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3.7
317 Reviews (317)
5 Stars
71
4 Stars
148
3 Stars
59
2 Stars
24
1 Stars
15
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.1
70.5%
Recommend this course
256 out of 317 reviews
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3.9
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
2.9
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.2
76.9%
Recommend this course
30 out of 39 reviews
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3.9
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
77.4%
Recommend this course
48 out of 62 reviews
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About

Holes 9
Type Public
Par 35
Length 3211 yards
Slope 126
Rating 35.1
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Shadow Lakes Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Fairways Rye/Hybrid Bermuda
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Baird

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker No
Golf School Academy No
Teaching Pro No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared or golf type shirts required; No blue jeans, no cut-offs; Ladies appropriate golf attire. No Tank Tops

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.7
317 Reviews (317)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 40
Watching the Game 25
Patio Dining 18
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 55
Water Hazards 47
Bunkers 44
This course/club is great for:
Locals 46
Advanced Golfers 34
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 22
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 37
In the 'Burbs 33
Convenient to the City 22

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Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

3 hours for front 9

Absolutely BRUTAL pace of play. Staff members in clubhouse were not friendly when we first showed up. Took us three hours to get through the front 9. Constantly waiting. Not sure if the staff over booked or what happened but I had to leave after the front nine because the pace of play was so awful. Extremely disappointing, and waste of money.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
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Previously Played

Tee times suck

Every single time I play here it gets backed up. Not like on the back 9 or a backup here and there, like a 20 min wait every single hole starting on hole 5. I’ll never play here again if I can help it. Pace of play is crap

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Shadow Lakes Full 18 Holes

Played for the first time since 9 holes were reopened to make a full 18 holes. Overall, it was an enjoyable round. The new holes’ fairways were cut really short which made it a bit more difficult hitting off the fairways. Greens were really fast, made faster by difficult hole positions…great for tournaments, but not for daily play. Been a long time since I played the course, so it was great to see them bring back this course to its previous, fun n challenging 18-hole gc!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 70
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Course needs some TLC but greens were great

They recently re-opened the full 18 and you can certainly notice the recovery conditions around the course, however the greens were in great shape everywhere and rolled consistently well. Great potential once they get the course back to lush conditions. Fun layout, not terribly difficult but the elevation changes definitely make things tricky.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun day

Great time at Shadow Lakes. Had played years ago before its most recent comeback to a full 18 holes. Fun course. Challenging greens with tough pin placements on a few holes. Pro shop could use some more merchandise. Pace was great. Enjoy.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow AF

Second time in a row playing shadow Lakes as a 5round ,Unacceptable. The two out of town gentleman that I played with will never return because of the slow pace of play. The conditions of the course are good the layout is also good, but hard to recommend it at 5 hours a round

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Terrible pace

Very slow, weekday 4hrs 45 minutes,
Very good layout and interesting, unfortunately the pace too slow , let players feel frustrated

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
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 Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow pace of play

Pace of play extremely slow, nearly 5 hours on a Wednesday afternoon.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Shadow Lakes is back!

After a long wait, Shadow Lakes is back to 18 holes! I first want to express my sincere gratitude to all the people behind the scenes that made this possible. Also a ton of thanks to the grounds crew who put in all the work.

I used to play out in Antioch a lot in the mid 2010's, when Roddy Ranch, Deer Ridge, Shadow Lakes and Brentwood were all at it's prime. Since then we have lost Roddy, Deer Ridge, Shadow. I heard rumors about Shadow opening back up, and a while back they opened 9 holes. It was fun to be back, but nothing compared to the full 18. Since the re-opening of 9 holes, they have been working behind the scenes to bring back the other 9. I couldn't tell if this were just rumors or something that was true. Finally, after long anticipation, it opened up the full "original" 18 holes two weeks ago. I couldn't wait to get back and finally made it back on 10/30/23. I was shocked and so happy to be back. I was shocked how beautiful the course was. It was like nothing had changed. I can't imagine all the hard work and planning that went into bringing this gem of the Bay Area back, but again I want to express my thanks. I will be coming out weekly and "donating" my money back to the course to show thanks.

Everything was fun. Greens were fast and hard, traps had sand, tee boxes were nice. I can't even think of anything to criticize!

5 starts!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun fun fun

Made a tee time on Monday. We were paired up with another 2 some. Course is in great shape. Greens were rolling true. I just want to thank everyone at shadow lakes golf course for getting it back to 18 holes!! I already booked a time for next Monday!!⛳️⛳️

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fslow round

Shadow Lakes recently re-open to an 18 hole course which is the good news. The bad , courses not mark very well for distances or yardages. Staff was not overly friendly and it took five hours to play around. No Marshalls, clubhouse does not answer the phone when you call. Courses in good condition and it is a good layout.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 92
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
California Advisor
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Mesmerizing Views Of Mount Diablo

The ups and downs at this course are interesting. The smallest green is the 190 par 3 14th over water hazard with water right too. It’s probably the easiest/flattest green on the course if you manage to hit a good tee shot that must be long and straight.

. ..Tbis hole will open as will 8 others completing this 18 hole track that has had its closures and now reopening after seeing what 9 holes Played twice and a range looked like…

Some pin positions will give you Vertigo. A few approaches will roll back if you dont play to middle when front pins.

It’s a very interesting track interwoven between hills, lakes, and lateral hazards with uphill and downhill shotmaking required and slope knowledge especially on 18.

Go get some. It’ll be 18 next week.

I’m sure the homeowners surrounding the property are going to benefit from this re opening…

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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