Tilden Park GC
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2.2
546 Reviews (546)
5 Stars
119
4 Stars
254
3 Stars
85
2 Stars
38
1 Stars
50
Conditions
1.8
Value
2.2
Layout
2.6
Friendliness
3.2
Pace
1.7
Amenities
2.7
34.6%
Recommend this course
434 out of 546 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
2.6
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
1.8
Value
2.5
Layout
2.7
Pace
1.7
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
3.2
42.9%
Recommend this course
3 out of 7 reviews
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Avg Rating
2.6
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
1.8
Value
2.5
Layout
2.7
Pace
1.7
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
3.2
42.9%
Recommend this course
3 out of 7 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6294 yards
Slope 130
Rating 71.6
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Course Details

Year Built 1937
Fairways Bluegrass/Rye Grass
Greens Poa Annua/Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William F. Bell

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $14 - $40
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant
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Reviews

2.2
546 Reviews (546)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
19th Hole Scenic Views 18
Drinks 16
Patio Dining 13
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 49
Narrow Fairways 40
Undulating Greens 18
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 45
Locals 33
Advanced Golfers 18
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 32
Worth the Drive 26
Near Local Attractions 10

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Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not impressed

Full price for 17 holes. Makes shift hole with a patch off closely mown grass for a green. This hole was soft due to being in the shadows of large trees. The make shift green was terrible to try to putt on. Was fist tee time and this makeshift green was full of holes and foot prints and deep spike marks. Not to mention that it’s a down hill 87 yard par 3 that’s replacing a 350 yard par 4. What a joke. Staff was very unfriendly and rude.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Use to be a good course. Now super slow with clueless hackers.

Super slow play, due to beginner golfers and lack of course staff.

On weekends, get ready for 1-2 round a year players and drinking 6 packs. I am totally ok with beginner golfers, but be ready golfers. Hit a bad shot, start walking to your ball to get ready. Dont hang in the cart drinking a beer and waiting for your buddy to shank his/her shot.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Treacherous conditions when wet

Steep fairways, muddy and very slippery wet. Beautiful views but don't play unless there have been consecutive days of sun.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Not for me

Something about this place did not sit right with me. The drive up the mountain offers stunning views of the Bay Area but you get none of those views once you arrive at the course. The tee boxes were poor, average greens, and SLOW pace of play. Not to mention it was expensive to play! I paid 130 bucks for a small bucket, 18 holes, and a 20$ rider fee for my lady to accompany me. I played in a group of friends and we all agreed we will never return. We only played 9 holes because we were so dissatisfied with our time being wasted by the pace of play and no Marshall trying to speed along the players. I will take my time and money somewhere else where it is respected.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Slow pace

Slow pace infront of us. No Marshall to regulate. I don't know what happen but by the time we got to hole 14 there was a big back up and we saw 6 carts waiting at the par 3 ahead of us so we just left.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

NOT COMING BACK TO TILDEN

I Played serveral course last month and I would say that PACE OF PLAY AND PRICE IS WHAT killed Tilden for me should I be on the course 5 almost 6 hours for a round of Golf the answer is No Never saw a marshall staff was friendly in pro shop range was nice ball quality was ok some balls looked wore out Price no way im coming back to just sit around and wait to hit the ball I think they need way better spacing spread them out and always have a marshall out there Everyday if you get alots of play on course its common sense Im going 1 star because of Price and Pace not coming back

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Manager

We wanted to pay extra to have our own cart. The manager would not let us do that. I don’t understand if a single player came on he’d be able to use his own cart. We wanted to pay so we can have our own extra cart I was playing with a guy that was 300 pounds plus it was very uncomfortable to sit in the cart with him.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 20
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tilden

Great track. Would recommend getting a cart. Walking really slows down the pace of play as the front 9 is very hilly. Fortunately its a beautiful scene up on the hill with majestic nature, so not the worst place to be stuck waiting to hit. This seems to be the go to track for most Berkeley area residents, so it is typically busy in my experiences here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 46
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It’s Okay

I say that they’ve done some cleaning up and mowed a lot of the tall rough. It’s better and close to very good. I just don’t agree with the fees and cart fees and $10 deposit for cart key. Overall, not bad.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Would it kill you to upgrade the ball washers?

I think this course makes enough money that they could do a complete upgrade of all the ball washers. I don't think that's too much to ask. Also the 100 and 150 yardage markers should be repainted. Other than that it's a great place to play golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pretty good conditions but the pace of play will make you fall asleep

I have never, in all my time of playing experienced a round of golf quite as slow as this. 3 hours had passed and we barely finished the 8th hole. I asked for a rain check and they gave it to me but the guy in the shop told me "this is the new pace of play." Essentially saying that they let people take forever and do nothing about pace of play. They have an entire staff to enforce pace of play and do literally nothing. If you are paying good hard-earned money to play a game that you enjoy, this is not the place for you. They seem to relish in the idea that their course is overwhelmed by slow players.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

First time playing the course. I was impressed with the course and the conditions were good. The pace on the greens was very slow and a lil bumpy, but overall very good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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