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3.8
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Value
4.4
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Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.6
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6607 yards
Slope 136
Rating 72.3

Previously known as Sunset Whitney Golf Club

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2015.

Course Details

Year Built 1963
Golf Season Year round
Architect William F. Bell (1963)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Acceptable attire is golf slacks or shorts (no shorter than mid-thigh), colored denim pants (other than blue) in good condition, a golf shirt with sleeves and collar, sweaters or sweatshirts with a collared shirt underneath

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

3.8
213 Reviews (213)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 26
Watching the Game 13
Brunch 11
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 34
Elevation Changes 26
Undulating Greens 24
This course/club is great for:
Locals 38
Advanced Golfers 23
Seniors 17
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 25
In the 'Burbs 21
Worth the Drive 14

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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great value

Golf now offers the opportunity to play golf at a very reasonable price. When you are not a good golfer you don' t feel guilty spending to play . Sunset Whitney golf course is a nice close course. The bad part of yesterday's game was the sprinklers were on the whole time and I had to move the ball on at least 3 holes to get drenched and dived in between the sprinklers for several other holes.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were great

I tee'ed off at 6:55 AM as a twosome and never had to wait on the front nine. On the second nine, the course must have put another twosome on 10, cause we never saw them the whole time. They held us up for the first five holes on the back nine but sped up afterward. The greens were in great shape, best I've seen them have this year. One of my gripes was that I had a lot of bad lies in the fairway. Seemed to have spotty areas all over the course. Overall though, I had a good time and enjoyed it. Would recommend this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Looks like a piece of cake but has its challenges

would recommend this course. The staff is very efficient, professional and friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No fore warning!

The tee time selection indicated "Fast Play Promotion" which wasn't the case! There was no mention of fairway aeration that left plugs littering the fairway. There should have been mention of the conditions, and a drastically reduced rate!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This is a great old school course with small greens and long par 4's

With the mild winter and good temperatures this year I was disappointed to find the fairways and tee boxes in such rough shape. The greens are in very good shape and run pretty quick with nice undulations. I have always enjoyed the challenges this course has presented but large dead spots in fairways and rough made it so we played some shots as ground under repair. I know that money is tight these days but since your already watering the ground, how about some grass seed.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very difficult in an odd sort of way...tricky greens.

Very difficult in an odd sort of way...tricky greens. The back nine is quite hilly and the greens are rolling. there are a lot of sand traps on this course.6/18

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Crowded

Foursomes were piled on and no enforcement of groups playing slow. Three times we were hit on and once the ball hit 6 feet behind us and rolled by us.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

nice

I had a good day playing golf at sunset whitney and enjoyed the course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course, challenging back nine. Will recommend to golfing friends.

Fun course, challenging back nine. Course was in great shape. All the staff were very friendly. I will recommend this course to my golfing friends.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

conditions have gone downhill

I have played this course several times this year and felt it was in pretty good condition and a good value. That all changed yesterday. The grass in the fairways is dying with large areas that are now just dirt and the sandtraps are like concrete with sand mixed with dirt and mud. It is sad to see a decent course like this go bad. I don't know how they are going to get it back into condition this summer.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course was in great shape!

We arrived early before our tee time and the friendly staff let us get out there early! Great Course, will play again in the very near future!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

a very challenging round of golf

sometimes hard,sometimes medium hard,but other than one or two holes being fairly easy,,a challenging course all in all,nice scenery alsol i would definitely play there again.didn't lose any balls,my playing partners lost 5...ces'la vie!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

The staff went above and beyond.

Course was tough enough yet very fair. A lot of businesses could learn some customer service techniques from this staff. And by staff I mean everyone we dealt with. Great experience. Thanks!!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Course great price

Nice course with plenty of length. Greens are fair and have lots of contours. New course name Rocklin Golf Club.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course was fun to play

I thought that the personal was great enjoyed that there was not a lot of waiting. I had good time with my Nephew who was visiting from the Bay Area we both felt that course was not to hard for are level but it gave us many challenges especially the long par 3 s and long par 4 s. I will put this course as one my favorites.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

O.K. course conditions. Poor course management.

Played this course many times. Same problem with waiting every time. This last time I left after 9 holes that took 3hrs. Got to the 10th tee and it was bottle necked. Didn't feel like playing a 6hr round. I would only play rocklin golf course if there was nothing else available. Could be a good course if they didn't overbook and held people to there tee times. Fun challenging course if you stay in the fairway. The ruff is mostly dry dirt and weeds. New name same old problems.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What can one say?

Tough greens. Great fairways. Ever changing cup locations, make for a great day of golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course layout

I really enjoyed this course. Lots of different elevations and bends. The staff in the pro shop was very friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Old style course

Sunset Whitney has just changed to Rocklin Golf Club. My first time playing there, and we got a great rate thru GolfNow. It looks like the course needs some extra maintenace- fairways were brown and bare in spots, bunkers need some grass cut around the edges. From using my GolfBuddy, it appears as though the nines were reversed, which leaves the back nine a par 3-4-3 finish. Not sure why that was done. Interesting, old style course design. Would play it again.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The front 9 were a real challenge due to a lot of water hazards

This course is a real challenge with a lot of up and down hilly areas & as mentioned a lot of water hazards in the front 9 - but I have to say - only a hazard if you get in one!!! Many of the fairways were dog legs left & right - not knowing the course made it even more challenging.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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