Empire Ranch Golf Club

Great layout great shape always in good

Condition but bunkers need More TLC

First time playing here. Good value for price. Nice layout, staff & condition. Would recommend.

Great course , they are doing a great job under drought conditions.

Very wet in low spots and burned out in high spots!

The clubhouse , cart and driving range were awesome. The course, however, was soupy and really wet. It was my first time playing this course so I guess the drainage is not the best. There were multiple spots with tires tracks in muddy grass. The worst part was the staff. The starter made it a point to call us up to the tee box a full 7 minutes before our time even though we were only 50 yards away with a cart. He was not very friendly. Then the marshall pulled up next to us on the 3rd fairway to inform us that we were playing slow and not keeping up with the twosome ahead of us. We were 4. He could have been nicer. I will probably be back but with my guard up. Not the way I like to play golf.

First off in the morning. Played in less than 3 hours.

Empire Ranch is always one my favorite courses in the area to play. I was surprised to see the course REALLY wet when we played. I'm assuming it's because the upcoming week is going to be 100+ degrees but quite a few of the holes had large soggy spots in the fairways and standing water on the greens.

The staff was nice as always and the course if perfect shape. I was just surprised how mushy the ground was just from standing in one spot.

Finished a Sunday round in less that 4 hours. Started before 8 AM. Course is in great shape.

I drove 152 miles to play this course because I enjoyed it so much the first time I got to play here. To a person, the staff were friendly and spreading joy. Last round I played was at Yocha De He, another Brad Bell design, and there’s just something extremely inviting about both their designs. A front 9 that is welcoming with fun scoring opportunities, and a back 9 that seems more ready to determine whether your golf game is worth its weight in manure. Just so much fun to play. And for the money, you, uh, could do a lot worse. You should play the track while we still have a water supply.

Fairways and greens are in really good condition. But the bunkers need more TLC. Most of bunkers need more sand. They’re either hard or wet. You have to pitch the ball out instead of full sand shot.

It is still one of the best public golf course in Sacramento region.