Chardonnay GC: 8th hole
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3.4
948 Reviews (948)
5 Stars
314
4 Stars
435
3 Stars
110
2 Stars
40
1 Stars
49
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.4
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.3
68.3%
Recommend this course
813 out of 948 reviews
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3.4
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.0
66.7%
Recommend this course
16 out of 24 reviews
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3.0
72 Reviews (72)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
13
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.8
55.6%
Recommend this course
40 out of 72 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
948 Reviews (948)

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Top North Bay Course

Chardonnay Golf Club is in the heart of wine country and it certainly adds to the overall experience. On a sunny day, Chardonnay is tough to beat given its handful of stunning views. The greens can be challenging, considering how narrow some of them are, but the overall pace of the greens was perfect, not too slow, not too fast. The fairways were well maintained and I only noticed a couple dry patches, which is normal given the California drought. My only complaint would be that the tee boxes were a little chewed up, but there were still decent spots to place your tee. Chardonnay is a great value on weekdays and the pace is tolerable, I’d recommend playing here over some of the surrounding courses.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 91
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Sand traps

Sand traps need some work, but after the storms I guess they are what they are. All in all course was in good shape. Would definitely recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were good. Tee boxes were a little rough. Still a little sloppy after the all the rain.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It held together pretty well given all the water over the past month

No surprise that Chardonnay (or any other course in the Bay Area right now) was a wet and sloppy mess. That said, the tea boxes and greens were in terrific condition, as were most of the fairways.. once you got into the rough all bets are off and we had to pick clean and place a number of times throughout the day. But there were no crowds to speak of, and was really glad that they were open despite the terrible conditions lately. I’ll be back!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 97
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
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Can be windy

We happened to pick a very windy, cold day. It made a challenging course extra so. The course itself was in good condition with the exception of some bare fairway spots. The greens were very good but had some varying speeds depending on grass length. I've played here several times and the wind wasn't a problem, just a bad day. It's a good track.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love Chardonnay Golf Club

I'm new to golf and Chardonnay is one of the better courses in Napa Valley. The staff is amazing and the course is both tough and clean. Highly recommend, Aaron Williams

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Need some care.

The tee boxes were heavily sanded.

The bunkers needs more sand.

The fairways had bare spot (packed dirt no turf) in the fairways.

Greens were in good shape.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Views are incredible

Better management of slow play.

Greens were very lumpy especially on back nine.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging lay out

Beautiful vistas with vines on most holes,very challenging layout...

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great course, excellent service

I really like playing Chardonnay golf course a lot it’s an excellent track in the service was great

On this particular Saturday I got a great $40 rate on Golfnow, but that rate was offered because I was behind a slow tournament in the greens and just been punched and we’re very Sandy in the round took 5 1/2 hours

Other than that I had a good time

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow

Ridiculously slow. When we got to the 5th tee box, after an hour and half, we were the third group waiting on the box and one group on the green. We tried calling the pro shop numerous times with nobody picking up. One guy drove back to pro shop to get a Marshall and we were told non were there that day. Apparently they had a reverse shotgun go out at 8, jammed regular groups out once they cleared the first hole and another shotgun started at 1230. On 15 it finally opened up because the first tournament finished and finally someone from the pro shop, guy claimed to be the head pro, came out and yelled at the group in front of us to hurry up. They had been waiting all day and keeping ip with the group in front of them. Almost a 6 hour round. I live 15 minutes from here and play it often but the group in front of us was visiting from Japan and probably won’t be recommending it to others visiting.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
First Time Playing

Very rude

Unbelievably bad attitude of the staff(club pro) who suddenly came to us at hall 15 to force us to stop playing. He said we were slow, but we actually needed to wait and wait for previous group all day. He might have misunderstood we had been slow, It was not the attitude to the customers. I believe no need to go there.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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