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3.7
795 Reviews (795)
5 Stars
247
4 Stars
347
3 Stars
127
2 Stars
34
1 Stars
40
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
79.7%
Recommend this course
672 out of 795 reviews
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3.9
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
3.9
78.9%
Recommend this course
15 out of 19 reviews
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3.5
78 Reviews (78)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
12
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.5
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.0
75.6%
Recommend this course
59 out of 78 reviews
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Course Highlights
The staff consistently earn high marks for friendliness, with personalized tips and helpful service enhancing every round. Recent upgrades including new tee boxes and fresh bunker sand are restoring the course to strong playing condition.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Style Executive
Par 59
Length 3120 yards
Slope 87
Rating 57.2
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Birch Hills Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1974
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.7
795 Reviews (795)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 8
This course/club is great for:
Beginners 13
Locals 9
Walkers 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 6

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Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Many course improvements

New tee boxes and fresh bunkers are returning this course to its Old Glory days

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Finished in 3 hours

3 birdies and 1 eagle in windy conditions… the course is in fantastic shape! Staff are friendly as always

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Improvements are being made

New sand in the bunkers and new tee boxes are making the course better

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good vibes

Starter is friendly … Appreciate the overall experience @ Birch Hills. A great place to enjoy some time with friends

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/07/2025

Thank you Kaigee! Glad to hear you had a great time and enjoyed the friendly atmosphere. See you again soon

Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Friendly staff members

A lot of effort is being made on course improvements and the staff are always friendly!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting better

This course has been improving over the past few months. I definitely suggest more awareness for fixing ball marks on greens, but overall really fun course. Most of the negatives are caused by others so no blame on the management

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/24/2025

Thank you for your feedback, happy to hear you enjoyed your time on the course and appreciate your suggestions. We're always working to enhance the experience for everyone, and your input helps us improve. Hope to see you back soon for another round!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Tee Boxes?

This is the first time I've played this course in ten years. Nice greens, amenities and staff. Can you do something about the tee boxes? Many tees had no place to stand where there was a flat lie. Uphill lies on a couple. Lumpy on many. I understand it gets a lot of traffic but this seems fixable.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/23/2025

Thanks for sharing your feedback! We're glad you enjoyed the greens, amenities and our wonderful staff. We appreciate your input about the tee boxes; we are actively working on these and hope you will see a noticeable difference on your next round.

Played On
Reviews 91
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good tee time, weak body!

Another Fun Round. Joined 3 golf buddies 4-a day. Played ok making some bad and good shots along the way. botched my drive at the 18th, spent time fishing ball out from fence, so picked up, said goodbye and went home.

Does anybody know of another exec. course like Birch where one can play to get some variety in their outings?

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/23/2025

Thanks for sharing your experience, we're glad to hear you had fun with your buddies, even with the ups and downs of the game. Hope to see you back out there soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/19/2025

Thank you for your rating! We appreciate your support and are glad to have you as part of our community.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/17/2025

Thanks for your rating, Cody ! We appreciate your support and are always looking to enhance our offerings. If there's anything specific you'd like to see improved, feel free to share. Your insights are valuable to us!

Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Tee boxes are a mess -- rest of the course OK

Been a while since I last played Birch and was surprised to find the tee boxes were nothing but dirt and sand with patches of grass growing here and there, for the most part. Rest of the course is fine. Hopefully they're reseeding or redoing the tee boxes as a few of them were also moved forward. I hope this is a short term issue as I really like the course and its value otherwise.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 08/15/2025

Thanks for your feedback! We appreciate your insights and understand your concerns about the tee boxes. We're actively working on improvements to enhance the experience. It's great to hear you enjoy the course, and we hope to have everything up to par soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Walked

So so!

Comparing green fees, it would be recommendable. But the course conditions were not good.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 08/12/2025

Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your thoughts on our green fees and are sorry to hear about the course conditions. We're committed to improving and hope to provide a better experience during your next visit. Your input helps us get better!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course for short game practice

If you’re looking to work on your short game this is a good course. Only negatives are the chewed ip tee boxes and the beat up greens

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/12/2025

Thanks for the feedback! We're glad you enjoyed working on your short game. We're actively addressing the tee boxes and greens to enhance your experience. We appreciate your insights and hope to see you back on the course soon!

Played On
Reviews 91
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

plenty of golf in this exec course.

I play here so often that I'm meeting up with players with whom I have shared a round previously.

This round was played in real hotness (101).

I left after 10 holes, but enjoyed the g.c. until the heat got me.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/08/2025

Thanks for sharing your experience, Rafa It's great to hear you enjoy playing here and connecting with fellow golfers. We appreciate your understanding of the heat, and we hope to see you back for another round soon—maybe on a cooler day!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Too much under construction

I've only played Birch a few times, but the couse seemed to have all of the same areas "under construction". Theee are mostly areas where the grass is all dug up or there just isn't grass for whatever reason. Several of the tee boxes were this way, so it was common for all of the tee markers to be close together (blue, white, red). It just seems like the maintenance is sub-par and there's no hurry to get the many closed off areas finished and playable.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 07/28/2025

Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your observations regarding course conditions and ongoing maintenance. We're actively working to improve these areas and enhance the overall experience for all our guests. Your input is valuable as we strive for excellence. We hope to welcome you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Marshall was rude

I hit a near ace on the 6th hole … Par 4 @ 268 yards

Only to get lectured for 5 minutes about “speeding up play”

Then get followed throughout the hole ( taking the fun out of my next Eagle putt )

If you’re hitting the green in ONE shot on a Par 4… the Marshall needs to understand the situation better… let the person attempt their Eagle putt in peace! Please!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Dogged by the Marshall

As a golfer who has played courses from San Diego to Sonoma County, I was very disappointed in my experince with Birch Hills. To begin, we were excited to play this course. We noticed that the Marshall wasn't welcoming in explaining the course, but of course no big deal. Then at the 8th hole he harrassed my group. We had nobody behind us and the gentlemen in front were where we could see them, still playing our upcoming hole. Nobody was waiting for us and to that moment we weren't waiting on anyone. My fouresome averaged just under 9 minutes a hole. We were walking, and at a pretty good pace. The Marshall proceeded to stop our group on the 8th hole to tell us there was an open hole in front of us and "...we needed to pick up the pace..." (as mentioned, we could see the group in front of us). He then felt it necessary to tell each of us personally, only slowing us down. He annoyingly waited for each of us to complete our hole, watching each putt. Once reaching the 10th hole, we had hurried only to now wait to watch the group in front of us tee off. At that point, we called it a day (feeling crumby) as it was our intention to only play 12 holes. With so many other options in Southern California we won't go back.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/21/2025

We appreciate your feedback and are sorry to hear about your experience. Our goal is to provide a welcoming environment for all golfers. We'll address your concerns with our team to ensure that future visits are more enjoyable. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.

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