Played Wilson in the rain on Sunday, September 6, teeing off just before 7:00 am. The forecast showed a window with no or little chance of rain for the first few hours but it was, sadly, mistaken. There were people hanging around the clubhouse when we started and a 3some in front of my 4some, but we did not see anyone behind us until the last couple of holes. There were people ... » More

Played Wilson in the rain on Sunday, September 6, teeing off just before 7:00 am. The forecast showed a window with no or little chance of rain for the first few hours but it was, sadly, mistaken. There were people hanging around the clubhouse when we started and a 3some in front of my 4some, but we did not see anyone behind us until the last couple of holes. There were people on the courses, though, which surprised me because it rained pretty much the entire round. I have not been that soaked in a while. Shoutout to Cindy, our waitress in the cafe afterwards, who went out with us in the rain to the 18th green at Harding to take photo (a member of our group is moving back east and it was on that site in 1974 that he had his first beer with his grandfather). Her friendly service was above and beyond the call of duty.

Overall, the course was in good shape. It drained better than I expected. There was the start of some ponding at the low point on the 12th green but I did not see that on any other green. The greens rolled great, at a decent speed. The only green that had the problems noted in the last review was the par three 15th. It was pretty bad. Otherwise they were fine. There were some burnt out spots in the fairways but I had good lies in them. In the rough, gopher holes abound. Overall, the course is in good shape.
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Played today early to beat the expected 100 F temps over the next few days.

Great walking rate on weekends/holidays of $28 and that is for anyone. $21 during the weekdays and $18 for Sr.

Course is in decent shape though they are watering it very heavily due to the expected heat coming so some of the fairways were still wet early morning.

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Played today early to beat the expected 100 F temps over the next few days.

Great walking rate on weekends/holidays of $28 and that is for anyone. $21 during the weekdays and $18 for Sr.

Course is in decent shape though they are watering it very heavily due to the expected heat coming so some of the fairways were still wet early morning.

Tee boxes were fine though we did find some that were firming up making putting a tee in a little difficult. So aeration is probably coming up?

Fairways still have good coverage though some areas are browned out where the watering did not cover. But no area had any bad lies.

Rough is cut down so no issues there.

Traps were all playable and heard no complaints from others.

Greens were all in good shape and had been cut so no issues with chipping or putting.

Always great customer service at this course.

Great location only a mile from UC Davis for any GK parents or grandparents who come up to visit.
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Played in the rain today! Finished in under 4 hours. Some areas were muddy but what do you expect??? Aside from that, the greens were decent. Actually faster than when it was hotter!!

Played here yesterday on a beautiful day on the coast. Sunshine and low wind aided in an enjoyable day here.

Course opened in 1974 and was done by Robert Muir Graves who did many fine courses in CA. He did the first 9 in 74 and the back 9 in 95. Locals say that was due to environmental decisions at the time. But I love his courses and put this one in my top ten of them.... » More

Played here yesterday on a beautiful day on the coast. Sunshine and low wind aided in an enjoyable day here.

Course opened in 1974 and was done by Robert Muir Graves who did many fine courses in CA. He did the first 9 in 74 and the back 9 in 95. Locals say that was due to environmental decisions at the time. But I love his courses and put this one in my top ten of them. Anyone familiar with Westridge? Look him up and you will recognize many of them and played a lot of them w/o knowing he did the design.

In January 2025 – Management shut down the golf course indefinitely because of unsustainable financial issues. And it reopened in October 2025 after the Sea Ranch homeowners' association arranged a new lease, with management handed over to Kemper Sports.

They like to call this course a "links course" and while there are many great views from the course only # 8 is overlooking the ocean. But not on it like many links courses are in Ireland and Scotland. But most of the course is in a meadow and cypress groves and it reminded me of Pacific Grove in some ways.

So after playing Bodega Harbour in the morning I drove up here along the coast on Hwy 1. Very slow going with the Labor Day weekend traffic, the winding road and it took about an hour and spent the night in Gualala about 15 minutes N of the course. The hotel rates in Sea Ranch are outrageous and this area has the best selection of lodging if one decides to come up here.

It is a trek to get up here no doubt and IMO one should play Bodega Harbour and then spend the night N of Sea Ranch and play the next day. The course was not crowded even being the Labor Day weekend and they gave me a great rate of $75 due to being a veteran. It really makes for great golf trip either with golfing buddies or the family.

I found the course to be in very nice playing condition. Nice driving range and putting green to get warmed up.

It is a good challenging course and choosing the right tee will enhance the round. B 6604 Blue 6217 W 5423 R 4802. Graves did a great job in the layout of this course and the design of his holes. Add in the trees some creeks what they call sea grass rough and you can add up the score quickly. So stay in the fairways as much as possible.

Tee boxes were all playable.

Fairways had good coverage and lies and decent rollout.

Rough is bad farther off the fairways and good luck finding your ball. And I hope they find you if you go too far LOL

Traps are playable but being near the ocean and with winds you can find some better than others in sand coverage.

Greens are great and chipped/putted just fine with good speed all round.

The customer service is excellent at all levels. There is a small cafe on site and plenty of great restaurant choices in the area.

As I said before if one is looking for a different type of golf trip within CA this might just be it. The area in both areas is beautiful. The drive along Hwy 1 is great. Golf is great. Lodging is very good. And the prices are not Pebble Beach prices.

And as a side note in history. Bodega Bay is where Alfred Hitchcock filmed the movie The Birds.
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I like Oak Valley a lot but I don't love it. The conditions are generally the best in the pass area, greens are always subtle and roll true, there's sand in most of the bunkers but some have bad drainage. The course is a great test of golf from any teebox. The knocks against Oak Valley in my mind are: no walking (horrible rule), and customer service is generally an afterthought... » More

I like Oak Valley a lot but I don't love it. The conditions are generally the best in the pass area, greens are always subtle and roll true, there's sand in most of the bunkers but some have bad drainage. The course is a great test of golf from any teebox. The knocks against Oak Valley in my mind are: no walking (horrible rule), and customer service is generally an afterthought. James, the starter, is wonderful, when you run into him. The pro shop and cart barn staff tend towards apathetic, except for Abel who's always kind and enthusiastic. Why is there no GPS on these carts in 2026? How do you close the snack bar at 3pm on a Friday with a range full of people? All I wanted was a beer and a turn dog after paying $70 for a 1:30 tee time.
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