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3.4
164 Reviews (164)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
53
3 Stars
38
2 Stars
22
1 Stars
23
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.9
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.5
68.7%
Recommend this course
113 out of 164 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.7
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.9
80.0%
Recommend this course
8 out of 10 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.9
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.9
85.0%
Recommend this course
17 out of 20 reviews
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About

Holes 9
Type Public
Par 27
Length 1205 yards
Slope 88
Rating 45.0
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Emerald Hills Golf Club 9
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Course Details

Year Built 1933
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ellis Van Gorder

Rentals/Services

Carts No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming

Reviews

3.4
164 Reviews (164)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 14
This course/club is great for:
9-Hole Rounds 13
Walkers 13
Locals 11
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 8

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What you expect for the price

This 9 hole is pretty basic. All par 3's and a good way to get your short game sharpened up. The tee boxes are not maintained well and it is difficult to find an even surface to tee off from. The greens are fairly well maintained. Overall it is a cheap course to play, and you get what you pay for.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are good

Good pace Very nice nine hole course has some real nice hole up hill downhill

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

This is a learning center

This is a local nine hole course. It is poorly maintained and owned by the Elks.
The fairways are like cow pastures and the greens are doable. It is cheap to play as a learning center. It has uphills and downhill thru out the nine.
The threesomes in front of me took their sweet time whacking. So I ended up playing two to three balls each fairways. Just for practicing on the grass instead of on the mat at the range.
I will return and use it as a learning center.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Fun course

Great short game practice. Must be precise because slopes next to greens can make your ball disappear. Not crowded

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun short course

Great place to hone your game and excellent place for beginners. Staff is cool but snacks are way too pricey. 2 dollars for a 50 cent bag of peanuts, ouch.

Conditions Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Fun little course

We really like this course and have played it about a dozen or so times. We have brought others to play the course with us. It is situated in the hills making it interesting and challenging. We always rent a cart since it is a walking workout. Highly recommend giving this course a try and enjoy. Reasonable rates PS No restaurant unless you are an Elk just snacks

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

a fine nine

Clear and brisk the day I played but great weather nearly year round here. Great place to work on your short game under actual playing conditions. Greens receptive and fast depending on moisture content but are otherwise in great condition. Played 9 holes in less than an hour and half while walking but they now have carts available to deal with the hilly terrain. The second hole is probably the shortest, toughest par 3 in the area. If you miss the green, 4 is a good score.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

9-hole Pleasurable Walk

This course is in a great mid-peninsula location and a good choice for a morning walk. It is short, nothing more than a 5 or 6 iron depending upon your game for the first few holes. PW or 9 iron for the balance. Location is prone to significant morning fog but everyone is pleasant and it is refreshingly reasonable in terms of cost. Personnel very friendly as well.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bargain!

Great deal for the money. Hot deal is a steal. There's hiking involved, so it's not for the faint of heart. Or just rent a cart.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A great place to take beginners or a tuneup of short game

This is a 9 hole executive course meant for the 9iron, PW and putter. I have enjoyed taking my 9 yo son to teach him the lessons of golf etiquette and how to play the game. A nice relaxing pace and the staff are friendly.
You can't beat the price and the time you spend with your children there are great--no being pushed and intimidating the kids with the pace.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

scenic course, rolling hills, great value

like the course, not the one staff member who is grumpy and makes you feel like you don't belong on his course (the young staff members have always been courteous).

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Strange Aeration

This is a 9 hole course with a par 30. Some holes are tough but not unreasonably so. They were aerating the greens and the plugs were like the goose turds I've been seeing on the courses here (I'm from Hawaii--no geese turds). So once they finished aerating, the greens were impossible to play since the two inch deep holes of the aeration were about 3/4 of an inch in diameter. Can't putt through that. The starter was super nice and so was the setting.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice 9 hole Par 3 course

This is a great place to work on your short game. From the elevation changes to the small table-top greens, this place can really challenge you. The condition of the greens are ok and the tee boxes could use some work. But you can't beat their hot deal tee times! $5 for this place is a steal!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course!

We walked the course, Although they have electric carts if you need them. Fun course!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Local Course

Even though it is a short par 3 course, it is a tough walk and you can lose your balls there. Still a course I enjoy and can get in my short iron game practice.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Short game awaiting

Put away your driver, break out your irons. This course will challenge your short game.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Pretty course, well maintained. Lots and lots of hillls. Walking 18 holes was exhausting.

The staff was friendly and helpful. The course is easy, but hitting striaght was required on most holes. Most greens are on an uprise so balls a few foot off the small green would bounce 20 or 30 feet away, often leaving a difficult up hill chip.

One of the toughest course I've played as to walking it. Many hills up and down, with some steep 30 foot sections. Playing 18 holes taxed the limits of all three in my group. A cart is highly recommended. Lost a lot of balls with trees and deep grass very close to the greens.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Short game warm-up

Located in the hills above Redwood City, Emerald Hills is a very hilly short course owned by the Elks Club. I have not played here for a few years but I was pleasantly surprised by the condition of the course. While far from pristine, I found the greens to be in good shape. Great place to kill an hour and work on your short game.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0

What you'd expect

$14 for 9 holes... it's what you'd expect -- slightly rough tee boxes and shaggy greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

For a 9 hole It's tough

This is a tough little course which is why its great to learn on. Lot's of hills for a good walk and because of it's challenging layout I've lost more balls on this course than on a 18 hole course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Difficulty Moderate
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