DarkHorse Golf Club

I recently moved to the area and heard about how DarkHorse was a good, affordable spot. I was not impressed with my visit.

The amenities are very minimalist. Snacks, drinks, and a hotdog stand. There were no sleeves of balls or gloves for sale, which is what it is die to supply chain issues.

The practice area is small, and there were people jockeying for one of the bays at the range. The mat was shallow and firm. TopTracer technology is fun, even though I didn’t personally use it while warming up. The practice green was well situated and in good condition.

In terms of the actual course, I didn’t personally enjoy the layout. The tree guarding approach shots on hole 4 stuck out as a strange fixture. Greens are sometimes situated on the side of hills, which makes it impossible to get the ball to stop near some of the pin positions chosen for the day. My playing partners had a few instances of well-struck putts going 30 yards down a hill off of the green. My biggest gripe was with the bunkers. There was no consistency. The top layer of sand looks great, but beneath that is a toss up between whether it will be matted in and firm sand, or very soft sand. Tee boxes from the black tees weren’t consistently flat, which is disappointing.

Pace of play, to be frank, was an absolute nightmare. There is no starter, or any on course staff other than a beverage and snack cart. My round took 5 hours and 14 minutes.

I see how this course has the potential to be reviewed as highly as it has been, but I most likely will not be returning.

We got to play on a hot deal and course was in great shape. Layout is fantastic, lots of elevation changes and challenging holes. The scenery is fantastic. Not much of a clubhouse or restaurant but the course is worth $50 to play!

Beautiful inland Northern California course. Tough, but fair for accurate golfers. Lots of terrain. Greens are some of the best I’ve played. Plenty of opportunities to practice your trap shots, with perfect sand.

The course is a fun and challenging course worth the price. Unfortunately the club house staff and maintenance of the course was not the same. I was charged for 2 extra tee times because 2 of our 4some did not show due to Covid contact possibilities. Better safe then sorry. For some reason the course maintenance also decided to do some burn maintenance on the course during the prime time of the day to play. This caused smoke to cover 4 or 5 of the holes at different times. While not affecting golf, it was not fun to breath in smoke and ash as your are walking a hilly course.

Really nice course, but play was extremely slow. High handicappers bring alot of balls. No clubhouse just a small starter shack. Driving range only had a few mats open for some reason.

Darkhorse is a wonderful place to golf. It's in great condition and the greens are fast! It's a beautiful place to just be. Four sets of tees to choose from, the course will challenge golfers of every level. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a great day on a beautiful, challenging course!

Course was in good shape for early February.. Could only play 10 holes because of very slow pace of play.. Pace was going to be a5 hour round as I was caught behind a Shotgun and multiple foursomes.

Golf carts they gave us were vert old . One cart had to be pushed by our other cart up hills the last 4 holes

Other than that the round was great,

That is the only reason for the lower rating I gave the course

My second time this past 7 days .

Great design . It’s winter and course is top Shape.

The cart gentleman was most considered and polite.

I’ve played here a number of times as a single and have always been paired with fine fellows. The golf course staff is terrific. The course is in great shape for January.

Love playing this course. The fairways were in awesome condition. Greens rolled true.