Chardonnay GC: 8th hole
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3.4
944 Reviews (944)
5 Stars
313
4 Stars
434
3 Stars
109
2 Stars
39
1 Stars
49
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.4
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.3
69.7%
Recommend this course
810 out of 944 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.1
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
7
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
3.9
57.8%
Recommend this course
26 out of 45 reviews
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Avg Rating
3.1
78 Reviews (78)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
14
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.8
57.7%
Recommend this course
45 out of 78 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6948 yards
Slope 137
Rating 73.6

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
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
944 Reviews (944)

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Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First Time Impressions

Bunker maintenance is not good at all. Very bad bad. Greens were smooth but in the very slow side. Layout is very good. Value for $$ is ok. I walked, unsure what cart add-on would be.

Pleasantly surprised with pace of play. 4h 15m on Sunday afternoon. Faster would be better, but think we just got lucky maybe. Didn’t see a Marshall

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Enjoyable round in Napa

Overall, a very enjoyable day at Chardonnay. Course in good shape. Greens rolled true. Fairways firm and fast. Bunkers are baked out and not really playable. Some of the largest greens around. Could use a little better signage in places (Hole 5 for example). But layout meanders through the vineyards providing some scenic holes. A creek works its way through the property and is in play on many holes. Lots of forced carries. Would definitely recommend and would play again. No sign of a marshall at any point, but play moved at a decent rate the day we played.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Poor amenities

The greens were in good condition. Some of the bunkers were hard packed scrabble.

The cart paths were in very bad and in some case terrible conditions.

For a private club I was surprised that there was no beverage cart driving around offering drinks, especially on a hot day. They could have made a fortune.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

need better fairway

Course needs to improve fairway condition. it was worse than last year condition.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

So close

Course is fun and challenging, just needs some attention paid to the bunkers, they are an embarrassment

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great time

Front nine was great pace, back nine was a joke, 3 groups in front us the worse is that they don't have a marshal to tell people hey need to keep a good pace, 5 hour round is unacceptable in my opinion, lay out and course condition was great otherwise

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun beautiful course

This course is always challenging, fun, and in great shape. The views are awesome.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play needs improvement

Had what I thought was an early tee time just before 7am, but a group of individuals oblivious to course etiquette beat me to the course. One the first lessons I learned when learning to play the game was to keep pace with the group ahead of you and apparently this group missed that lesson. We played as a 4some and had a 3some group in front of us that just took their sweeta** time on EVERY single hole. From the very beginning we had to wait behind them at each hole and it wasn’t because they had a group in front of them, they just played as if they were the only ones on the course. Made the experience unpleasant because standing around having to wait you were never able to get into a good rhythm and you got cold. Even when we were standing as close as 40 yards behind them just off the green they didn’t care, they just slow poked along. In the future, I hope that Chardonnay has marshal’s out on the course keeping players in the correct position. I do enjoy the layout of the course and course conditions however, pace of play definitely needs to be improved.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value great conditions great course

Even on a cool windy morning, this course was beautiful. Great condition, challenging… love Chardonnay

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Chardonnay course conditions

Bunkers are atrocious and some fairways look like we are in a drought. Greens are nice but slow, albeit g fair slow you just need to find the pace.

Otherwise, course needs watering and for the most part, it's been better, but playable.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great layout ,needs update

Played this course first week iit opened,glorious new addition. However looks like nothing has been done to maintain the cart paths ,and neglect of the fairways and bunkers is very evident, Some money time and effort could restore this course to its one time glory.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Windy Day

Tough conditions but the course was fun. Got a lot of roll-out in the fairways. Bunkers could use some work.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 61
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked

course maintenance

I understand that the grass clippings are left on the course for mulching purposes, but it leads to ridiculously

slow play with golfers trying to find their ball. The bunkers were like hitting off of hardpan, at least the three I was in.

Give this course some TLC and it would easily be 5 Stars.

Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A few Complaints

we've never been happy about "no carts allowed" in parking lot. The fellow at bag drop needs some lessons. Bags were cock-eyed and not secured. No "official" scorecards; only generic yellow. Pro shop said pin position was 3. What good is that. with no reference. Couldn't find anyone to make a cocktail at the turn. Course was in the best shape ever though!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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