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4.0
463 Reviews (463)
5 Stars
150
4 Stars
233
3 Stars
54
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.2
90.6%
Recommend this course
433 out of 463 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.3
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Pace
2.7
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
71.4%
Recommend this course
5 out of 7 reviews
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4.0
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.4
90.9%
Recommend this course
20 out of 22 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6532 yards
Slope 118
Rating 71.1
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Bennett Valley Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1969
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ben Harmon

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $20
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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4.0
463 Reviews (463)
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Reviews 3
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3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
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4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Carts for all on the weekends

We played 9 holes and it took 2:39 min. We were behind two walkers but they were hitting multiple shots and it took forever to finish 18. No Marshall, no cart person with drinks to help the slow play. So all 4 of us playing agreed that weekend should be golf cart only due to slow play when walking and hitting more than one shot. Loved the course. Disliked the flow of the play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Great course, terrible experience.

It's unfortunate that such a beautiful golf course has repeatedly provided such a poor experience. My last round here last fall was gruelingly slow, due to an abundance of walker of advanced age playing at a snails pace. This course is relatively long, and though it's absolutely walkable, when paired with terrible golf, it brings the pace of play to a grinding halt. A round of golf here should take no more than 4 to 4.25 hours.

Today (Friday), our tee time was 12:30pm. We teed off on time, but very quickly had to sit and wait for the threesome of short hitting walkers to clear. If it takes you 7 shots on a par 5 to even reach the green, you might be playing a course that is beyond your abilities.

At no time today did I see a Marshall to usher along pace of play. Calls to the or shop fall upon deaf ears. It's such a shame, because it truly is a great course with beautiful scenery and tricky greens. Definitely avoid this place on a weekend, because it'll be chocked full of snails and turtles taking their sweet time for an 5 plus hour round. Dear BV, please do something about pace of play. Everyone deserves to enjoy the course, but without a Marshall proactively keeping the flow moving, golfers will default to believing they are the center of the universe.

Play well, play fast.

Play badly, PLAY FASTER!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wet Conditions

The course is good but the fairways (1 and 9 especially) were wet. Lost plugged balls and took a while to clean shoes. Other than that the condition of the fairways, the course is good.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 176
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Cool, track…lots of “jail time”

The course is hard because of how tight it is! I brought my stepson out there for our first round together in about two years. I play all the time. He had not played in a while. We got paired up with a nice couple and really enjoyed the course and the round. Course was in great shape with greens rolling fast and a little crunchy from the sun and the hear in early Sept. We will definitely be back. The pesto chicken sandwich and burger at the turn were excellent. I would like to make more birdies and break 80 next time. There is some course knowledge involved here to score well. I feel like hole 1 is a birdie hole..and some of the down wind holes. A couple of shorter par5s are gettable.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

As Good As It Gets Public Course

Quite honestly, this was one of the best maintained public tracks I’ve played recently.

No complaints about the tee boxes, fairways, rough or greens. The fairways are slightly tight and lined with mature trees on just about every hole. Multiple greens are rather well protected by sand traps and knowing the pin placement can come in handy as several of the greens are tiered, which could make your putt difficult depending on where you land.

The staff was great, pace of play was excellent for a Friday morning tee time.

I would say the only thing that would elevate this course for the more experienced golfer would be a longer set of tees. Some might find this course a little easy.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 78
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Hidden Gems !

On a long winding road through a beautiful valley and there it’s a beautiful walkable golf course with all the Redwoods and massive Oak trees

Great place to get your aiming down

The weather is perfect for golf

Great friendly staffs and the restaurant there is a great place to kick back come on Tuesday 5$ Taco

We happen to drive by and we ended up playing a round and spending our 25 th Anniversary there

Thanks guys we appreciate you !

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Course has some of the best greens

Played here a few times before. Every time I play this course I like it a little bit more. Too many trees if you are not hitting the ball straight. If you get lucky and put it in the fairways most 2nd shots will be on the green. This is where this course is in excellent condition. All greens are very well kept. Great value overall.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

A bit redundant...

Very firm and fast today - tees through greens. A lot of rollout on putts.

Pace of play not great for midday weekday. Seem to be getting lots of play.

Club house seemed well designed and accommodating.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

pace of play

course was backed up so we had to jump around but still played 18 holes

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