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3.9
842 Reviews (842)
5 Stars
220
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
63
1 Stars
27
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
83.1%
Recommend this course
726 out of 842 reviews
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4.0
13 Reviews (13)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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0
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Conditions
3.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.9
84.6%
Recommend this course
11 out of 13 reviews
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4.1
57 Reviews (57)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
86.0%
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49 out of 57 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort/Public
Par 71
Length 6492 yards
Slope 125
Rating 71.9

There are two championship courses at Foxtail Golf Club, the North and the South. Situated in the heart of wine country, both courses enjoy a lush, scenic landscape and pleasant views of the surrounding countryside. The longer and more difficult North Course was completely redesigned to make it more challenging but the player-friendly South Course has remained a favorite destination of both Sonoma and Marin Counties for its playability. It provides a more beginner-friendly option than the North, but there are still plenty of challenges in store. No water hazards come into play but there are several strategically placed bunkers as well as trees lining the fairways. In addition to the two golf courses, Foxtail also boasts one of the best practice facilities in the North Bay. There is a full driving range available as well as chipping and putting greens.

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Course Details

Year Built 1963
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $16 - $21
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

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Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

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3.9
842 Reviews (842)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 29
Watching the Game 12
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 34
Water Hazards 31
Undulating Greens 21
This course/club is great for:
Locals 41
Walkers 34
Seniors 21
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 33
Near Local Attractions 17
Worth the Drive 16

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Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
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pouring rain, standing water all over cours

this course should have been closed as it was unplayable, sorry management...

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Rained the night before flooded the front nine closed 2 bridges.

Under normal conditions the course is fun to play it has drainage problems they had pumps on the course to put the water into the ponds from the fairways. We could only play a few holes on the front nine due to 2 bridges that were flooded and you couldn't cross. All in all it's a good course and long from the tips, four sets of tee boxes. Trees line the fairways but plenty of room to stay in the fairway, ponds along the way and the greens are guarded by big bunkers. The course is flat and easy to walk, the greens have breaks which makes them a little challenging and fun, we will play it again!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great value, long fairways, challenging greens---all good!

LOTS of roll on the fairways---on the green in 3 on a par 5. Good for a golfer's self esteem...

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

over priced for for course maintanence, cart paths were broken with big chunks missing and greens were very bumpy and sand traps were very hard.

course ranger stated that the course needed more money to do the upgrades to sand trapped ( which were like concrete). The cart paths were in great need of repair. I played on a Sunday late morning and only saw a beverage cart only once on the entire round of golf. This seemed like a simple opportunity to generate money. On the north course, there wasn't a snack bar at the turn which would be another way in increase extra money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

great condition,only 31/2 hrs for 18...nice

great experience,great staff,good greens and fairways

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Swamp or Desert

I played an unpleasant round at Foxtail South. Large areas were a bog.Golf balls and shoes disappeared into the muck. Other parts were as hard as concrete. The rest was just fine.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

as allways a great course to play

we arrived to play the south course three of the holes were floded so i was asked if we wanted to play the north course for the same fees it was great play the north for seven dollars with a cart was like dyeing and gone to heaven thanks ron i book all my rounds with golfnow.com u guys are great

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

DOG TRACK

Not a bad track but AWFUL Conditions....played 11am to find ROCK HARD DRY PATCHY fairways and SOAKING WET NOT MOWED greens. Play the NORTH COURSE if you want to play an actual golf course

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

OK for price paid

Fairways are split/cracking, wet spots in the rough, not sure what the issue is with maintenacne. Course could be great! Greens were in pretty good shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

fairways need water

good deal. Course greens were bumpy. Adobe clay cracks in middle of fairways.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Poor conditions

Greens were awful, fairways very dry in places, or ball sinks in mud and never find it...

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Bumpy fast greens

Although we got a great deal on golf now... The course was in bad shape...

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0

best course for the money in sonoma county

I've played this course for over ten years, 6-7 times a year. The course conditions are decent to moderate depending on fairway watering. I played in mid summer & found winter conditions on & around most fairways. That is to say A-Standing water. B-Mud holes. C-rough grass uncut. That being said I found the middle of the fairways dry, wellcut, & decent roll. The greens were in great shape as they usually are. Good putting is a must to score well on this course. Playing from the white tees allows the high handicapper a chance to score well.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Terrible fairways and mud traps

Greens are pretty good but bunkers have no sand, and fairways are terrible 90% of the time. I would recommend to doesn't care about conditions

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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I enjoy the layout but the course is in terrible condition.

I played the course again today and as usual enjoy the layout (one of the few who actually likes the South better than the North Course). Unfortunately, the course is in terrible condition. Fairways have too many bare spots yet there is too much water on much of the course. The traps are as hard as rock (no sand, just clay) and the greens are spotty at best.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

This course is a great value.

The course has many unusual and challenging features so it is fun and interesting. Someone went around and planted trees right in front of where I tend to hit my drives. The greens are less than average speed but they are pretty true and there are lots of interesting double breaks. Pins are relatively accessible but some are hidden by bunkers so there is plenty of golf to play. There are bare spots in the fairways and mud puddles along the cart path on many holes. Accordingly, I recommend you play "winter rules" all year. If you are a perfectionist for conditions, play the North Course which is always pristine.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

You get what you pay for.

Very rough course that is in poor shape, but is very affordable to play. It is also the slowest course i have played, so plan on spending a entire day playing. It tends to attract a lot of beginners, I guess thats the price you pay for a cheap course, but don't get me wrong, it's a fun course to for the price.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Fox Tail Golf Course

Great course with friendly staff.

Play there every week and really enjoy it!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Cheap Rates, Poorly Maintained

Nothing more annoying than a poorly maintained golf course. The fairways are very under-watered; it's actually better to be hitting out of the short rough rather than the hardpan in the center of the fairway. Many of the fairways are so dry that there are large cracks in them where the ground has contracted. Oddly, a few holes have spots that go beyond damp, past soggy and near into swampy - too bad they can't redistribute that water!

The bunkers are generally like wet concrete - hard and damp. Most are better approached with the idea of putting or chipping out of the bunker rather than play a 'splash' sand shot.

Compared to the fairways and bunkers, the greens are in pretty good shape. There aren't any dead or weedy patches, they seem well watered and are well groomed. They roll true and while there aren't many ridges or odd breaks in the layout, the slopes make for generally interesting putts. Only one hole (the par 3 sixth) has a green that is too steeply sloped so that any downhill putt that misses the cup, no matter how softly hit, is likely to end up 12 feet past the hole. Make sure to leave the ball below the pin on that one!

Layout and architecture is pretty boring. Only one dogleg on the course and maybe two holes where water is likely to come into play. Most greens are designed to be approached straight on with bunkers left and right; no real strategy is needed to play the course, just keep hitting the ball straight and you'll be fine.

On the plus side, the rates are cheap. If you're just looking to go out and hit a golf ball around a course, this course will meet your needs and not drain your wallet in the process. The downside of being inexpensive is that on weekends it tends to be crowded with rank amateurs thinking they can play from the blue tees (and the neighboring fairways) On the last outing we heard "fore!" a half-dozen times before finishing the second hole.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

what it always has been

this course is a place to go when other courses are full. The north course is better in lay out and condition. lots of room on practice mats and large putting green. It is just an okay facility. Golf is fun there...you would not say what a lousy place to play. Good value and often on golf now discount list. Adobe ground underneath always cracks in the late summer. Traps often wet even in the summer. Greens unchallenging. but adequate. Enjoy.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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