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3.8
958 Reviews (958)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.4
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.3
81.9%
Recommend this course
811 out of 958 reviews
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3.1
26 Reviews (26)
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5
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Conditions
2.5
Value
3.2
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.5
StaffFriendliness
3.7
53.8%
Recommend this course
14 out of 26 reviews
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3.7
70 Reviews (70)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
4
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.9
74.3%
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52 out of 70 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6006 yards
Slope 124
Rating 69.5
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Lake Chabot Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1923
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Blue Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William Lock Willie Watson (1923)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $16
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "Lake Chabot Junior Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed Yes, during weekdays
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Cafe

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.8
958 Reviews (958)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 39
Patio Dining 20
Watching the Game 19
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 97
Forced Carries 31
Plays Long 27
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 74
Locals 70
Advanced Golfers 32
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 68
Worth the Drive 44
Near the Airport 22

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Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Challenging course that is fun

Lake Chabot is a very interesting course. If you enjoy hills you will love this course.
The 9th hole is a fabulous par 3 and the 18th is a par 6 which is a ;lot of fun.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Greens were covered in sand. Back 9 closed

Greens were covered in sand. Back 9 closed.
Would not have booked had I known

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Weak Maintenance Mars Otherwise Fun Course

First the Good: Challenging layout and good greens in scenic location. I played alone in cart and was only slowed down a few times by twosomes searching for lost balls. With a few more maintenance dollars this would be a great course.
Now the Bad: I dont know WHEN or HOW OFTEN they mow this course, but it was a shaggy mess the day I played. Even on hillsides where the rough was trimmed to 6-8 inches they left the newly cut grass on the ground. I lost 6-8 balls on the day and only two were OB...the rest should have been findable but were not. Long fairway grass also limited any rollout and since so many greens are elevated above the fairway, this made course play MUCH tougher than the 119 slope rating. And on holes-3-4-5 you must be concerned about cars driving through the fairway as you play. More blind tee and uphill approach shots than any course I can recall playing.
I would love to return in summer when maybe the grass won't be so thick or they have a larger maintenance staff. I could give this course 5 stars if all the fairways were really fairways and not a lower cut of rough.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Reviews 1
3.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Maintenance Being Performed

We played a round in the middle of the day and the weather was perfect. The course though was in the process of being maintained and was not in the best of conditions. There were grass cuttings everywhere and if you did not hit your ball in the fairway, the likelihood of you finding your ball was very low. It would have been nice if they were able to pick up the grass trimmings as they mowed the area. The greens were in fairly good condition though. Maybe that is why pace of play was great, because people are avoiding the course until it is done with its maintenance.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible Conditions

Entire course was a soggy mess. Lost balls in the middle of fairways. In the middle of summer this course is great. Wont be returning again until summer.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Avoid at all costs

I have played my fair share of dog tracks, and I'm no snob about a golf course. But it hasn't rained for at least 4 days and this course was absolutely caked in mud. If you hit the "fairway" that was the length of 2nd cut, your ball plugged and you might be able to find it. If you missed the fairway, it plugged in rough that was sometimes 5" long or more, and I lost about 6 balls that I saw land but immediately buried. Sure, a gimmicky 660yd par 6 can be fun, but not when you watch two balls bury themselves like a mole. There were times where I struck the ball well, ball first, but the ground was such a mess that it caught the ball on the way out and dropped it like a knuckleball.

I'm all for uneven lies and blind shots that make a course challenging, but if you have no chance of finding the ball, what's the point? Why make you guess what club you should use on a 180 yard par 3 that has 100+ feet of elevation drop if you can't see where you're hitting the ball? Guess what, I cleared the long stuff and still never found that ball.

I just got home, I am filthy with mud and exhausted after a 5+ hour round. The only thing that saved the round was that eventually we were having a good laugh with ourselves and the people around us about how ridiculous it was. That wasn't golf.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

you could lose a ball in the fairway teeing off, the ground swallowed 3 balls!! please add some drainage tiles to the wet spots!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Value

From a golfers stand point they shouldn’t charge full price when course is in poor condition. As a group we lost 15 golf balls in the fairway.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 43
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A beautiful course to enjoy

I have been really looking forward to playing this course and it didn't disappoint. There has been a lot rain in the Bay Area, but the course was in great condition. The scenery was amazing and the 9th hole was a treat! If you ever have a chance to play a round of golf while you're in Bay Area, try this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Were not open on Dec. 25th

I called the pro shop on December 24th to confirm that they will be open on December 25th. The guy at the pro shop told me they were not open on that day nor are they open on Mondays. I reserved the tee time through golf now when I tried to get a refund they are now saying they were open on that day and golf now will not refund me. So either the guy on the 24th lied to me or the guy that golf now contacted is lying do not trust this course our golf now.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Epic

No words needed
Incredible difficult golfcourse lots of up an down super small and super fast greens
Very fresh good taste food incredibly gorgeous place to play here differently good players only

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 43
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course on a hot October day

Pro shop lady was rude asf! But Charletta made up for it. Best burger in the bay

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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