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3.7
884 Reviews (884)
5 Stars
137
4 Stars
350
3 Stars
251
2 Stars
91
1 Stars
55
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
76.3%
Recommend this course
680 out of 884 reviews
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3.3
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.4
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
3.5
57.1%
Recommend this course
12 out of 21 reviews
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3.8
60 Reviews (60)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
3.9
76.7%
Recommend this course
46 out of 60 reviews
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Course Highlights
The putting greens consistently impress with excellent speed and meticulous conditioning that rewards precise play. A varied layout with no two holes feeling alike offers strong value for the experience.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 5801 yards
Slope 118
Rating 68.2

Previously known as Willow Park Golf Course.

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Redwood Canyon Golf Course (formerly Willow Park)
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Course Details

Year Built 1966
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Blue Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $14 - $25
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.7
884 Reviews (884)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 28
Watching the Game 12
Brunch 9
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 50
Water Hazards 30
Bunkers 19
This course/club is great for:
Walkers 52
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 49
Locals 44
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 36
Worth the Drive 25
In the 'Burbs 16

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Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Potential for days

Nice greens is all I can say about this place. Tee to green it was a disaster. Totally unkept. Looks as though the only attention this course gets is the occasional pass with the lawnmower. 55$ for twilight is shakedown. In the Sacramento area this outfit wouldn't draw players for 15$. This course sits on an amazing piece of property and is designed and laid out quite well if only the ownership cared a little bit. Amazing to me that this place was packed to the tune of nearly a six hour round.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/24/2020

Thank you for your review! We're glad you enjoyed our greens, but we apologize that you didn't enjoy the rest of our conditions. We're currently working on improving our course. We have installed a new irrigation system on hole 1-7 and plan on doing more improvements. We appreciate your feedback and hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/21/2020

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 52
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Continues to disappoint

Every couple years, I play here to at least enjoy the walk. I agree with the past reviewers about the course conditions; the greens and bunkers are OK, but the fairways and tee boxes have needed work for a long time.

My concern the last couple times has been with the clientele. On my previous round, the serenity of the valley was shattered by a slob blasting his heavy metal music on his golf cart boombox. This time, the experience was soiled by the group in front of us who was 1.5 holes behind and was driving their carts ALL over the place. When we asked to play through, they were belligerent and believed that paying the green fee meant they could play as slow as they wanted! And no, we didn't see a marshal during the whole round.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/23/2020

Thank you for your review! We apologize that you didn't enjoy your time with us. We're currently working on improving our course conditions. We have installed a new irrigation system on hole 1-7 and plan on doing more improvements. We are looking to bring on new marshals as well. We appreciate your feedback and hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Party Sunday

To many people treating the course as a place to party today and not keeping good pace of play

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/20/2020

Awesome! We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Redwood Canyon Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played

Little Rough

It’s a nice course I don’t know why lately the course is in rough shape all the tee boxes have hardly any grass and fairways need a lot of help. Green were in good shape

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/20/2020

Thank you for your review! We're glad that you enjoyed our course, but we apologize our conditions didn't meet your expectations. We're working on improving our course every day, so we appreciate your patience as our conditions start to improve. Thank you again and we hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Don't bother

This is my local course and I've played it between 20-30 times total as I live just up the street. I'm disappointed to say that I'm done with this place.

The course layout is fun and on the shorter side yet fairly challenging on the front. Unfortunately the conditions are perpetually awful despite the constant construction that's been going for years. To be fair, it's just inexpensive enough to stay on the lowest end of cost for Bay Area courses, right there with Chabot, so I don't expect it to be amazing. Shoreline and Franklin Canyon may edge this out as the worst course conditions in the Bay Area but this is close. Funny enough, I just found out that all of these courses I'm mentioning are managed by Touchstone Golf.

In addition to poor course conditions, Redwood always has a slow pace of play unless it's super twilight and totally empty. Probably because they have no starter, no PA announcements or organization, no marshall out on the course. Also no beverage cart. Considering the shop is always staffed with drowsy teenagers that I assume make minimum wage, it's pretty clear that management for this place is just dirt cheap and don't want to pay for any decent amenities you expect at a golf course.

Customer service here is non-existent. Like I said, I've played here many, many times and I've never once seen an actual adult working in the shop.

Last week I hop over to hit a bucket and they tell me they're not giving out balls as they're saving them for a youth camp the next morning. Alright, that's cool I suppose but I'm trying to get some practice in. Should I go to a different course? I ask for the next solo tee time instead. You'd think they'd be like "sorry about the driving range, we'll take off 15%" or "the cart fee is on us". Some sort of gesture to say "yes, we do in fact want some money from you, our range is off the table so let's work something out to make that happen."

Next day they send me an email that says free medium range bucket if you do their survey. Great! I didn't get to work on my driver yesterday, a free bucket would be nice to go back and get in the session in. Spend 30 minutes answering each question in earnest, because I'd like this place to be better. No follow up with the free bucket, nothing from management, no response at all.

This week I go over again after work and they tell me that the driving range shuts down at 7pm. Since when? And more importantly, why? It's mid July buddy, the sun doesn't even set for another hour and a half. This is at 6:56 of course, so not actually 7pm yet. Then he tells me it's because he has guys going out to collect the balls and doesn't want them to get hit. Understandable when you send kids out with no protection to scoop up balls.

Done with them. It's so close by for me but there are way too many golf courses around for me to keep trying to make this pretend course work.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/23/2020

Thank you for your review! We apologize that you didn't enjoy your time with us. We're currently working on improving our course conditions. We have installed a new irrigation system on hole 1-7 and plan on doing more improvements. We've also updated our tee time intervals to be 10 minutes apart to help with demand and pace of play. We are looking to bring on new marshals as well. Regarding the driving range, our system is different than any other golf course because of the water landing area. We have to pick every golf ball by hand. Also, with COVID-19, we have to sanitize everything. So we are not operating at a normal procedure. Safety is our #1 priority. We appreciate your feedback and hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/16/2020

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 167
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 07/15/2020

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fairways Burnt Out

Tee boxes and greens are ok to good.

But the fairways are already burnt out, with still 3-4 months to go in our dry season. Difficult to find grass from which to hit even in middle of fairway.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/15/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Walked

Go Somewhere Else...Unless $28 is your Top

First off, it's $28 to Walk after 2pm this time of year...so, if Value is your main criteria by all means, take a look at Redwood Canyon.

Dirt. Dusty. Dry. Dead Grass. Gophers. Travesty would best describe the course conditions. Three times drives into the fairway were discovered to have rolled up on top of a gopher mound...??? Other times, bare dirt spots, even the occasional sand patch...? We're not talking divot repair patch here...we're talking 2' x 3' SAND PATCH. Tee boxes...sheesh...

Fairways are narrow...no biggie, but with the creek running down the right on most holes on the Front 9, even a baby fade is gonna find the jungle...and I mean jungle. I must've lost 4 balls on the Front 9 that faded a bit, landed in the rock-hard fairway and bounced/rolled into the Jungle Creek.

Greens are green, slow, a tad spongy...but very well maintained, as is the cut of rough surrounding the greens and green-side bunkers

Overall, a fun time...but then again, Golf is Fun. For $28, this is the Place for You. If you want a course in good condition where Grass, Dirt & Sand have their proper places, and you're willing to shell out more than $28, Go Somewhere Else...

Thank You for the round, Redwood Canyon...once is enough for me.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/23/2020

Thank you for your review! We apologize that our conditions didn't meet your expectations. We're currently working on improving our course. We have installed a new irrigation system on hole 1-7 and plan on doing more improvements. We appreciate your feedback and hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/13/2020

Great! Thank you for visiting us at Redwood Canyon Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

nice layout,poor condition

last time I was here they were working on drainage and plumbing, so I was surprised the fairway condition was the worst I have ever seen here in the summer after all that work. greens were ok

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/13/2020

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

SLOW PLAY!

This course overbooks by double and has no Marshall to speed up players being intentionally slow. Tried to play today and just gave up by the 11th hole.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/23/2020

Thank you for your review! We apologize that you didn't enjoy your round with us due to the pace of play. We have updated our tee time intervals to be 10 minutes apart to help with demand and pace of play. We are also looking to bring on new marshals as well. We appreciate your feedback and hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0

Fair

Three or four party groups slowed the phase down.. a single (Slow) player allowed to play between two groups of four players.

Nice clean carts and service was great.

No one was monitoring the starting tee box. No PA announcements of who’s next on the starting tee

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/07/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us!

Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Borderline Ghetto

I have played here 4 or 5 times this year and as the weather is drying up the course and so is the condition.

The only thing decent are the greens and they look as they will soon go downhill. There are ruts all over the fairways and the tee boxes need more attention as they don't have any grass left just sand.

The course is always busy with the Pandemic so hire somebody that cares..Get some summer workers and Reinvest to preserve the place. You have a gem just show some love.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 07/06/2020

Thank you for your review! We apologize that our course conditions didn't meet your expectations. We've had a lot of maintenance projects going on and we continue to make improvements to our course every day. It is a process, so we appreciate your patience during this time. We will use your review to help us moving forward. Thank you again and we hope you'll give us another try in the future!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/29/2020

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Good course

It is a good course to play and hit all the clubs in your bag

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/25/2020

Terrific! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Redwood Canyon Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 06/22/2020

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing Redwood Canyon Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course to play

The wild life on the course made it a pleasure to be out there and enjoy a nice evening playing golf.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/24/2020

Great! Thank you for visiting us at Redwood Canyon Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good course

Basically each hole plays pretty short in yardage which could be good or bad on how you look at it. (Playing from the white tees) great begging course and a pretty good novice course

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/22/2020

Awesome! We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Redwood Canyon Golf Course.

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