Franklin Canyon Golf Course
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | 72 | 6550 yards | 71.8 | 132 |
| Middle | 72 | 6145 yards | 69.6 | 127 |
| Middle (W) | 72 | 6145 yards | 74.9 | 132 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5373 yards | 66.7 | 120 |
| Red | 72 | 5373 yards | 70.8 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.5/131 | 490 | 186 | 356 | 179 | 366 | 202 | 521 | 404 | 518 | 3222 | 381 | 212 | 366 | 519 | 363 | 456 | 367 | 150 | 514 | 3328 | 6550 |
| White M: 69.2/124 W: 75.7/129 | 464 | 163 | 340 | 163 | 346 | 189 | 506 | 389 | 504 | 3064 | 368 | 186 | 339 | 502 | 329 | 385 | 344 | 126 | 502 | 3081 | 6145 |
| Red M: 65.8/113 W: 71.0/119 | 439 | 125 | 322 | 148 | 326 | 168 | 491 | 325 | 418 | 2762 | 354 | 130 | 275 | 424 | 313 | 370 | 280 | 90 | 375 | 2611 | 5373 |
| Handicap | 15 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 18 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 16 |
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Photo submitted by u314159844623 on 09/21/2025
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Photo submitted by BrettNow on 03/05/2025
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Photo submitted by u314160848541 on 06/09/2024
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I like they put your reservation name on the carts Photo submitted by edrick707 on 04/29/2024
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Photo submitted by edrick707 on 04/29/2024
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Photo submitted by edrick707 on 04/29/2024
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Photo submitted by HardestyGolf on 05/21/2023
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Photo submitted by NotYou925 on 12/02/2021
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Photo submitted by NotYou925 on 12/02/2021
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Photo submitted by NotYou925 on 12/02/2021
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Photo submitted by NotYou925 on 12/02/2021
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Photo submitted by usarmy20 on 06/17/2021
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Photo submitted by Whuzup002 on 09/22/2020
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Fairway Photo submitted by Rohlstrom on 09/11/2020
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Fallen tree Photo submitted by Rohlstrom on 09/11/2020
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Fairway Photo submitted by Rohlstrom on 09/11/2020
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Mud City Next to Hardpan Photo submitted by danstone360 on 06/29/2020
Sad conditions
Been playing this course for over 30 years and this is by far the worst it has looked and played. There is almost as much bare ground as there is grass, but there are cracks and seams in the bare grounds.
Trying their best
Staff trying harder lately and it shows.
Course quality ticked up slightly considering drought conditions and course closing rumors.
Parking area still slum like, one guy, one day could completely reverse first impressions pulling into lot.
Improved overall in last month. Good job!
Poor Conditions
Below average Tee box condition
Poor Fairway condition
Average/ Below Average Green condition
Value for the money is very poor
Nice relaxing course
The pace of play may be slow to some but the nice thing is people are friendly, easy to get t-times, and people don’t mow you down if you are slightly less than speedy.
Course is in rough shape.
Love Franklin Canyon and have played there a few times a year for the last 30+ years. I love the layout and there is lots of character to the course, with some pretty difficult 3 pars (5 in total), decent changes in elevation and playable holes. Played there yesterday and was really disappointed in the state of the course. Course is just in awful shape. Greens are OK, but the rest is a disaster. Not playing here again unless there are drastic changes.
Terrible
For $69 it ain’t worth it!! Tee boxes are terrible/slanted
Fairways were yellow and dirt spots everywhere
Greens were mushy
Don’t waste your money!!!
Worst Conditions in the Bay Area
Tees and Fairways are in terrible condition. Greens are still in decent shape. I guess they are getting a head start on the permanent closing. I grew up playing there and sadly that will be my last round . Go elsewhere Franklin Canyon is DONE !!
Conditions keep getting worse
Drought is killing this course. Some greens now have dead areas. Fairways are either dead or only weeds except the last hundred yards near the green.
Course is dry, but not a bad track
I get that we're in a drought, but the greens were very slow and the course is brown in a lot of places. That said, the track has nice challenges , the staff are nice and the pace of play was fantastic for a Sunday.
Fun layout but tee to green conditions need work
This is a fun layout that is a great deal but the fairway conditions this last time we played 8/6/2022) were horrible. Mostly dead patchy grass so you’re hitting off the dirt or between dead tufts of grass. Tee boxes were a bit better and surprisingly the greens were in good shape (although they felt on the slow side.). We were 2nd group out and our foursome finished in 3:45. Unlikely to return until the course conditions improve.
Fairways need water
I hit some pretty good drives only to be hitting off some dirt or hard pan. Greens were very slow. Course lay out was excellent.
Parking lot fire hazard
The place shows an unkept look, but the parking lot is the first impression of decline with the DRY overgrowth. Cars with hot engines are snuggling up to the tall grass in most every parking space. One guy with a weed eater and 2 hours could knock down ALL of that hazzard. Garbage cans leading to Pro Shop should never be overflowing.
Come on, simple, obvious standard practices.
Top 5 worst courses in the Bay Area
The pictures on GOLFNOW are majorly misleading!!
Looks nothing like the place..
The fairways are 50/50 a mixture of dirt and grass..
The greens are decent but slow.
The guy at the front desk was rude and didn’t know how to deploy players in a timely manner.
The cart battery died on us on the second hole.
The people that we met were nice but a little weird..
Won’t be going back..