it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Don't play on the Weekends

Great to see this course back up and running, the quirky layout is fun to tackle now ans then.

The course is growing into itself and greens are coming around, with the new greens (new 9 holes opened) basically perfect, and older ones just average.

The main issue is 9 minute tee times, clubs keep doing this and thinking it helps, it doesn't. They lost 20 people coming back because it was so slow. This paired with new golfers thinking they shoumd wait for the furthest player from the flag every time, and taking forever to play even a basic chip or outt, no Marshall (even though they said one was out there), a server who tried to make us feel like 5.30 hour round is normal on a Sunday, or just general lack of any flow during the entire round.

The course has a great chance to keep all golfers coming back, but it doesn't come with 9 minute tee times and lack of Marshall's.

Won't be playing a weekend again.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Alan

Play nine holes. It took over 2.5 hours to play niine holes. I quit after nine.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Liking it more n more

Only played here twice so far but I’m starting to like it. It’s a solid track with some quirky elevation changes but it forces you to use all the clubs in your bag and conditions are great considering a couple months ago it was looking sad… they had just opened the full 18 again and especially considering that, you have to say they’ve done a great job. Amenities are lacking a bit but the golf is good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Beautiful !

I played this course back about 10 years ago and had a fantastic time on it. Unfortunately, it closed for a while, and I truly missed having it around.

Thankfully, the course is open again! I noticed some changes, but they're much nicer improvements. However, during my recent Sunday visit at 11:15 AM, it took nearly 6 hours to complete the round due to a tournament ahead of us. Despite the long wait, the course itself is so enjoyable that I couldn't complain. I'll definitely be back for another round soon!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Needs maintenance

Nice and challenging layout but poorly maintained greens and frairways.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 30
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in good shape .

Greens a little slow since plug& sanding

Even with new signs on carts

Rounds are still 4:50 for 18

Course desperately needs marshals

To enforce pace of play.

Really only complaint is pace of play

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 40
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 30
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Unannounced plugged and sanded greens

Be warned greens have been heavily sanded and still charging full rate

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairways are dry and fast. Greens will be great once they heal from aeration. Fun course to play for even higher handicaps.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad day

Greens being watered right at start of play, staff watering greens during play, had to stop play and wait for watering to stop so I could putt,wish I was warned about this before I booked 👎

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course drains well. Great roll on the fairways even with all the rain.. Greens and bunkers in good shape too!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

SLOW

Everything here is above average

Except for the extremely SLOW pace of play

2hours 50 minutes front9

Cleared up on back for a smooth 2hours

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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