Empire Ranch Golf Club

On a hot day it was nice to play this course where you were not pushed and could maintain a pleasant pace. The carts were well maintained and clean. The course was challenging enough for a fun round of golf.

Over the past 8 months the course has deteriorated. Even under new superintendent, improvements have not been made. sprinklers leak, dry spots stay dry and dead in fairways. These guys need to get their act together or the course will become just another poorly maintained public course.

Now don't get me wrong I play empire pretty often, more out of convince than the fact that I like it. I don't know why but the prices are absolutely rediculous. Today they wanted $68 for a round 5 days after punching the greens! I said you've got to be kidding me I want to play golf not eat a surf and turf dinner and play. The greens were in terrible condition and they wanted $68!!!! The tee boxes are in bad shape right now the fair ways are full of dead patches and crab grass is taking over the course... for $68 buy a bag of weed and feed on me and take care of the place please! You are the only course in the area and if you're going to call your self a premier course and wanted to change outlandish rates you better look like it. Great customer services is what keeps me coming back. But get it together Club Corps

Course was really wet some places. Really dry in others. Fast greens but not in good shape. Some tee boxes had weeds in them. Over grown water hazards.

Three players before were playing two or three balls and there was no marshal to keep them in line.

Great staff, course conditions, food! Always enjoy my round here.

Afternoon round with good GolfNow price. Pace of play felt worse than it was. 4.5 hours with a wait on 15 of the 18 holes. Ranger was pleasant but useless.

I have played this course for a few years but it has fallen into disrepair.

I was overcharged at the counter $10. The person was a little overwhelmed because f a line. He offered me a rain check, the problem is I can only use that $10 rain check on golf. I wanted to use towards golf balls during my next round and could not. My next round was for a tournament that I had to pay on-line. This was a big hassle and the staff should have just refunded my money. I do not play this course often.

Empire Ranch is a good course, typically in good condition. Only issue is sometimes it's a bit crowded and pace of play is slow.

Good layout in good shape, not tricked up, what you see is what you get though driver is not a good pick on some of the short par 4's. It backed up and pace of play slowed dramatically on the back nine. No bar cart (it was a Monday) and typical of most courses today there is minimal yardage markers (almost need a range finder to play the game anymore). And my pet peeve: why on Par 3's do golf courses not have a small yardage sign next to that day's tee markers?? Let's look around for a distance monument buried on the far side of the tee box and when we eventually find it realize we've grabbed the wrong club, go back to the cart, re-figure the shot, then pull another club. Is speed of play not a concern in the game of golf, I mean WTF? Sorry, needed to rant. Empire Ranch is a good course, the long Par 3 finishing hole is elevated high above the green and is fun and challenging, go play it!

I've played this course multiple times weekly for 4+ years. The superintendent was replaced in January (unfortunately). There are now dead grass spots all over the course that were not there during the drought. I've heard they are now short handed and trying to hire more staff. I hope things don't get worse. This used to be the premier public course in Sacramento county. It can be again if they get to work, including a deep raking of the bunkers now and then. They are getting really hard packed again.

Love this course. Play it 4 to 5 times a week. Staff is very friendly. Course is forgiving. Current condition is very good, although greens have become too slow.

Bunkers are a serious problem. The have very little sand on top of a lot of clay. And the sprinkler system soaks them unnecessarily. In the winter the drainage is non existent.

Pace of play is a constant challenge. Marshalls need to be encouraged/allowed to push players to move on. SIRS and tournaments should not be allowed to choke up the course.

Play here on a regular basis but things have changed the greens used to be the best with consistent speed to putt on, not so much anymore more. They have been slow down to 8 maybe at best 9 on the meter. The bunkers are so wet you might as well play out of mud. Very sad to see.

Played the back tees, and it's a real challenge from back there. A couple of lengthy par 4s, no easy to reach par 5s. And a couple of pretty tough par 3s too. Some easier holes mixed in too, but better take advantage of them because the toughies will be facing you!

Always a good day at empire ranch! The greens are challenging and the course is beautiful. Honestly my favorite course and the best challenge here in sac