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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.7
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7270 yards
Slope 137
Rating 74.7

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2019.

Course Details

Year Built 1996
Golf Season Year round
Architect Denis Griffiths (1996) Gene Sarazen (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $22
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Spa, Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Swimming, Riding

Available Sports

Tennis

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in California (2016 #14) (2015 #8)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Value Courses in the U.S. (2016 #1)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Friendliest Courses in the U.S. (2015 #22)

Reviews

4.4
280 Reviews (280)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 28
Patio Dining 18
19th Hole Scenic Views 16
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 46
Water Hazards 44
Elevation Changes 43
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 43
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 35
Locals 32
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 52
In the 'Burbs 6

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Up for a challenge?

The Ranch at Diablo Grande proves to be a challenging course with multiple hazards both sand and water. The layout of the course is also challenging with tight fairways, elevated and undulated greens. The slope rating of the course is high due to its diffulty. If I could play this course regularly, I would!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 07/26/2017:
Awesome! We're glad that you enjoyed the challenge of our layout. We look forward to having you back again for your next round at Diablo!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 08/03/2017:
Outstanding! Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Great Coarse.

Diablo Grande is a 45 minute drive for me but I like going there for the value. The greens are in great shape as are the fair ways. The layout is challenging and the pace of play has always been good. The staff is always friendly and knowledgeable. The arts are always clean and they have an ice box that is always stocked with ice. The only reason I didn't give the course condition 5 stars is because the bunker need some attention they don't have enough sand so when you hit out of then it's like hitting off a hard pan it usually effects the outcome off the shot. So stay out of the bunkers. Otherwise GREAT PLACE TO GOLF!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 09/14/2017:
Great! We're thrilled that you enjoyed our course conditions as well as the challenge of our layout. We're pleased that you found us to be a good value and that our staff left a great impression on you. We appreciate your feedback on our bunkers and we hope to have you back soon!
Played On
Reviews 100
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/03/2017:
Wonderful! Glad you enjoyed your time at Diablo Grande!
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course. Great price friendly staff and I had a great time. Would recommend for anyone who likes a challenge.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 08/21/2017:
Great! We're glad that you enjoyed our course and that you found us to be a good value. We're also pleased that our staff left a great impression on you. We look forward to having you back soon!
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 05/22/2017:
Wonderful! Glad you enjoyed your experience at Diablo Grande!
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Challenging but fair

Played in a scramble on my first visit and left wanting to come back and play a round. Good choice. Really challenging target golf. If played correctly , able to score well. Tee shots make you choose a variety of clubs / distance to set up approach shots. FUN COURSE. Friendly staff. Returning today for another round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/02/2017:
Great! We're glad that you enjoyed your first experience with us at Diablo Grande. We're pleased that you enjoyed the challenge of our course and that our staff left a great impression on you. We look forward to seeing more of you in the future!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 04/26/2017:
Awesome! Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/21/2017:
Outstanding! Glad you enjoyed your experience at Diablo Grande!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Dont play on a weekend

I have played Diablo Grande many times but I have not played on a weekend in a long time. It took 3 hours to play the front nine. We left at the turn. The Ranch is a great track but I will never play on a weekend again. No starter, no marshall, horrible pace of play. Had we finished it would have been a 6 hour round guaranteed.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/21/2017:
Thanks for your review! We apologize that the pace of play was slow during your round. We understand that pace is extremely important to the game and we strive to keep everyone at a good speed. We will make sure to use your review to help us improve moving forward. We hope to see you back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 43
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/21/2017:
Fantastic! Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Still one of the best kept secrets in NorCal

Took of to Diablo Grande after landing a heck of a deal on GolfNow.com for a $12.00 round (unheard of!) with my father who was visiting from out of state. Got to the course to learn that the greens had been recently aerated. This is part of keeping a the course looking great, so I never fret too much about it.

Got out on the course, and the fairways and rough were immaculate. Given the recent rain, I expected the course to be soaked. I was amazed at how well the course had taken the recent rains. This was easily the greenest I've ever seen the course.

The track, the care of the course, are top-notch. I cannot recommend the course enough.

My only negatives were that we were told there were range balls already at the range, and that they were included in the price, but once we drove up to the range, there were no golf balls. No worries. We headed off to the first tee, and didn't look back. And, finally, the traps were a mess. I tried to play out of a couple of them. They either had standing water or were hard as a rock. I understand the challenge that heavy rain poses for sand traps but I will continue to contend that a course that has traps also has to be prepared to drag and rake them when inclement weather hits. Otherwise, get rid of the traps.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/21/2017:
Awesome! We're glad that you enjoyed your experience at Diablo Grande. We're thrilled that you got a great rate and that you found our course in good conditions despite our recent course maintenance. We apologize for the miscommunication with the range balls. We will make sure to address this matter. We also appreciate your feedback on our sand traps. We hope to have you back soon!
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Central valley's paradise

This was one of the unknown for me since it's my first time playing in this course. I was a little reluctant playing by myself due to my questionable skills for golf also. I went booked my tee time the day before and I was not disappointed from GN. When I went to the first tee I was happy to see how manicured this golf course was. I had to play at the gold tee because my ego told me to not to tee off where the kids do.(bwahahaha). And because I shanked the first two mulligans .as I moved a long the course got harder and challenging. Next time I will remember to bring more balls. Every hole to eighteen fairways, bunkers, putting greens were beautiful. I don't know what else to say!!! But anybody who loves golf come play this course you won't be disappointed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/21/2017:
Wonderful! We're thrilled that you enjoyed your first time with us. We're pleased that you got a great rate and that your enjoyed the challenge of our course. We're also glad that our course conditions met you expectations. We hope to have you back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Course is great but pace of plat was horrible! No Marshall out there and it took 5.5 hours early to play. Group in front of us held up the entire course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/21/2017:
Awesome! We're glad that you enjoyed our course but we apologize for the pace of play. We understand how important pace is to the game and we strive to keep everyone at a good speed. We appreciate your feedback and we hope to have you back soon!
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Best course for the money I have ever played.

I have played this course many times now and I have brought a few friends out as well and to a man they all became hooked on it just like I have. I don't know what it is like out there on weekends, because I am fortunate enough to be able to play weekdays, but this course is fantastic. The weather is generally warmer than in the Bay area which is a plus this time of year. This course also was well maintained even during the drought because the community there made a bold decision when rationing was put in place. There used to be 2 courses, and because they needed to reduce water consumption and the golf courses were taking the vast majority of the water in the community, they decided to just let one of the courses go and save only one. This effectively cut their water use by about 38% in one fell swoop and that meant they could continue to properly maintain the remaining course with only minor water cut backs if any. The course itself is well laid out with several water holes and above average total length. on any weekday other than Friday you can play virtually straight through because almost no one will be on it. I have paid anywhere from $25 to $55 to play, but the $55 was for unlimited golfing and I played 2 full rounds that day. The greens are fast and exceptionally well maintained. There is still a lot of water puddling up from all the rain we have had on a few holes but it should be back to normal soon. There is occasional wildlife to see and I don't recommend going after lost balls in the brush areas. But the overall condition of this course is unparalleled in a public course in this state that I have played, and yet it is so inexpensive. If you haven't tried it yet you should, although it is out of the way, it is definitely worth the trip. If you honestly do not like it you can leave a message in the reviews and I will work out some way to repay you for your lost green fees. As for myself, tomorrow is another Friday and it is going to rain next week so I am headed out to Diablo Grande in less than 8 hours to play all day on another unlimited golf deal. You just can't beat the value this course provides.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/21/2017:
Wonderful! We're thrilled that you enjoyed your round at Diablo Grande. We're humbled that you you and your friends think so highly of our course and we're pleased that you enjoyed our course conditions. We appreciate all of your kind words and feedback and we look forward to having you back more in the future!
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Gem

You would be hard press to find a better course for the price. The greens are pure! The course drains very well! It's always easy to get a time. It's a great golf challenge! Holes 3,8,12 and 14 require precision tee and second shots for a chance at par. It's a pretty remote but worth it once you get there! In the summer the outdoor patio is awesome!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/21/2017:
Outstanding! We're thrilled that you enjoyed your experience with us. We're glad that our course conditions met your expectations and that you enjoyed the challenge of our layout. We can't wait to have you back soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/21/2017:
Awesome! Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging course!

Visually intimidating first time you play here. Really good conditions.
Only complaint(minor): Wish they would have let us known that you do not make it bacl to clubhouse at the turn. No food and ran out of drinks by the time we made it back after 18.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fast play

Despite the fact that there were several foursomes ahead of me I was able to play through and finish 18 holes in 2 hours and 20 minutes. Course has some wild bore damage but is under repair and it did not factor into my round. Enjoyable round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great links style course

Very well maintained course. Was a little breezy in the afternoon, good pace of play. Holes 3, 8, 12 & 14 are challenging but fair. Looking forward to my next round at Diablo Gramde Ranch Course.

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