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4.6
413 Reviews (413)
5 Stars
250
4 Stars
129
3 Stars
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2 Stars
3
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.7
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.9
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.3
97.8%
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399 out of 413 reviews
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4.6
10 Reviews (10)
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
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4.7
34 Reviews (34)
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.7
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
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34 out of 34 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff, smooth greens, and plush fairways make this hidden gem a standout value for golfers of all levels. The course layout offers wide-open front nine play before tightening into a uniquely challenging and rewarding back nine.

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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6708 yards
Slope 125
Rating 72.5
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Hidden Valley Lake Golf Course (Northern California)
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Course Details

Year Built 1965
Golf Season Year round
Architect William F. Bell (1965)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirts required; No tank tops or halter tops.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

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Reviews

4.6
413 Reviews (413)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 8
This course/club is great for:
Locals 9
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 7

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Winter bliss

COld cloudy rainy and I still enjoy this course. I love the solitude of winter game of here.

The staff is great and. Very helpful. Nice bar and clubhouse too.

One of my favorite Northern California courses for the money.

I'm excited to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Over the Hill

This course is about an hour drive from my home, but well worth the drive. The fairways and greens were in excellent shape, but the rough was a little long and caused some delay due to looking for golf balls.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No need to hide!

The summer has passed,but this course's condition was like it was spring. I never had a bad lie. The greens were great. They rolled true. There were three in our group, and we never caught the group in front of us. We paid little, but I believe it was worth far more. I definitely will play this course again. Hidden Valley Lake is a real gem.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

Good course, always enjoy it. In good shape, but unfortunately we caught it the day after the greens had been punched. It'll be fine in a couple of weeks I'm sure.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

vERY NICE COURSE

Had a great time. Interesting course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
d53ac169-0215-59a2-af25-9d38f48f9dc3
Commented on 05/10/2016

Hi Albee6243,

Thank you for choosing Hidden Valley! We are happy to hear that you had a great time. We hope to have you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course well kept

The staff at Hidden Valley are courteous and helpful. The course is always well maintained.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
d53ac169-0215-59a2-af25-9d38f48f9dc3
Commented on 04/18/2016

Hi Craig,

Thank you for playing at Hidden Valley! We strive for excellent customer service and are thrilled to hear that you had a wonderful experience. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Featured
Previously Played

Great course

Beautiful place to play golf, clean air fresh cut grass birds chirping. This course is rewarding yet daunting. A place to see where you stand.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
d53ac169-0215-59a2-af25-9d38f48f9dc3
Commented on 11/19/2015

Matthew4555937,

Thanks for taking the time to write your review and for playing our golf course! Come back and see us again soon!

Best,
Hidden Valley Lake Golf & Country Club

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

It's about the Greenskeepers

I have played this course every time I come to the Clearlake area and normally it's in tip top shape but not up to there standers due to management having issues with the greens keepers but they are back on and they the greens and tee boxes are coming back. Leave the workers to do what they know what to do.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
d53ac169-0215-59a2-af25-9d38f48f9dc3
Commented on 09/09/2015

121068,

Thank you for your review and for playing Hidden Valley Lake! We hope the conditions will be in tip top shape the next time you play!

We hope to see you soon,

Hidden Valley Lake Golf & Country Club Management

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Always Fun

The course is a lot of fun and a great test of all your irons and woods. The back 9 is especially fun.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
d53ac169-0215-59a2-af25-9d38f48f9dc3
Commented on 06/29/2015

Hi Harry,

Thank you for your great rating and review! We are so happy to hear you had a great time playing at Hidden Valley Lake Golf & Country Club. We hope you stayed out of our five water hazards and enjoyed the picturesque backdrop.

Looking forward to seeing you out on the greens for your next round with us here at Hidden Valley Lake Golf & Country Club.

Best Wishes,

Hidden Valley Lake Golf & Country Club Management

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens look like they have cancer

Course usually in great shape guess greens keepers where on strike till last weekend now the first 4or 5 greens hade a bunch of dead spots ranging from 18" and up all over them I woul say at least 30% of green was dead the rest of the greens where a little better but not much rough needed mowed and some large areas of fairway where also dead I sure do hope they can get the course back up to par

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
d53ac169-0215-59a2-af25-9d38f48f9dc3
Commented on 06/29/2015

We are so sorry to hear that you were not pleased with our course conditions. Due to the drought in California we do our best to keep our greens as healthy as possible, but we do have to be conscious of water usage.

We hope this did not hinder your experience and that you will want to come back and play at Hidden Valley Lake Golf & Country Club.

Best Wishes,

Hidden Valley Lake Golf & Country Club Management

Played On
Reviews 54
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

First time playing Hidden Valley Lakes

Layout is fine, had some fun holes and had a few plain holes. Greens were some of the slowest I have played this year by a wide margin. Overall cost probably more than I would expect to play for such a course. Would I play it again ... yes, if the greens were made faster and the green fees were to drop $10.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
d53ac169-0215-59a2-af25-9d38f48f9dc3
Commented on 06/22/2015

We appreciate your feedback. Check online on our website for daily tee time specials and please email directly to find out more about pace of play suring your round at tarahteetime@outlook.com

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Featured
Previously Played

Always Impressive Layout

Course is awesome to play. Great water hazards and some fairway bunkers. Very score friendly overall. Love the amazing clubhouse with good food, full bar, a pool table, plenty of patio seating, great practice greens, pitching/chipping green. My only bummer was a couple greens were getting bare (but I'm sure they're on it) and a group of 5 slowed my pace down tremendously but that's golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
d53ac169-0215-59a2-af25-9d38f48f9dc3
Commented on 06/05/2015

Thanks for the always impressive layout review and we cant wait to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

A pleasureable roud of golf

The weather was great, we were able to tee of right on time and had a wonderful round of golf!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
d53ac169-0215-59a2-af25-9d38f48f9dc3
Commented on 04/30/2015

We are happy to hear your round was such a joy! Come back and see us again soon

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Back 9 way too slow

Front was excellent back nine was horrible due to lack of marshals.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
d53ac169-0215-59a2-af25-9d38f48f9dc3
Commented on 04/30/2015

please email directly to find out more about the pace of play on the back 9 at tarahteetime@outlook.com

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has a lot of character.

I think it's a gem for the price. Also being that it's right down the hill from my house the location is great as well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
d53ac169-0215-59a2-af25-9d38f48f9dc3
Commented on 04/08/2015

Glad to hear the location is great for you and we are a gem!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a good experience

I play at HV once a month and always enjoy it. Course kept in pretty good condition. Laid back and relaxed environment and bar.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
d53ac169-0215-59a2-af25-9d38f48f9dc3
Commented on 03/17/2015

Thanks for keeping us in your monthly rotation!

Played On
Reviews 52
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Well maintained and interesting

Nice course, pride of condition is evident. Very reasonable rate from national website. Places long from even white tees. Would use more often if closer.
Santa Rosa Dave

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
d53ac169-0215-59a2-af25-9d38f48f9dc3
Commented on 02/25/2015

Thanks for noticing the pride we take in our course. Come drive out and play again soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Course in good condition, friendly staff

Nice warm day in Lake County. Course was in good condition and greens were somewhat fast. A nice challenge for the intermediate golfer and possibly the advanced player.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
d53ac169-0215-59a2-af25-9d38f48f9dc3
Commented on 02/11/2015

Great to hear you enjoyed your round and customer service. Come back soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

beautiful weather

Good course, had lots of fun. It has good greens and fairway.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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