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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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Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Day

First time playing here.

I am happy to come back in the future.

Wide fairways.

Clean Tee boxes.

Walkable.

Nice golf carts.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was very wet. 1st and 9th holes were cart path only. Ball plugged multiple times through the round. Greens are fast. Very nice course and good layout. It was nice to play with someone that new the course since there are a few dog legs.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good round of golf

Good condition for winter. Excellent layout. Great food and beer at restaurant! Professional service.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Soggy and slow

The greens were nice but that's about it. The bunkers were all hard packed mud. The fairway grass was long, almost indistinguishable from the rough. And it was WET. It hasn't rained much recently but the course was an absolute swamp. Mud everywhere, huge puddles, drives just landing and plugging in the fairway, etc. It was a joke.

We had to play the back nine twice because the front was so incredibly slow. One guy said it was his first time playing golf and everyone was acting like they had no concept of ready golf. Like they literally had no idea what that might mean.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

wonderfull day

What a great course. the weather was perfect.I hadn't played the course in thirty years. The trees have grown alot. I did get to see quite a few of them. My only complaint is the grass in the fairways is a bit thin. The greens are fast which is great and the folks in the pro shop are very nice. I will be back

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Respectable Municipal

I lived in Santa Rosa from 2006 to 2024. Played BVGC weekly. For a city owned & operated course it’s okay. With one caveat, if it’s a wet winter the course is pretty soggy.

If you are in good physical shape the mostly flat course is walkable. Take a push cart, Enjoy the exercise and the views. Lots of tall redwood trees line the fairways. If you drive your ball into the trees you will shout some of your favorite expletives while trying to escape forest jail. That’s part of the fun at BV.

Putting greens are big. Though many gently undulate and/or have level changes they never punish a well paced putt.

Restaurant food and bar are average at best. The outdoor patio view over the 10th tee box and long fairway is pretty.

Pro shop store has lots of merchandise. Items on sale are usually priced competitively. Pro shop employees are helpful.

Practice range is rubber Matt only. No grass tees. Locals like to smack their own shag balls, so a bucket from the dispenser might have several Pro V-1’s in it.

When I visit Santa Rosa, I try to plan for a round here with my old pals.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not a winter course

The course was very wet and muddy and yet they charged the same amount to play. There was no indication of the course conditions on Golf Now when I booked. They sent me an email an hour before my tee time suggesting the conditions might not be ideal. This course fairs much better in mid to late summer.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 176
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bennett Valley

The course is in great shape. Greens were fast. Play was a little slower than I like but tolerable. All I. All a real good muni course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The staff does not do its job

Stop letting people without A good bag on the course. Slows down play.

Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
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 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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