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3.8
819 Reviews (819)
5 Stars
327
4 Stars
349
3 Stars
97
2 Stars
25
1 Stars
21
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
78.5%
Recommend this course
736 out of 819 reviews
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3.2
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
63.0%
Recommend this course
17 out of 27 reviews
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3.4
73 Reviews (73)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
5
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
64.4%
Recommend this course
47 out of 73 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6739 yards
Slope 128
Rating 72.3

Castle Oaks Golf Club is situated on the historic Preston Farmlands. The Preston Castle, built in 1894 overlooks the rolling, oak-studded hills of the course. The course opened a century later but it blends in beautifully with the existing terrain, utilizing the Sutter and Mule Creeks and mature trees as natural hazards. When the golf course opened it was acclaimed as the best public course in northern California and it has remained one of the area's premier courses. The layout has an interesting mix of holes with some that are wide and forgiving and others that are narrow and play alongside environmental hazards. The meandering creeks and several lakes come into play throughout. There are many risk/reward opportunities and golfers will encounter several hazards and out-of-bounds off the tee, but overall the course is player-friendly enough to appeal to any skill level.

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Course Details

Year Built 1994
Golf Season Year round
Architect Brad Benz (1994) Ross Forbes (1994)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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3.8
819 Reviews (819)

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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Work needs to be done

Too much thick grass and swampy conditions on the fairways

Grass was over watered and uneven. Greens were really rough and some missing grass

There should have been some warning of these conditions

Restaurant had no sugar free options

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Day

Always fun to play golf course, great layout fun track.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 86
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 48
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Awesome Staff. Awesome Course! Highly Recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fungus city and no rate adjustment

Castle is one of my favorite courses in the greater Sac area. Overall, the course design is really good and there are lots of interesting shots to be made around the track.. There are a fair share of bland holes as well, but like I said It’s super fun and interesting. Yesterday, however, I was quite disappointed to see a number of greens ravaged by a fungus and varmints, and when I say these greens were in bad condition, believe me, they were in horrible, horrible condition. I don’t blame them for having to deal with naturally occurring challenges, but my baseline in business always is if you’re not presenting a product that is the model for your regular pricing, it’s reason to provide a related discount that reflects the change in value. It’s just the right thing to do, and the course should know better.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I wish players would fix their ball marks.the greens are full of bald, unrepaired divots. I don't blame the course but the players. A repaired divot heals in a few days.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 119
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 119
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ok golf course

In general Castle Oaks was a fair deal when you include the GolfNow discount.

We played early before the heat and the pace of play was OK. The greens were in good condition although I was surprised at the number of unrepaired divots. Many golfers just don’t repair divots anymore – too bad.

The layout is good, with narrow fairways on some holes. Several of the par threes are extra challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice track

Golf Course is nice, great greens, fairways, crappy traps and tees. But the worst part was the slow play by the local yocals. Held up the entire course behind them and could careless.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Castle Oaks review

Golf course is in fair condition. Cart paths are very bumpy. The greens are full of divets and some greens have several dead grass areas. The fairways were ok but I had to remove lots of debris before I hit my shot. There was a tree removed from one of the fairways and now it’s just a muddy spot with long grass in the middle of the fairway. Overall I played a decent round but I had to dodge several imperfections.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

The golf course conditions are considerably better than this year's hot summer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 86
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in good condion

Played mid August. The course is in good condition for hot summer. I have to say it is in very good condition for public course. Recommend !!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What happened????

I have to say it’s been most of the summer since I’ve played here. But I was really looking forward to my round here this weekend!

But the course was absolutely terrible condition.

Certainly not the same care and love that this course had when I played here 4 mos ago at the end of April. My whole group absolutely agrees we will not be back any time soon.

Greens were terrible and trashed, lots of dead spots. Tee boxes were worse than the fairway should be. Ball marks , divots and just in general terrible shape.

Also it appears they were grossly over watering and there were swamp traps scattered liberaly

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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