St. Mark GC
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3.6
1073 Reviews (1073)
5 Stars
248
4 Stars
493
3 Stars
187
2 Stars
86
1 Stars
59
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.6
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
72.7%
Recommend this course
866 out of 1073 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.8
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
76.9%
Recommend this course
30 out of 39 reviews
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3.8
76 Reviews (76)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
75.0%
Recommend this course
57 out of 76 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high praise, offering a challenging track that demands every club in the bag. Friendly staff and strong value for money make this an appealing option for budget-conscious golfers.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Style Traditional
Par 71
Length 6398 yards
Slope 129
Rating 71.7

Formerly known as St. Mark Golf Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1963
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Lodging

Lodging Available

Available Facilities

Spa

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis
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Reviews

3.6
1073 Reviews (1073)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 26
Patio Dining 25
19th Hole Specials 11
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 21
Elevation Changes 17
Narrow Fairways 15
This course/club is great for:
Locals 36
Seniors 24
Walkers 13
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 22
Convenient to the City 18
Worth the Drive 11

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Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Good workout course! Back 9 only.

Its a good course. I only played the back 9 and there were a lot of hills so If you're walking be prepared for a workout. Some ground under repair in the fairways so be cautious of a little mud but for the most part they were in good condition. Same thing for the greens. Good condition.

One negative to watch out for is the driving range is directly on the right of the 10th hole fairway and there is little to no net. so errant balls can , and do come into that fairway.

So keep an eye out and watch your ball carefully on your first couple shots. Be a friend and pick up some of the range balls and throw them back into the range area too. Thank you. Happy Golfing.

Clubhouse food was good for the price, staff was friendly. I'll definitely be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Course Okay, Staff Inexcusable

I called ahead of time for the driving range to make sure I would still be able to get a bucket. I was told as long as I showed up before a certain time I would get a bucket. I showed up 15 minutes before the time given and was denied a bucket. 20 minutes later a couple walked up with the bucket and I asked them if they had gotten it from the clubhouse to which they said yes. I walked back into the clubhouse to find out why I was denied a bucket I was told "ask my boss" to which the boss had no response other than "oh well...". The golf course is fine, crowded but fine, but this is an experience that I won't forget soon

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Really.....?

As I was stuck in traffic, I called the pro shop to ask them to set my tee time back & they accommodated. Turned out, I got there on time.

They wanted $24 dollars for a cart. I've paid less for a round at Tecolote Canyon. Not only did it run poorly, pop up ads were a constant bother when trying to retrieve yardage info. Seriously, why pay that much for a cart when you're inundated with ads? It should've been free.

Then the $9 hot dog I purchase had a bun so stiff, that it could sand a surfboard. That, along with dance music pumping from the bar/restaurant that could be heard to both the 1st & 10th tee boxes, just rounded out a lousy experience. Luckily, I was in a fun foursome, so the day wasn't wasted.

All tolled, it was an experience I plan on telling other golfers to stay away from. The gouge for the cart alone puts your business in the same category as somebody overcharging for a generator during a hurricane. Plus, warming your hot dogs in the microwave, then charging $9 is another glaring point. Isn't this a customer reliant business? Too bad you just lost one....and perhaps more.

Good luck in the future.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great challenging layout, fairways and greens in good condition

Course was fun and challenging. Expect a variety of holes, doglegs, straight, U-shaped, narrow and wide. Key here is to stay in the fairways, as the rough is thick and grabs clubs. Conditions were damp so difficult to spin and compress the ball, but the greens were very receptive if you want to shoot at the flag, many pins were in some tough locations - definitely bring some high bounce wedges. Greens were fast and reading breaks were challenging. Staff is very accommodating and worked me in after I called in for a late arrival due to standstill traffic. Great atmosphere around the clubhouse, music was playing on loudspeakers and was nice to have while practicing at the range and chipping/putting area that located right by it. Carts are new and have soft leather with GPS. Awesome value for the fee, and because jt was such a great experience, I played another round the next day. Nothing to change. Keep up the great work St. Mark’s!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

It’s ok

Everyone I encountered was very friendly, great staff. Where do I start. The minute we stepped on the first tee box I said “.this isn’t good” Almost every tee box was in need of a complete re build, a lot of bare spots and dirt. The members we played with were great company. The rough was something you didn’t want to be in. Although I think that’s how Bermuda grass is. I had not seen so many wet spots on almost every hole, aren’t we in a drought here in California. Now to the greens. They were fairly quick with breaks that one did not see at all. The greens looked very bad as it appeared that the golfers who play there don’t know what fixing ball marks is all about. Our 9 hole muni in Tahoe has way better greens than St Mark. Needless to say they won’t be seeing us ever again.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great

The staff is always very friendly. We golf there often as we love the layout and the conditions.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

St. Mark hits the mark!

Great staff, great vibe, great grill, great greens. MGF-(Mandatory Golf Friday). You always get a warm welcome at the pro-shop before the round, good pace of play and course during the round, and a fantastic grill/bar after the round. They definitely hit the mark!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent Value

Course has a very nice layout with challenging slopes and elevation changes. very well maintained fairways and greens. Slow pace was due to a high school girls match going on at the course. Otherwise great course and will definitely be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course

Played here for the first time this past weekend. Course was in good condition and loved the unique layout. Only issue was a random group cut in front of us after a few holes and despite calling it in to the club house/Marshall, nothing was done about the situation. Round would have gone by much faster if this had not happened. Regardless, will definitely play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good layout, fun course

The course is fun to play and in good condition. Good mixture of relatively difficult and easier holes. Greens were soft and the fairways were in very good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very disappointing

I’ll bet this was a nice track 20 years ago. Not so much today. They had some rain which made things worse. Rough was unplayable, greens had many diseased areas, cart paths were broken badly. Green fees were low and pace of play was good. Probably a reflection of the horrible conditions. I won’t be back.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

We played it a month ago and the greens were in great condition. Yesterday there must have been 25 pitch marks on every green. Very disappointing

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Amenities Excellent
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