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4.5
1158 Reviews (1158)
5 Stars
676
4 Stars
400
3 Stars
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2 Stars
20
1 Stars
17
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
93.8%
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1113 out of 1158 reviews
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4.7
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
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17 out of 17 reviews
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4.6
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
39
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
2
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
93.2%
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55 out of 59 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Municipal
Par 72
Length 6632 yards
Slope 133
Rating 71.8

Rancho Solano Golf Course sits midway between San Francisco and Sacramento, a location that makes it easily accessible from all the cities in the Bay Area. The course sprawls across hilly terrain, providing the layout with elevated tees and dramatically undulating greens. It is a tough course to walk but it's possible. Sparkling lakes dot the hills, coming into play on a few holes. There are also numerous strategically placed bunkers to contend with. The expansive greens offer some room for error but pin placement is still important. The first three holes on the back nine are some of Rancho Solano Golf Course's most challenging, especially the par-4 11th hole. Club selection is the key to this hole or you might lose your ball to the lake and even once you do seemingly reach safety, there are still bunkers backing the large green.

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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways Bluegrass
Greens Bluegrass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Roger Thomas Baird

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Fairfield Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

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Available Facilities

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Reviews

4.5
1158 Reviews (1158)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 44
Patio Dining 24
Watching the Game 24
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 58
Water Hazards 44
Bunkers 41
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 39
Locals 36
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 29
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 51
In the 'Burbs 30
Convenient to the City 24

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Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough greens!

Rancho Solano is a really well maintained course, among the best playing conditions of any public course in the Bay Area.

One thing that's both a feature & a bug are the greens - they're large & fast, with lots of undulations. On this most recent round they had the toughest pin positions of my 5-6 rounds played here.

The net effect was a long round, over 5 hours. There was a Marshall circulating constantly, but it was slow because a putt that just missed the cup could go 8+ feet past. One of my group had a putt roll off the front of the green from a back pin placement! I'm a good putter, being honest, and I had at least 6 3-putts!

They could speed up play with more sensible pins - just saying!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Beautiful course

Wide fairways were wet. 2-3 club winds made 200+ yds Par 3s difficult. Plenty of water hazards. Challenging

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Ranch Solano GC

Course in pretty good shape. Pace of play was a little slow. Would not recommend to walk!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 182
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 119
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Open and large greens

Greens are huge and multi leveled. Fairways are open and sight lines are good. Course is well kept, only a few tee boxes that could use improvement. Great course especially on a hot deal

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Fun easy course in very good shape

Greens were fast and smooth. Nice fairways. Sand in bunkers. Wide open generous course with big greens.

Don’t hit driver off #11, Can’t see the landing area off the tee. the fairway slopes downhill toward the lake. I’m not a long hitter but somehow made it into the lake about 310 yards off the tee. Nice double bogey after birding #10

Pace of play was a bit slow for a Monday afternoon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

My favorite public course in the area

Great course. Greens and fairways are in great condition. My complaint is the practice green is horrible. It’s in perfect condition but there is no where on the green to putt that doesn’t slope severely to the west. I mean no where. So, once you hit the first green it’s anyone’s guess as to what the speed of the greens are. Time to rebuild the practice green. Please!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Late afternoon round.

I usually play as a single and get paired up. 2 wonderful Swedish gentlemen (father/son) who put up with my inconsistent play. Started on time at 1:20. Front nine was warmer than back nine…Play slowed

on back nine. Got increasingly colder as sun dropped in sky. Only got in 17 holes as the course closes at 5:30 this time of year. Rounds set at 4 1/2 hours but from our start time we only had 4 hours until closing.

Side note: Lost my IPhone between 7-8. Cart Girl/lady/woman found it immediately and got it to the clubhouse as I made the turn. Eased my tension and allowed me to keep playing… Saved My Day

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Beat round so far

Little foggy to start ! Turned out to be sunny and clear. Greens where true and moving great , even after all the rain . Everyone that worked at the course and people playing golf had great attitudes and where just fun to be around

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Walked

Beautiful layout, minus the greens

Great looking golf course in a really neat, tucked away corner of Solano County. A lot of fairly challenging hills and dog-legs. Not the longest course, but it does require some strategic shots here and there. Water does not come into play too much on the course, but it serves as a nice scenic feature at the least. Only negative I have about this course is that the greens are ENORMOUS... We're talking 30-40 yards wide and 30-40 yards deep. And with that size of greens, you get some mini-golf type putts going. I played my wedge off the green numerous times because the distance of the putt what just not realistic. I would play again, but I (and probably the landscapers) would recommend the course shrinks some of those greens quite a bit.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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