Bay View GC
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3.5
508 Reviews (508)
5 Stars
100
4 Stars
170
3 Stars
115
2 Stars
70
1 Stars
53
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.5
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.7
68.2%
Recommend this course
316 out of 508 reviews
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4.2
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.2
92.3%
Recommend this course
12 out of 13 reviews
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3.6
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
72.3%
Recommend this course
34 out of 47 reviews
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Course Highlights
Bay View's hillside layout creates a uniquely fun and challenging design that stands apart from typical Bay Area courses. Friendly staff, quality amenities, and smooth-rolling greens consistently earn high marks from recent players.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6701 yards
Slope 133
Rating 72.7

Formerly known as Summitpointe Golf Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1978
Fairways Bermuda/Rye Grass
Greens Poa/Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Bay View Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire on the course & practice facilities. Collared shirts are required. No jeans/cut-offs.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant
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Reviews

3.5
508 Reviews (508)
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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Mediocre at best.

The track is very gimmicky and a few of the holes make you ask yourself “what the heck is goin on here?” It’s a fun place to just go and play but it’s truly nothing special. Especially when it’s overpriced 90% of the time. $90 for a morning tee time? Ridiculous. We also ended up waiting about 20-25 minutes at each hole for the groups ahead of us to play. Course Marshal drove by and said absolutely nothing to the guys in front of us 10 putting everything. Range is irons only so that can suck. Great pro shop, super friendly and helpful, the restaurant is delicious as well. It will never be worth paying $90 to play here when Spring Valley is 5 minutes away, always costs less, has a more fun track to play and rarely has pace of play issues.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Average price decent course not for high handicap

Most holes in good condition

A few under repair? No grass in fairway

Greens are groomed nicely but challenging

Back 9 is not for high handicaps

About the average rate for Bay Area golf

Courteous staff

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 167
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Still the same stupid greens

I played this course a few times back when it was Tulercitos and then Summit Pointe. An acquaintance told me the course was in good shape and they redid all the greens. What he did not say was that all they did was replant grass on the same stupid unorthodox sloping idiot green layouts. They had the chance to do a lot of good things for the course and failed completely. I hit 13 of 14 fairways and ended up in the rough on all but 2 of them. That is a horrible design. Will Never play there again, even if it was FREE.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Another beautiful day at Bay View Golf Course

Despite somewhat windy condition, a perfect day of golf

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No much improved but way more expensive

The changes were very minimal. Prices went way up. Not impressive!!! Was expecting more improvement than what I saw

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Challenging

Great place to learn how to hit shots from every type of stance. This course is kept in much better condition than when it was called summit point.

The new carts have GPS which is great for giving you distances but they also keep you from driving on a lot of the course which can be a pain. The tee time prices are a bit too high.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Tee Off booked me on the wrong course!

I had booked a tee time through TeeOff at Wente Vinyards, good thing I looked at the reservation before driving out. I would not have selected Bay View, I do not like the cart monitoring policy they have; the carts stop in the middle of the fairways as restricted areas -- it's ridiculous. Please correct and book a round for me at the course I selected. I tried to call three times on the way to the course: (1) The operator said I did not have an account with TeeOff (2) the next try I was hung up on (3) the very next try I was hung up on. GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!

Please correct.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Course on the rise

Since new management took over bay view has improved so much. Greens are close to pure, fairways now have plenty green grass and all the tee boxes are level and clean. Their prime time rates are still a bit pricey but I believe in a year or so it will be plenty worth it. Practice area is great and allows grass tees on the weekends, no drivers but if you don’t hit too far they usually don’t mind.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 87
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
3.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Poor Pace of Play

The Tee Boxes are in fair condition.

The fairways slope which makes one side very wet.

The greens had been punched but they rolled pretty true at a speed of 9.

My biggest issue is the the pace of play. The carts tell you the minutes you are behind. At one point we were 46 minutes behind pace and we did not see a marshal once.

This was a 5 hour round which is ridiculous considering many of the golfers were riding carts.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play slow

Good course, nice views, greens weren't in the best shape, place of play was pathetic.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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