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Gavilan Family Golf Center
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3 reviews for Gavilan Family Golf Center
Pros: Plenty of longish holes for a 9 hole course, zero wait time, super cheap and frolicking prairie dogs everywhere.
Cons: Grim fairways, muddy greens and the homes of frolicking prairie dogs everywhere you step.
I like this course for what it is; a cheap but fun beginners course where you can take your time and not feel sheepish about a duck hook left off the tee. It's rough around the edges but for $10 bucks you get what you pay for. We stopped in the middle of a long drive up 101 to stretch our legs and had a good time.
Don't rent a cart - it's totally walkable and honestly some of the gravel foot paths would be a challenge on a cart. And don't expect snacks or beverages - the pro shop/snack bar is bare bones.
Do bring extra balls - especially if you aren't so consistent with your driver. We lost a couple of balls to the neighboring fields (sorry Mr. Farmer...)
Its not Peeble Beach, well its not even the Pacific Grove Golf links, but for $10 a round its good enough for a quick hit around.
For a 9 hole course there were more par 4s than the usual 9 hole courses, and it usually not too busy so you can take your time and concentrate on just your game. The fairways are narrow, but the greens were decent.
Don't come here expecting a manicured fairway, and smooth greens, but this place is nice especially for the price.
For $10 - $13, you can't lose.
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Well, this ain't gonna be pretty...
It didn't help that our round started when we checked in with the biggest a**hole ever to work in a pro shop.
This little course has few redeeming qualities for anyone with a decent golf game. The first hole is a very short Par 3 with a smooth rolling green. I was hoping the following 8 holes would be more of the same. Unfortunately, that couldn't be further from the truth.
The greens were horrendous. They were completely run over by a clover infestation. Some of the greens actually had patches of mud in the middle. We simply picked our ball up and placed it in a better position when confronted with putting over mud. All Par 4s are driveable. We rented a driving cart (BIG mistake) because we were in a hurry. We ended up driving around with the choke pulled out just to make it run.
The only reason I don't give it one star is that it's a perfect course for beginning golfers. No one should ever be embarassed out here.
If someone would tell the ass behind the counter to improve his attitude, that could be a start in working toward a better rating.
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