Bay View GC
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3.6
510 Reviews (510)
5 Stars
101
4 Stars
171
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
68.9%
Recommend this course
318 out of 510 reviews
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4.3
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
93.3%
Recommend this course
14 out of 15 reviews
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3.7
48 Reviews (48)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
75.0%
Recommend this course
36 out of 48 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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3.6
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Reviews 1
3.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

CART PATH ONLY!!!

This is course is nice but it is so completely frustrating that its cart path only, the entire course. Makes for a long day. Our game took 6+ hours, with groups backed up in front of us and the Marshall telling us to speed it up. Made no sense at all.

Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/05/2021

We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 04/05/2021

Thank you for visiting us at Bay View Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

Good shape and fairways were in good shape. Greens just punched in past week so a bit slow and bumpy. Short course and didn’t need much after drives for approach shots. Staff was friendly and drinks/food were good. Can tell new owners are putting work in to make a great spot. Will play again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/07/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us 4 stars. We work hard to maintain the course for everyone's benefit, which means aerifying the greens as part of our regular maintenance schedule and keeping them in pristine condition. We will let the entire crew know their hard work is paying off. Please come back soon for a 5-star experience next time at Bay View Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Gave it another shot, managed to be even worse

I played this course several months ago and didn't enjoy the round at all. The management seemed to want to take feedback seriously, even though they were condescending in my last review so I regrettably gave it another shot.

This experience managed to be worse.

At my arrival virtually everything went wrong until my tee time. When I showed up there was no parking. I had to wait 10 minutes to find a spot. When checking in I was informed that there would be no carts for a long time with no prior notice. This delayed my mid day tee time 35 mins. This course is not easily walkable and if people walk, it cripples pace. Since now I had time to kill I figured I would get range balls. They charge an absurd price ($8 for 40 balls or something) and it is irons only. But the range machine ran out of balls! So things were already a disaster before I even hit the course.

I finally got out and the course is in good shape but nothing exceptional. Once again it was still cart path only due to "renovations". I didn't see a notable difference from months before, outside of green fringes being a little nicer and they had punched the greens without any notice which made balls roll slow and bumpy. They leave the rough at tour length in many spots and have horrible weeds just outside the rough that are automatic lost balls. In some cases it was worse than harding before they hosted the PGA championship. You would think with cart path only they could mow the grass to a reasonable level. Also due to the cart path rule combined with the layout it also makes pace slow because you often have to walk up sloped fairways to get your ball. Overall the course is mostly a niceish muni course with some minor elements of a nicer course. Nothing that remotely warrants their rack rate for rounds.

They call themselves a "premiere silicon valley destination." The only things premier about this course are the carts and the view of the bay. Nothing about the golf experience is premier. I only plan on returning if it was free. This place is clearly more concerned with removing people from their money than providing a good golf experience.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/05/2021

Hi Danny, we see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop, we do genuinely want to help, and apologize about our last response, it was not our intent to sound condescending. We always appreciate your feedback. Thank you for playing Bay View Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/23/2021

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Bay View Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/19/2021

Thank you for visiting us at Bay View Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/15/2021

Hello, darioatejo. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing Bay View Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 03/23/2021

Hello. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. Please tell us more. The way you have provided your feedback does not offer us any room to grow or change. We encourage you to update your review so we can use your experience to make changes. Thanks for playing Bay View Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/02/2021

Hello, u1044737057. Thank you for visiting us at Bay View Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

A great coat of paint

Having played it for over 15 years, I remember when it opened...I have seen it at its worst.

The new owners are definitely moving it the right direction...The first look from the clubhouse, it was an amazing transformation with the course looking amazing. The desk guy was ok in friendliness, the cart girl was super helpful and great customer service. The beverage girl was awesomeness.

The cart was super comfy and new tho the USB charger did not work, GPS was spot on.

The course has drastically improved but has at least 2 full seasons to be back to where it was when it opened originally. I see the potential!!!!

Pace of play was OK with not a Marshall in sight.

It will be awhile till I am back at the rates you are asking for.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 03/23/2021

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Bay View Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Bay View still Same old Summitpointe

The greens were updated and new carts other than that it's still the old Summitpointe, Crappy Tee boxes same old fairways. They do have a grass driving range that can only be used on the Weekends, how backwards is that. They said during the week you have to hit from the matts. They have a chipping area that says members only, but it wasn't busy and they didn't say anything when I used it. Still the same putting green area. Bottom line, it is still the same old Summitpointe with new greens and better golf carts, still crappy tee boxes and ok fairways

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/02/2021

One more thing to add, I never saw a marshal on the course. So there was no one to move the slow players and the 5 some and 6 some that somehow developed, I could not believe there was a 5 some in front of the 2 some in front of me and the 2 some did not want anyone playing with them, there were other groups of 2 that were playing by themselves. There needs to be some control out there.

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Commented on 03/02/2021

Hi Robert9670665. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Bay View Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 15
Plays A few times a week
3.0

KM

Path is terrible, weekend should ask all people with cart 。cart is not enough due to pace too slow. Extremely slow

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/02/2021

Hello, kmyen59. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Bay View Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/27/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u000002198224! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bay View Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/26/2021

Hello, u871149409. Thank you for visiting us at Bay View Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/29/2021

Hello, u152681850. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Bay View Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/26/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314160934696! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bay View Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/27/2021

Hello, u314160687880. Thank you for visiting us at Bay View Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bay view in winter

Was expecting better course conditions, but realize still Under renovations, was disappointed with GPS not allowing carts on the fairways. Prior notice needs to be sent out if play is cart path only.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 01/26/2021

Hello, pnlramos. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Bay View Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun quirky course tough fast greens

Playes 20 years ago. New management has put a lot into the course. Great condition especially the greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 01/22/2021

Hello, bobsallaberry. Thank you for visiting us at Bay View Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

No carts, huge back up

We arrived to a huge back up due to the wait for carts. In the meantime, several people walking had tee times that were moved up, delaying us even further. Started over an hour late and back ups on every hole. Despite the dry weather, carts were not allowed on the fairways, increasing the time of play.

We were just able to finish before dark, in spite of an 11:20 tee time.

The wind was so horrendous that balls on the greens moved yards away from the hole if they did not go in immediately. First time back since the renovation. The greens and fairways were much improved.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/26/2021

Hi, u8465133. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Bay View Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

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