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Santa Teresa Golf Club
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27 reviews for Santa Teresa Golf Club
Cant complain too much about this place. Pretty easy course even for a noob like myself. Course is relatively flat, not many lakes or hills so its nice to go out there and just enjoy yourself without getting too frustrated.
The short course is always a nice alternative when the long course is too long of a wait. 11 bucks I believe on weekdays so its a good bang for your buck. Also a better option cuz sometimes the long course is too slow of a pace. Hole #3 is my favorite cuz theres a small lake, sometimes you can see people fishing..very relaxing atmosphere.
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Although I really do enjoy Santa Teresa, boy they are overpriced! Like $75 on a weekend with a cart.
The course is in good shape, is pretty easy - and the pace is slow. If it were $60, I'd give it more love, but it is too much.
"Shorty" is a 9-hole par three couse that is fun for practice, and even better place fir beginners.
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HEADLINE: Interesting little public course in South San Jose ... very good value for the money WEEKDAYS (rates go way up on weekends) ... not Cinnabar Hills or SCVCC by any means in terms of quality / views, but it is half the cost!
A couple of buds of mine and I hit this place yesterday playing hooky from work. This was the first time I was playing the course, the other three had much more experience with the course's nuances ... but it's pretty straight forward ... the course is largely right there in front of you.
While the front nine is a little mundane in terms of the repeat number of dog legs and short par threes, the elevation changes on the back nine were intriguing and entertaining.
Fairways were a little sketchy in places and spots, at times, were very wet (either over-sprinklered or a clay base) ... perfect to chunk a wedge. I was not a fan at all of the numerous OB markers ... especially on the first hole ... but, oh well.
The greens, while in VERY good shape, were VERY slow and almost spongy. Better that, I guess, than disease- or slug-pocked versions one usually suffers through at these kind of public course venues.
And at least three of the pin placements were set by a sadist ... one of them on the back nine was set where you just couldn't hold a putt from any angle with the ball falling off a precipitous front edge off the green.
One of us nailed one of the high tension wire towers ... I think on #9 coming back to the clubhouse ... the tower was about 200 out ... the ball caromed back 150 of that ... absolutely hysterical ... at least for the other three of us in the foursome.
One huge complaint I do have ... to the point of deducting a star ... was the state of the bunkers ... all of them. None of them had enough sand, and the meager amount that did exist was almost water-logged. I have no fear of the beach, but these were almost impossible to get out of without flying the ball. Blade either bounced off the bottom, or didn't get through the sand under the ball. I know bunkers are extraordinarily expensive to maintain properly ... but, c'mon.
I think the round set me back $40 (weekday rate) and the cart for two was $27.
We went off at 2:00 and were in the bar by 6:45 PM ... seems long, but we moved pretty quickly ... two of the guys I played with walked ... exercise nuts ...
I played like crap not having touched my sticks for a year or so ... no touch from 90 in ... scramble golf all day .... all was good, however, after three pitchers and a couple plates of frites sitting at the bar :-))
Both the Giants and the Yanks were on the bar's two flat screens ... nice conversation starters with the bar keep and regulars. Excellent little bar with half a dozen quality beers on tap including Sierra Nevada Pale, Bass Pale and Stella Artois Lager. Good stuff!!! Excellent bar keep ... one of our pitchers extinguished the keg and was only 2/3rd's full ... and it was on the house ... nice touch, my man!
Good driving range facility; large, but completely level, putting green; smallish chipping green. Decent little pro shop ...
Oh yeah, seeing golfers on Segways was a little nuts but it IS Silicon Valley. A neat option, but not one I'd adventure with.
I'd go again, but only on a weekday ... after much therapy on the range ... excellent value / easy going environment / lotsa kids on the range and taking lessons / all around, a very nice afternoon. Three solid stars, and that's the most I'd give any muni ... just on principle.
Great open fairways yet challenging enough to keep you coming back. The course can get pretty tough around 11 as you go up into the mountains. But if you stay calm this course can provide an exciting afternoon for anyone looking to take a day away from the office!
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Golfed my first full 18 here this past weekend and the conditions could not have been better! It was a perfect day to show your hockey team that you stink at golf, but have none of them really care. I had a great time shanking the ball here and there mixed in with a few actualy shots. The full round cost about $80 with a cart (could have been a little less). The grass was in great condition although they have a funny practice of using actual sprinklers on the greens and fairways during play. Also, the sand traps, not bunker sand, it's cement sand.
I espcially enjoyed the 8th hole. I made good contact and the tee is elevated from the rest of the course so you can watch your ball sail high into the sky and fall way down the fairway (over a big ditch of course).
Don't mind the powerlines and steel towers, there are rules for hitting those so check your scorecard. You may also see the deer, there's no rules about hitting them so no need to look at your scorecard.
My only complaint is that the beer cart needs to be around earlier and more often. The beers were about $4-5 a piece for the tall cans.
All in all a great experience. Hopefully we'll have another team outing down there.
I haven't been here in a long time because I usually go to Sunken Gardens in Sunnyvale or Pruneridge in Santa Clara whenever I go golfing (which is rare these days though because of time and money but I'm working on getting out golfing more though!) since I like 9 hole courses, I'm a beginner golfer. This is the place where I went golfing for the first time in my life almost 4 years ago, I've only played the short course here but it's a great course for beginners and they got a great driving range too. What I don't like about Santa Teresa though is that there's no lights on the driving range which means it closes once it gets dark unlike Pruneridge or Sunken Gardens where they have a lighted driving range so you can practice at night. I will be back here again sometime soon!!.
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Great place to play the game but the practice area is not fantastic though. The practice area closes at sunset so by winter time you cant practice your swing after work usually. The driving range is small and there are electric towers everywhere even along the course so be careful where you hit your ball. The only real good thing with the practice area is that some mats are sloped so you can practice hitting on an uneven lie.
The one thing I absolutely love about this course is their short course it is fun, not as fun as Rancho de Pueblo"s, but it is fun. Its great to practice your par 3 shots, especially if you have a problem with them like me, it sharpens your game really quick.
Nice and scenic short course for $11 bucks.
I'd like to come back and play the actual course.
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The course is decent and well kept for a muni course, however the many reasons why I would choose to play golf elsewhere.
1. Pace of play can be brutal it's always packed, 6 hours plus almost every weekend. Recommend going out early, or just playing on weekdays.
2. The green fee's have really gotten expensive 70-80 on the weekends. I thought this was a muni!
3. Greens are always bumpy and too soft, they over water everything here. Very hard to predict how putts break. Bunkers have no sand.
When I play golf I play for the whole experience, clubhouse, bar, speed of play, golf shop. Santa Teresa doesn't really offer much for any of these. For not much more $, you can play a round at Cinnabar Hills in a lot less time and get the whole private club experience.
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I have a soft spot for this place as I learned how to play golf here in middle school and high school. I love the entire venue of ST Golf Club Tucked in south San Jose at the base of the Almaden Hills this is a gorgeous sprawling muni course with everything. I went through group lesson and it was a SUPER cheap way to learn and John Snopkowski is a TOP NOTCH golf pro. They have the most relaxing practice area of any golf course I've been to, plenty of open grass to pitch around on and even though it's shorter than both Pruneridge and Sunken Garden, I would vote for "Shorty" at Santa Teresa as the best 9 hole pitch and putt in the south bay. You can't go wrong with any golf activity here.
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I must have played this course dozens of times when I was younger and played a lot of golf. It was always a better than average muni. People should realize that it isn't going to be a Stanford Golf Course or San Jose Country Club. It's gonna be packed, slow and frustrating but the holes are challenging on the back nine, the front not so much except for the first tee if they let you tee off on the hill next to the clubhouse.
Didn't realize the green fees were over $50.00 now. My nephew plays a lot and said the prices were high. Wow! Prices have really gone up. Go to Cinnabar Hills or Los Lagos.
The restaurant wasn't very good as far as I remember, just the standard fare of hot dogs and potato chips with a Snickers bar or two to put in your bag for energy. This ain't La Foret, it's a golf course focusing on golf not food.
The putting green is great and if you wanted to, you could just park and putt all day without playing. No one will know. Parking is ok but you have a sleep, steep walk up the hill to your car after 18 holes. It almost killed me at 18, don't know how these old guys do it today in the heat.
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Let me be honest first: I am not good at golf. In fact, I suck at it. I do think its a fun game, it's a good excuse to drink beer all day, and it's a good excuse to be outside for 5+ hours, so I will continue to play. I like this course because I feel comfortable playing here and don't feel hated because well....like I explained before, I suck.
Like other Yelpers mentioned before me, sometimes the course is a litttttle slow. I find that the front nine is not AS bad as the back nine. Sometimes, even for a newbie like me the back nine is excruciatingly slow. If you're down for a quick game though, the short course is pretty good and seems to move quickly.
I don't have many courses to compare this one too, but I guess it is kind of expensive for what it is. We usually go for the twilight rates though, which are quite a bit cheaper. The only downside to that is that because the course gets so crowded we usually don't make it through all 18 holes before it gets dark. All in all, Santa Teresa is good for me. Once I go pro, I'll be back for a reevaluation.
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** short course **
this place has it all!!!
1) short course ($15)
2) 18 hole
3) back nine
4) driving range
the location is awesome!! and the scenery is gorgeous!!!
no reservation is needed for short-courses. first come
first serve basis. the short course is a tad hilly. you keep
on going up the hill and then down the hill. there are a few
narrow courses with a lot of trees but over-all, it was a
nice short course to play on.
my score of the day: 50 (short course @ par27)
i would so love to come back here again!
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Used to be my default place for the driving range twice a week when I used to live in San Jose, Decent range, great location away from any freeways or major streets. Pricing is decent - $9 for a large bucket. I have also played the 9 hole par 3 - $15 and the 18 hole course - $40+ twilight with a cart. Both really nice, not stunning but nice. Pity I moved away from this golf course. Driving range at Coyote is nicer and has real grass, but I learned on this driving range and it's cheaper with no dress code.
I started with 3 stars just for being 18 holes of fairly priced golf ($57 daily fee, cart not included). After my plusses and minuses, I ended up with 3.5 and rounded up to 4 just to be nice ;-) Read on...
+ one star for having a fun, walkable, challenging but not too challenging layout. Course condition is consistently good, from tee to green.
- one star for having a POS restaurant and slow, non-friendly staff.
+ one star for large practice facility: large putting green, separate chipping green, bunker, and driving range (mats).
- 1.5 stars for SLOW, SLOW, SLOW play. Avoid this place like the plague if you have to be somewhere in 6 hours or less. I understand that public golf can be slow, this place isn't a private country club. And to their credit, I think they're trying to address this problem. But you don't just wait on a few holes here, you wait at every damn hole.
+ 1.5 stars for having a 9-hole short course that's great for practicing your short game, beginners, and kids.
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I think I've found my favorite local muni course. I recently played STGC on 7/28/07 in the morning. The course wasn't crowded at the time and I was able to get on as a single right away, paired with a threesome. You can reserve tee times 2 weeks in advance, which is highly recommended since getting a morning tee time seems to be pretty difficult if you don't plan it out.
The practice areas are more than sufficient for all your needs. The only thing I would complain about is the lack of grass hitting surfaces, but I can't think of many muni courses with this type of luxury. They also boast a par 3 course, but I should let you know that despite what past reviewers said, it actually costs $10 to play on weekdays and $15 on weekends now. Just a heads up.
The course itself is well-maintained and quite the challenge. The back 9 is very fun with some hilly terrain and "interesting" pin placements. I really liked the layout of the course as well as the effort the groundspeople took to keep it well maintained.
I had a great time here despite shooting a semi-high number from being away from the game for 3 months or so. I'm definitely coming back for more.
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Nestled in the SJ hills with tall shady trees scattered throughout the course, almost 2 dozen practice range stations, multiple putting greens and a FREE par 3 course (first come, first serve) - what more could you ask for? Oh, right - and no geese grazing the fairways to accidentally maim!
Never mind that extra stroke, you'll find solace here...All is perfect; nothing but 6,742 yards of green peace.
Weekend fee: $54 and twilight is about half.
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This is a nice all around golf course that is challenging yet fun to play. It does get a lot of play and can be difficult to get on without a reservation on the weekends. I have played here during the week and in about 4.5 hours, which is a very nice pace, but have also played here on the weekends when it has taken 6 hours to complete a round of golf. The front 9 are a good warm up for the more challenging back 9. The fairways are fairly wide and forgiving, and the greens are fairly fast (though a couple of holes the greens are not consistent with the other greens). The 9-hole course located within the 18-hole course can be fun if you only have less than a couple of hours to play. The driving range get a lot of use and have had to wait to get a stall on the weekends. The clubhouse is a good place for a drink or snack after golf. The pro shop has some great deals on equipment from time to time.
Came here for lunch in the clubhouse with some co-workers. Nice place to relax, have lunch, and get some sun even if you aren't playing golf. Food wasn't anything special - standard sandwiches, french fries, etc. served up by the clubhouse mini-kitchen.
Bottom line: good place to have an outdoor lunch in the sun, but don't expect great food.
I'm not a golfer, but I went along just to walk the course. The front nine was fairly flat and easy to walk. Plenty of trees at each tee. The back nine is a better walk because it has more hills and slopes.
Surprisingly the bathroom mid-way through the course was nicely taken care of and clean smelling.
If you want to walk the course with your hubby, this would be a nice one to try.
Well taken care of and a fun and interesting back nine.
wish they had a grass driving range
1. Play is as slow as molasses. 4 hours to play 12 holes on a MONDAY mid-day. NOT on a holiday. (we left after 14. see #2).
2. Customer service was HORRIBLE. One of our carts started running out of juice on the 12th hole. We called the clubhouse from a cellphone twice. Don't think they came looking for us until the 14th hole. We wouldn't know. We left the boulder of a cart on hole 14 when the cart wouldn't move anymore. That's a long time to come looking (see #1).
3. Expensive for a muni. They put all kinds of tricks to nickle and dime you. my dad is a senior and they stop offering the senior rate after 10am but not actually 10am because 9:50 is the last "official" tee time for the day. If you're going to pay this much for a round, you might as well go to cinnabar just down the way.
4. Horrible customer service. (deserves to be mentioned twice) They wouldn't give us a refund on the one cart that died on us saying that we played more than a full game (9 holes) using the cart and they sent someone out to replace the thing.
5. The course itself is so-so. I had to spend some time looking for my ball in the fairway as some are trimmed a bit long. I liked the long and narrows of the course. The distances are decent. No drivable par 4s though. The second star is for the game itself. This place would be decent if the play were a little faster and the staff were accommodating.
All in all, the so-so course doesn't make up for the service I got here. I'm never coming here again and would urge others not to go either.
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The best muni course in the south bay! Fairways are well maintained and greens roll true. The #2 hole is a risk/reward hole where if you fade off the tee, you really could cut the corner and have less than 200 approach to the tee for a possible eagle attempt. Another interesting hole is #10 - 90 degree golf hole that you could also hit a strong fade to get it inside 200 yards for another opportunity for an eagle attempt. The afternoons here can get a bit windy therefore the course can become more of a challenge. Pro shop is not fully stocked like SJ Muni but its enough to get some balls and maybe some accessories before the round. I had a few grips installed here and was satisfied with the service. Peak price for a round has gone a few dollars over the years though.
This is a course I've come to know and love since I began playing golf. The course has always been in great condition. They redid the greens a few years back, and that was a major improvement. The front nine is completely flat with a few interesting holes. The back nine takes you through some hills and is much more interesting than the front. Pretty large fairways and greens. A very fun course to play. Though, they really cram the groups out there during the afternoon, which makes for VERY slow play. I would recommend getting out there around 11 or 12. The par-3 course is really nice to hone in your short game (longest hole coming in around 140 yards). Kind of a suped-up muni course. Expect a fun round of golf.
This course is sort of nice. However, they clubhouse manager charged my coworker $60 for a crappy rental pitching wedge when it got lost. I know for sure that they will take that money and buy a replacement used wedge for about $5. My company spent $800 that day and they still feel the need to rip us off for that club. There are plenty of nice courses in the area to not return to these guys.
I only played the really short 9 hole course a couple of times, It is perfect for me since I am a beginner and It only takes a little over an hour to play granted there are no stragglers ahead of you. For 11 bucks you can't beat the price. The holes are fairly short I think the longest the have is like 140 yards. Still, great value for the beginner, I'll be back.
sat, 14th and I had read a few reviews about this course being slow and not worth it, with a few other bad things... well I have to say to start with the pace of play was awsome, 4.25hrs with a stop at 9...
the pro shop staff of keith/scott were great too, gave a few tips about the course and even took care of us as one of our players was late. and the pro shop was well stocked and I found many items on sale and at great price. the course overall was super, the greens were med fast with no divot marks... this course if you haven't played it requires a bit of local knowledge for about 5 holes as you can do better if you know where to hit. but the card shows pics for that. I have to say the morning was quite and nice and the range is great too, and they have a huge putting green and a pitching green too, but by the turn it was busy with folks practicing but I'm told its not always that way. they have a nice par 3 course too. now for the clubhouse, the food was great I had and really well priced with big portions. I had a turkey/cheese for 4.25 and it included potato salad too, nice. for golf course food and prices I felt they were the one of the best I've seen in a while. the bar too has a great selection of beers and a few big screens to watch golf or local sports on. I have to say this course is allot of fun and has some really interesting holes and given the condition of the greens and pace of play, it was great... the twilight is the best deal I think, as I was leaving there seemed to be no one on 1st couple of fairways... ps, the only reason I gave it 4 stars out of 5 is for the greens fee, there are other courses around that are just a bit cheaper than here for weekend play. otherwise it would have gotten 5 stars for a great muni course...
