A view of the clubhouse at Spring Valley Golf Course
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4.0
710 Reviews (710)
5 Stars
222
4 Stars
330
3 Stars
105
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
27
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
86.7%
Recommend this course
621 out of 710 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.7
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
2.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
73.9%
Recommend this course
34 out of 46 reviews
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Avg Rating
4.0
114 Reviews (114)
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
49
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
87.7%
Recommend this course
100 out of 114 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6143 yards
Slope 116
Rating 68.9
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Spring Valley Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1956
Fairways Bermuda grass
Greens Bermuda grass
Golf Season Year Round
Architect Ray Anderson

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Reviews

4.0
710 Reviews (710)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Watching the Game 15
Brunch 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 19
Elevation Changes 16
Undulating Greens 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 36
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 22
Beginners 19
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 27
Worth the Drive 15
In the 'Burbs 7

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Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best value in the Bay Area

Fun course layout, greens were in good shape, overall course conditions were in good shape. Paceof play started out slow, but course Marshall was on it! He got several groups to pick up the pace and it showed. Kudos to him, as we were able to finish in 4hrs, 20min., which is good for Post-Covid weekend golf in the Bay Area 🤔 👍

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Playing Path is awful

it took 5:30 minutes to complete 15 holes. the course should consider to have tee time every 10 minutes instead of every 7 minutes, the course is too crowded,

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great day at SVGC

Another great day at this curse. T’s, Fairways, and greens in great shape. Didn’t land in a bunker so can’t comment.
Was paired with two great guys for a perfect round. 4 hrs exactly.
Golf shop, starter and grill personnel all great. Weather perfect.
Will be back as usual

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Day After Thanksgiving Golf

I really like SVGC but playing the day after Thanksgiving is not good, pace of play was so slow. And it was cold and windy. On the plus side, I scored my best on the front 9 a 43. I definitely recommend SVGC but not on a holiday time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Quiet, beautiful course

Great deal for the money. Up in the hills so quiet and beautiful. In good shape for a public course and very walkable. Excellent value for the money. Weirdly - no benches / chairs to sit on while waiting for our tee time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Awful besides course

Started off by having to wait to check in because the pro shop was closed down so had to go to restaurant to check in and took a while. Pace of play was horrible and so were the groups. Had to wait on every T and had 2 groups behind us also waiting as group of teens hit tons of balls off T box every hole. Course layout was horrible had T’s hitting almost into other holes and could easily get hit with the players they had in front of us. Ended up not finishing and left on 15th hole.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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

Early Bird Catches the Game

Went out early AM
No traffic
Played a sweet round in that early humid morning
This course has everything. The entire area up here has hiking biking parks with this awesome located golf course too

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Good day at SVGC

Good day overall. Course conditions good. The pace however is a different story. The foursome I was in had to wait at every T. On two of the holes there was two groups in front of us waiting to t off. We saw a marshal for about a minute on # 11, never saw him again.
I had their great cheesesteak sandwich and a 40 lb 805 after the round..’
I enjoy golfing this course and will always return.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rude/Racist Staff/Poor Pace Management

Staff was racist and rude to our group. We’re a young group of Asian men, when we arrived and tried to get carts and order food, we were met with pushback and hesitancy.

We pass it off as they were busy. Oh it gets worse…

While on course, we noticed a group slow in front of us, which also had another group in front of them…so we patiently introduce ourselves and made friends with the group in front of us letting them know we won’t hit into them or rush them.

The group behind us was not so nice. They hit into us 3-4 x and when confronted, they laughed and said it was no big deal (except it hit my buddy twice). They then proceeded to call the marshal on us saying we were playing too slow (buddy, there’s a group on the fairway)

Marshall sided with them and said, just hit into the next group, you should be able to aim a bit away from them. Yes. Course Marshall told me to hit into the group in front—telling me to try to injure patrons.

Yeah, great beautiful course. Horrible people.

Not going anymore, there’s better courses. I wouldn’t recommend anyone going or booking a tee time. You’ll have a bad time.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rock hard fairways

Clubs seem to bounce off the fairways since there were hardly any grass and dirt is so rock hard.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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 Good
Pace Average
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 Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun and still challenging

Room for some error on most fairways but greens can be difficult.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Path is slow, did not finish the round

Move hot deal time earlier, did not finished the round at 2:07 starting time, path is way too slow

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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