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DarkHorse Golf Club

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4.0
1572 Reviews (1572)
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3 Stars
155
2 Stars
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1 Stars
69
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.6
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83.3%
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4.0
42 Reviews (42)
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1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
4.0
85.7%
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4.1
69 Reviews (69)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.6
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4.0
87.0%
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60 out of 69 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns top praise, with scenic views and a challenging design that rewards repeat visits. Fairways and greens hold up well, and the overall value makes it a worthwhile destination for golfers seeking quality at a reasonable price.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7005 yards
Slope 139
Rating 74.7

Nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills, DarkHorse Golf Club tumbles across a magnificent landscape that once served as a cattle ranch. The course incorporates a variety of elevation changes that range from subtle to dramatic. This tough layout is definitely not for the faint of heart. From short par 3s to monstrous par 5s, this course has a little bit of everything. The severely sloped greens demand accuracy and the bunkers were strategically placed to provide a multitude of shot-making opportunities. Tricky doglegs and uphill and downhill lies aren't the only challenges you'll face, there are also several water hazards that come into play throughout and an abundance of trees that make it even more difficult to navigate your ball. DarkHorse G.C. is situated 50 miles east of Sacramento and though it might be a bit of a drive to get there, local golfers consider the round well worth the trip.

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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Black 72 7005 yards 74.7 139
Copper 72 6631 yards 73.1 136
Blue 72 6338 yards 71.7 132
White 72 5871 yards 69.6 126
White (W) 72 5871 yards 74.6 135
Jade 72 4974 yards 65.0 115
Jade (W) 72 4974 yards 69.3 124
Track Rounds
Scorecard
Scorecard for Darkhorse Golf Club
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black M: 74.6/137 448 344 235 559 465 156 541 448 405 3601 388 577 421 184 304 446 175 440 517 3452 7053
Copper M: 73.1/134 428 319 218 544 447 143 517 389 376 3381 375 554 373 163 287 417 172 420 489 3250 6631
Blue M: 71.7/130 W: 77.4/138 392 308 204 526 437 118 500 370 365 3220 374 546 359 142 277 383 160 409 468 3118 6338
White M: 69.5/127 W: 75.0/133 353 274 175 460 398 101 469 335 345 2910 340 537 337 137 264 361 148 393 444 2961 5871
White/Red M: 66.3/122 W: 71.5/128 313 274 156 419 368 101 354 335 302 2622 340 493 337 137 264 322 110 291 376 2670 5292
Red M: 64.4/115 W: 69.4/125 313 223 156 419 368 68 354 322 302 2525 244 493 258 109 216 322 110 291 376 2419 4944
Handicap 8 14 6 4 2 16 10 18 12 13 1 9 11 17 3 7 5 15
Par 4 4 3 5 4 3 5 4 4 36 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 36 72
Handicap (W) 6 10 4 12 2 18 14 16 8 13 1 9 17 15 3 7 5 11
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Course Details

Year Built 2002
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Keith Foster (2002)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
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, MC, AMEX, Discover
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code No Denim, Collared Shirt Required

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in California (2014 #4)
  • Golf Advisor: Golfers' Choice (2014 #32)
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Reviews

4.0
1572 Reviews (1572)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 20
Watching the Game 8
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 65
Bunkers 62
Undulating Greens 56
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 59
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 55
Locals 37
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 67
In the 'Burbs 16
Convenient to the City 8

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u314159900517
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
ad8zWq18LjTpmMnRZlI8
ad8zWq18LjTpmMnRZlI8
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A must play and a hidden gem

Dark horse was absolutely superb when I played it. The course is in excellent condition from the tees to fairways and greens. It is a really challenging course but there are a number of tee options to make it a fun day for all abilities. Jason In the pro shop is super friendly and will help you out with a tee time. The course is surrounded by beautiful trees and some nice houses. Each hole presents its own challenge and this is a hidden gem in California and super value for money. If you love golf you must get to Darkhorse.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u00000196068
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course conditions!

Beautiful layout. Great conditions. Fairways and greens just awesome. Rest rooms didn’t have soup or papers. No garbage can to through your wrappers on the whole course. No food services. Only a golf cart and it only came around once. Not many options. Plenty of drinking water coolers. But no food services. This place deserves a proper club house and restaurant.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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jefffekete
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great weekday pace, great conditions

No clubhouse but terrific mountain golf that will eat you alive from tee to green. Some fairway bunkers are really placed in unfair spots and force average hitters to club down. Would not recommend playing the tips if you haven’t been here before. Greens break hard !

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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u314162347707
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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14Retire
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best course in the area.

Excellent greens, course layout. Hopefully new golf cars are on the way!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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u314162347707
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u314160408161
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Awesome course, needs a food truck or something

No lunch at the turn, sometimes there's a hot dog stand but at $80/round plus the drive out there they should push for a food truck or something at least for the weekends.

Course was in great shape as always

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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u314162547470
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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wines
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not real friendly check in guy for the amount of money u pay to play you think staff would be a little more friendly. Marshal pretty grumpy as well I don’t think you need to tell some one that’s staying on the cart path that’s it’s cart path only like he’s the cart path police I’m not 5 I only need to be told once like when I checked in

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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u314162446602
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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u314160364352
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

The Dark Horse staff were very friendly and the course is in great condition from the tees to the greens, including the traps. The only drawback is no restaurant on site, but the golf is well worth the price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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u314162446602
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u000008102104
Played On
Reviews 3
3.0
Previously Played

Great course, staff are crooks though!

Really great course, but the older/taller gentleman at the front is a crook. Guy over charged my entire foursome all weird and random prices! He never offered us a receipt so we didn’t notice until after our round. He also acted like he was giving us range balls for free but got me for 7 dollars for probably 14 balls.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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u314162534700
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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u314162496646
Played On
Reviews 3
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 Average
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Larry4993726
Played On
Reviews 56
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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u000004243756
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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alpinerandoo
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great escape

With snow still on the ground in our area it was a welcome sight. The track was in good shape and a fun layout. The carts need some upgrading ,as the couple we were playing with, had their cart die and there wasn’t anyone available to help. They appear to have several seasons on them. All in all, I’ll be back as the course was just our speed.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Dustyfresh
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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