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Lake Chabot Golf Course - The 18 Hole Course
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Situated within the Oakland Hills, Lake Chabot Golf Course offers stunning views that stretch across Oakland, Bay Bridge, and the Lake Chabot area. The course has been a local favorite since it first opened in 1932. Slight changes have been made over the years to improve the layout but it has always maintained its playability. The terrain is hilly, which makes flat lies hard to find. Accuracy and precise shot placement will get you far. The stretch of holes from the 15th to the finish has the best scenery on the golf course. From the risk-reward 15th hole, you can see all the way to San Francisco. The unique final hole is a par 6 that plays to a whopping 673 yards from the back tees. It's a straight, downhill hole with a memorable view.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 5984 yards | 69.3 | 119 |
| White | 72 | 5615 yards | 67.3 | 115 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5615 yards | 72.8 | 123 |
| Red | 72 | 5172 yards | 65.1 | 111 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 5172 yards | 70.1 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 69.3/119 | 372 | 149 | 464 | 480 | 382 | 314 | 188 | 491 | 175 | 3015 | 313 | 419 | 156 | 286 | 369 | 259 | 307 | 193 | 667 | 2969 | 5984 |
| White M: 67.3/115 W: 72.8/123 | 357 | 140 | 458 | 459 | 371 | 275 | 178 | 484 | 141 | 2863 | 290 | 338 | 120 | 273 | 356 | 244 | 302 | 180 | 649 | 2752 | 5615 |
| Red M: 65.1/111 W: 70.1/116 | 342 | 132 | 447 | 424 | 359 | 261 | 167 | 358 | 134 | 2624 | 271 | 331 | 107 | 244 | 280 | 219 | 292 | 166 | 638 | 2548 | 5172 |
| Handicap | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
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Photo submitted by u314159844623 on 08/08/2025
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Hole 18, Par 6, WOW Photo submitted by HighProof on 10/22/2024
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Photo submitted by HighProof on 10/22/2024
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Photo submitted by HighProof on 10/22/2024
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Photo submitted by HighProof on 10/22/2024
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18th hole-Par 6 Photo submitted by bnguyen27 on 06/03/2023
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Photo submitted by u314163510750 on 01/31/2023
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Photo submitted by linz4ucla on 08/16/2022
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Photo submitted by linz4ucla on 04/08/2022
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Photo submitted by Mexii49 on 01/29/2022
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Photo submitted by Mexii49 on 01/29/2022
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Photo submitted by SQUISHMITTEN on 05/16/2021
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Photo submitted by SQUISHMITTEN on 05/16/2021
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Photo submitted by SQUISHMITTEN on 05/16/2021
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Turkeys on Hole 18 Photo submitted by cassidylmartin on 03/18/2021
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Photo submitted by rowerca on 09/04/2020
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3rd Photo submitted by jvgiannosa67 on 07/15/2020
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9th Photo submitted by jvgiannosa67 on 07/15/2020
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Photo submitted by jvgiannosa67 on 07/15/2020
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Photo submitted by jvgiannosa67 on 07/15/2020
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Par-6 18th Photo submitted by jvgiannosa67 on 07/15/2020
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Photo submitted by zhwang on 07/15/2020
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View from #1 green Photo submitted by Gremlingolfer on 05/15/2019
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2nd shot on #1 Photo submitted by Gremlingolfer on 05/15/2019
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Photo submitted by Gremlingolfer on 05/15/2019
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Tee shot on #1 Photo submitted by Gremlingolfer on 05/15/2019
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2nd shot on Par 6 #18 Photo submitted by Gremlingolfer on 05/15/2019
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18th Photo submitted by u973077451 on 08/01/2018
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Photo submitted by goody39420 on 11/04/2014
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Photo submitted by goody39420 on 11/04/2014
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18th Fairway Photo submitted by bnagore33 on 05/24/2013
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12th Tee Box Photo submitted by bnagore33 on 05/24/2013
Fun round with friends
Elevation changes galore! Hillsides channel wayward shots back into the fairway. Good times for all.
Awesome! 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 Regulation at Lake Chabot Municipal Golf Course.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Regulation at Lake Chabot Municipal Golf Course.
Interesting layout and very hilly
The course is not overly long but the hilly slopes and small greens is challenging enough. There isn't one hole where it is flat from tee to green and you must carry your shots the full distance unless going downhill. You also need to know where to place your shots as there are also fairways sloping sideways. It is a fun course for non-beginners, bring extra balls and walking not recommended unless you're in tip-top shape.
Great! Thank you for visiting us at Regulation at Lake Chabot Municipal Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Awesome! 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 Regulation at Lake Chabot Municipal Golf Course.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Regulation at Lake Chabot Municipal Golf Course.
Great! Thank you for visiting us at Regulation at Lake Chabot Municipal Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Patchy
The course is a fun one to play. Very hilly and challenging but theres not a lot of grass. They say they are conserving or not using water I dont know the exact wording. But if you're not going to spend the money on water and put grass down maybe a golf course wasnt the right thing to put there. I'd play again if I randomly happen to be that far out in oakland again. But wont travel that far again for it.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Regulation at Lake Chabot Municipal Golf Course.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Regulation at Lake Chabot Municipal Golf Course.
Common, for the price let’s start making some improvements
The grass around many of the greens isn’t grass, it’s weeds, or dirt or wood chips.
Some of the greens are pretty old school small so the area around the greens should be worked on constantly. Plant grass, water, kill the weed. Whatever.
Do something to make the course better.
What’s the point of having a Marshall if they don’t push pace of play.
Thank you for your review! We are hard at work improving the conditions of the golf course. We are sure if you were to return soon, you would be able to see the enhancements to the turf. We're surprised to hear that pace of play may have been slowed. Our expanded tee times and single rider cart policy has reinforced our 4 – 4.5 hour golf round timing. If you have any other feedback, please do not hesitate to contact our General Manager, Ray Robinson, directly at ray@lakechabotgolf.com.
Improved
Looks like they actually watered the course.. Greens
and fairways were groomed.. course much better than last July. Greens were "soft" more like May!!! Low 70`s and soft breeze.. perfect! No smoke haze!
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California Wildfire Weather
I had booked a tee time for 3 people at 11:20 AM. Im sure youve heard about California and its wildfires and what its done to our air and sky. The weather was so bad that morning and our sky was so orange my buddies and I decide to cancel our round due to the unhealthy air quality and the sky being so orange couldnt even see a golf ball. I didnt realize though it was a pre paid round. If we actually would have went and played then it wouldnt bother me . But i was writing this email on the return of my money for the round 150$. Mind you we never even went because the air was so bad couldnt breath. Ive spent alot of money on this app. I just hope you guys could make this right for a valued customer . Thanks Stay safe and healthy.
Thank you for your review! We completely understand why you would want to cancel your round due to the air quality recently. Since this is a pre-paid tee time, you'd need to contact GolfNow directly. We've checked with GolfNow and it looks as though you already got in touch with them and your refund is expected in 3-5 business days. We're glad that everything was resolved and we hope to have you out on the course once you feel it is a bit safer.
Wonderful! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Regulation at Lake Chabot Municipal Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Fun and fast
A really fun municipal course. Pace of play is always good. Very hilly but in a way that is not too challenging. Always a fun round.
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Great! Thank you for visiting us at Regulation at Lake Chabot Municipal Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Odd Layout
I can guess that fitting a full par 72 track into this landscape would be challenging, but this course layout wound up be a little dangerous and honestly, a little gimmicky. I love a thinking man's version of golf but this course often had scenarios in which I wasn't sure where I was supposed to hit. Combine that with multiple mid-fairway road crossings and a 600+ yd par 6 18th hole ( on which I got 200+ yards of role? ) and you had a course I endured rather than enjoyed. Additionally, the fog was super-thick and didn't burn off until the 9th hole leaving me genuinely having no idea where I was going for the first 9 holes (2nd hole par 3, my whole 4-some hit what we thought were good shots but as we drove up, realized we were aiming 30 yds to the left of the green). I'll play anywhere once, but that will be the total of the times I'll play this course.
Thank you for your review of our course! Our layout is certainly a little quirky but it gives players unique looks across the course. Our Par 6 Finishing hole is all downhill and does give you a generous roll on your tee sheet if you put it in the right spot. Because of our location in the hills of Oakland, we do get dense fog at times throughout the year but usually peters out mid-morning on these kind of days. If you have any additional comments or concerns, please direct them to the General Manager, Ray Robinson, via ray@lakechabotgolf.com. Thank you again and we hope you will give us another shot to exceed your expectations.
Old time short course
An very old short course with lots elevation changes that keep it interesting...the greens were ok for municipal course but the tee box were really badly gouged out.
Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff. Thanks for visiting us!
Bay Area Gem
Very Good Greens for a public Course the Oakland Hills offer tremendous views. The elevation of the holes is severe if you’re short you’re ball can roll back 100 yards. A truly unique layout I would give it a must play recommendation.
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Fantastic! 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 Regulation at Lake Chabot Municipal Golf Course.