Carmel Valley Ranch Resort

This was our (my wife and I) second time playing and it was even better than the first time. Though she's an "advanced beginner," she really enjoyed the course (and played great!). The back nine is unlike any other in the area - beautiful vistas, wonderfully elevated tee boxes and a pleasure to play.

Pace was perfect: what a great way to usher out 2017

I had an 11:10 tee time and drove from San Mateo to the course. Traffic was heavy leading up to the New Years weekend so I arrived late. The starter took me out to 15 to start since the next tee time would have been noon so he saved me 40 minutes of waiting.

Pace was great and conditions were ideal. (Sunny and nearly 70 f) My only criticism is my attempt to purchase a souvenir shirt. The clerk was so pre-occupied with answering the phone that after 3 phone call interruptions to my purchase I left without the souvenir... Rude and patronizing demeanor.

Enjoyed our round of golf. Have golfed this course several times. Always very consistent experience. Look forward to playing it again.

The course condition was great. The greens were extremely well kept and the grounds were groomed nicely. That course is tucked away in Carmel Valley hold with beautiful scenery. The first nine is relatively flat and the second nine is hilly with some breathtaking views and some elevated T shots that challenged into reach Par 4 with your drive.

I liked the course slot. I would say that you should play from brown tees to have similar yardage to a white/blue typical yardage. The course is otherwise short with only 2 Par 5’s.

We've wanted to play this course for a couple of years and finally got the chance. The course is in great shape (fast greens, too) and the weather was spectacular, especially for December.

My wife, an "advanced beginner" golfer, had a wonderful time. I loved the layout (the back nine was just as spectacular as we had heard). Don't walk this course, though; it's a real workout. But with a cart, it's a treat. The views from some of the tees are unbelievable. We were paired with novice golfers on the front nine, so that impacted our pace of play. I wouldn't recommend this course for beginners; too challenging for them.

Great pro shop staff and facilities, too. We'll be back.

Thanks to Golf Now I finally got to experience the one time private, now overpriced, Carmel Valley Ranch. I'm glad I played it, if only for the 11th hole where you tee off from the top of the world and face a uphill second shot that sends short approaches to a collection area about 100 yards out! Thankfully the green fees are cart included...not only for the hilly holes on the backside...but for a layout around a gated community that requires a long drive to get from green to tee. As far as from Tee to Green long drives are not required as this course is senior golfer friendly. There is GPS in the carts that works well, when it does, but the twosome with me could not work their's. Their cart almost died going up the backside as well, which could have been a disaster!

Not a lot of marshalls and when we saw one they didn't much care when members jumped in front of us with a 5 some. In fact I did feel a bit like an interloper. I would play it again if me and friends could all get a hot deal rate. But for the the normal asking price...there are too many other options here, to pay that much to play there. For a course that asks about $150 I expected more.

Course excellent condition . Front nine very scoreable and pretty straight forward . Back nine goes up into the hills and much more difficult.Greens very true and smooth .Overall very beautiful golf course . Not very long yardage wise . Definitely an iron course .

Some ridiculous trails from some greens to the next tee. Thank heavens for golf carts.

Course O.K., but didn't ring out special to me.

Spectacular views!! Challenging course with variety of hole shapes and shots required. Local course knowledge would go a long way for playing several of the downhill and uphill shots, as well as tee shot placement for approaches. Love to play it again. f

Course is in a beautiful valley. Fog that we dealt with the previous day at Poppy Hills was above us at mountain top all day, Not a problem. Nice layout that gave you the opportunity to score if you didn't force the birdies. Nice practice facility. Will go back.

The course was in great shape. Hreens fast and true while also receptive. Would definitely play again.

The course was in spectacular shape. Great greens (fast) and fairways were great as well. Overall the course was in great shape. Elevation on several holes made it fun to take a rip with the driver. The staff was extremely friendly and as good as the course is, and it is amazing, the staff was top notch and made the experience that much better. Most friendly staff I’ve dealt with on a golf course.

Fast greens. Front nine relatively flat, back nine has some severe elevation changes. Fun track!!

My wife and I played here while vacationing in the area. You know....some courses are work....some are meh....this one was fun and we truly enjoyed our round! A beautiful setting, the front nine is played on the floor of the valley. Then starting with #10 you start climbing until you reach a point several hundred feet above the valley floor with views all the way to the ocean. Dramatic elevation changes up and down. Par 70. Not overly long - you don't need to hit driver on every hole. Conditions were near perfect. Staff were friendly and helpful. Only minor glitch is that the range is short and limited to irons only. Highly recommend this course.

This is my second time playing here. Course conditions are top notch as expected from a high quality resort course. Tee to green the course is in fantastic shape. Greens offer some challenging breaks but have spacious landing zones. The course is set up against a mountain and several of the holes have fun elevated tee boxes with great views of the surrounding mountains and course below. Water hazards add to the beauty and challange of the course.

Turkeys and deer are plentiful on the course for added wildlife scenery. Being inland you are sure to find sun while other Peninsula courses are fogged in. Pace of play was decent considering it was weekend prime time when I played. Only drawback on the track is that there are only two par 5's one of which is uphill (the only uphill hole by the way).

Other than that Carmel Valley Ranch is a super course that's a blast to play and has moved up into my top 10 favorite courses!

This course was in great shape. I teed of at 10 am and was done in 8 hours Loved the elevation change. Saw deer and wild turkey