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Value
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Layout
4.1
Friendliness
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Pace
3.8
Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6158 yards
Slope 122
Rating 68.9

Course Details

Year Built 1995
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Perry Dye (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.9
196 Reviews (196)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 11
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 21
Bunkers 10
Narrow Fairways 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 19
Walkers 18
Advanced Golfers 9
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 20
Worth the Drive 9

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Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Can' Say I'll Go Back Anytime Soon

Golf was good. Greens were excellent. Parked in the front row of the parking lot and one of my playing partners and I got our cars broken into and items stolen. Manager's response: "Well, this Is a public parking lot." as if this happens on regular basis. Front row! And nobody saw anything. There are a lot of other courses to play around here...it is unlikely I'l be going back to Bartley for a very long time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Course for Great Value

I always enjoy the course. The layout is fun and the rolling fairways and greens are unique for an area where everything is generally flat. The course was in good shape, though the greens were a little bumpy having been recently aerated. As always, for a municipal course you can do a lot worse.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

very nice fairway variations

a challenging course for an average golfer. lots of fun for every hole.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Tight fairways

Got a GREAT deal through GolfNow ($20/player with cart). Started on the back nine due to slow play on the first hole. Played through at a good speed until we were on the 6th hole (our 15th) when we and three parties behind us bunched up watching the yahoos in front teeing off from the gold tees when they should have been playing the white or black. Course is in great condition. REALLY FAST greens. The fairways are really tight and you see lots of people playing their ball off your fairway. Also, lots of blind stretches so yell "FORE" when in doubt. 17th hole is AWESOME!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great condition considering the drought

Had one of my better rounds out here and course is in great condition considering the drought. Pretty easy course if you have been here before. Not too difficult if your a first timer. Greens rolled true on pretty much every hole. It was alittle warm about 95 but there was only a few golfers so pace was about 3 to 3 and a half hrs! If you can get a good deal I'd definitely play the course. Good course but not on the cheaper side, about 35 to 40 with cart is average.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Short But Not Easy

Fun course not long but still challenging.

Not many bunkers, bunkers need more sand.

Tee boxes are level and in good condition.

Small undulated greens, short game a must.

17 hole has an island green ( under 100 yards )

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

great value for the price, good pace of play.

love this course, watch out for the hills and along the edge of the fairways, and h20,,, there's a cart girl now which is convenient.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Save your money.

Treated like unwanted guests by the Marshall and several other golfers on the course. Not the service you'd expect to get when paying $97 for a twosome round of golf, the girl on the snack cart was pleasant as was the gentleman at the first tee. Next time I'll save my money and go to Bing Maloney!

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great but slow play

Always a great course and easy to get tee times course is always in great shape. Play has always been slow should employ a marshal to let golfers know when the other player shoots don't stand there for 5 minutes go to your ball and ready to shoot

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

the course was great

Green was slow but the course is in good condition.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What a great surprise

Overall this was a great experience. Just challenging enough to keep coming back to support your golf ego!!! Loved it!!!

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

My go-to Sacramento course

Bartley is my go-to whenever I want to get out and shoot a quick round, particularly in the evenings. I played Bart more than 20 times in 2014. It's a short course and pretty open, so errant tee shots are generally going to be alright. If you're a decently long hitter, you're going to want to play from the tips since the blues are less than 6000 yards and you'll be hitting a lot of wood/wedge. It's a fantastic course for a confidence boosting round or as a straight-forward go-to course whenever you want to just play some golf.

This isn't the course to come play if you and your buddies are looking for a challenging round of golf. The course is a muni and therefore is pretty straightforward, maybe even more straightforward than most. But it's a fantastic course for beginners, high handicappers, and anyone else who is looking for a well-maintained, straightforward course. The course is well-watered, so even in the drought the course stays in good condition. There's some water, an island green, a little OB left on the first five holes, but not many round-ruining challenges. There are trees, but they are not lining the fairways or anything like that. I mostly come out when I want to practice various things or get in a quick round after work. Like all munis, the course is full on the weekends and things are going to move slowly. By late afternoon, though, the course is pretty cleared out.

The staff is great. Some of the best around. For example, last week I went out for the $5 last hour special. They couldn't get the computer to work so just told me to go for it. Other times I have showed up an hour or two before my round hoping to get out early, and whenever possible they have accommodated me. I like Bartley because I can always just show up and play and they'll make it work.

Overall, great course for a casual golfer or anyone looking to get in a straightforward round of golf. Well-maintained, open course, and can be a great value if you time it right.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Walked

Good Shape

First time, I've played this course. I've played several courses throughout California during the drought and the course here seemed to be in better shape than most. I was told it's because they have their own well water, but whatever the reason the greens and overall course were in good shape.
The pace of play was was great, we had a 6:45 tee time and by the time we hit the turn the Marshall told us we were 16 minutes ahead of schedule.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

other than not having a driving range to do a proper warm up. But the course was excellent shape. Unlike my golf game. I will be back there to play again

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good Day at Bartley Cavanaugh

Course was in good condition. Pace of play was fairly slow which led to a really slow back 9. Never did see a marshall to speed up the play.
Greens are pretty small but run pretty true. Lots and Lots of water which is in play. Minus the slow play was a good day. Will be back again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 57
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good city course

This is a fun course in great condition.
I only wish the island green hole was a lityle longer people woud come just to play that hole if it was about 150 yds

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great neighborhood course!

Wonderful little hideaway course that I played yesterday. The charm of a course along the river, the atmosphere of the Clarksburg/Freport area was a pleasure. The mature trees & landscape keeps the wind at bay and the course was both challenging & inviting in that it makes you think about every shot as the course is narrow & sloping. The greens were recently punched but recovered nicely and the fairways were well manicured & free of weeds, even in this severe drought. Am going to make this my home course!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 638
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Tight but fun

Maybe because it fits my short-but-straight-hitting game, I enjoyed Bartley better than the other two city-owned courses - the MacKenzie at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex and Bing Maloney - I played on back-to-back days in March. It was in the best condition of the courses managed by Morton Golf and was the most fun to play with more shot-making required. The 6,158-yard routing sits on just 96 acres between the Sacramento River and I-5. There are plenty of moments when you might hit one in an adjacent fairway or you might have to wait while someone plays out of yours. Extensive mounding and landscaped trees try to keep those "shooting gallery" moments to a minimum. A series of ponds frame the most interesting holes - the short par 4s at No. 6 and No. 13, the island green at No. 17 and the daunting par 4s that finish each nine. Just because it's short doesn't mean you'll have your way with Bartley Cavanaugh. Chances are it will be the other way around.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bartley Cavanaugh

This course has always been tough for my type of golf. My brother in law and I decided to give it a go and had a very enjoyable experience. Greens were in excellent shape with the holes in tough pin placement. Course knowledge is a must for good scores. But I was happy with an 82. We will be back again. Thanks to the friendly staff.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Good Discount Rate - Terrible Course Management

The course allowed a tournament in front of us to play in four groups of EIGHT. Yes, 8 golfers on each the four holes ahead of us. When we called the pro shop to complain about the unacceptable pace of play they said it was their employees tournament and not another word. Really!?!?!? We solved the problem by promptly skipping past the four groups of eight. Of course the course was wide open for us after that. We eventually returned to play the four holes we originally skipped over. It was CRIMINAL for them to allow GROUPS OF EIGHT to play.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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