#6 on Lakes nine at Blacklake Golf Course
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3.6
399 Reviews (399)
5 Stars
77
4 Stars
174
3 Stars
90
2 Stars
38
1 Stars
20
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
76.0%
Recommend this course
317 out of 399 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.4
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
69.0%
Recommend this course
20 out of 29 reviews
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3.4
80 Reviews (80)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
6
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
71.2%
Recommend this course
57 out of 80 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 71
Length 6185 yards
Slope 122
Rating 70.3
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Blacklake Golf Resort
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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ted Robinson, Sr. (1990)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts 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 Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirts must be worn at all times. No tanks tops or cut-offs.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Reviews

3.6
399 Reviews (399)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 18
Watching the Game 9
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 17
Narrow Fairways 15
Bunkers 12
This course/club is great for:
Locals 26
Playing Multiple Courses 19
A Weekend Splurge 16
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 18
Worth the Drive 15

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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Worth Playing for Money

The fairways are in need of repair. Greens are well kept a little slow.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course maintenance

Greens were a little less than average, they were very rough.
Some fairways were terrible due to extreme gopher infestation.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/04/2023

Hello, u000006486085. Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing Lakes/Canyon at Blacklake Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/04/2023

Hello u314163969243. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Lakes/Canyon at Blacklake Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/04/2023

Hi, richert. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Lakes/Canyon at Blacklake Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Course could be fun again.

Played this course off and on for the last 25-30 years and was always satisfied with the condition. But nowadays it needs some serious watering on the fairways. Tee boxes are too lumpy and and uneven. Hard to get a good, comfortable stance.
Greens are good. Lots of gopher holes and mounds on or off the fairways. A little more maintenance and it could be popular again.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/04/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for any negative experiences you may have had recently with the condition of the fairways and tee boxes. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our course's maintenance.

Played On
Reviews 30
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful September day

Weather was great. Played at a good pace. Shot around par. Wife made three pars. The experience couldn't have been better.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/04/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave such a positive review of your recent experience at our golf course. We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed the great weather, played at a good pace, and had a wonderful time with your wife.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Grass??? Distance markers???

Whoever is your superintendent, should be fired. Worst grass I’ve ever seen. Eucalyptus leaves all over the fairway… if you could call it fairway. More like 4 inch rough throughout the whole course. How about some markers for distance?? Simple stakes would suffice….Sprinkler distance numbers… something. All in all, poor course maintanance and that’s what we pay for!!!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/04/2023

We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced due to the condition of the grass and lack of markers on our golf course. We appreciate your feedback and will address these issues to improve our course maintenance for future visits. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice layout

Course had wonderful variety. Played Canyons and Oaks. Gabby at the restaurant was friendly and made us feel welcomed.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/04/2023

Thank you for your review! We're glad you enjoyed the variety of our course and had a positive experience with Gabby at our restaurant. We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again soon.

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 Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/04/2023

Hi, richert. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Lakes/Canyon at Blacklake Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Waste of time and money

Other than the exercise, useless. The course needs water. Almost like biting off dirt. Not even worth the $45 for a round. Go elsewhere.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
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Commented on 10/04/2023

We apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced during your visit to our golf course. Your feedback regarding the lack of water on the course is duly noted, and we will take steps to address this issue. Thank you for your review, and we hope to provide a better experience for you in the future.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Better play with someone who knows the course.

If you play the Oaks 9 save your dolf balls and just skip 7, 8 and 9 and give yourself 3 triple bogies and go to the next course!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/04/2023

We apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced during your round on holes 7, 8, and 9 of our Oaks 9 course. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve the course in the future. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/04/2023

Hello, u000002750725. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Lakes/Canyon at Blacklake Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/04/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, K3IyKL0yvlP1ccpy8HiO. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Lakes/Canyon at Blacklake Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/04/2023

Hello u314164439261. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Lakes/Canyon at Blacklake Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/04/2023

Hello, 9c5nkIqsXj0ephX7Zv5U. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs water.

Dry, dead fairways. Decent greens. Why don’t they sport for new range balls? No dimples left on the ones they have.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/04/2023

We apologize for the condition of the fairways and the lack of new range balls. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our course. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course was fun to play however, the fairway and greens were in need of TLC

I played nine holes at the canyon course. Some of the greens had with appeared seems and in fair condition at best. Most of the fairways were unkept, having brown dead uneven grass with lots of gopher mounds. Even though the grass, both greens and fairways, was not in pristine condition it was still a fun course to play! There were plenty of beautiful, rustic views, and the weather was spectacular.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/04/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your experience playing at our golf course. We apologize if the condition of some of the greens and fairways did not meet your expectations. We appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear that you still had a fun time playing and enjoyed the beautiful views and great weather.

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