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
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.0
76.1%
Recommend this course
35 out of 46 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
510 Reviews (510)
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Reviews 1
2.0

Can’t reschedule

Tried calling day before to move tee time. They refused to switch.

I said, “you’ve been paid. And you have time to fill the spot. Why not allow me to reschedule?”

They said it was golf now policy. I logged into golf now to reschedule and could not find the reservation.

I paid full price. And played no golf. Unlikely to recommend golf now. Bay view is a decent little course but not sure I plan to return.

The modern world tends not to out customer first. This was evident last week.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Much improved

Very interesting and challenging layout. Being able to shape your shot will do you well here. The greens are much improved from when Bay View GC was known as Summitpointe.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Play was very slow. No marshalls, condition of fairways were not good.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not a good experience

This course is going down hill. Carts are so sensitive some time stops on fairway

Tee boxes are in poor condition

Some tee box are moved and does not fit the game.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Used to be a fun track

I used to play this course when it was Summitpoint and while it was never spectacular it was a fun course that was always fairly well maintained. What I saw today was sad. You check in and they just say go ahead. 4 groups on the first tee trying to figure out who goes where since there is no starter and no announcements from the pro shop. The course is beat up with some of the greens being decent and others looking like mini golf carpet. Most of the tee boxes were chewed up and one new one was built in the shade and was basically mud. The fairways were patchy with dead spots and weeds. Some areas were dry and dying while others were muddy and soggy. The pace of play was slow and it took a few holes to see the group holding everything up as they had almost 8 groups stacked up behind them. They didn’t have to fear though since there are no Marshall’s to enforce pace of play or any rules. Even the gps is lacking with just general distances instead of to the pin and even the air to clean the mud off your shoes at the end doesn’t work. Sad to say that this course looks beaten and tired.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Previously Played

Watch out for Mosquitoes!!

I'm itchy as heck. 20+ mosquito bites with bug repellent applied from a regular in our group on hole 3.

The course is almost the same as it was before it changed from Summit. I actually like the elevation and tricky lies. But I don't think it justifies its price above a $100. Pace was no problem first times out, but the range doesn't open until like 630.

Greens rolled well, but the mosquito bites are constant... It's clear they did not treat or prevent mosquitoes and it's quite a big health hazard.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Horrible experience

I made an online reservation for 218pm and I got there and they had a tournament starting at 2pm. They should have never booked me so close to a tournament I was waiting 10 minutes at each hole. Then the golf carts turn off and beep to go in reverse randomly all over the fairways with no signs. The staff was rude and not at all helpful. And the course layout has you teeing off right at other holes so you constantly watch out for ball hit toward you.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Terrible Pace of Play

There is no Marshall and we went around 3pm. We waited for people before us at front nine. There is nothing you can do about this. After 9th hole, we noticed the party before us left. Possibly due to cold weather or they only planned to play front 9. People behind drove to our hole to tell us to speed it up that there were three holes ahead of us with no one on it. First of all,... we were with a party that was walking, second, our pace was only picked up after 9th hole. The moral of the story is,... the people behind us were extremely rude but this could have been avoided with a Marshall on site.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Could be so much more

No starter, no marshall, and no organization. All this place needs is a management plan. They are redoing a lot of the areas which is fine but to not have a starter or marshall to ensure pace of play, you don’t have a “Golf Course” you have what it is. The course itself is no worse than any other public course out there. Everyone complains about the same thing and yet nothing is done about it.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never a flat lie

Very challenging course . Good tee shots can still get unfortunate lies. Elevated and many changes in greens and tee boxes and many small fairways and landing areas. This is not a course for a 20 plus handicapper or higher. You will not enjoy this course. As a 6.5 I find it very challenging even with its short yardage and slopes. Greens roll smooth.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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