Overall an excellent layout with many tough solid golf holes. You will need to play the course several times to determine optimal placement of both tee and approach shots. Landing areas are fairly generous and bunkers are strategically placed. The backside will probably play tougher than the front due
to larger elevation changes and three rather unique holes that demand long accurate tee shots. Kudos to Fred Couples for providing level approach shots on most holes. (How often have you played a so-called Championship layout and found several severely uphill or downhill approaches that make club selection just guesswork.) Furthermore, I can only think of one hole that required an uphill tee shot, and its uphill slope was minimal. The greens were a little slow due to light top-dressing and verticut procedure. However, greens rolled very true and were quite firm. I'm sure greens will be in top notch condition in a week or two. Fairways also were in good shape, but we did find a few areas that had been overwatered. Bunker maintenance could have been better also, but some of that was function of "hackers" not knowing how to rake a bunker. Comparing to some of the other high quality daily fee courses in the Bay Area/Monterey/Santa Cruz it probably falls in the top 10 just behind courses like Spyglass Hill and Pasatiempo.
And it is better than courses like Cinnabar Hills, Eagle Ridge, Poppy Ridge, and Poppy Hills.

Customer Service

Very good and friendly. Beautiful driving range and chipping/practice areas.

Everything about this course is nice, from the practice facilities on up. Unique holes, great conditioning. But, I think it's a little too hard for even the 90s golfer to use as his 'regular' course. There's just no let-up on this track, which makes it a proper challenge for any golfer, but it also means you could be in for a frustrating round. The 18th hole is as tough a par 4 as I've ever played; it's even tough if you try to play it as a par 5, with tree blocking the fairway 100 yards out.

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Great. Twilight rates in the Summer are a steal for the quality of the course

Uncrowded, in very good shape.

Rough needs to be cut back some (get some goats out there), it is a ways away from the Bay Area making for a long day. $70 for 18 holes & a cart (55 & 15) might be a little high. Road work was going on the day we went which caused a delay while we waited for the Flag Guy.

Played on 4/10/03 and the course was uncrowded and in good shape. The no out of bounds is good, however trying to find a ball is damn near impossible pn some holes (the weeds are 3 feet high). Most golfers must think that too and just drop another ball. Found 5 balls in 2 minutes on one hole. Maybe they have changed their cart rules, however the day we played they allowed the 90 degree rule and only closed off fairways to carts on 2-3 holes.

Customer Service

Bar was great, prices reasonable. Pro Shop wouldn't discount prices on multi-shirt purchase (you know, "buy 3 & I'll knock 10% off).

Fairways, practice facilities, overall presentation

No obvious ones.

The finest course I've played and that compares with many Country Club courses. The fairways and superbly maintained and while there is no out of bounds on the course, you are appropriately punished for leaving the short stuff. The wind on the back 9 late in the day really gets you thinking about how to play the holes instead of just point and shoot. This course has become home to our "annual family tourney" and is the highlight of the vacation. It's outstanding, FUN, and tough for the typical Joe shooting 90 (aka me).

Customer Service

Friendly staff that seems to know their stuff; bar staff was excellent

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High quality rental equipment

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sometimes you can go out and be the only one on the whole course while other times it takes 3 hours to play 9. If they say it is busy stay home and save yourself the 1:15 hr drive

This is indeed a nice track as everyone elsse has stated. The only issue I have is they never allow carts on the fairways. Many of the cart paths are a long way from the fairways and walking definitely seems like a you walk less. The only issue is some of the holes can get pretty steep up and down. Overall nice course just wish you could take the carts in the fairways or it wasent so hilly that walking dosent sound like much fun.

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service is ok. But how many people can you afford for a course in the middle of nowhere...

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range,clubhouse and bar are GREAT!!!

Beatiful soft fairways, nice greens.

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Was able to play the front 9 in an hour and half with a 2:00 PM tee time on a Sunday. The fairways were in great condition and the greens putted true. This place is an incredible get away from the over-crowded 5-6 hour round bay area courses and worth every penney.

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Maintenance is the best around. The design is fun and challenging, including a double fairway on the back nine. The putts are fast and true. Bring your "A" game.

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Fred Couples said his intent in designing this course was to give the public a taste of what a tour caliber track was like, in terms of design and maintenance. He succeeded. The layout is strong, but fair, and the conditioning is the best in the area, Pebble, Spyglass, etc, included. My only complaint is that it is definitely a fader's course, ala Freddie's natural ball flight, everything is left to right. I played here when it first opened and the "tour quality" concept extended to the bunkers which were deep with soft sand. I guess that slowed play too much for the hackers, though, and they removed most of the sand from them. Still, the cleanest, plushest course in these parts.

Customer Service

Yeah, they are all pretty nice and accomodating.

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Everything is first rate, the clubhouse is big and classy, bar is good, staff is good. No complaints

FAIRWAYS!!!!! One of the best maintained courses I have ever seen. Practice facilities. Setting. Staff. Clubhouse. Price is great. $35 weekdays, for county residents. $50 for others.

No smoking on the course. The hills get very dry in the summer and the wind picks up every summer afternoon. I understand the rule

This course qualifies as "The Pastures of Heaven." The greenest, lushest fairways in the world. I've played a few times and even in February the fairways are perfect. Greens roll very true. Gorgeous layout. No out of bounds. Great practice facilities. No smoking on the course but they seem to be a little looser in the winter.

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Range is great. All grass, holes with flags and sand traps on the range. Chipping green w/two bunkers. Tough practic green which makes putting on the course easier.

Design, condition, pace of play, practice facility, great staff ( golf and clubhouse), the clubhouse has lots of Fred Couples memorabilia, great golf atmosphere.

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San Juan Oaks is a great golf course. Very fun place to play. The condition of the course was perfect. The greens were fast and rolled true. A real treat to play this course, because they don't build them like this in Texas. The golf staff was extremely helpful and friendly. You can't go wrong playing here. Freddie did a wonderful job with the design. Several unique things about this course, one being that there is no out of bounds on the entire course.

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The entire staff was awesome. I called about a month before I played and the golf staff was more than helpful in getting me ready to play. High marks all around for San Juan Oaks. First class!!!

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Great 19th hole. The bartender was friendly and she wasn't afraid to spill some in the glass.

Condition= perfect. Every hole has flavor and character and the course forces you to use you're head. Length helps too, though.

Like all courses, its price. It's a wee bit difficult for the average golfer, especially in the winter months when the grass gets high.

Freddy should stick to designing and forget playing. This is the most creative, funnest course I've played in the bay area. It's always in great condition, there are never crowds and its beautiful.

Customer Service

Tee times are somewhat easy to land if you plan ahead.

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The restaurant is awesome, as is the clubhouse. The staff is friendly and the range/practice green are nice too.