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4.2
298 Reviews (298)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
38
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
11
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
93.0%
Recommend this course
260 out of 298 reviews
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4.3
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
95.5%
Recommend this course
21 out of 22 reviews
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4.2
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.2
93.5%
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43 out of 46 reviews
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About

Holes 9
Type Public/Municipal
Style Executive
Par 58
Length 3004 yards
Slope 88
Rating 56.0
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Sunken Gardens Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1955
Golf Season Year round
Architect Clark Glasson

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $10
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range 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

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

4.2
298 Reviews (298)
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Sunken Gardens

Bad experience from the start. Woman in the pro shop charged us incorrectly based on our reservation through GolfNow. She caught her error when we were at #5 and literally came flagging us down in the middle of our round. Never seen anything like this before. Another group nearby were shaking their heads in disbelief. Anyway... course was what you get for public 9 holes. Par 3s are straight and should give you confidence in your game. Greens were a bit tore up as other patrons don’t seem to understand the etiquette of cleaning up after yourself.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Not complete charge

Over experience was nice. I was expecting to play by myself, but was paired with another threesome. I was unaware of this until after the fact that I got there also I was hit with an extra $20 expected at check-in when I got to sunken Gardens. When using the GolfNow application, it should tell you that an extra charge will be expected when you got there before paying for the teatime that you reserved. I’m not gonna lie for a nine hole course $50 is kind of steep. If I was doing 18 then maybe that would be more of a reasonable price. I would recommend somebody here but if you do not want to play with people you do not know and I expect you to come with at least two or three people just so you are not pushed into another group game and would hope to see whatever is expected to pay at the place before setting up my teatime because honestly, that was probably the worst part of it all. Besides that it was a really nice course

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great 9 hole course

Good quiet short courses. No need for driver , practice short game and putting

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Favorite Executive Couse In the Area

This is my favorite executive course in the San Jose area. First of all, the range is inexpensive relative to the other ranges I've been to in the area. It's an irons only range, but I don't need to be warming up my driver for an executive course. Mats are in good condition and i havent found many cracked range balls. One minus about the practice facility is that there's no chipping green.

The course is good fun. A good place to learn. Holes 5 and 6 are decently challenging though. It has been raining so some of the the tee boxes you need to hit off mats. With that being said the bunkers are still nice and soft. Greens were in excellent condition. Pace of play can be a bit slow as it seems this couse is popular with the senior crowd.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 141
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Great Course for Quick Play

Careful for frost warnings on the course. 7am is too early until the thaw begins by 815.
Try to get out before the regulars or you will have to play extra balls to kill the wait time
Otherwise Sunken Garden is an awesome course for anyone’s game experience

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 75
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love This Course

This course is always fun. Just the right amount of challenging. My only complaint would be that it’s popular and the course can get backed up. Otherwise, it’s awesome.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Walked

Laid back course but strict rules

Mostly par 3 course, average conditions. Strict rule on having your own clubs and bag even though it's a really short course. They have rentals.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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