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4.0
470 Reviews (470)
5 Stars
153
4 Stars
237
3 Stars
54
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
90.3%
Recommend this course
440 out of 470 reviews
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3.9
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
85.7%
Recommend this course
12 out of 14 reviews
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4.1
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
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0
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
89.5%
Recommend this course
17 out of 19 reviews
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Course Highlights
Tall redwoods and mature oaks line tight fairways, creating a scenic and strategically rewarding layout that consistently earns high marks from recent players. Friendly staff, solid course conditions, and strong value make this a course worth returning to.

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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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Reviews

4.0
470 Reviews (470)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 30
Patio Dining 30
Watching the Game 23
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 23
Narrow Fairways 19
Undulating Greens 19
This course/club is great for:
Walkers 35
Locals 34
Advanced Golfers 20
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 29
Worth the Drive 15
In the 'Burbs 9

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Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Muni

Bennett Valley is a beautiful, well maintained municipal golf course. Pace of play is is about average for the area. The course is lined with large old trees. The greens are in excellent condition. The fairways and bunkers are in very good condition. This is a popular course that is worth the fee.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always has very good greens

Best value around. Lots of trees, and if you go into them it will cost you. The layout is flat, but the trees give it a great feel--they line every hole. The staff is friendly, and tries to help with whatever I need.
There can be lengthy rounds--5 hours, but I would not say it is slow.
I recommend it to everyone.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Play is way too slow because of the allowance of groups of 5 and people not teeing off in time (waiting for others to get to far in front).

Play is way too slow because of the allowance of groups of 5 and people not teeing off in time (waiting for others to get too far in front). Lack of a marshall really hurts play and waiting is detrimental to people's games.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

wide fairways

played later in the day. Pace of play was faster than usual, can get backed up during the weekend at times. Great super twilight price for 9 holes, $10. Greens were in good condition.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

much to slow, waited on every hole. Would have been great at 4 hours or under.

They need to move the golfers along. No marshals on course but beverage and snack vender on course.
Greens in very good shape, fairways were okay.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

in good condition

great deal with golf now ($32 with cart), on a sunday. course has many mature trees along its narrow fairways, making hitting it straight paramount. greens in good condition. pro shop guy (just one, not the other) a little stressed, but it was a busy sunday. greens and tee boxes a little close sometimes.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great time ,nice course

great course,we all had a great time! Please send more tee times!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has matured well!

The course has used undulating greens, and tree lined fairways to protect it.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful setting

Really enjoy this course. Nice layout, pretty flat and easy to walk, trees line fairways (this is both good and bad!), I think the course is more challenging than its rating, price is right.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course and location

Mostly enjoyable day of play but very slow group ahead forced play to over five hours! Course was in good condition in a park like setting with wildlife. I'll do it again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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

Fantastic staff. Fantastic attitude. Fantastic customer service.

For the money-----one of the best I've played. Course is in great shape. Pin placement was challenging.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Gofling in the Rain

I forgot to print out my golfnow.com tee time reservation confirmation, the staff was nice enough to accept the email that I received; they asked that we bring a printout next time because that is how they keep track of bookings through golfnow and whether or not they want to keep their deal going.

My friend and I were put in with a father and son, we had a great time golfing even with the occassional drizzle and mist that came down on us.

There are quiet a few dog legs that can present some tough challeneges if you hook and slice. If you don't like trees stay away, there isn't a single hole surrounded by them; practice your punch shot. The greens were clean and the holes were placed in difficult places that presented good challenges; acording to my friend they had moved the holes on the green from a previous time that he had played.

Great value for a round of golf, would recommend it if you're looking to get out and not put a hole in your pocket.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course was set among trees and is simply beautiful.

You'll be glad you played this course. The scenery is stunning throughout. The course was in great shape and the staff is very laid back and friendly. Pace of play was a little slow, but not so much that I was bothered.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Simply...great value!

Golf course was in fantastic condition, not overly expensive, very nice driving range, super friendly/helpful staff! Some narrow, mature tree-lined fairways definitely reward a straight driver of the ball. Great hole layout, with generous-size greens. Many pins were tucked in the corners, behind greenside bunkers...which made for risk/reward aiming straight at pins. Logical hole layout made for an easy walking course, too. All golf courses should be/operate like this one! On second thought, don't come here...I want this place all to myself!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course to play but slow!

The course is in great shape and well maintained both fairways and greens. The course is challenging but not punitive. The fairways on the front nine are narrow but the back nine opens up. The course is well worth playing and fun. However, on a Friday it took well over 5 hours to play! This is way too slow.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

really nice muni, but...

...the BIG BUTT for this course is pace of play!! So slow. We played on a week day and it still took us almost three hours to play nine...I had to quit on the back nine after 5.5 hours out there.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nature Abounds ! !

Lush Fairways and Nice Greens. Deer, Hawks and Turkeys, Oh My ! Friendly Staff ! ! !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Featured
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in best condition ever

Green fairways and well done and pristine greens - well maintained course where you have to stay out of the trees lining each hole.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Featured
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course.

For a municipal course, this course is amazingly maintained. It easily compares to private courses costing much more. On the front 9, some of the fairways are rather narrow and lined with trees, so driving straight is very important. The back nine, while still challenging, features more room on the fairways. Bunkers and trees often come into play. The greens are fairly large and in fantastic shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Friendly staff. Best value around.

Beautiful course, and very friendly staff. Pace of play is good, better than other courses. Don't go late, usually there are tournaments. Stay straight, lots of trees.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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