Buena Vista Golf Course
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Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Blue | 72 | 6710 yards | 72.9 | 124 |
White | 72 | 6338 yards | 69.9 | 118 |
Gold (W) | 72 | 5858 yards | 67.2 | 108 |
Red (W) | 73 | 5566 yards | 71.7 | 117 |
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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Blue M: 71.7/120 W: 78.0/134 | 363 | 216 | 409 | 513 | 525 | 135 | 440 | 420 | 423 | 3444 | 410 | 518 | 340 | 167 | 400 | 560 | 320 | 161 | 373 | 3249 | 6693 |
White M: 70.0/116 W: 75.9/129 | 355 | 185 | 391 | 500 | 470 | 116 | 420 | 405 | 409 | 3251 | 363 | 488 | 330 | 151 | 387 | 536 | 307 | 143 | 362 | 3067 | 6318 |
Gold M: 67.4/112 W: 73.0/122 | 286 | 172 | 324 | 476 | 425 | 107 | 368 | 350 | 392 | 2900 | 340 | 428 | 325 | 136 | 367 | 465 | 290 | 125 | 350 | 2826 | 5726 |
Red M: 66.4/109 W: 71.8/119 | 276 | 161 | 324 | 467 | 425 | 99 | 358 | 345 | 388 | 2843 | 330 | 408 | 323 | 125 | 328 | 433 | 281 | 120 | 338 | 2686 | 5529 |
Handicap | 15 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 8 | |||
Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
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Fun Course a little far from town
Definitely a fin cousre just a little too far from town for me.
tipical california mid priced course
tipical california mid priced course. Course laid out to preserve and make best use of the water available while trying to keep cost down. (they did a good job) Many bare spots off the fairway but like I say if you don't like the bare spots (or rough) don't hit it there.
Pleasant day and friendly staff.
Good Course to break up the Drive
I played on a Wednesday afternoon in November so pace of play was super fast. Only had one walker in front of me who let me through without any issues. I was traveling from Nor Cal to LA and got tied up a work so I was late for my tee time. Staff was super friendly and accommodating.
Clubhouse is nothing to write home about, but what is a genuine surprise is the great food selection!!!
Course itself is a little above average. Greens were fine and average speed (a little slower than preferred).
Some of the Tee boxes needed re-leveling.
Overall it was a fun course out in the middle of nowhere that helped break up the drive.
Golf/Football Trip
Stopped by this course on the way to the Raiders football game from Las Vegas. The course setup is basic with only a few blind shots to very receptive greens that were soft but well manicured. Overall a nice layout that led to some low scores for everyone playing. The price was very reasonable for the round of golf we were looking for and the staff were very nice. Being that there are not too many courses in the area, the golf course was a pleasant stop along our way to Oakland. Highly recommended if you're not looking to tax yourself too much.
Great Pace of Play
There is nothing better than great pace of play along with great golf course conditions. The weather was absolutely great and allowed my to enjoy a great paced round. I always enjoy Buena Vista because it offers the correct combination of easy and difficult holes.
No Etiquette
On the day that I played this course as well as plenty of other times that I've been out at Buena Vista there is no Marshall. You get no help from the Pro Shop when you call in about slow people. But then you look at it the people at the pro shop are the ones that put five and six people in a group and send them out to play. There are good golfers out there but there are also hacks out there who just won't move out of the way, they tear up the greens while putting.
Good deal for what you pay
I look at golf courses a couple different ways, I take into account what I have to pay and time of year factored in. It is winter in California so most public courses will have dormant fairways, mostly brown, I don't complain about it this time of year, it is what it is. Also I go in hoping to get what I paid for. I won't complain about a course I pay 20 or 30 bucks to play as much as I would gripe about paying 75 to 100 to play, I just want value for what I pay.
I play BV 3 or 4 times a month in the winter maybe 6-8 times a month in spring, summer, fall. This is the best of the three county courses in the Bakersfield area. The fairways are in decent shape for the time of year, and the greens are in the same good smooth shape as summer time. I enjoy playing here, most of the greens are bigger than the other public courses and just getting on the green isn't good enough, you can have a lot of very long putts if your wedge play isnt sharp.
3 of the 4 par 3's are very short, 115 up to 145 from the white tees. The first par 3 plays about 170. Bogey is ok on the first one, the green is huge and very fast if you dont stay below the hole, the other 3 are easy pars. Most of the par 4's are long close to over over 400 yards except 13 and 16 which play much shorter.
You have to hit your shots all the way to the greens on the fly, the grass around the greens just kills your ball is you land short, not many lucky holy roller shots here.
Pace of play during the week is very good, I have a lot of 3 to 3.5 hour rounds. On the weekends it is busy and you can expect 4 to 4.5 hour rounds if you play early Saturday or Sunday mornings. I try to go out around 11 or so on weekends and then there arent as many 4somes or 5somes so it moves pretty good.
Snack bar is decent, prices are ok, call ahead from maybe hole 7 or before you start 8 or you will be waiting for your food at the turn and lose your place.
The staff is very nice except for Finn, he can get a little grumpy (just kidding Joe).
In summary BV gives you full value for what you play, it is not a country club condition type course, but there is no better public course in the area and I always enjoy playing it.
Great course m, great staff
Alan and Chad, the golf pro brothers, have a great course and staff. Always enjoy the course!- Mike Olejnik
Gotta Love BV
Affordable and fun. A moderate course that seems to be the nemesis for my rounds of golf. Fun as always..enjoy the challenge.
Great course
Can't complain, this is a beautiful course that challenges you to play the right clubs. Beautiful greens and great fairways. We will be playing here again soon
windy day
the course was in OK condition the day I played. not many people there it was a little bit windy so pace was really good. The carts are getting old and a little raggedy. There was no marshal to help with the idiots.