Cinnabar Hills Golf Club - Lake/Canyon

A top 5 public course that is very very challenging and you will not find many high handicap players and so as a single it makes pairing very fun and memorable

Nice place, majestic we’ll keep and challenging course, will be back soon

I live an hour away but I'm really considering playing here more often. Greens rolled true and not too fast, not too slow and hold approach shots well. Really cool layout, I played Mountain up in the hills and Canyon among the woodlands which was very scenic. I'm sure Lake is just as good. My dad and I played Coyote Creek two weeks ago and we agree Cinnabar Hills is a cut above Coyote.

We teed off at 7:20 expecting to have 3 1/2 to 4 hour round. Ended up being a 4 1/2 hour round which should it be the case teeing off at 7:20. Very slow foursome was the first off. Not a good experience at all.

One of the better courses here in valley where you don’t have to break the bank to play. I played early and hence didn’t see much by the way of wind. I played canyon and mountain and I really didn’t feel it was tough as I did like playing the elevations. There was a little bit confusion with the GPS when I got to 7th and I was not sure where I was going but it worked out well. Since wind was not an issue didn’t have any carry challenges as others have mentioned here ( I played 3 wood as I don’t like driver much )

Will play this course again for sure

In my opinion this is the best course in the San jose area pure greens and beautiful course conditions pace of play has always been awesome nothing to complain about at this beautiful golf course

Nice layout with several sets but not a course for beginners. Fairways are well maintained. Greens are very fast and firm, maybe a little too fast. Can get windy but overall a great course

Beautiful challenging course. If in the area, stop and play a round!

This is one of those courses that is a joy to play. There are three nines and they are all excellent challenging layouts. I would warn the average player that if you can’t hit 240 yard drives to move up to the silver tees. This course is not about distance. It’s about precision. The “Cinnebar” tees (what is considered “white” on most courses) play to about 6100 yards. But because of the hills and where the speed slots are on the course it plays MUCH longer than that. If you hit your drives around 200-220 Bury your pride and move up to give yourself a chance to enjoy this jewel. The greens are lighting fast and have huge breaks that are difficult to read. But your reward is that each hole brings a different look and provides a variety of club selections that makes for a complete round.

I would pick this course over the more famous in this part of the state such as Pasatiempo and the Black Horse and Bayonet courses. If you are in the area don’t miss it. In fact play all 27 holes.

Cinnabar is the best public course in South Bay period. It’s very consistent throughout the years and well maintained. The three different courses test your skills and force you tp use all clubs.

The breakfast tacos and Bloody Mary got us started.

Windy, fast smooth greens, a bit wet from overnight rain (carts on cart path only). Always a challenge, great layout. We played Lake-Canyon.