Chardonnay Golf Club

This is not a course for beginning golfers. It has some very difficult holes which can slow play substantially. The most difficult holes have backups on week days that can slow play to a 5 hour experience. However it is a well maintained course and the setting is excellent.

Went to Chardonnay on a whim because one of the Golf Digest writers put it in his article as one of the 18 funnest holes in America. I was surprised on how good the track was. From the pictures that I looked at before going, I was expecting a fairly flat uninteresting course with flat greens. Totally opposite of my expectations. The course has a lot of character. Every hole is very different. Greens are very undulating and shapes are extremely different than most courses. It is a shot makers course and a ball striking is premium because of the trouble that lurks especially off the tee. Also requires you to have a very sharp short game and putting because the greens are not the easiest to hit. There are some crazy greens that are just a sight to see. For example, 6 tiered green that is around 60 yards long. Lots of good bunkering and bunkers well maintained. Tough par 3s with large elevation changes make difficult to gauge wind and distances.

Grass practice range and you can hit all clubs in the bag is bonus. No short game practice area. Greens were on the slow side when I went but not sure if that is status quo for the course. Fall and spring is most calm conditions. In summer, wind 20-30 mph is normal.

Rates are fair but sometimes there are deals on golfnow.

Wonderful day golfing at CCC, Chad was very helpful with getting us to the facility as we had gotten lost, go figure, darn tourists.

Beautiful weather and a fun round of golf with all the beauty surronding this couse.

3.5 hrs to play 10 holes on a Saturday afternoon says it all.

The course is nice (better than Eagle Vines) but the pace of play is horrifically slow. By the par 3 5th there was already a 3 group back up on the tee box. Even if the course is hosting a tournament this is appalling. If you can tee off early, I'm sure it's a great track and experience, but avoid afternoon rounds here.

Played there around 10/8/2013. Unbelievable scenery. vineyards on the right and left throughout. Tough tough slopes on the greens, some of the hardest I have ever played. For around $65 during the week, you can get a very nice afternoon. Being able to elevate your ball on certain holes is a necessity. Not a terribly long course but precision definitely comes into play. Fairways very well maintained, same for the greens and tee boxes. Great deal for the money (honestly, I would have gladly paid $100 to play here), you won't be disappointed in playing here.

Great staff and course conditions as expected. I would recommend this course to anyone that shoots under 90 on a regular basis. The players that are struggling break 90 or 100, this course may be a little challenging for you. I would like to see lower green fees though Eagle Vines is next door and has similar layout and same picture like scenery for $20.00 less on average.

Course has generous fairways, challenging par3s and great(fast) greens. Rough was tall and it was easy to spend time searching for balls. Loved the course.

This course has 8 unique and interesting holes that we look forward to playing every time we go there. Their par 3 holes are amazing. The course is well maintained and beautifully laid out.
We love this course and especially when we can play it for $35 with Golf Now. That's a steal.

Greens are extremely large in square feet, but really long and narrow. Who could not like this course. Loved it.

I will admit that even though it had been raining real hard earlier that day, the green and course drained very well. The greens were in outstanding condition. You would not have even known that it rained.

The practice green was much slower than the actually golf course greens. The Fairways were pretty wet, lots of water but other than that, the course was maintained in very good condition.

Fairways are in terrible condition and have shown no improvement over past 2 years. Huge greens require that you acquaint yourself with pin position of the day or have a range finder--otherwise expect a lot of very long putts. Expect wind in the afternoon. Overall there are many better maintained courses for the same cost in the immediate area.

Chardonnay is definitely a challenging course for the novice player. Unlike other courses where a hook or slice might end up in an adjacent fairway, here you end up O.B. in the vineyards or the trees. If you're not accurate with your driver, you'll might want to consider leaving it in your bag.

There were some beat-up areas with patchy grass resulting in difficult lies and the sand traps felt a little thin but the course is in good condition. The rough felt a bit tall and it was difficult to get a clean hit out of it but this might have been due to them trying to compensate for the hot weather. The greens were reasonably true.

One nice thing to note is that unlike some other public courses in the area, they do have cart service on the course and a decent snack bar at the turn.

Fun place to play. I would go back.Very nice golf cource nice staff nice all around

The greens has been "micro punched", but worse they were super slow (7-8 stimp).
Bunkers well groomed.
Fairways were slow and spotty (some burnt areas, some wet and muddy).
The course lay out is a strength, keeps your attention.
I'd come back and play ONLY if the course conditioning improves.

Well maintained, nice view. Beautiful backdrop overlooking the vineyards.

The course is in bad shape. The fairways are in need of the most help. There were actually muddy tire marks on a couple of holes. I am from out of town and was primarily relying on online reviews like Yelp to decide whether or not to play this course. Most of them were very good reviews of this course, but I can't see how these are genuine reviews after having played this course myself. I won't be coming back here.

Staff was friendly & got us out quick. Only problem was following a golf tournament and a wedding on the course. The wedding party was on the 4th hole as we were about to tee off. Had to skip the hole.

Chardonnay was in excellent shape. Fairways
nicely mowed, greens quick but well maintained
and without bald spots. The pin placements were
all on rises or slopes with made for lots of putts
slipping by on the downslope. All in all a good
course.

Chardonnay is a challenging and fun course. You never know what lies around the corner as you play your way around the course. Its many elevations offers an opportunity to practice your "Course Management" skills.