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3.6
974 Reviews (974)
5 Stars
174
4 Stars
398
3 Stars
243
2 Stars
101
1 Stars
58
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
74.3%
Recommend this course
748 out of 974 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.9
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.0
87.1%
Recommend this course
27 out of 31 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.7
58 Reviews (58)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.0
75.9%
Recommend this course
44 out of 58 reviews
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Course Highlights
Franklin Canyon's course layout consistently earns praise for its engaging design and scenic, peaceful setting. Friendly staff and a solid pace of play make for a rewarding round at a working-man's value.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6550 yards
Slope 132
Rating 71.8
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Course Details

Year Built 1970
Fairways Rye/Poa Grass
Greens Bent/Poa Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

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
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards
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Reviews

3.6
974 Reviews (974)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 17
Watching the Game 8
19th Hole Specials 7
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 29
Forced Carries 27
Bunkers 26
This course/club is great for:
Locals 40
Walkers 19
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 16
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 22
Convenient to the City 18
In the 'Burbs 17

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Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Great course. Greens are great fairways are struggling with drought restrictions.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Played on a Saturday won’t do that again. Greens were good tee box could use some tlc. Pace was so slow 5hrs.+.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A little pricey and just okay.

Course conditions were disappointing. I’d heard this from friends but wanted to try for myself. Most holes had too much dirt in the fairways. This affects one’s techniques and swings as we compensate for there being no grass in these spots.

For the price, I would expect better. I really appreciate the location and setting. The food in the cafe, however, was excellent. Only one guy managing that area but he did his best, which was good.

If the course had ways for players to preorder from the eight or so hole, one could just pick up and keep going. Hungry players slow the pace down when having to wait for food. Also, consider a runner to bring us the food when it’s ready?

I will try this again I’m a few months. Hopefully, course conditions will have improved. When they do, I’ll definitely recommend FC to friends.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 200
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Perfect pace of play.

The course played well. The tee boxes needed some care as there were a lot of unrepaired divots paired with crab grass made it difficult to set up properly when on a tee box.

The fairways were well maintained.

The greens were pretty slow and appeared to not have been cut for a few days, which made the greens unpleasant to be on.

The pace of play for 11:00 was great. We finished in 4 hours and 10 minutes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Pleasant golfing experience

Staff was great. Course was fun. Decent carts. Had a great day, looking forward to coming again soon.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout,bad conditions

I've played this course for years and it's really going downhill. Pretty sad what it's become. Fairways are beat up. Greens have divots everywhere. Sand is not sand. It's a shame because I used to love this course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 30
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor Conditions

Below average Tee box condition

Poor Fairway condition

Average/ Below Average Green condition

Value for the money is very poor

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

poor condition

there is no maintenance for this course at all. you can see the garbage on teebox as well as along the fairway.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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