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Empire Ranch Golf Club
Rating Snapshot
5 Stars
324
4 Stars
330
3 Stars
67
2 Stars
24
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
AI summaries based on real golfer reviews
Course Highlights
Empire Ranch delivers a fun, well-maintained layout with fast greens and recently refreshed bunkers that consistently impress Folsom-area golfers. Friendly staff and strong value make this a reliable choice for average golfers seeking a genuinely enjoyable round.
About
Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Links/Parkland
Par 71
Length 6547 yards
Slope 127
Rating 71.5
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Empire Ranch Golf Club
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71 | 6547 yards | 71.5 | 127 |
| Tournament | 71 | 6200 yards | 69.6 | 127 |
| White (W) | 71 | 6200 yards | 73.4 | 126 |
| White | 71 | 5863 yards | 68.2 | 121 |
| Combo (W) | 71 | 5371 yards | 70.7 | 119 |
| Combo | 71 | 5371 yards | 65.7 | 111 |
| Red | 71 | 4980 yards | 63.5 | 106 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4980 yards | 68.0 | 113 |
Scorecard for Empire Ranch Golf Club
Metrics:
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.5/128 | 384 | 169 | 492 | 393 | 333 | 394 | 544 | 163 | 381 | 3253 | 358 | 549 | 161 | 460 | 391 | 537 | 184 | 437 | 209 | 3286 | 6539 |
| Tournament M: 69.7/128 | 366 | 169 | 492 | 354 | 333 | 362 | 528 | 163 | 381 | 3148 | 358 | 510 | 161 | 345 | 391 | 537 | 160 | 401 | 189 | 3052 | 6200 |
| White M: 68.4/123 W: 74.1/130 | 366 | 148 | 462 | 354 | 312 | 362 | 475 | 144 | 344 | 2967 | 330 | 510 | 122 | 345 | 374 | 502 | 160 | 401 | 152 | 2896 | 5863 |
| White/Red M: 65.9/112 W: 71.0/121 | 329 | 148 | 398 | 354 | 312 | 310 | 392 | 144 | 344 | 2731 | 296 | 431 | 122 | 345 | 374 | 454 | 103 | 401 | 114 | 2640 | 5371 |
| Red M: 63.6/109 W: 68.4/115 | 329 | 104 | 398 | 316 | 278 | 310 | 392 | 89 | 304 | 2520 | 296 | 431 | 91 | 305 | 320 | 454 | 103 | 346 | 114 | 2460 | 4980 |
| Fast M: 58.6/89 W: 60.7/97 | 259 | 104 | 299 | 263 | 194 | 209 | 286 | 89 | 222 | 1925 | 169 | 313 | 91 | 218 | 209 | 261 | 103 | 233 | 114 | 1711 | 3636 |
| Handicap | 7 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 14 |
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Course Details
Year Built 2002
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
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
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Available Facilities
Clubhouse
Reviews
4.1
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by aWKZz4BfmkyYsV734bje on 02/23/2026
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Photo submitted by the1Ivan on 03/22/2024
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Photo submitted by u314162684207 on 12/06/2023
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Photo submitted by u314162684207 on 12/06/2023
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Photo submitted by u314163499407 on 08/03/2023
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Photo submitted by linz4ucla on 06/19/2023
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Hole #18 Par 3 190+ yards Photo submitted by linz4ucla on 02/08/2023
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Photo submitted by u000003242395 on 03/23/2022
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Photo submitted by WreckerMover on 11/21/2021
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View from 18th tee box, blues. Photo submitted by u314159614330 on 09/17/2019
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Course map from back of score card. Photo submitted by u314159614330 on 09/17/2019
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Photo submitted by Titaniumhen on 12/02/2016
I Recommend This Course
Empire Ranch
Fun track, great staff in the pro shop, and if you got an extra few, Josh and Matt in the grill maybe the best in Sacramento area.
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Slow play
There was a tournament playing in front of us Wildhawk vs Empire Ranch slow play no Marshall around took 5 1/2hr to play ridiculous.
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
First time, but will return
Nice course. Lots more f activity. Driving range was packed prior to round. Staff was very friendly. Round with foursome completed in just over four hours. Course is in excellent shape for our area, because it is getting hot. Greens roll true, and have quite a bit of slope. Had a great time and will definitely come back.
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Continues to decline
Tee boxes, fairways, greens = decent
Bunkers are horrible, hard pan.
Pace of play = miserably slow. I have not finished my last three out of four rounds there.
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
I Recommend This Course
Condition
Greens and fairways excellent, Sand traps some had water/mud poor .
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Wish it was better
I used to love playing Empire. Now it has just gone down hill. It is too expensive for what you get and the customer service is garbage. The manager in the pro shop is very rude and doesn’t care about his customers. They stack tee times too close. The round was very slow. The food is good in the restaurant and most of the other staff was cool. Empire has just made it very clear that they don’t care about making the customer happy.
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
Difficult back 9
Easy to lose balls with uphill fairways
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
I Recommend This Course
Bunkers need a little help
Course was in good shape. Greens were very good. Most traps had a lot of water in the bottoms.
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
The course was very wet the greens were mediocre from what they’re usually like. And all the tee markers were in the rough and there was no sand in the bunkers.
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
I Recommend This Course
In good condition
Greens are in very good condition. Fairways are good too. Just some patchiness in some of the rough around the greens.
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
First time here, definitely will be back!
Had a great time playing this course. Starting with the friendly staff, going to the driving range, moving to the putting green and then to the first tee, everything was great. And the burger dog at the turn was excellent.
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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