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3.7
106 Reviews (106)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
77.4%
Recommend this course
86 out of 106 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.4
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.1
64.3%
Recommend this course
9 out of 14 reviews
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3.7
42 Reviews (42)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.4
73.8%
Recommend this course
31 out of 42 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6710 yards
Slope 124
Rating 72.9
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Buena Vista Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1951
Golf Season Year round
Architect Lance Hopper

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

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3.7
106 Reviews (106)
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Reviews 9
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a year
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4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 4
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Plays Once a week
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5.0
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Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Bad payment details

I used the Tee Off/ Golf now app to pay for my round only to find it didn't actually pay for the green fees. Golf Now charged $9.50 a golfer just to make the reservation and I still had to pay the remainder at the course. I have used this app many times and have always paid for the entire round through the app but with this transaction I apparently only paid for the convenience of making an online reservation. I don't know if this was a Golf Now problem or the golf course but the actual rate at the course was cheaper than what I paid....seems like a SCAM!

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
2.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best!!!

Love the golf course one of the best

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Only If There Isn’t Something Better

Slow play. More like a pasture than a fairway. Greens are slow but pretty well maintained. Golf carts worked well. No marshals to monitor pace of play or number of players. We played behind a FIVESOME. It was agonizingly slow. No courses I regularly play allow that.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Fun Day Trip

I honestly wasn't expecting what I got - and that's OK! We drove 135 miles to get out of the coastal drizzle and see the sun. You have to WANT to play here -- because there's nothing but oil fields and agriculture for miles. Having said that, people DO come here -- and from I heard, really like the course! The place was "busy" - and I mean that as compliment, not as a complaint!

Conditions were sunny and 84 degrees with a constant 20+ knot wind. I found out from others that wind is the norm here, and the day we played was considered "cool".

The staff were REALLY welcoming and friendly! They were out of golf carts when we arrived, so our tee time was delayed, but not long. We grabbed a sandwich from the grill, and we were off. (The grill was very reasonable by the way)

The course was in pretty good conditions for this time of year! I was surprised by how green the fairways were, as well as how well the greens played - especially in the early afternoon on a busy day.

The "signature first hole" was an interesting climb, and the rest of the course was enjoyable. There were some nice views of the surrounding area from several of the tee boxes.

Overall, a "good time was had by all". I drove a couple of hours just to see the sun, and play a round golf -- at a course I knew nothing about. I feel I got my moneys worth and some change back!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great value and pace of play were great

Greens in very good shape, fairways in decent shape and a lot of gopher holes in the fairways.played in 3 hours 25 min

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in rough shape

This used to be a very good county course but is not very good at this time. The fairways were overgrown except in the areas which are hard pan. Hit numerous drives right down the middle and had a hard time finding the ball because the fairways haven't been mowed in awhile. The ones I could see where on basically bare dirt. Fairways deserve a grade of D. Greens which used to be very well maintained are now just ok. Bare spots and repaired areas are abundant luckily someone did a good job putting the flags away from the damaged areas. The carts are very old and beat up, mostly from other courses who sold them off. The snack bar had no cooked food for sale because of stove or grill being out if service. The only upside was pace of play was good because the course was amazingly empty for Easter vacation week. The other course this company runs is packed full probably because it is in much better shape. It is a shame that this once very well maintained facility has become so run down, I wouldn't be surprised at all if goes out of business soon, too bad.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 154
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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