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4.5
1161 Reviews (1161)
5 Stars
678
4 Stars
401
3 Stars
45
2 Stars
20
1 Stars
17
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
94.1%
Recommend this course
1116 out of 1161 reviews
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4.8
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.8
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
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17 out of 17 reviews
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4.5
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
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3 Stars
2
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
92.5%
Recommend this course
49 out of 53 reviews
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Course Highlights
Rancho Solano stands out for its beautifully maintained fairways, excellent course layout, and consistently impressive conditions that rival any course in the region. Friendly staff go the extra mile, with thoughtful touches like cold towels and water refreshments enhancing the overall experience.

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

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.5
1161 Reviews (1161)

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 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Green course

The round was fun but spoiled by the afternoon Guy in the shop who was very rude. The Pro who checked us in was great and very polite. Course was in good shape and the pace was very good for a weekend.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Rancho Solano

Is a very nice course and in a very good condition

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Solano golf palooza

Was given replay rate (played sister course Paradise Valley in morning). Course is in very good condition considering drought in California.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Public course feels like a country club

I'm an average 19.5 index golfer with 2 seasons of experience on mostly Sacramento area courses. Rancho Solano is very challenging and every hole is interesting and visually pleasing. Course presents every style of challenge with more vertical movement than other valley courses. The conditions are great for a drought season and the 3rd party, on-line deals make this a 4 star experience for 3 star price. They are putting a lot of water on the fairways which are lush but also soggy/soft. The carts are fast and have ParView on-board gps computers which can be a little difficult to use but have loads of features. Best public course in the area, IMHO. I put this course #2 to Yoche for <1hr drive from Davis, HOWEVER, it's location on I80 makes weekend traffic an issue. Play on weekdays.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Awesome public course!

This place is well kept and the pace of play, 3:20, teed off at 0645 hrs. That speaks for itself.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rancho Solano

Our group was first off on a Thursday morning. Perfect weather and the course played great. Greens were soft so you could shoot for the flags.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love this course

We teed off at 6:30am so there was nobody in front of us so we played fast, the course is in real good condition. Will be back soon

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Very good course

My first time playing here and I was very pleased with the course. Scenic, good layout, and in excellent condition. The green speed is about 10 (stimpmeter), which I consider average but can get very quick from above the hole. We played the blue tees (6690 yards). The front 9 is easy, shortist and wide fairways. The back 9 is far more difficult. Longer, tighter and more water hazards. Holes 10, 11 and 12 are very difficult, with 13 being tough too. It gets easier after that. Our pace of play was excellent, but it was twosome on Thursday at 9AM.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course

The course is great shape it play fair greens are little fast

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

course matured since i last played it

fairways and green in great condition. rough can be challenging in places. very scenic layout. the trees a lot bigger now, it's been a while since I last played it. I definitely would recommend it to others. Sand traps could use a bit of help, as could the pro shop and restaurant(a bit dated). overall I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to returning.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

like this course

scenic
green
huge greens
nice people
Fairfield golf offers a good value

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

greens are true and fast

I highly recommend this course because of the scenery alone and how well kept the grounds are.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course

It was a beautiful course that played fantastic. Definitely will play again. A+

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

One of a Kind!

I love Rancho Solano
The pro shop staff is great
The course has everything you want in a true test of your game. The huge greens roll true and hold a well hit shot.
The GPS in the carts are very helpful.
Can't wait to go back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wet fairways

If you play in the morning the fairways have a tendency to be a bit wet and soft so you get a little less roll

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

Staff is horrible

Me and a buddy played at Rancho the other day. The guy in the pro shop was obnoxious, rude, and had no customer service skills whatsoever. Then the course was busy, which is great and I understand people get backed up but the Marshall was only visible once. He was doing an amazing job marshaling under a tree in the shade right by the 16th tee. Needless to say we had almost a 6 hour round, about 5:45. I'll be going to paradise from here on out!

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautful

Love this course! Great condition, peaceful, beautiful! Played a little slow but it was a Friday! Worth the wait!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Golf de Rancho

Excellent layout. Beautiful large greens (a little slow)
Forgiving wide fairways. A bunch of fun to be had by all levels of play. Enjoy!

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in Great Shape

Course was in great shape and green. Greens are huge and fast. Great place to hit a lot of greens in regulation but hard to keep your putts low

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

love this course!!!

Got late for our teatime due to accident on the way. Called the pro shop and the assistant , Henry was very understanding, land took care of us as soon as we got there. Played well and my companion visiting from Savannah, Georgia was thrilled with his play scoring 3over ... 75. We also appreciated very much the hospitality of food&beverage lady, Michelle, supplying us with cold Budweiser Light!!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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