Apple Mountain Golf Resort

I would pay just to ride the cart throughout this forested, mountain park. Forget just grabbing the driver on all the par 4's & par 5's, as this this strategy can bite you. Every tee shot requires hitting your spot or you may be unforgiven. There are some awesome some holes where you can smack the heck out of your driver & watch as your Titleist sails onto canyon fairways far below (or, if you miss, is given up to the bears, deer & grey squirrels). This is a must play & I drive 3.5 hrs (one way) several times a year just to get my butt kicked by this beauty. Only downside: pace of play can get bogged down (4.5 hrs round).

Beautiful surroundings. Nice design. Bring balls. Tough for high handicappers as many holes require longish carries and lots of walking up steep hills when u r off the cart.

Love this course not because it is easy but it is very beautiful, the staff is really friendly and if you play well - you can feel really good!

Practice areas are all nice (chip, putt and hit).

Price is very worth every dollar.

I cannot wait to play there again!

Fun challenging course, need to play more than once to figure out, slow round though. No rangers. ;)

This is a must ride course. Course is very beautiful. Take a lot of balls with you.

Not your average golf course. Beautiful Scenery in the Mountains. Tremendous elevation changes. It was a treat to play this course. The staff could not have been more friendly nor more helpful. We will do this again before the year is out.

Always love playing this course, whether I brought my 'A' game or not. Unfortunately the course is an hour drive away. Would love to play it more often (course knowledge). I'm sure it would help my score. Other than some bumpy greens, course is in great shape. Staff are friendly and attentive. Practice facilities are top notch as is the course usually. Carts are always well maintained and powerful.
Next time up, I think I'll go for 36 holes! :-)

Although it was humid, this course gets you out of the heat.

Great to get out of Sacramento and into the hills. Course was in great condition. Weather was fine but warm. Only lost one ball but didn't score below handicap.

It's tough but well maintained and beautiful. It's also a little cooler than in the valley....... Just make sure you bring a lot of golf balls.

It's a lovely golf course and very interesting layout. The course was in good shape.

Absolutely beautiful course, yet very difficult! It felt as if we were at a resort. The greens are very fast, with a lot of downhill play- it truly puts your putting to the test. Be sure to bring an extra dozen balls because if your not on the fairway, you're probably not going to find it.

This is a very challenging course. If you like to have fun playing a round of golf with positive stress, this is the course for you.

Apple Mountain is a challenging, maintained, scenic, public golfing experience that is a great value! the high- handicapper will be seriously challenged with the uphill downhill side hill lies - but I love it! A beautiful location and a challenge - what could be better! If you haven't played it check it out. I brought my 16 year old grandson this time and he played (Thursday) for $5 ($20 with a cart)!

This is a very difficult course for most playrs. We play it at least once a year because it is so beautiful with the mountains and trees.
Put this one on your bucket list.

Outstanding vista for golf. Natural settings beautiful views challenging course. Play the blues

I love this course. It makes you think, guess, and concentrate. The ball flies in the thin air so you gotta stay on top of your yardages. Thick pine trees surround the well maintained narrow fairways so you have to be accurate. The fairways are extremely hilly but if you hit your spot you will get a flat lie. Almost every tee is elevated with a scenic view. The challenge on this course is club selection and yardages. I think I hit 3-4 drivers. Would recommend and can't wait to play it again.

Aside from the yardage markers of 200/150 the yardages are extremely blurry. When you are in between the yardage markers there are no yardages on the fairway. The tee's are also blurry, not many signs to navigate from hole to hole. The greens need work, they were in decent condition but they were not running fast or true. Hole to hole the greens are inconsistent. I'm a 10 handicap and I shot an 82 from the tips.

Played course for the first time and enjoyed a wonderful day. Each hole presents itself as a gorgeous, sometimes treacherous test of your game. Requires accuracy off the tee and greens are very quick, with steep breaks and tiers on several. Tough to get close to pin and very few straight putts. Greens are fairly open with generous chipping areas, though most have a few bunkers to catch miss hit shots. Scenery is tremendous and no two holes look or feel the same, hit every club in my bag, some more than I wanted...

A few comments on the conditions: as course sits at about 2,500', it was at least 10 degrees cooler than the Valley. Course is very hilly, but I was surprised by the excellent conditions throughout. Tee boxes are clean, fairways are tight, first cut of rough is fair, greens for the most part are very good with a couple showing patches of dead spots. Auxilliary plantings greatly enhance the aesthetics of the course. Fairways are narrow, but shots landing in them tend to stay there. Wayward tee shots will most likely lead to lost balls and crooked numbers on your card.

This an excellent test of your game in a beautiful, tranquil setting. Well worth the drive, excellent value and I look forward to playing here for years.

This is my home course, I love playing it because it seems to make other courses easier to play. If you're a 20 or below handicap you literally only need a long iron, mid iron, a wedge and putter to play this course. But do bring the big stick for holes 9 and 18, where you'll have an elevated tee box and wide fairways, let 'er rip...The most challenging aspect of the course is there is rarely a flat lie (aside from the tee boxes of course). You must have some pinpoint accuracy and know where to hit the ball to have a good chance at your next shot, it's not just about blasting the ball as far as you can to have a close approach. Every hole presents it's own challenge. I will continue to play this course as much as possible. It is well kept, affordable and has great views.

Well maintained course! A great place to go when it's hot in the valley. Everyone who works there is very friendly especially Louis the starter. Beautiful setting. We will definitely go again.