Santa Clara Golf & Tennis Club
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Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 11/2019.
Located in the heart of the Silicon Valley, Santa Clara Golf & Tennis Club offers some of the best Santa Clara golf deals. The course is within walking distance of California's Great American Theme Park and a approximately 40 miles from downtown San Francisco.
The Santa Clara Golf & Tennis Club was designed by Robert Muir Graves and was opened 1987. This 18 hole course (par 72) covers 6,722 yards from the championship tees. The course has a rating of 72.3 with a slope of 119 on bent grass. The course is well kept. The course has several water hazards, many strategically placed sand traps and sloping greens. In the afternoon, the wind can become a factor as the greens dry out becoming very quick. This course offers plenty of chances to make golf shots.
When your are ready to make Santa Clara tee times, you can ask about Santa Clara Golf & Tennis Club discounts offered on a daily basis. Reservations may be handled online or through the course starter. Amenities include a large nite-lit driving range and practice facility, a pro shop, cart and club rentals, 7 lighted tennis courts for rent by the hour and a restaurant/bar.
Players rave about the practice facility. The driving range is large and the hitting mats are very good. The course is well maintain.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 72 | 6722 yards | 72.3 | 119 |
Blue | 72 | 6323 yards | 70.6 | 118 |
White | 72 | 5874 yards | 68.4 | 113 |
White (W) | 72 | 5874 yards | 72.8 | 118 |
Red (W) | 72 | 5459 yards | 70.9 | 113 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 72.3/119 | 550 | 392 | 365 | 200 | 556 | 387 | 352 | 138 | 379 | 3319 | 367 | 356 | 409 | 191 | 523 | 436 | 433 | 186 | 502 | 3403 | 6722 |
Blue M: 70.6/118 W: 75.2/128 | 524 | 377 | 335 | 187 | 535 | 370 | 319 | 120 | 360 | 3127 | 343 | 333 | 403 | 161 | 498 | 416 | 398 | 158 | 486 | 3196 | 6323 |
White M: 68.4/113 W: 72.6/120 | 510 | 342 | 321 | 172 | 495 | 329 | 299 | 97 | 329 | 2894 | 326 | 300 | 368 | 146 | 481 | 377 | 386 | 144 | 452 | 2980 | 5874 |
Red M: 57.0/87 W: 70.4/116 | 477 | 322 | 303 | 164 | 474 | 298 | 279 | 86 | 313 | 2716 | 306 | 283 | 311 | 113 | 446 | 348 | 360 | 137 | 439 | 2743 | 5459 |
Yellow M: 57.0/87 | 261 | 205 | 176 | 54 | 223 | 147 | 176 | 87 | 179 | 1508 | 261 | 205 | 176 | 54 | 223 | 147 | 176 | 87 | 179 | 1508 | 3016 |
Handicap | 9 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | |||
Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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TennisReviews
I love to golf so I teed off at 737am. It was a cold day, high of 57, some breeze, cloudy, no rain. A perfect day to golf for 36 holes!
I got a good green free at www.teeoff.com and wanted to play 36 holes knowing that most municipal golf courses here will let you pay and play all day, paying extra if you get a golf cart.
Anyways, I hooked up with a twosome and we played from the blue tees, 70.2/116. It is an easy course according to the scorecard but it sure didn't play that way.
This course has a lot of elevation changes, doglegs, bunkers, and cart paths. I believe it was built over a landfill, but is a mature course. The front 9 is surrounded by many Silicon Valley company buildings and creeks, and the back 9 is a little more peaceful and has the feeling of being out of the way of the commercial zone. They removed some water hazards and made this course a little easier.
the course played fast today with fewer people because of the cool weather perhaps? No matter, I loved that I could play a round in about 4 hours, and ended up playing 36. Good to play with decent golfers who like to play, we had a good time.
The second round was decent but a little slower with more players or more challenging play? No matter, I love to golf so it can be fun in any condition. Still cool, of course, I still had fun playing with some nice guys, Mike and Ho, who were decent players.
The course was in fair condition when I played and that is a gripe as this course acts as the parking lot for the San Francisco 49ers when they play at home across the street at Levi Stadium, which is not a good thing for golfers wanting a more normal golfing experience. The golf cart paths are more often build for trucks and cars than golf carts so it is wider. You may hit into the greens with ruts once in a while. There is talk that they will close down the golf course and make it into a fancy residential and shopping centers, which our valley, unfortunately, needs badly, but I don't think it has been finalized yet. The other bummer is that the course snack bar and restaurant seem to be closed, which is most unfortunate when many people want food, beverage, and service. David's Restaurant has an open sign, but it was little ways away from the pro shop so I did not go so you may want to bring your beverage and food until they change this or if they decide to close the course??? We will see.
All in all, I love to golf so it was fun. this place has potential. I did not like that fact that the restaurant and snack bar where closed and, unfortunately, David's Restaurant was a tad too far given that I wanted a quick bite and beverage. I do see evidence of lots of geese droppings a la Shoreline GC, so I hope that will get addressed.
They do have a nice golf range and tennis courts if you like to play tennis. There is ample parking but I suspect you cant play when the 49ers are playing at home.
Overall, while this course has never been well kept up and I enjoy golf no matter what condition or climate, I have a hard time recommending it to anyone because I see the conditions getting worse-cart paths, course conditions, geese droppings, parking on the fairways, not cart service, no restaurant or snack shack. I gave it a 4 Star overall but I really don't see any solutions and it is inevitable that this place will become a fancy development in the near future. I hope I'm wrong.
Very slow play
Took 5 hours to play 15 holes, left after that as it would have been another hour to play last 3, I know this place closes next week but no Marshall, no beverage cart.... nothing, very poor !!!!
Last Review Ever for SC Golf Course
Get in while you can. Course due to close in October. Unfortunately for good. They are still taking care of most of course. Farewell
Dear Guest,
Thank you for the 5 star rating and kind words.
We are and will take care of the course until we close. The last day for public play will be 10/13. Hope you will squeeze in a few more rounds.
We will miss all our guests and friends. Thank you for your support and patronage over the past 30 years.
Best,
General Manager
Last time
The course is closing in mid October, and I guess it couldn’t come soon enough. Greens are in horrible shape, no concessions of any sort, goodbye Santa Clara
Dear Stephen,
Thank you for the review and feedback. I checked and saw that you booked a full rate fee on GolfNow. There were discounted rates available so not quite sure what happened re: the fee.
We have had issues with the fertility of the greens and are treating them every day.
I would be happy to have your group back as my guest so you may have a better experience.
Best,
General Manager
Now what I expected
I hate to give negative reviews, but I choose to try this course because of an earlier review that was not consistent with my experience. I played this course many times many years ago and wanted to play it again before it closed. Unfortunately I do not believe the course is in good shape. Many greens have large areas with no grass - just dirt. Hole placement attempts to work around the bad areas, but the greens are not in good shape. Unfortunately the pace of place was also a problem (5 hours 25 minutes). There were two groups in front of our group as we arrived on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th tees. Holes 5-9 the pace improved, but the entire back-9 we were behind a very slow group of 4 young men who were enjoying a few too many beverages. There were 2 open holes in front of this group by the time we reached the 14th tee. I wanted to like this course again, but unfortunately it was not a pleasant experience.
Dear Guest,
Thank you for the review. My sincere apologies for the less than satisfactory experience. We have had some fertility issues with the greens and have been taking steps to improve conditions.
The slow pace was unacceptable and our ambassadors should have been encouraging the slow group to drink less and play faster.
Please contact me at santaclaragm@americangolf.com so I can have you return for a better experience.
Best,
General Manager
Dear Guest,
Thank you for the 4 star review. Hope to see you back soon so we may earn that 5th star.
Best,
General Manager
My feel
There are six persons in front of me plying together, the rule s shouldn’t allow. Too slow!
Dear Guest,
Thank you for the feedback. Our ladies group had it's final event the day you played. Several of the managers played 2-3 holes with the groups so there were a few holes with 6 players. We were aware of the 3-some behind and were monitoring and managing pace. All of the groups played in under 4 hours and 30 minutes. I apologize that the pace was not faster and appreciate that you allowed our club to have a fun, final event.
Best,
General Manager
Dear Guest,
Thank you for the 5 star review. We are pleased you had a great time and we hope to see you back soon.
Best,
General Manager
Dear Guest,
Thank for taking the time to let us know that the course is being maintained well. We appreciate the feedback and the praise.
We hope to see you again soon.
Best,
General Manager
Play It While You Can
Be advised, this course is going to be closing down sometime in October of 2019 so book your round while you can.
For a course that knows its life is coming to an end, the conditions are still pretty good (on par or a little above what you would expect from a typical muni course in the area). Most parts of the fairways have nice green grass. Most tee boxes are in good condition but some have bare spots or are slightly crowned. Most greens are in good condition but a few have some recovering areas and they are slower than I remember in years past.
Played Saturday afternoon with a tee time of 12:37 and the course was mostly empty. A few singles or twosomes here and there. Not sure if people stayed away because of the football game at the stadium nearby that was later in the evening or this is normal for a Saturday at the course. Finished the round as a twosome in three hours thirty minutes.
**To save you some time driving around, if you play on a day when there is a stadium event, you must enter from the First St/Tasman Dr. route as the Great America Pkwy/Tasman Dr. route is blocked off. Also, follow the signs for the pass holders and just tell the people you are going to the golf course**
Dear Guest,
Thank you for the good and accurate review. We are so pleased you are able to play before we close in mid-October.
We will continue to maintain the property to a high standard until closing.
Please do come and play again.
Best regards,
General Manager
Horrible
Bad greens slow pace of play no one to regulate
No drinks or food other then water or orange Gatorade
Just a bad experience
Dear guest,
I am sorry to read that you didn't enjoy your experience. I will investigate the slow play as the tee sheet was light that day so you should have had a quick round. My apologies that is was not.
We don't hold the food concession but David's restaurant is along the 18 fairway and is available for food with a full bar.
Please feel free to contact me at santaclaragm@americangolf.com and for having you back out to have a better experience.
Best regards,
General Manager
Get it while you can
Great course to play. Get in as many days here as you can. Closing in october
Dear Guest,
Thank you for the 5 star review. We are very pleased with course conditions. The fairways are as lush and green as they have ever been.
We appreciate your comments and the support. We will continue to offer you the best course conditions possible until we close in fall.
Best regards,
General Manager
Dear Guest,
Thank you for the 5 star review. We are very pleased with course conditions.
Thank you for the support and hope you come back and play again very soon.
Best regards, General Manager
Very long day
We were late starting, regular occurrence in my experiences with this course, would avoid on weekends as we topped the previous 4.75+ hour round with a 5.75+ hour round today. No beverage cart service, no onsite food, needed to go next door. Staff was friendly, just to many golfers packed into short time spans.
Dear guest,
Thank you for comments. My apologies for the long round. It was an extremely busy day but that's no excuse. Please contact me at santaclaragm@americangolf.com and I will set up a another round for you so you can come and experience a much faster pace.
Best regards,
General Manager
Greens Could be Better
The course is closing soon and maintenance is not the best.
Dear Guest,
Thank you for the feedback. We did have some fertility issues with the greens from the heavy winter rains. The greens are improving quickly and are receiving intense attention and care every day from our Superintendent. Come back in a week or two and see the changes for yourself.
The property is not closing until fall so there will be plenty of time to play.
Best,
General Manager
Dear guest,
Thank you for the star review. We appreciate the support and will continue our never-ending efforts to deliver a great, value-packed experience for all our guests.
Hope to have you back at Santa Clara again soon.
Best regards,
General Manager
Santa Clara Golf
The course is great, too bad it's closing in Mid October 2019
Dear Guest,
Thank you so much for the 4 star review. We are pleased with course conditions and working to get our greens a bit more lush.
Please continue to visit us as we can use all the support we can get for as long as possible!
Best regards,
General Manager
Some challenging holes!
A great course for 18 holes in 3 hours. Enough of a challenge with some good short holes as well.
I would definitely go back
Dear guest,
Thank you for the 4 star review. Glad you enjoy the course and like the challenge.
Hope to see you again soon.
Best,
General Manager
Great course conditions.
Extra green this spring. Come out and play the entire course lots of low score hole opportunity.
Dear Guest,
Thank you so much for the 5 star rating! We also have to thank Mother Nature for the extra water helping promote green conditions.
Thanks again and hope to see you back soon to enjoy great course conditions.
Best,
General Manager
Good Value Golf course in South Bay
Had s nice round of golf at Santa Clara Golf, course in pretty good shape
Dear Guest,
Thank you for the nice review. We are glad you had a great time and hope to see you back soon.
Best,
General Manager
Dear SantaClaraGM
Thanks for your kind updates on the development stories, the cart path, parking lot, play 365 days/year(are you able to secure parking if we play on game day?), the geese droppings and food/beverage challenges. Those are some tough challenges to be sure so I hope you do work it out.
Dear golfer,
Thank you for your feedback and positive review. I am happy to report that you are wrong in the very best way. There no plans at this time to close the course. And the course is not a parking venue for the stadium.
We are open for play 365 days per year including event or game days.
We are working on the cart paths. It is a constant effort. We also work on the goose issue daily as it too is a constant battle.
The contract between the City and David's restaurant has expired and David has consolidated his business into his banquet facility.
We are pleased you enjoyed your 36 holes and hope to see you again soon. Please help us spread the word that Santa Clara is open for business!
Best,
General Manager