Buena Vista Golf Course

Really fun course to play love the slope and super high locations on some holes really good course

BV is a beloved golf course because it is not like any other course out there. BV is not for the light hearted golfer or the golfer looking for country club conditions. If you expect perfectly manicured fairways, fluffy white sand bunkers, level tee boxes, and pristine greens, you are at the wrong place.

The “bunkers” are mostly dirt, rocks, and the occasional boulder. The fairways feel like the rough, and the actual rough feels looks it’s straight out of Oakmont during the U.S. Open. The bathrooms on the course look more like outhouses, and the hazards range from broken down machinery to tree branches that have been sitting there long enough to become part of the course design.

You will find unfixed divots, random dirt patches, little craters, and even water puddles on the greens. And some uneven tee boxes that seem to challenge your balance as much as your golf game. And the carts feel like they might fall apart at any moment, which somehow makes them even more fun. Every bump feels like you are off roading rattling down the fairways laughing with your buddies while hanging on for dear life.

But that is exactly what makes BV awesome.

BV does not pretend to be something it is not. It is gritty, rugged, unpredictable, and full of character. It is the kind of course that tests you and just enjoy the chaos with your friends. Every bad bounce, every rocky bunker, and every sketchy cart ride becomes part of the experience.

There is a beauty to BV that you just will not understand until you play it. It is golf stripped down to its rawest form. I highly recommend it. Only thing is sometimes pace of play could be sped up.

Did not know that there was a company tournament on the same day. We played behind the tournament and it felt like it was over booked. The first nine holes was hit and wait. After the nine holes it got better but I think it was because a lot of players left. It took us almost 6 hours for 18 holes. Making it a long day...

Good course for the money. Driving range leaves a bit to be desired. Just the basics in the pro shop (idk if I’d even call it that). The grill is fantastic though. Good food and it comes real quick. Prices are definitely reasonable as well. It’s a course I frequent here in the Bakersfield area and will continue to.

First off no carts available when we checked in; no Marshall to speed up game play; they grouped us with other golfers to try to speed up play which didn’t work, and awkward as well; no beer cart going around neither; the greens where the only thing that looked decently taken care of. The sand traps weren’t even sand just hard rock solid dirt. The workers were just there to get paid or nice or mean just blah. A round of golf took 6 freaking hours yes 6!!! Never again playing there . This was on a Sunday afternoon.

Playing yesterday was alr, The pace was very slow because a group ahead of us. I also wasn’t able to finish my full 18 holes

I enjoyed the layout very much. Lots of variety and fun to play up and down the hills. The fairways were a little rough but always playable. Nice people all throughout my experience. Would play again.

Very slow play! Getting hit up on. But staff is very friendly

Staff are nice, food is bomb, course is great and challenging, a few bumps but overall layout is great

Took my son out for a round of golf for his birthday and turned into the worst round of golf I have ever endured. First the back up so many tee times together that we started 20 minutes late and forced to play with another group just to get started. Took 3 hours to get through the front 9 alone and 40 minutes to get through just 10 and half of 11 on the back before completely giving up and exiting the course all together. We both did not have 5+ hours for a round of golf and were spending more time waiting than playing. So in the end payed for two full rounds of golf and had to call it because of the above stated. I would not recommend this course for the way they run it to any friend of mine that enjoys the game of golf. Needless to say it will not be returning to this course in the future what a horrible experience.