A view from tee #3 at Winchester Country Club.
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4.2
108 Reviews (108)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
5
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.1
82.4%
Recommend this course
90 out of 108 reviews
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3.7
18 Reviews (18)
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.4
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
3.7
66.7%
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12 out of 18 reviews
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3.6
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
3.7
Value
3.3
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
3.8
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37 out of 53 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 7144 yards
Slope 139
Rating 75.1
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Winchester Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

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Reviews

4.2
108 Reviews (108)
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Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice, but too quirky

This course came highly recommended from some friends. It has all the nice trappings of a good course: excellent practice facility, beautiful clubhouse, friendly staff and nice carts. However, the course isn't a true championship track. Many of the holes are tight and great drives leave you with uneven lies and peculiar second shots. The strength of the course is its par 3's. A couple are outstanding. The longest of the par 5's is also nice. Overall, there are other great golf courses in the area that should be played first.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Incredible course design on an incredible hunk of the Sierra foothills.

Great high end venue. The course ranks among the best of the best !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A true country club experience.

The course was in pristine condition and the vistas were worth the price of admission. Some of the shots are blind which encouraged me to want to play the course again. It is a spectacular setting and the staff was friendly and helpful. I look forwardto a return play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

private course features for the public

I used my golf rewards to play at this expensive course and LOVED IT. The veiws are breathtaking. Its very long and about 80 stories of elevation change.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Stunning!

This course was in great shape, and very playable. The rough was thick, but fairways lush and in great shape. The greens rolled true. We were able to get out an hour early and even tho we were behind a tournament the pace of play was great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

couple realy nice holes

fairways great condition, greens slow could have been faster. beautiful course

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful Course

This is a beautiful course. It used to be a private country club but opens tee times to the public now.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Best around

Winchester is the best course in the area, and for $55 it's a steal.
It's not a grip-it and rip-it course. You must strategize your tee shots, balancing risk and reward.
The greens are fast and true.
The pace of play is usually great. Mid-week you can play in under 4 hours.
All of the little things are done well. It feels like a country club (it is!) for a muni price.

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

Best course within an hours drive from Sacramento

The course was in great shape for early March. Very scenic with
views of the Sacramento Valley including downtown Sacramento.
Each hole is unique and nestled in hillside settings with sloped greens that are challenging. We really appreciated the service at the 19th hole. We got in late,but they were willing to stay open and the attendant was very hospitable. Drinking a beverage and looking out over the valley at sunset was very nice. No other course in the area has what this course offers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0

What a Sierra Foothill Gem!

This is hands down the best course available to the public in the Sacramento area, no contest no way. If you can get a hot deal for under $80 you will not be disappointed. The fairways are in excellent shape with many open to use of the driver if you have good accuracy with it. The greens were challenging but large. Overall, the course was maintained excellently with views of Mt. Diablo from the clubhouse. The best part about this course is that no one is out there playing! We had a tee time at 11:20 and got through the round at a leisurely pace by 3:30pm plenty of time to take advantage of the beautiful clubhouse bar.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Large undulating greens are a challange to putt.

We had a nice day at Winchester. Be aware however, the brakes on the golf carts are iffy and there are a number of steep downgrades between holes. We had one minor rear ender when the cart would not stop on the cart path down to #10 tee.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful course, the views from the clubhouse are worth the drive.

This is a great golf course. I like that the course plays in front of you. There is very little circus golf here. With the exception of 10, every hole is a fair test. I would have easily given this course 5 stars, but no course should play 5 hours on a Monday afternoon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

challenging course & greens

great course but slow play ahead of us
no marshal on this day

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

NICE COURSE, PRIVATE FEES TOO MUCH. SHOULD BE 50 OR LESS.

INTERESTING 70%OF HOLES, REMAINDER SEEMED TOO EASY FOR A 12 HCDP.. ALL IN ALL FUN AND THE YOUNG MAN AND HIS SON WERE A PLEASURE. ALSO MARSHALL HELPED UP PLAY THROUGH A FOURSOME THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY SHOOT A 6 HR ROUND, APPARENTLY GETTING THEIR MONEY'S WORTH.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 04/07/2013

You believe that 30% of the holes were too easy? This course is one of the toughest in the area. Maybe you were playing the front tees. Also, I don't know how you can expect the fees to be $50 or less- Average courses cost $50. Winchester is a beauty, one of the nicest in the Sacramento region, and they pamper you as well. It's pricey but they always offer deals online for around $75, which is a fantastic price for this course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

This is an incredible course, the views speak for themselves.

Very beautiful, very challenging, incredibly well taken care of, what a course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 259
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Alberta Advisor
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Fantastic course

This is an excellent golf course, great variety of holes, plenty of elevation changes, generous fairways, large undulating greens, teriffic scenery, great practice facilities & attentive staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

A true beauty.

Played this course for the first time as a single. It was everything I'd hoped it would be. Laid out within the natural terrain/settings. Very challenging from the tips, but very fair and not gimmicky. The course was in pristine condition. It had rained the previous 2 days and night before (late January), but the fairways were firm and the greens fast. Every hole is laid out beautifully and requires strategy. The 18th (and the view from the tee) was a perfect finish to a special round. The staff was friendly, helpful, and professional. It's a private club that presently allows public play on certain afternoons. I had a 12:30 t-time and they let me go off early as a single. A sub-4hr round on a course like this, taking the time to truly soak in its splendor, is very hard to beat. Would play it again in a heartbeat.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Course, but it will humble you.

Overall the course was in great shape. I did find the greens a little slow side BUT it had rained the night before and was cloudy so they never had a chance to dry out. I played as a single and was through in 3 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

This is a very well maintained and challenging course!

This course meanders through the hills providing plenty of nice views. It is well maintained and the staff are very courteous.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Quiet, well staffed, beautiful!

We really enjoyed ourselves. It helped that we played later in the day, and barely saw anybody all day long. The staff were helpful, put water in our cooler for us, and made sure we had what we needed and where to go. The driving range was well-stocked.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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