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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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Average Rating
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4.7
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.8
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
11 out of 11 reviews
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4.6
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
38
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
58 out of 59 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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Available Sports

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Reviews

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 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/07/2021

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 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

great course with 9 holes

great course with 9 holes. Nice staff, well maintained greens...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/06/2021

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Emerald Lakes Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Excellent Value for the money

Challenging layout for 9 hole course. Greens are in excellent condition and roll fast and true. Sand traps have new sand, fairways in great shape as well.

The only negative is play can get slow after 8am because high handicappers have trouble with the water and longer holes.

Play early and enjoy the best golf value in the Sacramento area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/06/2021

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 Emerald Lakes Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best 9 hole!

Best 9 hole in all of the area hands down no question! Awesome people at the shop and the groundskeeper does an outstanding job with the place. Could not ask for more.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/27/2021

Thank you for taking the time to review us! Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Emerald Lakes Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 23
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 05/03/2021

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

Great little track

I’ve been very impressed the last two times I’ve Play there The course is in really great shape the greens the fairways the bunkers. Great job to the superintendent.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/30/2021

francisco1966718, 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 9
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Love Emerald Lakes

The best nine hole course I’ve ever played the greens are always well Capt family friendly me and my son Play there at least three times a month.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/23/2021

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.

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/23/2021

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 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great condition

Short course was in great condition. I will take my young son there to teach him the game. Short course but has nice little holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/21/2021

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Emerald Lakes Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 04/16/2021

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 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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 04/15/2021

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
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
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Commented on 04/12/2021

we want to hear more about your experience with us! Please call us at (916) 685-4653. We look forward to seeing you again soon at Emerald Lakes Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/06/2021

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 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent

Had a great time, even though the greens were arriated it was a great time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 04/02/2021

Thank you for visiting us at Emerald Lakes Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/02/2021

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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Nice, but too pricey for what it is

First, I really wish the course let juniors play for free like the city courses in Sacramento do, which is a reason I don’t play this course more often. If they changed their policy on this I would play the course more frequently for sure.

Second, it’s a really nice course. It’s in great shape and is a fun, challenging course, but for a nine hole course, the rates could/ should be lower.

Third, the pace of play is usually pretty awful because of how backed up they get, which is the case most of the time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/29/2021

Hi, 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 at Emerald Lakes Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Walked

Well maintained, nice 9 hole track

Played here twice in the last month. Quick and true greens. Short yardage practice for fairway woods and short irons. Water comes into play on multiple holes so plan your shots well. First time out the marshall was unnecessarily rude in an instance where traffic was already slow. Work on your people skills, buddy. Overall this is a fun course and better kept than many of the other public courses in the area. I'll definitely come back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/23/2021

Hello, Thank you for visiting us at Emerald Lakes Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/23/2021

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

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Elevated Greens and water

Emerald Lakes stands out for the number of elevated greens and water everywhere. The course is maintained very well and works nicely for the landscape. Accuracy is a must or bring a bag of balls to play a round. Patience is required at times as there are often new players ahead and they have to work their way to the cup. Walkable course though many choose to ride.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/23/2021

Hello, 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 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Nice Value

Deceptively difficult course. Lots of water. 2 long par threes and a narrow par 5. The ninth hole is tricky. Probably the best greens to putt on in the area, though they can be very slippery if you're not careful. The big negative is that the fairways are in mediocre shape. Very thin lies.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/23/2021

Hello, Thank you for visiting us at Emerald Lakes Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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