DarkHorse Golf Club

Course is always in great condition, beautiful scenery and one of my favorite lay-outs around the area. 10 out of 10, EXCEPT for “clubhouse”. They don’t have one. They don’t have food except for a hotdog stand , which may I add is absolutely exceptional. But they don’t sell golf balls, barely have anything to drink where you pay etc.. for a $90 round, you expect everything to be on point so PLEASE get a clubhouse. You have everything else going for you except that

Greens were deep punched 3
Weeks ago and have still not recovered! Normal unraked sand traps! Pro said they rake twice per week? Overall course maintenance is disappointing!

The course has a great setting but the conditions and maintenance are not up to par. Tee boxes are scruffy, not mowed, soggy and full of divots. Fairways were over watered and had numerous un marked cart/vehicle damage. Fairways needed more consistent mowing. Bunkers needed weeding.

Never mentioned that the greens were aerated until getting to the green of the first hole. Never again.

Guy at main desk was rude and running late, There were no staff at 1st hole checking tee times, group jump in front of us, Had to wait on at least 5 holes for lawn maintenance. Won’t go back

Course was great, but way over watered. Some holes were very wet.

Aerated greens as expected but severe overwatering was not expected! Might be the worst course I have played all summer! Give it several weeks before playing this course. It's usually quite spectacular!

To pay full price for a round of golf only to find out the greens had been punched and there was sand all over the greens (sometimes a quarter inch above the surface) made it for a frustrating round of golf. Any other course I've played warns you about the punched greens and provides a discount. In addition the course was not marked very well for where you could and could not drive carts wasting lots of time having to back out of "restricted areas" that were areas in play. I won't be returning to this course ever again.

I was weekending over in the area on business and decided to try DarkHorse. Nice high tech driving range, and the course was uncrowded for a Saturday morning. Great track!! Some challenging holes but not so difficult as to frustrate. Fairways were generally in good condition but a lot of bare spots and some spongey areas. They may have some drainage issues on a few holes. Very scenic and serene environment and many nice homes made for pleasant sight seeing.
I thoroughly enjoyed my round but greens had just been aerated and sanded so putting was very difficult. That said, I’d definitely play here again.

Darkhorse is the nicest public golf course in the greater Sacramento area. It's a Beautiful layout. The conditions are always good to great. They have Beautiful white sand bunkers. I would give this course an A- design & agronomy The prices are fair. You can play Darhorse 4 times for 1 round at Winchester. Which is in TERRIBLE SHAPE, and $150.00 a round.

Maybe 15th round at darkhorse - never seen before fairway grass has dead dry spots - cart
Disabling tech is overly controlled - no clubhouse
Driving range closed - pace of play was soooo
Slow, no course marshalls too be seen -
Lots of houses under construction all over course - another hoped for Bay Area getaway With Tahoe priced out and congested?
Another private course in the owners mind?