Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course
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About
Empire Ranch Golf Course, situated in the picturesque Carson Valley, features 27 holes of golf that overlook the Carson River. Located just minutes from downtown Carson City, Empire Ranch's three individual nines offer three different 18-hole combinations that have a convenient location but still provide a challenging golf getaway. The Comstock/River layout features lakes and wetlands coming into play throughout. The fairways are also well guarded by strategically placed bunkers. It provides a fair test, but the golf course is forgiving enough for beginning and intermediate players. In addition to the three courses, Empire Ranch also offers extensive practice facilities and a staff of PGA Professionals who can provide golf instruction.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6840 yards | 71.4 | 125 |
| Blue | 72 | 6392 yards | 69.5 | 120 |
| White | 72 | 5923 yards | 67.2 | 116 |
| Green | 72 | 5409 yards | 64.9 | 107 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5409 yards | 70.5 | 131 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4854 yards | 67.3 | 122 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.4/125 | 494 | 340 | 413 | 389 | 170 | 371 | 423 | 165 | 498 | 3263 | 341 | 523 | 444 | 207 | 355 | 542 | 434 | 194 | 460 | 3500 | 6763 |
| Blue M: 69.8/119 | 478 | 316 | 397 | 366 | 157 | 345 | 404 | 157 | 476 | 3096 | 330 | 487 | 407 | 198 | 313 | 511 | 403 | 181 | 444 | 3274 | 6370 |
| White M: 67.4/115 W: 72.9/128 | 454 | 297 | 368 | 352 | 139 | 302 | 371 | 144 | 452 | 2879 | 299 | 452 | 394 | 173 | 277 | 464 | 378 | 161 | 405 | 3003 | 5882 |
| Green M: 64.9/103 W: 69.9/123 | 416 | 265 | 350 | 324 | 128 | 267 | 337 | 117 | 427 | 2631 | 259 | 430 | 351 | 141 | 250 | 440 | 337 | 144 | 373 | 2725 | 5356 |
| Red M: 62.2/97 W: 67.1/117 | 351 | 241 | 313 | 289 | 112 | 235 | 328 | 98 | 407 | 2374 | 236 | 406 | 339 | 124 | 229 | 401 | 325 | 127 | 322 | 2509 | 4883 |
| Handicap | 12 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 2 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Fairway Photo submitted by alwolff on 07/13/2023
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Fairway Photo submitted by alwolff on 07/13/2023
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Fairway Photo submitted by alwolff on 07/13/2023
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Rough Photo submitted by alwolff on 07/13/2023
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around the green Photo submitted by alwolff on 07/13/2023
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Tee Box? Photo submitted by u000003302779 on 08/25/2020
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Bunker? Photo submitted by u000003302779 on 08/25/2020
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Middle of fairway....no joke Photo submitted by u000003302779 on 08/25/2020
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Photo submitted by SomeDuskyOne on 05/26/2020
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Empire Ranch Photo submitted by u971452162 on 05/10/2020
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Photo submitted by u000004096789 on 01/06/2020
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Photo submitted by nvnolans on 01/01/2020
Hi, u899600140. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course.
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I recently signed up for membership here. I want to play more and it made financial sense over paying for each outing. The club manager made me a good pro-rated deal for the rest of the year.
I like the layout and the challenge of the course, although I have played tougher courses. The scenery and convenience for me is great.
The course conditions could be better. but not a game changer. The practice greens need to be groomed, and some of the course fairways need cleaning up. But I know the club has plans, so I am satisfied.
Hi lIzyXeJvCcyRBEpgvRnK,
Let us first say that we are so glad to hear you enjoyed your visit. We work hard to create an enjoyable experience so you can focus on enjoying yourself and let us do the rest. We also want to thank you for your honest and constructive criticism of the course.
We are going to escalate your review to our team in charge and do everything we can to improve before your next game.
Thank you for being a member at Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon!
Greens in rough shape
Played on a cool, windy day. Got stuck behind a foursome who never bothered to look behind and see our twosome. At the turn, we skipped hole #10 and went right by them to #11 tee. They never noticed. Played #10 after competing back nine. Not a big deal, but it sure would be nice if some form of etiquette was followed. See this same kind of thing all the time at lots of courses. Overall, course was acceptable. Having played Empire Ranch a number of times, it's clear that they lack the resources and/or the initiative to maintain the course. The greens were quite poor coming out of winter. All in all, the price matches the expected conditions.
Hello u7872781, thank you for taking the time to review us, and for the 3 stars. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round. We appreciate your feedback as we work to make any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course.
Good value for the money
The course is undergoing a lot of renovations so it is not in the best of shape right now. But all in all it was a nice course to play early in the year to get a little practice in. A good value for the money.
Hi u314162587430,
Let us first say that we are so glad to hear you enjoyed your visit. We work hard to create an enjoyable experience so you can focus on enjoying yourself and let us do the rest. We also want to thank you for your honest and constructive criticism of the course.
We are going to escalate your review to our team in charge and do everything we can to improve before your next game.
Thank you for visiting and playing at Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon!
Hi, u000007164710. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course.
Hi, lIzyXeJvCcyRBEpgvRnK. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course.
Hello, u314162562637. 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.
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course!
Empire Ranch
Course is in very poor shape. Almost every hole could be considered 'under repair'. It is early spring and the grass cannot be watered, but I would expect there to be dormant grass on the fairways which would green up once it is watered regularly, but on many holes there were great swaths of bare dirt. Going to need a lot of work.
Hi, RG77E3C4BD92EDA55C5D,
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.
Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.
Thank you for visiting Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
Course
They punched the greens we could only play the front nine twice. For $28 we could have gone somewhere else. Waste of money
Hello, thunter3737. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We strive for a 5-star experience, so we welcome your feedback. We work hard to maintain the course for everyone's benefit, which means aerifying the greens as part of our regular maintenance schedule. The greens will be healed soon and in pristine condition. Please come back soon for the 5-star experience you expect at Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course.
Hello u668119050,
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!
The course wasn't in the best condition but again it was early on the season. Also, we weren't able to finish our round as they needed the carts back at the club house by 5:00 pm. When we booked our round this info wasn't provided to us. We weren't to upset though as we did get a great rate.
Hi, cruiser49er! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course!
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, Derr1ck. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course!
Greens terrible
The course was ok for February but the greens were terrible. Of course we did play in February so not much could be expected for this time of year.
Hi, kciggster,
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.
Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.
Thank you for visiting Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
Course could use some work.
This is a great little course. However, it needs some work especially since they raised their rates.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, 10edraper20. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Ads everywhere and poor layout.
There are tacky advertisements on every hole and bench at this course. The layout was terrible and it was very easy to get lost. The tee markers are flat on the ground and impossible to see unless you're standing right over it. The guy at the pro shop wasn't rude but he wasn't very friendly either. He wanted carts back by 4:15pm, the earliest I've ever heard. I will not be returning.
Great prices
The course has some worn down areas through the 18 holes. They have the price right for the conditions so I’ll play it again. Staff was great!,
Hi, Sergio1345. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Pretty Rough!! (Pun intended)
Can’t say that I’d ever play here again. The course isn’t cut at all. Everyone is losing balls in the dang fairway. Rough is like 6 inches. Absolute neglect. Greens were better than the rest of the course if you could find your ball. First and last.
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Hello, u000005134607. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Comstock/River at Empire Ranch Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!