California Golf Course
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About
The California Golf Course sits on land that slopes gently and offers a nice view of the Ohio River; however, this course ain't just pretty to look at, but laid out to play in a manner that will test seasoned golfers and welcome novices to the friendly golf course where the trees are old growth.
California Golf Course provides 18 holes of par-71 golf over 6,227 yards. A round of golf kicks off on a par-4 hole that plays to 367 yards from the Blue tees. Because this is one of Cincinnati's longer municipal golf courses, power golfers will appreciate the chance to open up their games a bit more, with about a third of the holes measuring over 400 yards from the Blue tees, including a pair of par-5 holes, the second and ninth holes.
As the California Golf Course is a municipal golf course, expect low rates, and those who can swing a round of golf during the workweek can expect them to be even lower.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 6245 yards | 69.8 | 120 |
| White | 70 | 5870 yards | 69.2 | 117 |
| Gold | 70 | 4826 yards | 63.2 | 107 |
| Gold (W) | 70 | 4826 yards | 68.2 | 108 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 70.3/121 | 367 | 480 | 393 | 307 | 122 | 361 | 205 | 353 | 412 | 3000 | 427 | 413 | 401 | 166 | 301 | 402 | 382 | 369 | 384 | 3245 | 6245 |
| White M: 68.1/118 W: 74.1/126 | 352 | 472 | 368 | 301 | 110 | 347 | 172 | 345 | 407 | 2874 | 410 | 405 | 396 | 156 | 269 | 390 | 318 | 348 | 304 | 2996 | 5870 |
| Gold M: 63.3/101 W: 67.9/112 | 340 | 401 | 307 | 245 | 100 | 295 | 140 | 216 | 335 | 2379 | 315 | 320 | 300 | 113 | 234 | 302 | 268 | 304 | 291 | 2447 | 4826 |
| Handicap | 14 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 8 |
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Best CRC course by far and it’s not even close
As the title states, this is the best CRC course. (Cincinnati Recreation Commission - municipal courses, city owned).
Pros:
- True greens, run medium fast
- Fairways
- Rough is thick for a public course
- Carts have good speed for age
- Friendly Staff
- Price
- Food/Beverage options
Cons:
- No divot filler on carts
- not really a complaint for the course; some players etiquette needs to be enforced or putting signage up to repair divot marks. A couple greens had fresh divots.
Always love playing here
Summer Temps Already Here!
Typical Cincinnati...spring immediately into summer. It was a GREAT day for golf. The course was in good shape and our round couldn't have been much better...
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Slow pace
Played on a congested day. Took 5 hours to finish a round. Front 9 there was a high chance of getting hit into or by a balls. Back 9 were very pretty and well laid out.
California Golf Course
Overall good time. Course was in decent condition. The clubhouse can use significant updating.
Awesome
We got off a little late because of the rain but didn’t really experience any delays. The course is in great shape, the rough around the green was a little thick which made it challenging which was great. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking for fun and a challenge.
Beauty!!
We arrived early and had a great chat with Dennis, the starter. We drove about 5 hours from Canada to play as this week is our March Break. Course was in great shape for mid-March. We really loved the layout and enjoyed our day! Hope to be back in the fall 👊😎
@gn20728579, thank you for making our California golf course a stop on your break! We are glad to hear you enjoyed your visit and we hope to see you back soon!
Problems with GolfNow Customer Service
Hail/Sleet started roughly 50 minutes prior to our round. (followed by rain)I tried to reach someone in Customer Service @ GolfNow... to NO avail. First time to be aggravated by GolfNow...
@bmountel, on behalf of CRC Golf Courses, we want to apologize for your experience. Please reach out to our California course by either calling the course or info.california@cincygolf.org and we will be happy to issue you a rain check. In the future, be sure to go through CRC Golf Courses directly instead of GolfNow. We hope to see you back on the course again soon.
@bigsmooth13, thank you for leaving a positive rating for our California golf course. We are glad you enjoyed your round and hope to see you back often this season.
Nice layout
The course always in great shape been playing it since I was 12 now going on 70.
@u00000824706 thank you so much for not only taking the time to leave a positive review and rating for our California golf course, but also for your continued support and loyalty! We hope the 2024 season is the best yet!
@u00000824706, thank you not only for the positive rating for our California course, but also for your continued loyalty and support. We hope to see you back many times this season!
Beautiful course
I would highly recommend this course. The whole course was in great shape. The greens were very fast.
@scottscharold, thank you for taking the time to leave a positive review and rating for our California golf course. We hope to see you back on the course again in the 2024 season.
Solo day
I jumped in as a solo player. I was matched up with 3 others and had a great time. The place was busy but well managed. Pace of play impressed me. Good times all around.
Thank you for the positive review and rating for our California golf course. We will be sure to share your praise with our staff at the course and we hope to see you back on the course again soon.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a positive review for our California golf course. We are glad you enjoyed your experience and we hope to see you back on the course again soon.
@wonji, thank you for your continued support this season! We are glad that you had another positive expereince at our California golf course and we hope to see you again this season.
@tmill2009, we apologize that your experience at our California golf course was less than satisfactory. Please reach out to us to furter discuss at info.california@cincygolf.org.
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@fdimarzio, thank you for taking the time to leave a positive rating for our California golf course! We hope to see you back on the course again soon.