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4.0
221 Reviews (221)
5 Stars
79
4 Stars
89
3 Stars
40
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
87.4%
Recommend this course
195 out of 221 reviews
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3.9
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
80.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 15 reviews
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4.0
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
87.2%
Recommend this course
41 out of 47 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff and a wide-open layout make this affordable municipal course approachable for golfers of all skill levels. The course delivers solid value for the money with well-regarded greens and a forgiving design.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6754 yards
Slope 117
Rating 71.4
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North Kern Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1953
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range 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

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant
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4.0
221 Reviews (221)
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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Great value

The course is not extremely challenging but the GolfPass discount make this course a great value. Absolutely worth the $25 green fee that included the cart. They also have discounts most days of the week if you sign up for a daily text. The biggest issue I have with the course is driving the course anywhere but the path or middle of the fairway, my teeth get jarred out of my head due to gopher holes. I guess what that means is I should be better at golf and hit it in the fairway.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather

First Impressions

When I first arrived at the course I wasn't to thrilled about the layout. Inside the club house it looked like it needed a re-model. Old bathrooms, needs to be updated. The staff didn't smile or were very friendly.

The carts looked very used and dirty. As I started playing I was surprised that the Golf Course played very good. The Greens were consistent. I like the layout of the Course.

North Kern is a good place to play. They need to make you feel welcomed! Just a few changes need to be done.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course but I’ve seen it look a lot better

Course is in good condition for the most part. But it’s not looking how it did in march and April which is understandable.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

North kern

Good/fun course, friendly environment, course difficulty is medium not to hard not to easy

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Was my Dad's favorite course

I play this course weekly,fairways are lush n short,greens are rolling nicely,the staff and vibe out there are very chill🤙🏽 playing North Kern is an all around great experience!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are terrible, staff is unfriendly

The staff all seem like it’s the worst day of their lives. The greens are terrible, chunks missing, dead spots every where. The tee boxes are uneven. Should be a 20$ course

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 54
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens punched this morning

Play today was fairly fast, and the summer light temperatures are beginning to dry out the fairways. So your drivers are gonna roll quite a few gopher holes doing some damage.

The greens were punched this morning, but not sanded so although there were holes in the green, it did not affect the speed of the ball, rolling on them. If they choose to sand the punch greens that will change significantly just be aware of these conditions we experienced.

Two or three of the greens had some significant dark patch damage. But those areas are small about the size of a hole. Not sure why they don’t just cut a hole and replace with Plug taken from the practice greens? It wouldn’t take much time.

Make sure you bring a bottle of water or two with you. There is no drinkable water on the course the water fountain water just tastes bad.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 158
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Rough IS ROUGH!!!

For a course that does not have any water hazards it makes up for that by having really tall roughs that eat balls like a one-eyed dog in a meat house. And look out for the low rough because it has so many squirrel holes that your ball will easily and quickly disappear. Finally, go slow with your golf cart in that low rough or you’ll bounce your clubs right out of the back of your golf cart. These under maintained and high roughs make this course unusually challenging for the novice to intermediate players.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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