View of the 10th and 18th fairways at Bay View Golf Club.
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3.4
376 Reviews (376)
5 Stars
71
4 Stars
128
3 Stars
86
2 Stars
50
1 Stars
41
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.2
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.5
62.1%
Recommend this course
231 out of 376 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.6
56 Reviews (56)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.5
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
3.8
67.9%
Recommend this course
38 out of 56 reviews
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3.5
92 Reviews (92)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.3
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
3.9
62.0%
Recommend this course
57 out of 92 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6331 yards
Slope 136
Rating 71.8

Formerly known as Summitpointe Golf Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1978
Fairways Rye grass
Greens Rye grass
Golf Season Year Round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed Yes
Dress code Bay View asks all guests to wear appropriate golf attire on the course and practice facilities. Collared shirts are required. No blue jeans or cut-offs.

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Reviews

3.4
376 Reviews (376)
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Reviews 57
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Poor customer service, slow play, and shorter distances (comparing to what shown on the score card)

Our tee time was 1:00 pm. But we were put at 1:18 pm because they had to put a group of shot gun competitors from holes 1 to 9 at 1:00 and 1:09 pm in front of us. We complained but were told that we should book our tee time next time in the morning to avoid this situation. Does that means their afternoon tee times will not be honored? All those competitors were walking and very slow. We had to wait on every hole and most of the time every shot. The group behind us were so impatient that they kept hitting balls at us.. We ended up playing till it was almost no daylight.
They moved more than half of all the tee boxes (gold and silver tees) up 50 to 100 yards shorter than what are shown on the score card and the distances that are shown on every hole. Perhaps because of the tournament group in front of us to make it easier. But that meant we cannot post our NCGA scores which are not correct in accordance to their ratings.
We are not happy with Bay View at all.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fun times

I have a nice when I play here Although I love the views best in the house. And good food as well

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Additional fees for a single cart?

The course is in okay shape, layout was bland. Several fairways had other players from adjacent holes hitting against our group slowing down pace of play. No Marshall in sight except an overzealous "groundskeeper Willi" that gave you death stares if the cart was anywhere near the gps boundary. That dude needs a hug.

Speaking of carts, I was not allowed to take the cart to my car and load my clubs but definitely could take my cart to the parking lot after the round and unload? Oh and if you ride alone, cart fee was an extra $20 total. Yeah miss me with that energy.

Some funky rules, not likely to comeback here. Shot a 79

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 132
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
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San Francisco Advisor
Previously Played

Average conditions fun layout

Course conditions are similar to my last review but fairways are starting to brown up and thin out a bit more and a couple of the greens have various sand areas where they have addressed some issues. Still a fun track to play

Greens on the front nine were slow. Back nine was much better rolling at a medium fast pace

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 132
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
San Francisco Advisor
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 86
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Challenging (for me), but beautiful and an awesome value

Very challenging (for me), but a fun layout. Beautiful views of the south/east bay, hence the name: Bay View 😂. I will definitely be back —- awesome

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 132
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
San Francisco Advisor
Previously Played

3rd Times a charm

This is my 3rd time playing Bay View. The track is really starting to grow on me with its variety of hole shapes and overall conditions. As mentioned before the course layout traversed a hill with several of the holes having steep sideways slope to the fairways.

Greens are receptive to approach shots and roll true. Bunkers are a little thin but very playable. Fairways have good coverage throughout. Some of the tee boxes are uneven

POP was horrible. There were 3-4 groups waiting up on the tee boxes to start. This was due to a Jr tournament taking longer than expected. It took over 3 hours to finish the front nine alone.

But moral of the story is don’t book a weekend afternoon round on the day of a a jr rournamenr.

Other than that the course is fun to play and has decent conditions

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
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