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3.6
946 Reviews (946)
5 Stars
166
4 Stars
384
3 Stars
239
2 Stars
100
1 Stars
57
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
74.5%
Recommend this course
724 out of 946 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.5
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
0
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.6
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
62.5%
Recommend this course
15 out of 24 reviews
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3.5
66 Reviews (66)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
72.7%
Recommend this course
48 out of 66 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6550 yards
Slope 132
Rating 71.8
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Franklin Canyon Golf Course
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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
946 Reviews (946)
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Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Franklin Friday

Slow at first, but breezed thru the back 9. Fairways dry near tee boxes, but mid way and green were in good shape. Please water the tee boxes! Or move them where not like concrete

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It would rate higher if you could finish in 4 hours

Greens are still in good condition and fairways aren't too bad despite water cutbacks. A nice place to play if you have plenty of time. A lot of places to look for misplayed shots and people will spend time doing just that.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Franklin Canyon

This great layout needs some serious attention. Tee boxes are terrible and have been like this for years. Dry fairways can be excused due to the water shortage. Pace of play was extremely slow and we waited for every shot on the back nine. Our group left early at the par 3 #17 as we were the 3rd group waiting to tee off. Supposedly this course has new owners/ mgmt and will one day be a course I'll want to play.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A good experience.

We tee off at 8:00 AM and finished by 12:15 Noon.
The fairways are well maintain with a few brown spots. The greens are fast and have a lot breaks. We enjoyed the course and will be back.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Windy

Gusty wind affected ball flight significantly, seemed to be in our face every hole on the back 9. But the course was in good shape and well kept as usual.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

First time with golf now

Had a great time the greens were very fast overall condition of the course was excellent had a good time at the game in in just under four hours

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 60
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

NOT TOO SHABBY!!

Hadn't played the course since 1982, same conditions, as I remember, except for the fancy rod iron gate, and one way hwy 4 to get to the course. Considering our 4 year drought, can't complain much. It's an isolated course, without much trouble to get into. Had a fun 5 hour round, but shouldn't expect less, for a Sunday. However, if it wasn't for the 50% Golfnow discount on green fees, I'd only play the course during the week.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good Value for Bay Area Golf

Played two weeks in a row on a late afternoon and was able to finished in about 4 hours which is great. Overall conditions were good and friends from San Jose enjoyed the new course outside of there home area. Will play this again during the upcoming season.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

Like this course. Greens werein good to great shape and relatively flat so few challenging breaks. Fairways in good condition and some holes are challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worth it

I'm from the South Bay so it's was a little drive for us. Well worth it nice layout nice course . Definitely a play again course .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

This course is very enjoyable

Really enjoyed playing. If you play from the red tees. do not expect to get a whole lot of yardage gimmies.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Hidden Gem

Played Franklin in 2002. Forgot about it. It is a very good neighborhood course. Try it

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good course-Slow round

Very slow back nine, one group just didn't care how long it took. No Marshal to help out. Good course otherwise

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

great golf

Enjoyed the day and the course very much, course was in great condition, greens were healing up but putted pretty well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

SLOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW

5 1/2 hour round. Nothing else to say about that. Greens were extremely difficult to read and fast (which I loved). The fairways could use a little more grass, but the course really wasn't the issue for the low rating. The pace of play was extremely slow and I feel it was because a lot of LOW handicappers were out in full.

I suggest playing on a weekday and not a weekend.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Overbooked

Our tee time was 1:15. We didn't get on until 1:40ish and it was very backed up. We only got in 12 holes before it was dark. This time of year with a 1:15 tee time we should be able to play all 18.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Solid course....SLOW pace of play

The course is in solid condition as I remember it. Hasn't changed much since the change in operators.

They were running about 40 minutes late for us to tee off, but the guy in the pro shop was nice enough to offer my group some free range balls. It took 3 hours to finish the first 9 holes! I'm not sure why, but I'm sure the holiday and beautiful weather were contributing factors. The back 9 sped up and we finished in 2 hours as darkness descended.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Bad Experience overall

This is my third time playing at this course and not once have I have been impressed by the staff on this course. This particular time was worst. We booked on GolfNow. The tee time was for 11:00 a.m. The counter staff was unprofessional and flat out told us they are running half hour late. This was told as if they were doing us a favor by delaying us half hour. The course was packed. The round that was suppose to last 4 hours lasted for over 6 hours. The course is beautiful, but it is not Pebble Beach for God's sake. I am never playing at this course again.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slooowww

The course was good but the pace was a 6 hour round... Ridiculous... I left after ten holes

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

This course is enjoyable to play

For a change of outings and with a group of friends, it is a great outing. After the round, the restaurant has great food for the hungry golfer.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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