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Callippe Preserve Golf Club - $$
8500 Clubhouse Drive • Pleasanton, CA 94566 • (925) 426-6666
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rgolf123 - El Sobrante
Callippe has lush fairways,well watered, even in mid August. The greens are thin skined and very fast and most of the course is wide open with a lot of new trees.(the course is only two years old) The fees are about 30% higher than the other east or south bay public courses I have played. ie: A senior walking costs $31.00 on week days here, while franklin Canyon charges $23.00 and Delta View(the lowest) charges $15.00. It is a course worth playing,but try it in the fall or spring, it was 102 degrees when I was there on 8/14/08. This course has a high difficulty rating but in 2006 the golf Digest rated it the best new public course in the country in the moderate price range(under $75.00).

Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2008
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jay_lakumb - Dublin, CA
Well groomed, challenging yet fair course. Good layout with back 9 in the Pleasanton hills. One of the best values in the Bay Area!

Posted: Friday, August 8, 2008
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Bob18365 - Oakdale
First time I played course, Pace of play was excruciating, but had fun anyways. Greens roll true. For sure a thinking mans course and you have to play it a few times to figure it out.Eighteenth is a toughy and a true 3 shot par 5.

Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
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sfaisal - San Carlos, CA
Thinking man's course, you have to play it many times to score. Can't wait to get back. Conditions excellent. No complaints. Greens smoothe and true.

Posted: Thursday, January 3, 2008
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mekons - Walnut Creek
My wife and two friends played on 10/11. I don't know when the greens were aerated but, all putts bounced 3 or 4 times on the way to the hole. The course was very soggy; Lots of very wet areas around. It rained the previous day but, only a little. I suspect the course had been overwatered before the rain or poor drainage.

The terrain is very pretty with nice looks to many of the holes. We all felt that it was silly to have the golf cart. This is a course meant to walk. ( I think they all are )

During the first 4 or 5 holes, we were overanalyzed, scrutinized and berated by marshalls with walkie talkies. Ridiculous. We were moving along fine. On the second hole, 3 of us hit well left. Being a " cart paths only " hole, we let the group behind us go through. The first 2 holes were " cart paths only ". By the time we reached the 3rd green a marshall was on us and we hadn't slowed anyone down. Worse, he suggested that my wife shouldn't be playing Callippe because he watched her hit a few poor shots. What a jerk ! She hits the ball very well. We know how to keep up and are not serious appraisers of every shot. Nevermind we were called to the tee a full 15 minutes befor our tee time for no given reason other than there was an accident on the highway. The next hole, another guy with a walkie talkie at the green tells us were a hole behind but again, were not holding anyone up. Its silly to enforce an unreasonable pace of play. We were all pretty upset at this point. Yes, upset and for the first time in a 38 year golfing career, I felt like leaving after 9 holes. As the round progressed of course, we waited on many holes for the group we had let through.

These guys were way overzealous and out of line. We all agreed we'd never, ever felt like that on any golf course EVER ! Just terrible.

Posted: Friday, October 12, 2007
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golfindolphin23 - pismo beach
Made a 0652 tee time saturday morning after the weatherman said partly cloudy and 70. Get up to this area once in a while to visit the mother in law, so decided to play here. Knew it was gonna be a cold wet day while making the drive to the course in a down pour. Rain let up for a couple of holes and then it just poured for about ten holes. Course is very nice with very lush fairways. Green are sloped and undulating, short placement is a must so probably would be better with course knowledge or yardage book. Greens rolled good even with it being pretty wet, some unrepaired ball marks that I fixed but overall good. Not sure if it was just playing in the rain and not taking the time to enjoy but the front nine was kinda bland and I only got in three holes on the back after the club slipped out of my hand on a tee shot and I had enough of being cold and wet. Big elevation change on the back, looked good from what I saw, wish the weather man would have gotten it right. Good ciustomer service, they seemed to have their act together getting people out and making sure the pace stays good. I would come back, when it warms up. Enjoyed the 14 holes I did play.

Posted: Monday, September 24, 2007
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kenmori - Livermore
The short drive to Pleasanton is well worth it. The back 9 has significant elevation changes compared to the front, making it more challenging. Overall, a challenging course for the high handicapper, satisfying for the accomplished player. The greens are smooth and fast, many of them are undulating with few flat spots, so bring your best putting game when playing here.

Posted: Monday, June 4, 2007
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cow2215 - los altos
played on 4/21, 2nd group off in the AM so it was cold, but nothing unbearable (great weather for someone used to playing in new england). worth getting up for the pace of play, finished in 4 hrs with a 4some.
course deserves the accolades - front is more flat, without a lot of trouble, but some interesting shot values. back is more interesting, though 18th is a bit tricked up for my taste. course doesn't play that long from the blues, approaches were mostly wedges, and there are 3-4 short par 4s that require an iron off the tee. greens were rolling reasonably fast after they started to dry out, and they are challenging - both big and subtle breaks (not a single straight putt all day). some scars from pitchmarks, but not too bad considering how much play this place must get. great value for the dollar, and more or less walkable, back is a bit of a challenge, but doable.

Posted: Sunday, April 22, 2007
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mburger5 - San Francisco
This course was in great condition all over! It is a difficult place to play due to the wind. The course is very similar to Poppy Ridge (Links style course), with very few trees, alot of bunkers and hilly. For golfers within the Bay Area that are looking to play a variety of courses and are not afraid to spend the cash, this is a MUST PLAY! Its about an hour drive from the city and well worth it. Only problem I had with the course is that it took 6 hours to play. I know that most courses in the Bay Area on a weekend tend to have slow play, but this was a bit ridiculous. There was a ranger out on the course and he was very nice, but I think he needed to be a bit more proactive with getting people to play faster. Overall, I rate it a 7 out of 10 and a top 10 course in the Bay Area.

Posted: Monday, April 16, 2007
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travelerusa - fremont
short course (blue tees) hit a lot of wedges into greens. so divots and ball marks a problem.
an old fart named charile was a starter/marshal at poppy ridge now at callippe thinks he owns the place.
played with two brothers one was 69 years old the other 63years old. charily was on there butt about being 10 min. behind who cares...

Posted: Sunday, March 25, 2007
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Tsugita1 - Pleasanton
Golf Digest's Top 10 for under $75 and it deserves it. Front 9 and Back 9 offer two different looks and greens are excellent.

Posted: Saturday, March 24, 2007
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hevski - Pleasanton
Greens are very slow and thin

Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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golfingboy - Pleasanton
Awesome course! Golf Digest rated this course 9th best new course under $75 and Golfweek rated this as the 6th best public course in California. This course has an unique layout that will challenge every golfer regardless of their skill level.

Posted: Tuesday, January 2, 2007
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andyt - Livermore
the greens got really beat up this summer. young greens, lot's of play and hot weather... Ouch! Hopfully the cooler weather and the work they're doing now will work it out!!!

Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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meagolfnut - Brentwood
Fine course and excellent facility for practicing

Posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2006
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mukul66 - San Ramon
Certainly not a course where you can just "whale" away. Requires conservative play tee to green to score well. Generally well-maintained, but can be quite wet in patches even during the summer months.
Staff is friendly enough for a municipal facility.
Hole no. 18 doesn't flow with the rest of the holes as even the lay-up 2nd shot is an extremely tricky one and you could be standing with a long iron for your 3rd into the green. I've played this course about 7-8 times and the sequence has been driver, 6 or 7 iron (to avoid the bunker and find room in the landing area) and then a 5 or 6 iron into the green. This is when there is no SW wind.

Posted: Monday, September 18, 2006
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mahapalani - los gatos
not a 'players' course, but what would bring me back there is the beauty, it just feels good to be out there and that is quite an accomplishent for any course. I liked the bridges, the cart paths, the views from the tees, clubhouse, restaurant, pro shop, parking, in other words the Total Experience of a round of golf here should be ranked quite high. If you are alright hitting a hybrid off of most tees and hitting mid to long irons into the greens then you will do fine. The bunkers are very penal in where they are placed and the sand is not high quality. Some of the holes are just so beautiful and a few are very tough such as 17 and 18.

Posted: Saturday, September 2, 2006
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hevski - Pleasanton
I used to love this course but the greens look like the moon. They are so beat up and apparently no one knows how to repair their divots.
If you like very, very slow greens with dents all over the place so can not even put, you will love this course.

Posted: Sunday, July 30, 2006
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travelerusa - fremont
some holes not fair off the tee
not marked from tee to hazzard...

Posted: Sunday, July 23, 2006
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mjquick - Pasadena
Drove over from San Francisco (7/3/06) and I liked the course, but I do agree with jimpaige below. There are other courses I well play before comming back here. That being said the staff was great and got me out as a single in about 1/2 hr. and thay were charging regular rate when most other courese were at holiday rates.

Posted: Friday, July 7, 2006
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jimpaige - Lafayette
Big disappointment. Dont waste you time if you are looking for something special. Golf Week rated in "Top 20 courses you can play in CA"-- it is short (lots of layups off the tees) , not much character, narrow, uses lack of flat lies & the daily wind to make course challenging.-- Overall it looks like the designers jammed a course into too little land. You have to drive through a neighborhood to get there and its just stuck in a valley. Lots of better course to play and better scenery in the area at same or cheaper: Roddy Ranch, Shadow Lakes (Troon), Hiddenbrooke, even Deer Ridge. I would take Canyon Lakes over Callippe.

Posted: Wednesday, June 28, 2006
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Baldo - San Francisco
4 fairways were under maintenance: aeration holes and the resulting plugs made the fairways difficult to play. Other fairways were in excellent condition. We played late in the day, so the greens had many *MANY* unrepaired ball marks.

Posted: Saturday, June 17, 2006
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kpchin - San Francisco
PLAY THIS COURSE!!...I have played most of the courses in the Bay Area and this course (opened in Nov 2005) is a great addition for the Bay Area golfers. I played Saturday, June 3rd in the morning with one of the clubs I belong to and had heard good things about this course. Needless to say, it met all of my expectations and more. We played the whites at only 6000 yards, which is much shorter than I usually play, but being long on this course only helps you on a couple of holes. You need a well rounded game for this course. The designer did a really good job at making sure each hole challenged a different part of your game. This is evident in my scores. I had several pars on holes that I was able to drive and get up and down, but on other holes that challenged my accuracy I doubled, trippled and even maxed out on a couple of holes. The course has a number of old trees, but the new ones they planted will really change the course in a 5-10 years when they narrow the fairways. This course has a number of natural preserve areas that you can't go in, so you tend to lose balls there. The fairways have many undulations and you will have slanted lies at times. The bunkers are in great condition and soft (except for the 16th hole). The greens are really challenging and have many breaks. They are a bit slow, but then again if they were much faster, you won't have a lot of one putts...think 3 putts. The 18th hole is one of the hardest finishing holes I have played. It almost doesn't fit in with the rest of the course. Usually, you think the 18th will be an interesting but rewarding (ie. birdie) hole, but this hole is a par 5 that is so narrow and has two carries into a tough green that you will be glad to walk away with a boggey. It kind of ends the round on a down note, unless you escape with a par. In total, this course is not only a great course you have to play its a great deal too. Get out there and play this course!!!

Posted: Saturday, June 3, 2006
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quinney5 - Benicia
Fine new course. When almost all NorCal courses are playing as muddy swamps, I did not pick up mud on my ball once all day. Very nice condition, good range, good restaurant, nice people. I had to use every club in my bag on the excellent variety of holes. The only thing that kept Callippe from being one of my favorite courses after playing it for the first time, was the slow greens. Someone in the restaurant was saying that the local men's club complained that the course was too tough with fast greens. Too bad. Anyway, I plan to play it as often as I can, while it still looks natural (and hardly has any houses built around it.)

Posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2006
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JoeCro - San Ramon
A great and challenging layout consisting of two distinct nines. There are many opportunities for different strategies in the play of many of the holes. The front nine meanders along a meadow with slight undulations, but still trouble in the manner of "Environmental Sensitive" areas. This means if you hit your ball into these areas it's as if you hit it into a lake. You cannot go into these areas for any reason. The back nine gets tighter and climbs up and down hilly terrain. Great greens throughout in spite of the very heavy play. It's not an easy walking course, but for most it's not a problem. Really only two spots are tough to walk. Up the very uphill 11th hole, and the hill to the clubhouse after you've finished the round. Very helpful staff and overall a great value for the price.

Posted: Friday, April 14, 2006
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hodgepodge - San Francisco
Nice layout, good condition but pace of play suffered. Will go
back but avoid the weekend if possible.

Posted: Monday, January 2, 2006
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mostipak - Hayward
A very beautiful course with many challenges. Some narrow fairways and undulating greens. Lots of elevation changes from hole to hole. A great way to spend five hours for a fare price. Will definitly play it again

Posted: Monday, December 12, 2005
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Rudy - Los Altos
Good course with reasonable rates.
The front 9 is low and rolling but the back nine is way more
interesting as it heads into the hills. Lots of barrancas and traps
to negotiate. Took 5.5 hours to play on a weekday.

Posted: Saturday, November 26, 2005
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