Everyone washed down their food at this feast with rich red wine from The Course at Wente Vineyards
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4.6
684 Reviews (684)
5 Stars
459
4 Stars
164
3 Stars
42
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
96.0%
Recommend this course
639 out of 684 reviews
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4.5
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.0
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
95.8%
Recommend this course
23 out of 24 reviews
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4.5
78 Reviews (78)
5 Stars
51
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
94.9%
Recommend this course
74 out of 78 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7181 yards
Slope 143
Rating 74.7
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The Course at Wente Vineyards
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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Rye Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Greg Norman (1998) Tad Burnett (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirts with slacks or walking shorts are required; no denim.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

Reviews

4.6
684 Reviews (684)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 25
Patio Dining 22
19th Hole Scenic Views 12
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 38
Bunkers 30
Thick Rough 19
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 34
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 34
A Weekend Splurge 28
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 30
Convenient to the City 10
In the 'Burbs 10

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Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Back after long layoff from Wente

It’s been a long time since I last played at Wente. Long enough that I really couldn’t remember but 1 hole. What I found was a good conditioned course that I felt was a little overpriced. Would I comeback to play it any again … sure, but I won’t be rushing back. Maybe if the fees were around 25% cheaper, I’d find myself playing it more.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
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 Moderate
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Very nice course.

Course in great location and in great shape. Only negative is there was a land slide sometime in the past that damaged 16th tee which is being re-developed. Otherwise, very enjoyable round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Team play

I went there by myself and joined two other singles.
We were similar level .
I have a good round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A Bay area go to

You will not be disappointed with this course. Great golf and carts with gps distance displayed…

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 134
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
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San Francisco Advisor
First Time Playing

Great Layout

I’ve heard a lot about this place so I was eager to see if it lived up to its billing. First off, I’ll address getting there. Plan your tee time accordingly to traffic. What should have taken me 25 minutes took just under an hour due to Friday traffic. Lessened learned on that one.

As far as the layout, this course is awesome. Plenty of grip it and rip holes with elevation changes and wide landing areas to build up the confidence, but then there are some short par 4’s that require precision off the tee with an iron. It also has a good mixture of par 3’s. As far as layout is concerned it checked all the boxes. The switch back climb from the 9th green to the 10th tee box which was reminiscent of Alpe D’Huez was fun in a cart but all but guarantees that you can’t walk this course (and still enjoy it).

Condition wise the course was fine. Somewhere between above average and top notch. Greens rolled smooth at a medium + pace. Greens were pretty docile as far as challenge goes. Most were single tier with modest slope. Or maybe my putter was just that good (27 putts total). Fairways were excellent, Nice and lush with great coverage throughout. Tee boxes and sand traps were ok. Nothing spectacular but nothing to complain about.

Customer service - Sucked. I gave it 2 stars for customer service and that was due to the bag attendant being great. The pro shop on the other hand was horrible. They were put out by the fact that I needed change (so I could tip the bag attendant) and looked down at me because I didn’t know the exact time of my tee time. I guess it’s too much trouble to look at the computer. Anyway, for that reason alone, I opted not to buy a shirt in the pro shop.

For layout and conditions, the track is worth playing. For price and customer service, I’d skip it. Not sure if I’ll ever play it again, but if I do it’ll likely be because a friend has invited me.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Grumpy staff, great course

Came in 40 minutes early for my tee time and sat in the restaurant to take a quick work call. The server came by and gave our group some serious attitude for not wanting to order and swiftly took our menus away with a snarky comment. We felt bad so we ended up ordering tea forcefully just to not sit there. Before we left the restaurant, we overheard the server making a comment about us to another coworker who made eye contact with me with a smirk, while folding silverware. Great course though.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great golf venue

Really friendly staff both at sign up and on course
Played with a couple of locals who also made the day enjoyable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Best Value for Top Tier Course

It has always puzzled me how this course doesn't get more acclaim. It has a fun and beautiful layout, great amenities and a friendly staff. The course is always well maintained and the people who play the course have good etiquette.

It is a little bit challenging to get to but overall an excellent value for what you pay. Only thing to note is if you play when it is hot you will need to drink a lot of water. It is very dry and they have water stations but it is easy to get very dehydrated.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

wow

course is beautiful in wine country ..staff very friendly and accommodating....course layout is fun, would play every day if I could....I believe 17 tee box is being worked on but will be nice when completed ....

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Wonderful course

But some pace of play issues

The starter didn't let us know about the shift in the tee box on 15 (16?)

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wente was great

Another great round at Wente. Pace was great at 4:20. Greens were not fast but very true. Very enjoyable. Staff was friendly and helpful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

It's Been Better

I try to play Wente at least once a year if not two or three times. This time though, it wasn't as good as in previous rounds. Greens were sanded and micro-punched and none of the employees said anything. Carts were on path only and only the started mentioned anything. Also, they claimed the reason for having carts on paths only was b/c the fairways were soggy from overwatering and not once did I experience soggy fairways. Paths only slowed the pace of play significantly. I'll certainly keep playing Wente, but they could do a better job of communicating to the patrons.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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