Tilden Park Golf Course

Just went out for 9 holes on a hot day. Their was a couple of Tournaments on the Sunday I went and the play was very slow. People had to measure their distance. Took 3 hours to complete 9 holes. Nice course in the Oakland / Berkeley hills. Lots of wild life out on the Sunday as well.

Hilly course (no surprise given location). Tight spacing between some of fairways. Several 200 yard par 3's make it challenging. Very well maintained.

american golf can screw up anything. they seem to be trying with nice little fluff stuff.(banners, promotions, fancy mowing designs, newly painted tee blocks... etc. but miss on the main things. course conditions(tee to greens, and bunkers) speed and conditions of greens, speed of play. lack of staffing at 10th tee snack bar, course markings(red, yellow, and white stakes)

I truly enjoyed playing the course, it's challenging and beautiful, the staff is great, going to put it in my monthly rotation

Waiting around and being hit into. Story of the day.

I love this course, it gives you a bit of a challenge because its located in the Berkeley hills which gives a look at uphill and downhill holes. My past visit the course was in great conditions, I played after 12 and the greens were nice and firm like putting on marble. Overall a Great experience!

The course was in good conditions and the weather couldn't have been better.

Course was in great shape, but play was very slow. We were the first group behind a private tournament of ~100 guys which is probably why, but the round was nearly 6 hours! (normally I would quit early and/or complain but the weather was perfect and I was playing well, so I chose to ride it out). I also only paid $36 w/cart. I'm not sure I'd be back at full price, but under $40 is a good deal for this course.

Condition of course is very good. Pace of play is slow due to challenging holes and little room for error.

Course was in great shape. Aeration two weeks prior but only two or three greens showed bumps. Rain the prior week made course and surrounding hills look great. Some of the rough was pretty long and workers were in the process of cutting.

What a wonderful course to play, even though , I played this many times, it is still in as good of condition as it was years ago. It is always a challenge and extremely interesting. I am a low-handicapper and love this course

pace of play was great for Sunday (under 4 hours)
I questioned the $65 rate as the greens had just been punched and the putting was bumpy fairways were in great shpae

The course was nice but I would not have travelled 58 miles (one way) to play here if I had been told that the greens were aerated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why was that not mentioned when I booked my tee time?

Tilden Park offers a fabulous "mountain park" setting. There are tall evergreens everywhere, several elevation changes and I believe the only housing structures in ever sight are the pro shop and clubhouse. The course is surprisingly difficult due to side-hill lies, small sloping greens, and long par threes. Due to it's elevation changes Tilden gives walkers a real workout but it is worth it because it is in such a beautiful setting.

The layout is rather rather tight so if you are a high handicapper expect to lose a couple sleeves of balls. That is one reason this course is known for slow play. However, even though I was paired with a foursome (now a five-some) we played in 4 hours and 35 minutes which is reasonable.

I highly recommend this walk-in-a-park. Just don't expect to lower your handicap.

The course and the setting are great. Only a few miles from the city, but you feel like you're golfing in the Tahoe area. Fun elevated tee boxes and the greens were in good shape. The only draw back is the pace of play. It's painfully slow. We got in 14 holes in 5 hours on a Sunday. There are lots of elevation changes and spread out holes, so walking during weekends should not be allowed.

Our late start due to lack of carts and a full tee box was frustrating. Running out of carts at 10:00 AM? I love the setting and the beauty of this course. This course will also challenge every golfer. Shots need to be accurate. The soggy conditions did not allow for carts to leave the cart paths and the shots were stopped dead where they landed. sometimes getting buried is very soft soil. Greens with difficult pin placements were challenging. Moisture and speed was different for most greens. Tee boxes were very muddy with a few without grass. Overall...Long difficult round in a beautiful setting.

I hadn't been to Tilden in 4-5 years. I am questioning myself now as to why.
The course was in excellent shape. Greens were readable and medium soft. Had a few birdie opportunities, and made some great recovery shots!
Tee boxes were trim, fairways were lush with no brown spots. I could smell the trees and there was just a slight breeze wafting through the branches. Played at about 67 degrees and it was perfect. Am definitely coming back soon. Pro shop desk was extremely friendly, both before and after the round. It was a truly outstanding experience in all phases.

This has got to be the worst managed golf course in the Bay Area. It seems that this course has no problems letting a group every 2 minutes try to tee off. Raise the prices i.e. stop giving UC Berkeley discounts and manage the course better! This could be a great course if management would actually manage the facility.

There was NO sign of a marshall to speed up the group ahead of us who were up to 2 holes behind by the time we got to the back 9.

Greens were fine, but within 100 yds. of most greens the lack of grass in some areas resulted in unfair , unacceptable lies. Balls rolling back off the greens (as on # 4, 5, 12 + 15) slowed play unnecessarily.

great course for those who want to be challenged. many hills and valleys.