Empire Ranch Golf Club

The back nine is a wonderful setting. Lots of semi blind shots to keep things interesting, and a few par 4 that are worth the drive. First Par 5 on back is fantastic, as is one on the front that both play long at appx 580 yards and hard to reach in two. the other two are reachable. Lay up to pitching distance feels like a putt on all of them. Nice design on back, front is good too just a little more in front of you. This course is attackable in all aspects. Fun to play and not overly demanding off the tee, but enough bang for buck to get 4 stars. Greens were aerated two weeks prior so were slower and bumpier but we expected that and base no value rating on that whatsoever as the greens look like they will be fine soon and can get faster. They will offer the courses defense when they do speed up. Course is due for a re-rating as the numbers on the handicaps holes are deceiving. I would change a few of them, and as an advanced scratch golfer, take my word for it. Some really nice golf holes out here without being overly challenging but just as fun. The views of surrounding homes in and around Folsom are fantastic. Drive out there is moderate, just another hour or less and you are in Tahoe...

This will explain how slow it was. I called a friend who also was playing empire ranch and we were waiting to tee off on 6 and he was on 10. We met up at the 18th green as we were still waiting to tee off on 10. We were told there was a group of older gentlemen 5 groups ahead and one was sight impaired. At one point on hole 7 there were 4 groups there. Shame on empire ranch for allowing this to happen.

I do wish the marshals would work harder at encouraging pace of play here. They were busy, because of the great deal $29 including "lunch', but waiting on every shot on a Wednesday afternoon is frustrating..... The course is in quite good condition, it's nice to see they are conserving water in our drought, though ugly brown spots, they are not in any way where you should be hitting your ball. :)

Very Helpful staff, food was great took advantage of the weekday lunch deal. Golf course is very user friendly and in great condition. Other reviews regarding staff were not evident.

The course is in good condition. I thought the holes were fair and a good golfer can score well.

First time playing Empire Ranch and throughly enjoyed the course. Nice challenging layout that's not too difficult and had enough risk/rewards to keep it interesting. I will be back.

I would recommend this course if you take advantage of a discount coupon or use Golf Advisor for a deal.

Not a terribly challenging course, but enjoyable! You can still get in trouble off the tee, but recovery is usually possible.

Front 9 was fine with no one ahead of us. A drunk foursome started 10 as we finished 9. They were clueless, inconsiderate and ignored the marshall's request to speed up. He disappeared rather than dealing with them. If there are no consequences it won't improve.

Bottom line with any course played for any amount of money should be pace of play. Without question this course is always among those with ridiculously slow play. Almost 3 hours to play 9 holes is absurd and this has always been an issue at empire ranch which is why I rarely play it. The course itself was in very nice condition, the greens were a bit slow but still had nice enough pace that you could make some putts and the few long irons I hit into a couple of greens held nicely.

That said, if slow play doesn't bother you then by all means enjoy.

Course is in great condition, as always. The layout is challenging enough without being too difficult. The finishing hole is very unique. The greens are well groomed.

Play here every weekend, enough of a challenge with several really good holes.

Being the only course in the Folsom area, it is very nice and has enough challenges and scenery to make it a great time. I feel that pace of play is a problem here though as there are MANY signs of how long it should take on the course and plastered on the cart. However, there doesn't seem to be enough enforcement outside of this. Coming to hole #5, there were 4 groups on that hole, 1 on the green, 1 on the approach, 1 on the box and my group waiting to get to the box. The back 9 picked up but still ended up with an over 5 hour round with mid-week 12:50 tee time. I would say this makes the course not playable, but just have the understanding it will be a long round.

fun place to golf. great condition. challenging shots. puts run true.

Very nice. Thought it is a little pricey for the Sacramento area.

Very good conditions for the time of year. Excellent staff make it fun to play.

The course was in very good condition, especially the greens. I was a single paired up with a father and son. We got along great and had a very good time if you don't count lost balls. There was a small group event earlier in the day that slowed play, but the weather wasn't too hot and the course has water stations every few holes.

Good basic course. Pretty wide-open. Punched greens at the end of March. In good shape now, as is the rest of the course.

Really liked the course setup . For a change a course had effective staff from starter to marshal who actually did something ,like asking the ladies who were new to the game to let faster players play through. First time I have seen that in years! Plaudits

Played the course Friday, April 1. Tee time was for 1230 pm but was delayed by course till 1245. Greens aerated March 22 and were about 80% playable with punch holes. Very slow green speeds. Paid $42 w/cart. Round took 5 hours 30 minutes to play! Waited on every shot. Group behind us had enough frustration and quit after 15 holes. Golf shop said morning tournament started 1 hr late and since they paid $5,000 it was too bad for the rest of the golfers!!

The course has several holes that have blind tee shots, or somewhat hidden hazards.

Being paired with others that had never played the course was a disadvantage to all of us.