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Shadow Lakes Golf Club
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401 W Country Club Dr
Brentwood, CA 94513
(925) 516-2837
Brentwood, CA 94513
(925) 516-2837
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8 reviews for Shadow Lakes Golf Club
I pitched in from 30 yards for bird. Drained a 25 footer downhill to save a sandy par, and drained a 50-ft side-hill putt saving yet another par.
In short, I love this course.
The greens play very true. Bent grass, but not cut ridiculously short. Fast, relatively good condition, with true rolls for the most part.
Overall the layout is interesting with a lot of uphill holes, elevation changes, and strategically placed fairway bunkers.
A few notable holes include the par 5 6th, a 560+ yard uphill monster. and the par 4 16th which plays downhill from the tee towards a pond which must be carried over on the downhill approach to the island green. Now that is a challenging golf shot.
For the price, this could easily be a 5 star course. I played here on a Thursday morning and got in 18 holes, with a cart (you have to have a cart here) for $25. After the 18, my group decided we wanted to do another round and discovered that it was only another $10 to do so! $35 for 36 holes of golf! Sick!
The restaurant served some decent food, as well. I got a hamburger in between rounds and it was def. good grubbage.
The course was very challenging. You have some long par 5's, winding par 4's, elevated par 3's and plenty of hazards to deal with (including a tee shot on the 16th (i think it was the 16th) that must clear water to make the green...and the darn front of the green is sloped, bringing your short shots back to the water!). The 18th hole has a sandtrap from hell right before the green. It was taller than I am...and I'm 6'5"! I got stuck in that mofo and took shot after shot digging my way out. Ahhh, I just got angry again writing about that, lol.
Yeah, anyways...great course and as an added bonus, you'll learn to overcome stressful situations and to develop patience and inner-peace, making you a better human being, lol.
All of the brentwood courses are spectacular. I recommend this golf course. The course is well groomed.
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The Good...
This reminds me of the Ranch at Silver Creek in San Jose. The main difference being that this course makes sense. Where the Ranch on Silver Creek has idiotic hole configurations, Shadow Lakes is tough but fair. There is a little more vertical than there should be, but it's still a fun track. #16 is a great signature hole with an island green. There are no rude tricks out here. It's pretty straightforward and rewards the golfer who plays within his/her abilities. I can't recommend this course for beginners. Lots of water, houses, deep rough, etc., etc. It's a 136 from the tips.
The Bad...
The greens here are absolutely horrendous. They are probably some of the worst I've ever seen on a "country club" course. LOTS of bare spots. They roll slower than any other green I've ever played in my life. Extremely long putts quite literally cannot be hit hard enough to make it to the hole. Maybe we just happened to show up the one day they hadn't cut the greens for a week, but it was akin to putting on shag carpet.
Overall, the course is fun and fair, but not worth more than $50 per round.
One bizarre thing of note: the food in the clubhouse is actually very good. However, we were here on a very busy Sunday afternoon, yet there was no waitress. You ordered from the bartender.
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I really like the layout of this course. Very fair yet challenging, and lots of fun shots. I played on a very windy day which made the course very, very difficult. Par 3's were a lot of fun and par 5's were long and difficult to reach in 2 (possibly because 3 of them played directly into the wind). Definitely the type of course you need to play several times to get yardages correct with all the curves and elevation changes as well as how much club to hit into/with the wind. I thought the greens, minus one or two, were in great condition and rolled nice.
Service in the Pro Shop was very friendly and helpful, and this course always has great deals (I played for $35) which was a great deal for this course.
My only complaint is that it was very difficult to find yardage markers in the fairway, so definitely bring your SkyCaddie.
This is actually a pretty tough course due to the elevation changes from tee to green - most of the holes you are hitting to targets above or below you. Knowing your carry distance will help you off the tee. Water is in play in a few of the holes.
The course is well maintained and the greens have pretty consistent speed from hole to hole. The views and surroundings aren't all that great (houses), but it's a tough design and its great if you like bombing your driver downhill.
I paid $60 (cart included) using an online booking service, regular rates are in the $75 range including the cart.
Take the par 3 challenge if they are offering it!! double your money by landing on the green. If you don't, you get to keep what you bet. All bets paid in the form of a proshop gift certificate.
Every time I have played here I have had fun. The teens working there are well trained and are very friendly. The beverage cart makes it to us every time and keeps us in beers while we play. Good times! Thanks!
If you pay $75.00 it's 3 star, but if you're on their e-mail club, you can get amazing deals which make Shadow Lakes a 5 Star....I've played here for as little $25 and it's hard to find a better deal anywhere. The fairways are large and the course is quite scenic, except for the houses the line every fairway. The par 3's are all really fun, with H2O coming into play on 2 of them. They have a nice range with grass tees as well.
