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4.2
399 Reviews (399)
5 Stars
193
4 Stars
139
3 Stars
46
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.0
92.8%
Recommend this course
363 out of 399 reviews
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4.2
26 Reviews (26)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
92.3%
Recommend this course
24 out of 26 reviews
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4.3
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
94.9%
Recommend this course
37 out of 39 reviews
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Course Highlights
A lush, tree-lined layout with elevation changes and doglegs delivers a consistently engaging and well-regarded round for Kern County golfers. Welcoming staff, solid course conditions, and an on-site grill serving quality food make this a standout value.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6435 yards
Slope 120
Rating 70.5
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Kern River Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1951
Golf Season Year round
Architect William F. Bell (1951) William P. Bell (1951)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $16.00
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
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Reviews

4.2
399 Reviews (399)
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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
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 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great public course

A very nice county course, and a great value for the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good experience

The layout was fun and offered some nice challenges. Smaller greens, no water, some traps. Every hole seemed to have some kind of a feature to Add a little challenge. Did not love the soccer golf holes on the course as it made it confusing finding the green on some holes.

The conditions were ok at best. Pretty beat up at points and very dry. The greens were in decent shape though. Tee boxes were a bit beat up and uneven a lot of times.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun course

Fun but challenging course. It was in really good conditions. A few of the par 4's are very difficult to reach in 2 unless you're a long-knocker, which I'm not.

Never lost a ball and never felt like I was at risk of losing. Plenty of developed trees and shade.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Excellent county course

This is a really nice county owned course, and it is in very good condition. Very playable for all skill levels, so all should enjoy a nice round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best public course in Bakersfield

Much better staff and course then riverlakes. They take care of the course and have a fun design

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fun course to play

Course is in good condition excellent greens good course lay out

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Because of Corona time too many people but when it’s gone I will come back again.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Value because long holes

Enjoy playing Kern River because there are plenty of long holes. Usually it plays slow because many come out to try and beat this tough course. No water and few OB. But plenty of sand traps well placed.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

YAAY For Golf!

This course was very enjoyable to play. It is a very open course, not much for hazards or rough and absolutely no water so quite difficult to lose a ball. The greens were in amazing shape and the sand was really clean. Very challenging par 3’s. We would definitely come back and play this course again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Nice layout

Never played here before and consider myself a beginner golfer. The layout was nice and made for a great day. Made some new friends in the process. too. A few of the greens were a little rough due to aeration but was not an issue.

I would definitely play here again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always fun

Easy straight forward course! Always a bargain with the Hot Deals!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course

The course was nice, besides the sandbagging group of 6 guys ahead of us! Besides that overall course was fun!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Course

This place is a fun place to play. Challenging, long par 3s, and the greens are FAST right now. I played by myself. Several groups let me play through and I was done in about 3 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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