Empire Ranch Golf Club

The staff was very nice and helpful, the course was in great shape even tho they just punched the greens a few days ago..It has a lot of character ..Great course!

great course to play, some challenging holes, well cared for

Played on a Friday afternoon with 5 family members. Staff was very accomodating in allowing us to play two 3 somes. Only complaint was the long round because of the number of players they put out on the course. Played from the tips and found the course a good test of golf.

We were lucky to play with two guys who knew the course. That helped with the many blind fairway drives. I liked the greens, but they were hard to read and were very fast. The breaks were extreme. The pace of play was good until we caught up with a very slow foursome ahead of us. I hate it when people don't play ready golf and take forever to hit the ball.
Other than that, it was a great day. I actually shot my best (85) in a very long time!.

i will definently play this course again. With the GolfNow discount this was a very affordable golf course.

Now that my son and daughter-in-law have a home on the 9th green, this is our second "home course." For a public course, it is pretty well maintained, with even fairways and smooth greens, which are very fast. All of the sand traps have been excavated, with temporary drops in place. The course has some very challenging holes that feature narrow approaches, water and blind shots. The finishing hole, a downhill 200 yard shot to a fairly small, well bunkered green, will test your skills.

Many of the bunkers were under repair (stripped to the clay with
trenches for new drainage) when we played. Beyond that, the course was beautiful. The greens were as hard and fast as I've played in the greater Sacramento area and still didn't quite have it figured out by 18, but they were consistent and true. Some tee shots forced us to consider our options because of well placed bunkers. And almost every green had us considering the right place to miss to stay out of really tough spots.

The strangest part of our round was that we seemed to wait for a minute or two on most shots while the group ahead cleared out, but we still finished in under 4 hours.

Overall conditions were good. However, several of the sand traps on the front nine were under repair. Greens were in good condition.

Had a great time. Everyone was friendly. Greens were exceptionally fast! Pace of play was good.. Very nice!

Course was playing great. Greens where rolling smooth and fast.

I think the course is a little bit over-priced. I have played a lot of courses in the Sacramento area that are better kept, and the average price was around $40-$50. A little steep on the weekend, for this course.

Course in very good shape, greens way too fast for the avg guy everyone in our group had at least 4 3 putts each! Greens are very large, above the hole was almost a certain 10 footer for par coming back! Nice variety of golf holes, long and short. Not a fan of the 18th, really a 3.5 par 3 hole.

Being a 20 handicap, i found this course to be both challenging and entertaining. For the time of year, this course was in very good condition. Will definitely play again soon.

The course is drying out. Actually got roll out of drives. Greens are in great shape. I wish they would flip the front and back, hate finishing on a par 3.

Greens were in good, shape-soft but quick. Considering all of the rain we have been having, fairways were decent, but the "cart path only" rule really slowed play - 5 hours to play, lots of waiting. If I played again, I would walk it.

It was near end of Dec. so the course was understandably not in mid season condition. The back 9 is the much more interesting of the 2.

I like Empire Ranch. It has wide open fairways but it does have it's challenges with many bunkers and water hazards. It does have good elevation changes as well. Enjoy!

Although the course was still damp from rain the previous evening, the greens were firm and fast. Some soggy spots in the fairways and sand traps, but manageable.

Overall, easy way to book a tee time.

Great course. Good condition, good price, would definately recommend.

the course was a little soggy with bunkers full of water all over the place but i understand that's hard to avoid. it did not detract from a fun, challenging round.

greens were in absolutely great shape as was most of the course. some tee boxes could do with a groom.

always a fun place to play and that tee shot on 18 is great to look forward to...