I played here with the East Bay Golf Hacks on Friday, April 11 2025. We teed off at 12:20. They have a driving range, putting green, and chipping area. The course was in excellent condition. Tee boxes... Continue »

I played here with the East Bay Golf Hacks on Friday, April 11 2025. We teed off at 12:20. They have a driving range, putting green, and chipping area. The course was in excellent condition. Tee boxes were level. Fairways were well maintained - I didn't notice any patches. Greens were pristine and rolled true, but slightly quicker than I'm use to. Our foursome finished the round in just under 4:10. I would highly recommend this course and plan to return in May!

DeepSea14 and I played out GK Cup match at Rancho Solano. This is a really nice course. Sure the weather was perfect when we played on Tuesday afternoon and with prime spring conditions, most cours... Continue »

DeepSea14 and I played out GK Cup match at Rancho Solano. This is a really nice course. Sure the weather was perfect when we played on Tuesday afternoon and with prime spring conditions, most courses are in good shape right now, but Rancho Solano seems to be in this nice condition every time we play here. Country Club conditions with Muni course prices? Yep, that about sums it up.

The course is hilly and has a handful of water hazards so you already know it has a big plus in my book. Fairways are fairly wide. Definitely room to get a little loose with a drive but there are plenty of trees lining the edges that you are doomed if you get wild. Fairways were in great shape and had the perfect blend of lushness with roll. The rough was thick and penal. Only about 2”-2.5” tall but the ball would often sit down and make it tough to get a quality shot.

As mentioned before, the greens are huge here and have several undulations. The rolled smooth at a great pace. Wicked fast downhill but otherwise manageable.

I don’t remember being in any of the bunkers (probably why I won the match). Tee boxes were level and lush. Overall, it’s a very enjoyable layout with good conditions. We stuck around and had a burger in the clubhouse afterwards. It’s nothing fancy, but has that locals feeling. Plenty of folks in there enjoying a meal/drink which is always good to see.

Played 4/9. Afternoon starting time in the dynamically priced twilight tee time slots. Excellent value at $42 w/cart. Weather was mild sunny with light winds.
Just ahead of the high school matches a... Continue »

Played 4/9. Afternoon starting time in the dynamically priced twilight tee time slots. Excellent value at $42 w/cart. Weather was mild sunny with light winds.
Just ahead of the high school matches and far enough behind the higher priced times. Didn't catch the group in front of us until the 14th and only had to pause a few times coming home. We did split from the 2-some who joined us on 1 at the turn. Helped POP to 4.25 hrs
Not the usual Fairfield weather in the Pm as the infamous "delta breeze" (25mph + / -) they can regularly get was not blowing. Commented to the marshal if it was this nice all the time it'd be great. Summers can get hot here as locals know, and the wind coming in from SF bay actually helps bring cooling relief for the Sacramento area.
The website boasts CC feel and the largest greens in NorCal. Both are spot on.
Greens in great shape rolling at country club level and condition. Tough par threes 8th had a few too many un-repaired ball marks. I fixed many. Both of us 3 jacked that one.
Distance control and accuracy with the irons helps the score big time here.
Fairways great shape most wide enough to avoid the rough which is penal in most areas even just a foot off the short grass. Bunkers fine sand good coverage.
Other reports from fall 2023 consistent with the conditions now.
The wet spring season had the greens keeper decide to not aerate them until fall.
So it's go time conditions here and will return again soon!

Played here a little over a week ago with fellow GKers first out as a riding foursome, finishing in a little under four hours. Overall course was in real nice condition. Fun course to play with some e... Continue »

Played here a little over a week ago with fellow GKers first out as a riding foursome, finishing in a little under four hours. Overall course was in real nice condition. Fun course to play with some elevation changes, a few lakes, and really big greens, some of the biggest I have played. Blue tee boxes were level and lush. Fairways were in great shape very lush with great lies and decent roll out. Rough was playing 1-2 inches and not that thick. Was in a couple of bunkers that were well groomed with a decent layer of sand. Greens were very nice playing semi soft and rolling medium pace, they were mostly smooth with an occasional bump from early morning mower tracks. Have played here a few times and always enjoy the layout and atmosphere.

Played Wed 10/4, 7am time as a 4some, 1st off. cool morning, warmed up quickly. 4hr round. 1-2 club wind most of the round. First time here, has been on my list for a long time, but it's an hour ... Continue »

Played Wed 10/4, 7am time as a 4some, 1st off. cool morning, warmed up quickly. 4hr round. 1-2 club wind most of the round. First time here, has been on my list for a long time, but it's an hour away for me, so glad I was able to get out here... and I am glad I did. I could play this course everyday. It is in excellent muni shape. Greens running a fast 10... and when people say this course has huge greens, they aren't kidding. There was one par 3 where Rob said 'huge green, I don't know about deep, but it's wide". I then noticed the green must have been 60 yds wide, (not ft, yards) and I was just looking at the left third. They had tire tracks on them, which made them occassionally bumpy.. and we write off the lack of care to upcoming aeration. the course overall is an excellent interesting fun track. Lots of elevation changes, interesting shot quality, and of course, the huge greens making putting a challenge.... but not gimmicky. Bunkers were perfect. Food was great.

Seeing as it's going to be compared to its sister course, Paradise Valley, I'll put this here and there: I had more fun here, it's a more interesting, dynamic track. Both were fun. The greens here are huge, more elevation changes. More difficult approaches. It's shorter, but more difficult course. A bit tighter. PV is more relaxing. I would play these courses all of the time if I were local. Their Loyal-Tee membership is probably a great deal.

I hope to make it back here.

Went out on National Golf day and played 36 with the GK crew. First up was Rancho Solano GC. It’s been too long since I’ve last played here and can guarantee it won’t be another 4 years between roun... Continue »

Went out on National Golf day and played 36 with the GK crew. First up was Rancho Solano GC. It’s been too long since I’ve last played here and can guarantee it won’t be another 4 years between rounds! This is a great course with excellent conditions. We had a 7am tee time which was perfect for the hot weather to come. In fact it was so nice that my long sleeve Ryder Cup jacket only lasted half a hole!

The course layout checks off (almost) all the boxes. It has elevation changes, water hazards, and great playing conditions. There are a variety of hole designs to make you use every club in the bag, wide fairways on some holes that beg you to grip it and rip and some narrow ones that make you use your fairway finder shot off the tee.

Greens are huge at Rancho Solano. In fact my “birdie” putt on one of the last holes was longer than my opening tee shot with a driver. Just sayin’. Greens rolled smooth at nice medium-fast pace. Obviously with greens this large there are a number of undulations to them. Stick it close and you have a relatively flat putt. But if you putt from the back 40 you will have a roller coaster of a ride. Greens were receptive to approach shots.

Fairways were excellent. In fact if I hadn’t just played Olympic Club with perfect fairways, I may have rated these higher than an 8. Still, they were lush, green and offered good roll out. Skirt area around the greens was superb. Even better than the greens and fairways. Gave you the option of putting (Texas wedge style) or chipping from a great surface.

Tee boxes were flat with good coverage. I was in a couple of bunkers and no issues with the quality of the sand. Reminded me of the higher quality sand found in the valley. A deeper brown in color but very light and playable.

We were the first group so we set the pace. We had lunch in the Restaurant which had a nice selection of food options. Not just the standard burger and fries. The pro shop had a limited selection of clothes. Sadly they didn’t have anything in my size (or anything close to my size).

About halfway through, Ko commented “I could play here every day, if I lived close by”. It’s that good of a course!

I mentioned early in this review that it checks off “almost” all the boxes. The only real thing I would comment on is that the Par 3’s are all pretty long. Only one is under 175 yards from the white at it was in the 150 range. Certainly not a deal breaker but if this was on my weekly rotation, I’d like to see some additional tee boxes on the Par 3’s so they can move them up closer a couple days a week.

All in all this is a great course. Fun, challenging, and has solid conditions all around. Time to put in on the rotation schedule make excuses to come this way to play it.

Setting the pace for the day with an early morning start with fellow gurus in Fairfield CA.
Haven't played here for a number of years since they hosted an NCGA event. My first impression was Why Not... Continue »

Setting the pace for the day with an early morning start with fellow gurus in Fairfield CA.
Haven't played here for a number of years since they hosted an NCGA event. My first impression was Why Not?
A solid track in all aspects. Good design, routing and variety. I suppose being over an hour from home would be my primary hesitation. Closer to home than Napa area courses and will be considered over those, in the future for the short day trip play rotunda.
Course conditions are above average and better than comparable priced courses in the Sacramento region. Practice green was faster than the course greens, and all in good shape. The course greens were a bit soft and rolled nicely despite a few tracks from the mower. Scheduled for aeration soon with discounts offered during and after the process.
Fairways offered tight lies and definite advantage in roll out and playing from than the manageable rough. Bunkers machined and well kept.
Staff was great and the lunch was also nice. The marshal I spoke to on the 5th hole was polite and reminded us we were the pace setters for the day. We were followed by a three-some and considered yielding to them but the marshal said we were fine.
A great place to play for the local golfer for sure. I'll be back for a Sunday round with my buddy.

Longtime lurker been in and out of the game thought I'd post a review from our visit last week. Great playing conditions, fun layout, lots of up and down hills, huge greens well protected by sand trap... Continue »

Longtime lurker been in and out of the game thought I'd post a review from our visit last week. Great playing conditions, fun layout, lots of up and down hills, huge greens well protected by sand traps, good service - its now on my course to play list when up here. Thank you for the recommendation GK.

Played the morning of 9/1. PoP was pretty poor at 4:45 (more about that below). The course is in really good shape overall. Very lush & green as opposed to the bone-dry surrounding hills & makes for... Continue »

Played the morning of 9/1. PoP was pretty poor at 4:45 (more about that below). The course is in really good shape overall. Very lush & green as opposed to the bone-dry surrounding hills & makes for a great contrast. I played it last weekend at the same time in the morning & the fairways were soggy & squishy, like it was winter. This time around, they were much firmer & provided good roll-out. Hopefully they keep it more on the firm side through fall.

The Greens - 6.5/10. Medium/Fast & soft. Some of the greens are pretty chewed up & most had more ball marks than usual. Definitely due for an aeration. Certainly not the usual quality.

The Fairways - 8.5/10. Very lush with no thin or brown spots. Great roll-out & perfect lies. Me Likey!

Sand Traps - 7.5/10. Nice, firm sand in the bunkers. Well maintained.

Tee Boxes - 7/10. A couple of the par three tees were chewed up, but overall good.

Super nice Starter, who did a great job of explaining the local rules & also told us they are striving to bring the Pace of Play down to 4:16. I'm glad they are acknowledging the slow-play issue, as I've experienced nearly 5 hour rounds 2 weeks in a row, while teeing off before 8am! Hopefully they can get a handle on this issue.

Overall, this course is one of the best deals in Northern California in terms of Cost/Conditions. It's a fantastic layout, in above average shape, at a very affordable green fee. If they can give the greens a little TLC & speed up the PoP, Rancho Solano would get a solid 9, in my book.