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3.4
334 Reviews (334)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
27
1 Stars
22
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.9
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
70.9%
Recommend this course
276 out of 334 reviews
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2.7
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
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3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.2
Layout
3.1
Pace
3.0
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
42.9%
Recommend this course
3 out of 7 reviews
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3.1
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
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3 Stars
7
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8
1 Stars
6
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.7
Layout
3.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
61.5%
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24 out of 39 reviews
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About

Holes 11
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6002 yards
Slope 112
Rating 68.7

It might not have a lot of competition, but Gilroy Golf Course dubs itself as the "Best 11-Hole Golf Course in America." Built by local farmers and businessmen in 1923, this unique 11-hole routing east of Santa Cruz features small greens and wide, tree-lined fairways set along the Uvas Valley that has changed very little since its founding. Though not a full 18, the golf course is still plenty challenging, including the 245-yard par-3 8th hole, a scenic tee shot considered to be the course's signature. Gilroy Golf Course has suitable BBQ and outing facilities for larger groups.

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Course Details

Year Built 1924
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Restaurant
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3.4
334 Reviews (334)
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Reviews 24
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Staff worker was so rude :(

He basically got upset with me for coming an hour early. I wanted to putt and hit range balls. Told me "I WASN'T WELCOME" because I used GolfNow.com! He made me very upset and ruined my day because I was calm and happy until this RUDE staff member basically told me to leave in so many words because I was a burden to other golfers and to Gilroy Golfs finances because I used Golf Now .com. Then to boot they had just arreiated the greens and the conditions were horrible there. I called GolfNow.com and reported this RUDE staff member and told them I wanted to go home and cancel my tee time. The very kind gentleman that I spoke to at GolfNow.com said he was very sorry and for me not to go home he would talk to the Pro and he gave me my rounds on GolfNow.com FREE. He made my day a little better but had a bad game because of that RUDE staff member you know the new guy there "A" I WON"T BE GOING BACK THERE UNTIL I GET A CALL FROM THE PRO knowing he handled the RUDE staff member he hired!!! and hopefully FIRED!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Average day

Nothing to right home about. Had a couple really long drives for me on * almost drove the green on 6 drove in front of the Big Tree WOW. On 18 drove short of the green pitched on about 23 feet away from the hole and had a FANTASTIC straight PUTT RIGHT IN THE HOLE for "PAR"

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 10/16/2017:
Hi, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Gilroy Golf Course, and for the 3-stars. We are very happy to hear that you had some fantastic shots during your round with us and were able to enjoy yourself! Thank you for recommending our course in the Gilroy, CA area and we hope to see you back with us again soon!
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great round 77 :)

I had a great round and even surprised myself with some very good and also very long shots and Drives. My chipping has got so much better and I either 1 put or a short tap in 2nd put.Hole 7 the pin was way back to the right . I usually play my 3rd shot to the right of the green but it stopped just short of the green . So I putted it way right ridiculously in fact and the ball once it went to the back of the green and slightly higher than the hole it started rolling down and kept rolling and slowly kept rolling and creeped just by the hole were I tapped it in for a par. It was unbelievable how much the shot was putted to the left and how it came back so much. I almost thought it would continue rolling off the green . But luck and skill was on my side .

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Best Game ever for me "74"

My game would have been better but there was a very disturbed man who I asked to pass because he was walking and me in a cart. He BLEW UP ON ME and set me way off from my calm collected good game. Thus I boggied 16,17 & 18. I was always taught to be courteouse and respectful in life but always on the golf course as well. Oh well there will be other days to always improve on my score. :)

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a great course for the money. Don and his crew do a great job!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Interesting layout

11 hole course.. layout in the hillside. 8th. hole 260 yd. par 3. all down hill. kinda cool.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 09/18/2017:
Hello Rich, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Gilroy Golf Course, and for the 3-stars. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed playing our golf course, especially the 8th hole par 3. It looks like the course conditions could have been a little better, so we hope you will see an improvement for your next round with us. Thank you for recommending our golf course, in the San Francisco area, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value

Course only has 11 holes but worth the play with beautiful views. Greens were decent. Located in the foothills. Would play again. Food ordering takea a little long but u wont feel hungry with the abundant serving.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

good

good day 38 on first 9 second 9 I hooked up with a beginer golfer to avoid back up. We had fun but my game was not as focused and had a little higher score. all in all it was a good day .

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 09/14/2017:
Hello Gregory, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Gilroy Golf Course, and for the 3-stars. That is great to hear that you scored well on the front 9 holes and we hope you still enjoyed the back 9 holes. It also looks like you had a friendly experience with our staff, so we are happy to hear that. Thank you for recommending our golf course, in the San Francisco area, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

As the oldest golf course in Santa Clara County it provide a challenging golf outing.

With friendly staff this course has a quite golf outing and challenging round of golf. The 8th hole is elevated for a scenic view of City of Gilroy. Always a fun course to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Little Course

Fun course to play at when a quick 9 is all the time you have. But you can also play the full 18. However there are only 11 holes so you will repeat most of them. Wish the tee boxes where better identified, I was confused as each hole seemed different. Some had a white marker but then the next one had a different design. Overall I had fun...mainly used it to practice on the course rather than post a score.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sick day

4th hole Par 5 green needs fixing. Challenging course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

typical

The last ime I played at Gilroy Golf Course they had the greens the best they ever been since I started golfing there a week ago .But today was pretty much the same old greens ,grass needed cutting in certain areas but I did chip a 9 iron in the hole from 100 yards out on the 6th hole and birdied a few others .Not bad I guess

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 08/18/2017:
Hello Gregory, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Gilroy Golf Course, in the San Francisco area. We are sorry to hear that the greens may not have been in the best shape when you played. But, we are glad to see that you found our staff friendly and enjoyed the pace of play. Thank you for playing with us, and we hope to see you again soon. By the way, nice Birdie(s)!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun little course

Not fancy but great fun, good burgers and friendly staff. Great golf bargin and challenging holes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worst course in the area, horrible person in Pro Shop, stay away!!!

I had 7:22 AM tee time on a weekend, arrived at 7:00 and entered the pro shop. Got yelled at by a person at a pro shop: "How did you get in? Please step outside!". I got it from the front door obviously, I was shocked and went outside. He treated me like I was going to steal something, the front door was not locked and I just entered as usual as I needed to check in.

Golf course was terrible, layout was one of the worst, pace of play was horrible, and it's only 9 holes x 2. After I finished 9 holes, I just left.

This is one course I WILL NEVER COME BACK.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

I Shot my best game/Score @ Gilroy Golf

I had a decent game front 9 not to good but the back 9- I was on fire! Many pars and 1 puts. The 18th hole I drove the green 18 inches from the pin .Almost a hole in one :) hence BIRDIE!!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/22/2017

It's great to hear you had a good time playing at Gilroy! Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon!

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

Good value

Nice little course. Good value for the money. Always enjoy playing there.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/11/2017

Thank you for writing us a review. We are happy to hear you've enjoyed playing at our course over the years. We hope you come back soon!

Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

best value on Golfnow

Liked Gilroy Golf cours for its value..good chance to use irons @ 100 yrds to get to the green..cours well maintained ....no daisys..did not lose any balls

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/11/2017

Thank you for leaving such a nice review! It's great to hear you enjoyed your visit to our course and we hope you will come back soon.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/05/2017:
Hello Mike, thank you for taking the time to review about our course, we appreciate your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed our course layout and pace of play. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.
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