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DarkHorse Golf Club

4.3
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4.3
1265 Reviews (1265)
5 Stars
684
4 Stars
380
3 Stars
113
2 Stars
43
1 Stars
45
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.9
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89.9%
Recommend this course
1129 out of 1265 reviews
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4.3
56 Reviews (56)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
91.1%
Recommend this course
51 out of 56 reviews
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4.4
227 Reviews (227)
5 Stars
139
4 Stars
58
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
91.6%
Recommend this course
208 out of 227 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7005 yards
Slope 139
Rating 74.7
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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Black 72 7005 yards 74.7 139
Copper 72 6631 yards 73.1 136
Blue 72 6338 yards 71.7 132
White 72 5871 yards 69.6 126
White (W) 72 5871 yards 74.6 135
Jade 72 4974 yards 65.0 115
Jade (W) 72 4974 yards 69.3 124
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Scorecard for Darkhorse Golf Club
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black M: 74.7/139 446 346 237 561 466 154 541 452 407 3610 391 582 423 186 306 449 180 448 521 3486 7096
Gold M: 73.1/136 427 319 219 545 445 142 517 390 377 3381 378 559 372 165 287 421 171 427 492 3272 6653
Blue M: 71.7/132 W: 77.2/139 393 308 206 528 437 119 499 371 365 3226 377 550 357 144 275 386 164 415 470 3138 6364
White M: 69.6/126 W: 74.6/135 354 276 177 462 400 102 468 336 347 2922 343 542 337 138 264 364 148 399 446 2981 5903
Red M: 65.0/115 W: 69.3/124 315 227 159 417 370 69 354 323 305 2539 246 498 260 111 217 325 111 293 378 2439 4978
Handicap 8 14 6 4 2 16 10 18 12 13 1 9 11 17 3 7 5 15
Par 4 4 3 5 4 3 5 4 4 36 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 36 72
Handicap (W) 6 10 4 12 2 18 14 16 8 13 1 9 17 15 3 7 5 11

Course Details

Year Built 2002
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Keith Foster (2002)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, MC, AMEX, Discover
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code No Denim, Collared Shirt Required

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in California (2014 #4)
  • Golf Advisor: Golfers' Choice (2014 #32)

Reviews

4.3
1265 Reviews (1265)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 20
Watching the Game 8
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 65
Bunkers 62
Undulating Greens 56
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 59
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 55
Locals 37
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 67
In the 'Burbs 16
Convenient to the City 8

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gjc8cjk8
Played On
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 07/13/2018:
Hello, thank you for the four-star review! We are glad to see that you had a good time out there. Come back again soon!
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u000003011021
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed yet again

Weather has been great and no mention of so many cartpath only holes at check-in. Then the range was out of balls. Couple that with the slow play of the 3 groups ahead of us and it became a long day. So disappointing because I love this course layout. Just poorly run with no club house amenities.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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TonyPaulson
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
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johnscathy
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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dcusano
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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u314159900517
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u314159900517
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u000002459671
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

impossible with cart path only in effect

Hit in the fairway- walk hundreds of yards from car path. Slopes, hills, up and down -too much for cart path only round. - nary a ball went OB but felt like marathon after.
No amenities or clubhouse.= water around course was great but no ice in chests.
nobody playing so round could have been much faster if being able to drive to your ball.
Sand traps were like hard due to nice white sand packing down with rains. fringe was thick

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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u314159900517
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u314159900517
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u314159900517
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u000001292052
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice layout, greens in great shape.

Had a fun day even though it was cart path only and windy. Will be even better conditions in a couple of weeks when more of the rough can be mowed and soggy spots dry out. Greens were fast and rolled true.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u545709761
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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snowman2b
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not worth it right now

Course is soaked… as in your shoes will fill up with water if you step in the wrong spot on the fairway. This is the case on most holes on the course. Tee times were 20 minutes late (no starter, no word from staff at check in), cart path only (makes sense when soaked, but no notification when checking in), no marshalls monitoring pace of play (5.5 hour round), and don’t think of bringing a Titleist backpack or they will immediately think you’re sneaking drinks onto the course. Yeast only some range balls were cracked in half.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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mathewhazel
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Rip Off

Showed up short a person, they added a single to my 4some to make up for it and still tried to charge me the no-show fee.

Difficulty Moderate
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u013875548
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Rough Rough, Great Greens

I love this course, weather was perfect, spring was sprung, beautiful day to play. Recent heavy rains prevented mowing off the rough, which prevented finding about a dozen balls. Very dense and deep, hard to chop out if you did find your ball. Areas of fairway and rough were boggy, but greens were outstanding. Fast and true. I would wait for course to dry out to try it again.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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u000006211210
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was like a swamp due to all the rain.
They did a good job in keeping it playable!

Loved the layout!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Njordan823
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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katt12
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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u314160092026
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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billyd300
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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