Tilden Park Golf Course

A course on which I seldom do well. First hole is a par 4, but probably should be a 5. A very scenic course.

10 minutes from my front door and I can be far far from the maddening crowd. Take Tilden way too much for granted being it has always been in my backyard so to speak. Only when we bring the occasional visitor due we fully realize what we're blessed with. A beautiful tranquil course where you can hear your thoughts with the toughest 1st hole. Period!

Enjoyed playing Tilden; will play again soon. Greens were well maintained and ran fast. Deer everywhere!!!

This course has one of the toughest opening holes in the bay area. The pace of play can vary and in the winter it does not drain well. That said this is a fun challenge for most golfers. Greens are fair and the scenery is woodsy.

Very interesting layout with SERIOUS elevation changes. Not your leisurely walking course, but thoroughly enjoyable. Unfortunately, the greens had just been recently punched with no warning in the golfnow listing. Conditions affecting play should always be identified, but it's probably the fault of the course. The morning was foggy and lifted to blue sky by the third hole. That fact and that the extensive tree cover shades much of the teeing ground and even fairways, made for some very wet (winter-like) conditions. I regretted wearing my summer spike-less golf shoes every time my feet spun out on a swing. I would play here again without good spike shoes.

We had no issues with slow play and there seemed to be a fair amount of players on the course. Never saw a marshall or cart girl, but there is a very convenient snack shack at the turn--literally at the 10 tee box.

Good practice facilities--range, putting green, bunker and chipping green. My only complaint was an operational issue. Because we booked the day of play, the starter did not have our tee time on his sheet. As a result, he let three groups with tee times after ours tee off ahead of us. Long uncomfortable story (he blamed us for not checking in with him earlier, in addition to the pro shop), but we eventually got off and had a great time. They need to revamp their operations. There was no excuse for the problem. The starter stands 20 yards from the pro shop and he carries a walkie-talkie. 

We'll be back, but not during the rainy season.

What a location...excellent weather...and it brings back some old memories. The course can be difficult in some areas...but, the reward is worth he effort.