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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6125 yards
Slope 122
Rating 69.5

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in Dec 2016.

Course Details

Year Built 1970
Fairways Bluegrass
Greens Bluegrass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bob Putman Nick Lombardo (1970)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker 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

Food & Beverage

Bar, Catering

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

4.0
446 Reviews (446)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 59
Brunch 25
Watching the Game 18
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 72
Narrow Fairways 62
Forced Carries 43
This course/club is great for:
Locals 91
Walkers 82
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 73
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 69
Worth the Drive 56
Near Local Attractions 55

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Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

a fun, beautiful course

The course is in fine shape. The scenery features green hills and large trees. Occasionally, the signs indicating which way you are playing could be a bit clearer. It is a bit annoying that you have to cross a ravine at least 4 times. However, overall, this is a very nice course and it is in excellent shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 52
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

simply golf

fair price, good course and not fancy. simply good fun golf at fair price in great location and layout. other course in area are to full of them selves and way over priced for golf. for me $4 or $5 per shot is just bad. 35 cents a shot is well worth it. greens are good and pace of play for 2 is 4 hrs. just golf

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Fun family golf afternoon

Three of us played and got an excellent rate on a Wednesday afternoon. We had a wonderful time. Sometimes it's hard to concentrate on your golf while admiring the beautiful course. Always challenging hitting back and forth over the river. One of our favorite courses to play!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Decent condition, great round

Narrow fairways on some holes and flat greens on all holes. all around a decent course for the GolfNow price. My biggest complaint would be that the tee boxes aren't level and in rough shape in some spots.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Grounds are a mess right now!

There are piles of dead tree limbs that have been laying around for over a month. Some of the greens are so pock marked that it's impossible to put.
I played the west course the day before there were fallen trees there too and muddy areas that we should have during a drought. But at least the greens were well maintained.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great course and will improve since greens were just repaired

The greens were not in great shape but they will improve. They really need to fix the tee boxes too. Overall though, this is a great course and great value with Golfnow.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Course is very good, but---------

There was small tournament group ahead of us.
They were plaid so slow, so we spent over six hours to finish. You should notice us if there is tournament group before our tee time.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overall players course

East course is a great layout and challenges any skill level. The price is right and it is in a beautiful setting.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather

Challenging course especially when windy

This course requires straight drives and when it's windy it can be a bear. The back nine has two super tight fairways that in my opinion are 2 of the toughest par 4's in the Monterey Bay. The greens were a little lumpy but were puttable. Overall, being in a drought, I think they kept up the course fairly well. The range is grass and there is a practice facility too. I hope this property stays open for a long time. Our area is short on decent public courses.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 136
Handicap 10-14
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
San Francisco Advisor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Good Solid Track

Nice Track to test all your skills. Played the west course which has holes that play long and others with tight fairways. Greens,mfairways anf tees boxes are all in good shape for the most part. Only one green was in poor shape.

Greens are flat so it's good confidence builder for higher handicappers

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Course excellent,pro shop not so friendly

The west course is challenging. Start with long par 4 into the wind. It was typical Monterey weather, 64 degrees with a coastal breeze. Not many people play the west course so only took 4 hours. Greens are flat with not much break..in fact we had a lot of straight putts from different angles. Golfnow rates are excellent. The pro shop.....not so good. I had an issue with my tee time that was handled by Golfnow. But the pro shop said it was cancelled and wanted to charge me full price. They told ME to call golfnow to fix it. Once again Golfnow did an excellent job and called the course to confirm the reservation. Make sure you have a confirmation number with you. My friend and I still had a great time on the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Good warm-up or Ego Boosting course

For $40 with a cart on a Saturday morning, it is hard to complain. I teed off at 6:15am and was done by 8:30am. The tee boxes are often uneven, rough inconsistent, and the greens slow. It is in a pretty setting and good for the ego since the East Course is shorter and more wide open than it's brother the West Course. I play Rancho when I need to get around fast early in the morning or my game is struggling.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Marshall

Wish there was a Marshall present to move the pace of play.

Thanks

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great course but........

I play the West Rancho Canada course frequently, but this time I was behind three foursomes in a "Lady's Executive Tournament." One hour for the first three holes!!!!!! 5 1/2 hours for the round. And not a marshall in sight. Great course but please get a marshall out there.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Nice and affordable course in an expensive area

Course was recommended by local golf school staff. Overall condition was good, no ugly spots or greens/fairways needing attention. Nice location in Carmel Valley. Mountains all around. Some of the fairways are rather narrow and tricky, and there are plenty of trees to work around (or through, if you miss a fairway). Relatively flat course, easily walkable. Overall good experience at a very reasonable price. Only blemish on our experience was that the bunkers we hit into, around greens or off of fairways, were mostly hardpan under an inch or two of semi-soft sand. Hard to hit out of these with any distance control.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Public Course Along Carmel River

Nice course with back and forth play over the Carmel River. Big trees, little water and a couple real long holes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The East Course

The day we played (Tuesday ) was cloudy, with light rain, the course was in really good shape and the greens were receptive. The pace was very good as we played at 7:12 am. A fun and challenging course, thanks.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 76
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very good condition. Great for high handicap golfers

The course is very well maintained. Friendly staff. The White tee is perfect for high hadicap golfers. The rate of play was excellent. Few golfers because of the weather that day. I played by myself and completed 18 holes in about 3.5 hours (leisurely pace). I would go more often if it's closer to my house. At this discounted rate, it's the best deal around!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are rough

Most of the tee boxes are not flat and have to find a spot that is not on a round hump in the middle of the tee box. The greens were unfortunately starting to get a little rough with a lot of bumps. Definitely need to be rolled.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rancho Canada

We had a great time playing the East course. The staff was very friendly and very helpful. The driving range was in good shape and the course overall was in very good condition. The weather was not the warmest for our play but that's the only downer on the day! I would recommend this course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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