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Kern River Golf Course
Rating Snapshot
5 Stars
191
4 Stars
138
3 Stars
46
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.0
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
AI summaries based on real golfer reviews
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.
About
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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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 6435 yards | 70.5 | 120 |
| White | 70 | 6245 yards | 69.4 | 118 |
| Red (W) | 73 | 5342 yards | 70.1 | 117 |
| Gold | 70 | 5242 yards | 64.9 | 107 |
Scorecard for Kern River Golf Course
Metrics:
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 70.4/123 W: 76.5/133 | 525 | 136 | 471 | 454 | 293 | 158 | 389 | 536 | 195 | 3157 | 380 | 233 | 359 | 335 | 458 | 369 | 386 | 223 | 535 | 3278 | 6435 |
| White M: 69.5/121 W: 75.4/130 | 514 | 129 | 458 | 436 | 283 | 147 | 384 | 528 | 180 | 3059 | 375 | 223 | 351 | 328 | 440 | 362 | 378 | 219 | 510 | 3186 | 6245 |
| Gold M: 64.9/109 W: 69.8/118 | 417 | 120 | 359 | 415 | 270 | 136 | 312 | 416 | 148 | 2593 | 363 | 135 | 339 | 319 | 430 | 265 | 365 | 206 | 408 | 2830 | 5423 |
| Red M: 65.4/110 W: 70.3/119 | 409 | 105 | 353 | 347 | 268 | 134 | 287 | 406 | 144 | 2453 | 360 | 130 | 337 | 316 | 382 | 265 | 363 | 141 | 402 | 2696 | 5149 |
| Handicap | 9 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 16 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 10 |
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Course Details
Year Built 1951
Golf Season Year round
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
Reviews
4.2
Reviewer Photos
I Recommend This Course
Good course nice people
All good at the course the players a team members working at the course very nice 👍
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On 04/30/2025
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Really slow 5 hour round
Had to wait on most every shot all day.The clubhouse lets groups of 5 somes out on the course and were 1 plus holes behind the groups ahead of them. Found out they were their men’s club and didn’t let any groups pass them.
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
I Recommend This Course
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
It’s legit
Good course, very forgiving for average golfers like myself. Greens and fairways were great. Rough was a little deep but not too big of a problem. Great day, great views and had a great time.
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On 03/31/2025
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
I Recommend This Course
John B Kern River
Course is in great shape for a mini. Good value, fast pace. Marshall on duty. No 6 people. Good control
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On 03/24/2025
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
Coursed punched
Normally great course well maintianed usually really slow because everyone wants to play there this poor review is just a heads up to anyone thinking of playing in the next couple weeks when i got there i discovered they punched all tee boxes and most fairways so i was literally standing on top of dirt turds trying to tee off my ball but again great course its just under seasonal changes so heads up
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On 03/24/2025
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Kern River
A really good pay supply for Kern River course conditions were excellent greens were in very good shape fairways green
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
Home Course
Greatly improved under new ownership. First hole in one, on sixth hole in 1983. I will never forget that.
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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