Chardonnay GC: 8th hole
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3.4
954 Reviews (954)
5 Stars
317
4 Stars
437
3 Stars
111
2 Stars
40
1 Stars
49
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.5
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.4
69.3%
Recommend this course
819 out of 954 reviews
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3.4
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.1
60.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 20 reviews
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3.1
73 Reviews (73)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
12
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
3.9
58.9%
Recommend this course
43 out of 73 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6948 yards
Slope 135
Rating 73.9

Sitting at the gateway to the renowned Napa Valley wine district, Chardonnay Golf Club meanders through acres of lush Chardonnay and Merlot vineyards dotted with sparkling lakes and wandering creeks. Native flora and fauna cover the golf course, which also provides a home for an abundance of wildlife including hawks, foxes, bobcats, and even the occasional golden eagle. Besides the spectacular setting, the layout provides one of the most challenging rounds in the area. The rolling landscape provides interesting elevation changes and there are plenty of mature trees coming into play. Several holes also feature water hazards and strategically placed bunkers. Chardonnay Golf Club's greens are lightning fast and the course plays long. One of the most memorable holes, both for the scenery and level of difficulty is the par-3 eighth. This hole is framed by stunning views of the Valley and it requires some clever shotmaking skills.

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Fairways Bluegrass
Greens Bluegrass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Algie Pulley (1991)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $14 - $18
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed With prior approval
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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3.4
954 Reviews (954)

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Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
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
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Another good time

I played with a nice couple that I never met before. They were both good golfers, male and female. I had no problems. Piece of plate was fine. I enjoyed my full 18. I walked the whole course by the way proud of myself for walking the whole 18 holes with my push cart.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 98
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A great practice round of golf

This is a very nice golf course even though some of the cart paths need to be repaired.

Some of the holes are pretty challenging. Anyway I love playing this course. I will strongly recommend this course to my buddies.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Sad conditions

Beautiful course, my favorite in the Bay Area. Sad to see it so rundown (sand traps and cart paths).

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Chardonnay

Course was in great shape considering it's winter conditions. Did not use or see any on course amenities.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course!

Had a great breakfast and planned to walk but were encouraged to use a cart. Glad we did as a few holes would have been a hike. I was nervous after reading reviews but it was a fun challenging course and we’ll be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A bit disappointing.

Drove a fair distance to experience what is touted as a premier course. Much has changed since my last round here several years ago. Driving range was out of balls because no one had taken "the picker" out to retrieve the ones that had been hit previously. Fairways had large areas that were either muddy or hard and barren, Majority of traps had no sand, and a good many had standing water. Overall, the greens were in decent shape. Women in the group will experience a porta-potty on the back nine filled nearly to the brim with waste. All of this can be had at any local muni course for a fraction of the price.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 119
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not like it used to

The course conditions have gotten worse this year, several areas where it appears the sprinkler system are broken, the tee boxes used to be very good, now a lot of them are in poor condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Not worth the greens fee.

I have played this course multiple times, so I was looking forward to playing this past weekend. For the $ I paid to play there, you'd think they would be able to keep the course in good condition.

The round took five hours to complete. There wasn’t a starter or on-course marshall which may have improved the pace of play. The bunkers were unplayable. They were like concrete, or filled with standing water. The tee boxes were also in poor condition, and there were several fairways that had dead spots.

The greens are the only part of the course that seems to be maintained.

I won't be coming back here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Neglected

I've been playing this course for 35 years. Back then Chardonnay was the fanciest course in the North Bay. But with inflation, it's obvious they don't have the revenue to maintain the course, which is the case for most of the courses in California. Golfers will not pay $100 per round, so we're stuck paying $60 per round, for poor tee boxes, unplayable bunkers, and barren fairways, squishy sink holes from broken irrigation. I blame SACRAMENTO!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Too slow pace

The recommended pace is 4 hours 40 minutes, but there was no staff to control the pace. The first half was finished in 3 hours, and the second half was finished in 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

LIving on the reputation of the Past-Nearly a six hour round

Chardonnay under the new CourseCo management has fallen out of my rotation. I had a choice where to play and I choose wrong.

Lets start with the no's on the course

No marshall to help with the pace of play

No garbage cans

One Water filling station and it was empty

Dead grass on the tee boxes

And the bunkers are the worst in the Bay Area including Glen Eagles and probably courses that have been closed, but I've know that since the pandemic and play anyways.

No more... done.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Seems to have gone downhill

No buckets for balls at range,I walked over and picked up a bunch and brought back to the ball machine. Then the balls were filthy and half were so old and beat up that they were unusable. The course has seen better days and the greens were patchy with something that looks like they had fought off a fungus. The pace of pay was ridiculously slow. 5.5 hours waiting at every hole and every shot.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course with really bad bunker condition

Green and Fairway are good. Bunkers are in really bad shape, no sands.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 180
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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