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Gilroy Golf Course
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White/Black (Regular) 18-hole | 70 | 6002 yards | 68.7 | 112 |
| Green/Yellow (Forward) 18-hole (W) | 72 | 5254 yards | 70.1 | 110 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White/Black M: 67.8/114 W: 73.3/119 | 374 | 337 | 373 | 99 | 519 | 159 | 385 | 348 | 334 | 2928 | 390 | 367 | 353 | 87 | 501 | 145 | 368 | 429 | 256 | 2896 | 5824 |
| Green/Yellow M: 64.1/102 W: 68.9/109 | 355 | 309 | 331 | 66 | 462 | 97 | 354 | 342 | 184 | 2500 | 362 | 282 | 344 | 60 | 429 | 89 | 327 | 388 | 242 | 2523 | 5023 |
| Handicap | 2 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 1 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
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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. :)
Always a great course for the money. Don and his crew do a great job!
Interesting layout
11 hole course.. layout in the hillside. 8th. hole 260 yd. par 3. all down hill. kinda cool.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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
Fun little course
Not fancy but great fun, good burgers and friendly staff. Great golf bargin and challenging holes.
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.
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!!!
Good value
Nice little course. Good value for the money. Always enjoy playing there.
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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
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.
Value Venue
Located on the local wine trail, this course is sited in a beautiful area - vineyards, tree covered hills and scenic views. Only 11 holes, but with different tees, playing 18 is not an issue. The fairways and greens were in good condition, but some of the cart paths were unpaved and were a little bumpy. A good value course that I would definitely play again.
Thanks for leaving such a nice review. It's great to hear you enjoyed your time at our course. We hope to see you again soon!
Grat time
Early start finished in less than 4 hrs course in good shape
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Always home to me
I have been playing Gilroy golf course for 20 years and love it. I am always treated like family and everyone there is great. Bruce and Don are great guys that always go out of their way to accommodate me. The course has recovered nicely from the brutal Winter. I try to get out there at least 3 times a month. The course is your best bang for your buck in the Bay Area
Thanks for leaving us such a nice review. We appreciate you visiting our course throughout the years. It's great to hear you've consistently enjoyed the course and staff for two decades! We will be sure to pass your comments along to Bruce and Don as well. Thanks again and we will see you soon.
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