Played Vista 9 whites yesterday 11:30 with son and two big hitting locals Nick & Scott. Warm busy day with one of three 9s closed for morning maintenance. Vista started out near hilltop uphill going through several large elevation drops to finish. Fairways & rough lush not hard to hit out of with some steep native areas to avoid. A couple dry creekbeds to cross over with a few lakes on the other 9s. Nice conditions with a few dry or thin areas mostly limited off fairways and one green thin along unused edge probably slow to recover from dry winter. Undulating greens smooth and quick with additional subtle breaks. Pete and Linda Sue in golf shop nice, friendly and informative of conditions and rental equipment. Organized starter had gps carts ready to go with water, ice and clubs. Enjoyed golf and great views of Rockies and Flatirons. Recommend playing 9-27 holes whenever in area and Omni Hotel nice as well.

I played this course Saturday May 30. What a beautiful course. The back 9 is extra tough but that's part of it. Everything was good.

One of my very favorite courses to play. I think the variety of the holes, coupled with the general setting of the course is extremely pleasing - fun, interesting, sufficient challenge, yet fair and not overly penal. There are so many holes which present somewhat of a unique perspective, not found on most other tracks. Condition of the course was about what I have come to expect. Greens had nice pace and rolled true and were receptive. Good coverage in the fairways. Did not find any bunkers, but all appeared well maintained. Staff is always friendly and great to deal with. Highly recommend this course. Wish it were closer to my location

Yes I am getting older but I can still play 36 in one day.

Again a birthday deal only having to pay for the cart.

After Rolling Hills I drove to Chico to play Bidwell Park a course I have not played in over 50 years.

This is truly a great public course that has stood the test of time. I know 9 holes opened in the 30's but no idea about the back 9.

Really two different 9's. Front very flat with little elevation changes but a back 9 with strong par 4's, great par 3's, elevation changes and beautiful setting in Bidwell park up against the hills.

Course does show its age in some ways. Older fairways that don't always give you a good lie + a good bounce on your kidneys in the fairways. So the carts are not the newest by any means.

Small greens that will test your game all round and while not big they are fast. And many greens elevated from the fairways and bunker guarded.

Older tee boxes that could use some leveling. But playable.

Fairways guarded by large trees and Chico creek that can ruin a drive. Or 2nd, or 3rd shot.

Traps are not the best but just OK.

Yes it is an older course but its got great bones and the layout is terrific.

Its a course that golfers who like tradition should play and one that they will not soon forget.

Highly recommended. Bring your GPS and some water.

Played here today on my birthday. And yes they have a birthday program. Free. I was not aware of it but when I stated it was my birthday they just handed me the key.

The previous reviews while old are correct this course is a beast. But only if you play from the wrong tee boxes. And it is not walkable.

A true links course without a doubt.

A truly beautiful layout in the rolling hills of Corning CA with the coastal mountains to the W and towering Sierras to the E.

Course is minutes off I 5 at Exit 628. Highly recommended. And of course its a casino with a hotel

Green green amongst the golden fields of rough waiting patiently for you to feed them.

The layout is stunning. Five par 3's of different lengths and green sizes. 5 par 5's of various lengths with elevation changes and doglegs challenging you to hit over the waiting rough. Thats the back 9. Standard front 9 of 2 3's, 2 5's and 5 4's.

The designs of these holes are wonderful. Short, long, intimidating, challenging and beautiful to look at.

Beautiful large manicured tee boxes.

Large wide lush fairways providing great rollout and wonderful lies all day. With lots of elevation changes and plenty of side hill and above feet lies to challenge your game.

Rough that you never want to go in. If you don't find your ball and you won't they might not find you? Or a rattle snake might. Heard many during the round when I approached a couple of areas early but none after that I knew better.

Sad to say rain, wind and lack of work on the traps was the one remaining demerit of the course. No idea why the traps looked this way but most of them were not playable.

Great large greens with plenty of slope and undulations to make any player take notice and really really focus on making a good putt. Speed at 12 so 3 putts were waiting.

Wonderful customer support in the shop.

World class carts with an amazing GPS.

Great driving range and practice putting greens at clubhouse and 1st tee.

And the greatest deal of ever. $4.99 regular gas at the service station.

Any golfer passing through should stop and play. You won't be disappointed.

Course in about as good shape as it may ever be. Greens were like glass and demanded your full attention. Haven't played or practiced much lately so the greens had me scared LOL.

Wasn't in any bunkers (my hiddenbrooke superpower) but they all looked a little crunchy and in need of some sand. Tee boxes could use a leveling otherwise everything else was fantastic. Course playing firm and fast throughout. A real pleasure to play.

It's almost always windy but if you don't mind playing late Golf Now seems to have one 3:30ish tee time a day for less than $30 with cart. Highly recommended and glad to call it my home course.

Great round this morning 6/1/26 riding with buddies Ron and John joined by gker Richard who was a pleasure to meet and play with. Group 1b under beautiful 75 degree weather with about 1.5 clubs of wind today. Our Pop was around 5 hrs keeping up with the group ahead. They had their downhill range on mats and had a nicely sloped putting green nearby the 1st and 10th tees. My second time here as I played a while ago in 2008 with a buddy. Really enjoyed the layout which is tight in places but looks tighter off the tee vs when your in the fairway you realized you had a little more room to operate. Found many tee shots you are hitting over a rise to a hidden fairway in the distance. A bit more dogleg left to rights here at Spanish Hills. Plenty of greenside bunkers, fairway bunkers and out of bounds to keep the best players honest. They also have a couple water features on holes 10 and 18.

The greens were in great shape very quick true rolls. Would say close to a 11 on the stimp but holding irons nicely. Surprisingly a bit more undulating then they look on approach. Rated 9/10. Star of the course.

Fairways were in above average shape with most all lies in the fairway padded nicely with some minor brown grass here and there but mostly green lush lies. Rated 7.5/10

Tees level and in above average shape. Rated 7.5/10

Was in greenside bunkers on #13 and #16 that contained firmer clay like sand with enough base to hit out of. Rated 7/10

Not much rough on this course and it varied in length depending what hole you were on. Found the rough about a foot or so off many fairways and the lies were great. Rated 7/10

Looked like the facilities were nice and all staff encountered were friendly. The proshop was small but adequate. They did have a snackshop/bar on the range which was pretty cool. Views from the golf course especially the back nine were amazing. If you have an opportunity to play here jump on it. Recommended.

Greens were punched/sanded about a week ago, medium speed and bumpy compared to normal here. Probably 7-10 days from being smooth and quick again. Fairways/Tees very nice with the Bermuda out in full force with warmer temps. Greenside traps really nice, fairway traps have more rocks than I remember from years ago. Fringes mowed down, which is not a good thing on the many holes with false fronts or drop offs from on or coming across greens. But do provide more bump run opportunities when short sided from just off many greens. Many areas of the course have been vericut, which does not affect playability. Rough patchy hit/miss, mowed low. Range, carts, GPS excellent. Restaurant/men's lounge provides decent food in a friendly atmosphere. Recommended overall in spite of the current so-so greens, but play Mountain instead until about June 10th.

Played many rounds on Mountain recently with the Canyon greens recently punched. Course is in very nice shoulder season condition. Greens back to medium fast and smooth. And for the first time in memory, you can stop irons close to their newly made ball mark. Which creates a whole another set of issues after people are used to there being nothing but a dent to maybe fix if you can maybe find it where an iron landed. I have gotten used to playing for roll out, so coming up a club short is the new normal while I ascertain if this is just a few day issue or if that is the way they are now going to play. But I have seen more divot ball marks on greens in the last week than in the last several years here.
Many areas of the course have been vericut, which does not affect playability. And the same issue on the greens is present in the fairways. Balls plugging or barely rolling when you normally get 50 yards of roll creates a different course.
Bermuda coming out well on the Tee's/fairways, very lush. Rough patchy hit/mniss, mowed low. Mowed low around the greens, you can definitely use putter from well off greenws currently. Which when going over large mounds to a firm, quick green is frequently a safer play IMO. Nice range, carts, GPS. Good restaurant onsite. highly recommended.

Played a twilight round last night. Started and 4:30 and finshed at 8:15. $35 w cart and well worth it.

Found the course to be in immaculate condition.

Tee boxes all clean, level and playable.

Fairways are wide and provide lush coverage that give you an excellent lie followed by great roll out. Some of the best fairways I have found since playing here in N CA.

Rough is wicked. Ball settles down in it and not only makes it hard to find but difficult to advance w/o a big powerful swing.

Then add in the water features (plenty and large/small), the vineyards lining many of the fairways (which of course are all OB) + natural OB areas and you can destroy a round real quick on this course.

Greens are large, undulating and protected by deep large bunkers and were rolling at about 12 which added to the "fun". You really needed a high lofted shot when going for the greens, as they were firm and rolled out when the ball landed. And the rough around the greens was deep if you rolled off.

Traps ( I was in one fairway bunker) were all clean and raked and very playable. Even at that time of day.

The layout of the course is terrific. Lots of great elevation changes on the course. Beautiful scenery of the SF Bay, Napa and over to Santa Rosa and beyond.

Number 14 is a beautiful island green with tee boxes of 165 B, 166 Blue, 150 W, 139 G, 108 R high above the hole.

Very good customer service from everyone. Great restaurant. Large putting greens. Nice driving range. Excellent carts. No GPS bring your own you will need it.

A great course if you are ever in the area. And right next door is another great course called Chardonnay.

And just down the road a few miles further is Napa golf course in Kennedy Park.

Great combination of courses available in this area and all of then are under 25 miles for the most part.

And the best part is its not LA traffic to drive you crazy or take an hour to go 20 miles.

If you look at the pics the nines have been reversed since they were taken.

Played this morning on a beautiful day in the Napa Valley. Spectacular sunrise.

To play on a Sunday morning for $49 w cart is great.

Great service from all employees encountered.

The warmer weather and lack of wind made the course much better to play than previous weeks.

Tee boxes all playable.

Fairways good coverage and good lies and rollout.

The one trap I was in was much more playable than past and the rest of them looked the same way.

Rough was more playable today as well.

Greens were chipping/putting great all round.

Well maintained public course and an excellent price given its location in comparison to the others in the area. Recommended.

Late review, played last weekend with two grandsons and a friend of theirs from San Pedro. The range was closed because of heavy rain the day before. It was cart path only for the same reason. I was pleased with the 4:15 pace of play considering my grandsons are new to the game and each lost a box of inexpensive golf balls.

There were wet places out there but overall, the course drained well. The starter warned me that some of the sand traps were in rough shape but I found them playable. Fairways were good. They were working on the greens with many of them having new grass with seams evident between the strips. Those greens were lush but very slow (like the practice green). Other greens had sections that had been repaired. Some had no new sod laid. There were places on the greens with bare spots which presumably will get work in the future. The areas without new sod ran at a nice medium speed with some subtle breaks.

I enjoyed the round but the course was overpriced at its present condition (the availability of last minute tee times was a red flag I missed). I’ll probably go elsewhere on my next visit unless the grandsons drag me out there.