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4.6
411 Reviews (411)
5 Stars
279
4 Stars
77
3 Stars
34
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.8
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
3.5
96.9%
Recommend this course
384 out of 411 reviews
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4.0
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.3
100.0%
Recommend this course
6 out of 6 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.7
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.9
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.8
97.8%
Recommend this course
45 out of 46 reviews
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Course Highlights
This nine-hole redwood-framed course delivers exceptional value with a creative layout featuring doglegs, elevation changes, and a welcoming atmosphere. Friendly staff and a smooth pace of play consistently make for a relaxed, enjoyable round.

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Holes 9
Type Public
Par 66
Length 4139 yards
Slope 107
Rating 62.0
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Course Details

Year Built 1919
Fairways Bluegrass
Greens Bluegrass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $15
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

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4.6
411 Reviews (411)
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

I had a great time! I've been golfing for a few months, first time at the course. shot a birdie on #5!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 41
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great hidden gem

The staff is very friendly and they views from the course are incredible.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Solid course with recent upgrades

The course is under new ownership this year and they’ve done a nice jibe cleaning up some of the tee boxes. Can still be a bit muddy depending on the day but overall a great course. Note the currently do not sell alcohol but are supposedly working on getting a license to be able to sell beer again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

wet and muddin places. kind od to be expected. nice to hit some balls into the fields of little white flowers

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 169
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Excuse for a drive to the course

Mill Valley is a fun short course which allows you to use fairways and a driver. Fun course to play. Some tee boxes are on turf. However we’ll thought out elevated tee boxes.

Currently no practice putting area as I think they are rebuilding the 1st hole tee box and what looks to be a future practice putting area. Expect to walk mostly on the grass. Some areas are muddy as this course is tucked in between redwoods and a walking trail. A small golf swing practice area is just outside the clubhouse. But it did not look inviting.

Never the less it was worth playing a new place.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Muddy fairways

The fairways are rough and muddy, but the greens are nice.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Walked

Worst 1st tee box ever and terrible layout!

Despite using fiberbuilt mats for a couple of tee boxes it was the worst decision ever for the 1st tee box. There was no way to tee it up properly for a driver. The tee holders would only allow my tees to tee it high so I had a terrible mishit and only got half the distance. Even though I played after a day of rain, I had a difficult time getting my tee into the ground and had to try a few times before finding a spot soft enough, can't imagine when it wasn't raining. The course crisscrossed several times with zero signage of where to go. Not sure why they decided that but it could easily be reconfigured to eliminate the criss-crossing around the course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 125
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

A nice course with great views in 2 hours!

I have been here a couple of times before when visiting Corte Madera for work. It was again a great experience. It’s not the easiest course, but beautiful surroundings with Redwood trees for great pictures. It was muddy the last time I played, but that was not a problem now.

I will be back again!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 115
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poor overall conditions— basic layout

Unfortunately, likely due to the drought, fairways & tee boxes were in terrible condition. Greens were decent though. A relatively easy track without too many challenges.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 18
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Walked

Dogs Welcome

I decided I wanted to try out all the NorCal courses that allow dogs . . .this was one of 4 I have played so far. Course condition are not bad. Greens in pretty good shape. Tee boxes kinda rough (some off mats). Holes have nice variety going back and forth across the valley. Wouldn't pay much more than the GolfNow deal I got to play there. If in the area . . . and I have my dog, I'd go again.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great 9 holes

Really fun and challenging course basically you get to use every club in your bag. Very tricky. And it said playing in great shape right now

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Good place for fast getaway during the day.

Hidden location threading a valley. Very natural and pretty with Redwoods throughout. All par 3 and 4s. Some wonkiness to the course layout and very poor signage, you could easily miss a whole. Several artificial turf Tee boxes. Bring extra balls, OB in the creeks have super steep banks and some poison oak. No ball washers.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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