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3.6
963 Reviews (963)
5 Stars
171
4 Stars
391
3 Stars
243
2 Stars
101
1 Stars
57
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
72.6%
Recommend this course
737 out of 963 reviews
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3.8
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.7
78.3%
Recommend this course
18 out of 23 reviews
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3.5
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.0
69.4%
Recommend this course
43 out of 62 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
963 Reviews (963)

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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Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

course was in fair condition

Play was slow and we had to jump around several groups that were holding up play. Tee boxes are in bad shape and the course was fair at best. Greens were half pluged which was good but we did not know this till we figured it out for our selves.

Would have be nice if we were told about the greens and that the driving range was closed before we came to the course so that we could have been prepaired.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Course layout is great - tee boxes & greens need attention...

The course is nice - great layout & nicely challenging w/o being tricked up. The only issue we had seems to be a recurring theme for American Golf courses... The tees were not level and the greens were bumpy and inconsistent. Take care of the little things like that & I'll be back more often!

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice layout

Because we secured a $22.00 green fee through Golf Now, the head pro was a bit dismissive. The fairways had been punched recently and the greens will be punched the weekend of 4-6, 4-7. I have played the course under much better conditions, but will probably return because I enjoy the layout.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Tee shots are difficult to pick the safe path. Shaping shots required. Interesting design.

Reachable but not too easy par fives. Tough but fair par threes. I have always had an excellent round of exiting golf when I've played this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Great course for your money and time

Great course for your money and time. Friendly staff well maintained fairways and greens. course has enough challenges for players of all abilities

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Rewards a good shot; penalizes a poor shot.

Lots of ways to score high but keep it in the fairway and you can come away with a feeling of "I beat the course".

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great golf experience

Pace was about 4 hrs, but could have been faster if slower players let faster players play through. The course is in good condition. Greens were rolling great. View was excellent with turkeys and other wildlife.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

This course has great shot values!

This course was in good shape and was very playable for the intermediate to advanced golfer. It is also a walkable course with not too many hills to traverse. Water did not come into play too often but ball placement was still important.The course has a good range and putting green ,to get loose on before your round. The course also had an extra par 5 which is fun!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Needs Work, But Fun Anyway

I have to say, I had a good time playing this course this weekend. Nice day, pretty good pace of play, and heck, I was playing golf so things can't be bad. I like the overall layout of the course. Kind of hilly, with some interesting hole designs. Also, they have the price at a pretty good level. But the course could definitely use some TLC. Fairways are cut way too short and are hard as a rock. Greens are a little lumpy, which doesn't kill you too much on uphill puts, but there was quite a lot of wobble in the putts downhill. Also, there is a lot of holes next to Highway 4, so it is not as quiet as you might like. But even with all that, I still would play here again. The staff both at the counter and the starter were extremely friendly. At the current price I can live with the greens and the road noise, I just would love it if the fairways were grown out a bit. Fix that and you have a really great muni course.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0

A course where you should score well.

As the name of the golf course implies, you will be meandering up and around canyon terrain. This requires you to keep your ball on the short stuff or you might have to get another ball out of your bag. There are several holes where an errant drive will end up in a barranca (a deep ravine) or out of bounds. This course is a good test of golf if you think you are getting better. For the better than average golfer, you should be tweeting many times.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
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

Pace was ok, for a Monday!

The course was in great shape, greens were rolling good. The fairways and the rough we're playable and not mud. The bunkers need some love though, I was in two and one was un kept and sloppy, like it hadn't been really raked in quite a few days. The other bunker I was in was hard as a rock, like chipping in the parking lot.mother than that I love the play of the course. You really gotta have all your shots working when you play it from the tips.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course to play

Although this is a great course, we had a VERY slow pace of play. We had to wait on almost every hole. The longest was waitinbg for the greens to open. What made matters worse was that several carts didn't have full charge on them, casuing the staff to replace carts (road service). A few times I had to get out and push the cart up inclines. It was kind of comical.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice course, nice staff. Great Value!!

Played at 2:30 in the afternoon and the course was in very nice shape for the cold weather we have been having. Enjoyable experience!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

The course was in excellent condition for winter golf!

Loved playing here lots of challenges to maneuver. The water hazards kept you in check to make good decisions on placing the ball. Will play her again!

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
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice layout, easy to get to, and relatively dry.

This is a pretty course in a nice location that suffers from a lack of maintenance funds. Fairly easy from the white tees, but a nice challenge for a low teens handicapper from the blue tees. While the tee boxes and sand traps require a lot of attention but never seem to get it, the fairways and greens are in excellent shape and drainage seems to be excellent after extensive work a couple of years ago, making it one of the more playable wet weather courses in the area.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Small Greens - Big Fairways

Nice course in the middle of nowhere. Good rate of play for a Hoilday weekend. Clubhouse is old and hard to get at on the turn,

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Elevation Challenge

Franklin Canyon is a very nice coarse. If you find uphill and downhill holes challenging this is the coarse for you. Most of the tee boxes need to be releveled but that is really my only complaint. The fairways, bunkers, and greens including the roughs and fringes were in great condition from what I am use to playing. The greens feel spongie but were pretty fast none the less. I also played this coarse for $22 @ 12:22pm. After talking to the group I golfed with they were jealous of me for the price I paid through "GOLFNOW.COM". Thanks GOLFNOW!!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 144
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor

Course Overall Great

Have played this course with my son 4 times now. Greens were in excellent shape, very few divots, maybe the players were taking the time to repair them. They were fast so I had to get used to them. The fairways were also in good shape. If you hit your ball well it would get a good roll. You have to hit your ball to certain spots on some holes for sure or you get penalized, that is what makes golf fun, you need a challenge. We had some kind of family tournament in front of us which slowed us down a little but what the heck, you want to enjoy yourself. I love the layout of this course so I will be back to play it again. One other note. We were a threesome and picked up a walker after the second hole, great guy, enjoyed playing with him. His name was Sam.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

this course is beautiful and need some charllange

i play this course so many time. but every time, this course give me a chaellange. however i enjoyed so much i keep coming back.
another reason to coming back, its close from my home
also year membership program is good.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Needs work, slow pace of play, but still a good track.....

I've played this course many time over the past 20 years. Once known for fast, sloping greens and good overall condition, it has gone downhill. Some of the fairways are threadbare, the greens are lumpy and the pace of play, while always a problem (due to 3 par threes on the front side) is slow. There are no marshals on the course, and groups are sent out one after another without regard to timing.

On the plus side, the fairways have been aerated and fertilized, as have the greens. I rate it as average because I like the layout and it has potential. I also recommend the course for the same reasons.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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