Swenson Park Golf Course - The Oak Course

The course is in great shape. Once off the fairway, it becomes challenging but that is what makes this a good course .

Paid $12 for a round of walking. Course is in pretty good shape, the greens a little slow, but I’ll def be back. Staff very friendly.

No Marshall’s at this course so one one if making sure groups are moving at a good pace. A lot of 1 and 2 golfers that do not want to play in a foursome and that leads to this course getting extremely backed up if you place a late morning early afternoon tee time. People jumping holes trying to avoid the delay but that makes it worse. I left after the 11th hole as everything was backed up.

Nice to see the reconstruction of the new holes at Swenson looking good. Most of the reseeding around them has filled in as well. Some of the par 4's can play long at the park but that is why we carry 14 clubs ! Make sure you put a few rescue woods in your bag to get out of the rough and for long approach shots. Glad the driving range opened back up...really like the new integrated mats they layed down. The concession staff were very nice and ready to hand golfers a beverage refill or a quick grab and go hot dog as you make the turn at hole 9 to 10 - guilty as charged. The course has me playing a stroke or two above 90 so I will be back again to break that barrier (and hopefully 5 strokes lower) and solve the tricks to not double on a few critical hole locations.

The course was in great condition. Pace of play was fluid. A few foxes running around out on the course. Can't wait to play again.

The round was 4hrs and I walked so play was at a good pace. green are in very nice shape. overall worth driving 40 min. to play.

Finished round at 12:00 noon, snack bar was closed. Plenty of outside seating. Couldn’t even get water.

I've lived in the Central Valley for 30 years, but never played here until today. Had an early morning round. The course still has COVID-19 lockdown conditions, limiting the pro-shop to 1 person at a time, as well as having both the driving range and the putting green closed. No ball washers, no drinking fountains, no bathrooms and foam inserts in all of the holes. This was understandable considering the pandemic.

Course was in very good shape for a muni. Both fairways and greens in good shape.

The rough is...well....rough. Lots of gopher damage. The cart paths are also pretty rough and in need of repair. If you kept the ball in play however, you normally had great surfaces to play from.

Sand traps were a mess, but without rakes its impossible to maintain them.

Course is older, with lots of trees, which made it challenging especially where the fairways narrowed on the back 9.

All in all it was a great round for a very good price. Really enjoyed it.

DB

Three booked the walking rate on golf now intending to pay an additional cart fee upon arrival. I was told the fee is $17 per player per cart. I was only given two keys. After inquiry, I was told they were short on carts. There were 9 carts in the ready position at 10:50am. I explained we were not of the same household. They "Were sorry". Further, I was told the cart rate was per person without consideration of single or partner sharing. If there's a genuine concern for physical distancing why was I asked to share a cart with a member of a different household? The salt on the wound was watching another player in our group with his own cart for the same price as me sharing a cart? After the round I asked again if that was really their policy to combine foreugn riders and charge the same price. I was explained that policy was universal throughout the valley! I play at least twice a week from Roseville to Stockton. I know better!

Fairways are good and greens are smooth. Fresh sand in traps is extra tough now. Fun layout.

The course was in very good shape, again. The greens were a touch on the slower side, but still rolled true. I started at 7:40 so the greens were still a bit damp.

It was hot! I knew it was going to be hot so I not blaming anyone but myself for that!

I played mostly to do a fitness check on myself and my knee after a six month layoff! I never really expected to be able to walk 18 and I didn't!

Now for the good news!!!

After checking in 20 minutes early I noticed that the first hole was open and no one waiting on the first tee! So I asked the starter if he was authorized to allow me to start early in this open space! And he let me get started, which was great because I wasn't planning on walking very fast!

Next unexpected bonus...A woman in a golf cart was driving around the course making sure everyone was ok! This was when I was on the 9th hole. I wish she had come around again after I finished the 12th and decided I couldn't go any more. But I did survive to play another day! Probably somewhere that has a good deal including a cart!