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4.6
596 Reviews (596)
5 Stars
385
4 Stars
172
3 Stars
25
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.8
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
97.5%
Recommend this course
575 out of 596 reviews
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4.6
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.8
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
91.7%
Recommend this course
11 out of 12 reviews
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4.6
60 Reviews (60)
5 Stars
39
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.8
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
98.3%
Recommend this course
59 out of 60 reviews
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Holes 9
Type Public
Par 33
Length 2371 yards
Slope 106
Rating 31.0
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Emerald Lakes Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Golf Season Year Round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $11
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 Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

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4.6
596 Reviews (596)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 12
Bunkers 10
Narrow Fairways 7
This course/club is great for:
Locals 12
9-Hole Rounds 11
Walkers 11
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 9
In the 'Burbs 8

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Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Very nice course especially if you’re not going to play the full 18. You get to use the big stick as well as your irons. Greens were in great condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/26/2023

actionh29dc, thanks for the amazing review and for choosing Emerald Lakes Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 17
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/18/2023

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Emerald Lakes Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A little gem.

Surprising well kept. Customers appear aware of it's value and treat the course with respect. Service is great. Play is challenging. Everything I like in a day of golf. 🏌️

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/11/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u217011876. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Emerald Lakes Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love this Course

I play this course often you will definitely get a lot of beginners out here which can affect the pace of play but if you know that going in it won’t ruin your day

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/06/2023

Hi, Gs916. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Emerald Lakes Golf Course, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mats are far overdue to be replaced

Wonderful course, see other review. HOWEVER, the driving range mats are in extremely poor condition. The mats are worn so badly in the ball hitting areas that they are good practice for hitting out of a divot.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/05/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Emerald Lakes Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best 9 holes course in the Sac area

This is a wonderful 9 hole course because of design, and especially the maintenance. I continue to be impressed that the course is well maintained year round. The greens generally are fast and the designer created a few of the greens with a steep scores which can be a challenge to hold for even lower index players - fun for all skill levels. The course can get slow because of beginners. However, this is a very good course for beginners so be patient and let them have fun learning this fantastic games.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/05/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Emerald Lakes Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 54
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Very nice par 33 course

I enjoyed playing Emerald Ranch very much. Not very hard, but not extremely easy. Saw the course from Hwy 99 and thought it looked nice. It didn’t disappoint. Pace of play was around 2 hours with a 5 year old playing in our group.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/03/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Emerald Lakes Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/03/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Emerald Lakes Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fix tyour ball marks

Although I hesitate to rave about this course due to the number of slow golfers who do not inerstand the concept of repairing ball marks on the geeen, I can’t help but extoll the many virtues of this gem. Learn the rules of golf, practice on the range and if you are not good at least play quickly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/03/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Emerald Lakes Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 25
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/23/2023

leon0901, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Emerald Lakes Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not coming back

The pro shop staff were helpful and pleasant. Course was in better condition than I thought. There are plenty of distractions. Freeway truckers love to honk on backswings. There is a regular freight train on the other side. My game is pretty lousy, so while the noise is annoying, it didn’t impact my game.

The most frustrating thing is that twosome behind us where only playing the second half of the longer holes. This resulted in them walking right up to us and hitting their initial shots extremely close to us. We couldn’t play faster because of another group. The most frustrating part is the instructor that actually played a couple holes with them and didn’t correct the poor behavior.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
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Commented on 06/23/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, we are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Emerald Lakes Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/19/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Emerald Lakes Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/21/2023

Hi, u000004367964. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Emerald Lakes Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Great compact track

I play this course often and it is almost always in good condition. Greens are fast and true, fairways and rough are well groomed and all bunkers and hazards are good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 06/19/2023

bobchao, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Emerald Lakes Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 42
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/15/2023

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Emerald Lakes Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Wet and narrow

This is a very short course, that manages to stay challenging with narrow fairways, and lots of water. The course itself is in pristine condition, and the greens are some of the best ive played for a public course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/12/2023

Hello, u000007651734. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Emerald Lakes Golf Course. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/31/2023

Hello, Thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Emerald Lakes Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 68
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

This course is a Northern California Gem. They have several driver bays with mats and grass. Putting, chipping and pitching areas. Now onto the emerald holes. Tee boxes are above par. Fairways are generous as long as you don't try to max out you driver or fairway woods. Greens are lightning fast (felt like 11 to 13 on the stimp). Hard to 1 putt at this course (I usually get 4 to 7 (1) putts at most Northern California courses). Water on 7 of the 9 holes. Know your carry number to stay out of trouble !!! Staff was very friendly and helpful. This facility is so special - it has 5 teaching pros on staff !!! Need a liquor license to sell adult beverages for additional enjoyment. Will recommend this place and will be back !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/06/2023

u687078191, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Emerald Lakes Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 06/06/2023

Hi, Petron. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Emerald Lakes Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Emerald Lakes

Nice course with a mix of water and sand challenges.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/24/2023

Your feedback is important to us. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Emerald Lakes Golf Course.

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