Gleneagles Golf Course at McLaren Park

this course is absolute dog poop. I've played at least 50 different courses throughout the Bay Area and this is by far the worst this place makes Montclair golf course look like a country club. To pay over $30 for nine holes and the chorus is more dirt than grass, the bunkers are straight mud dirt with a fat lip completely around every bunker. There are literally full bottles of urine and trash everywhere. Couldn't even finish the second hole because there were 3 coyotes chilling on the green. Trees in the middle of a par 3 fairway, just an absolutely garbage golfing experience. I couldn't even finish the full 9. I left after 5 holes. How your course looks this bad in the middle of June is beyond me. Definitely getting a refund through my bank cause this place straight robbed me.

This course is such an enigma. It’s got some interesting architecture and there is just no way to score here unless you know exactly what you’re doing. But even then, when the wind blows, and it usually is, it’s the hardest course in Northern California. If you know, you know.

Too many gofer holes and when the maintenance crew cut the grass their was a dirt storm

Course was in really rough shape. The starter wasn’t much better.

I won’t go back here.

To many gofer holes and maintenance workers stirring up dirt into the air. Also their were two Coyotes in they fairway.

This course flies under the radar but it's absolutely wonderful. If you want to get better at golf, this is where to play. Lots of variation in hole layout (especially if you play the yellow tees as the back nine), you can basically hit every club in your bag, and the greens are generally small and challenging. Also, there's usually wind to contend with, which adds more fun.

Key drawbacks: no driving range

I’ve been playing this course for 40 years in the fairways. I was in good shape as I’ve ever seen them.

With few par 3s, this course is great for solid shots off tee and approach shots. There are a ton of daisies on the fairway, so a colored ball would be best. The fairway soil was saturated or had plenty of rough patches, so don't expect the balls to roll, knowing your carry per club is key.

Course conditions were terrible. Haven’t played there due to poor conditions last year but hasn’t gotten better. Slow play- twosome ahead of us and took over 2 1/2 hours.

Fairways are nonexistent, no carts so hard to walk, rentals were very worn strata starter sets, staff was nice but not worth playing again

Very friendly staff who went over the course layout after knowing me being first timer here.

Great green condition. But poor fairways and bunckers.

Good layout design with really tall trees and good amount of slopes and tough lie angles everywhere on the fairways.

Sad to say this course is in the worst shape of any course in the Bay Area. Dirt & rock filled fairways, rock hard bunkers etc. $35 for what appears to be an abandoned course is outrageous. And to top it off, the guy who works in the “pro shop” is extremely rude and confrontational. I will not be returning here