Poplar Creek Golf Course

Had a good day at Poplar Creek. Pace of play was good. Very little time waiting on the tees.Light wind which was nice. Course was in good shape. Most of the tees were up.

Poplar Creek is a good course with some challenging holes and a good layout.
The course is in good condition although a little wet from the rain.
Pace of play was better than normal.

I have played Poplar Creek many times over the years. It used to be a fun, friendly ~4 hour round. This Monday was different after 3 1/2 hours we walked off the course after completing just 12 holes. The course conditions were pretty good for winter. Balls in the fairways almost always picked up mud but the greens putted true and medium fast.

I was surprised to see that my booking with Golf Now was no cheaper than the walk in price at the club, (I paid $30 at Golf Now and then I was charged an additional $15 for renting 50% of a cart which adds up to the same price as I would have paid at the club). Instead of saving, Golf Now did not provide the flexibility to cancel the booking. So next time I will not use Golf Now but rather reserve at the club.

Pros:

Really great value

Rarely lose a ball

Easy to walk

Cons:

Very slow pace of play

Goose Poop Everywhere

My favorite course in the Bay Area. Super walkable but the pace can get a little backed up towards the evenings (typically when I play), but typically clears up after a few holes.

Greens and fairways were very nice. The bunkers were ridiculous. 3/4 of an inch of sand and then hard clay underneath.
It’s because of this I can’t give it a good rating they really really need to fix their bunkers.

Course was in great condition as the spring has been healthy to all the landscape. Easy layout for beginners, had a first time join my group and we all were able to have a fun time when people can find their balls off the tee. Greens running slower than the practice green

Sorry that you guys are trying to sell a 6 hour weekend round as typical, but that's a joke. That morning tournament took way too long to get started and delayed everyone else. Inexcusable, and no friendly customer service either.

Fix your tee times.

Enough already-we had Four hear me Four groups on the tee box for the 2nd hole—it took 3hrs to finish 9holes..Staff was unresponsive when called requesting help.. came to find out that a group was waiting until the greens were cleared before teeing off..need more staff on course during holiday play. More recreational golfers come out to play, obviously plan for it..24 for a cart seems high., I won’t recommend

Poplar Creek is a good course with an interesting layout.
There are challenging holes and a few easy holes.
The greens are very difficult but in good condition.
The weather was close to perfect. Normally Poplar Creek is windy but there was almost no wind today.
We played in 4 hours which is the norm.