Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Course

This is a great course. It is always in good condition. A few holes can definitely be challenging. The staff is always friendly and the course is always in great shape. I will definitely keep playing here.

Good course that was challenging and fun. But the service was terrible. We used the course phone to order some food on the 9^th and they left us on hold for ten minutes. Then when we go to the club house the staff looked genuinely annoyed to take our order.

We were treated as if we walked onto a private country club, even though we paid $ 95 to golf. I’ll happily go to Bing Maloney or Haggin Oaks, places that treat you with class and respect, and not like you just snuck past security. Horrible experience and just plain terrible service, the cart girl was pleasant but other than that I would never give this place a dime of my money… I feel like they should have a ‘whites only’ sign posted out front!

I had my reception here May 2015. I coordinated with Rebecca who was the event coordinator at the location. She was absolutely amazing in picturing what I wanted! We instantly fell in love with the place when we were looking for venues. They were within our budget and worked with us and let us personalize everything. This venue is perfect for someone who wants a smaller (around 100) party and inviting atmosphere. The patio is so pretty overlooking the golf course. It all came together so gorgeous and Rebecca and her team did an amazing job with everything! They are really good about staying in contacting and working with you to get you what you want. I can’t thank them enough!

Great small course, range looks a lot better greens well kept always a good time playing here

Bait and switch 2 for 1 deals. Idiot managers. They advertise these deals and coupons. You go there and they don’t honor it. Exclude this and that, in the middle of the week? Stop the BS.
What these guys don’t get is when you advertise on these sites and setup coupon deals, it’s really to take a loss to promote the course. To get the customers in that crappy course. Instead they try to profit off of it and up sell when the customers get there.
Morons, even my 11 year old kid knows that sh**t. That’s business 101 in city college.

Really enjoyed this course. The layout is tight but enjoyable. However a few things I hope is not a constant. I did encounter someone’s ball as it landed 5 feet away. The geese were cute as they seem to own the course but after awhile the cuteness faded as we kept having to dodge goose poop on fairways or especially near or on a few greens. Another nuisance was the many lawn mowers out that day. It seemed I encountered the same one on each fairway. Seriously. Having to look down the fairway and see a mower parked on the side awaiting my shot got really old! I’m convinced my crappy game was their fault!
However…this course’ redemption was my birdie on the 17^th island green!

Played here again today and even with the amount of rain we have had the course is in excellent condition.
The course is difficult and quite technical but open enough to be forgiving but always have a few balls in your bag that you won’t mind getting wet.
Staff are friendly and club house is well appointed.
Also a big positive with this course is the course marshal who persuaded a slow four ball to let me through…
I will be back and cannot wait …

This review is strictly for the restaurant overlooking the course: A+ love love love!
I love coming here on a Saturday morning and having breakfast with a nice view. Since Elk Grove literally has nothing scenic in terms of restaurants it’s nice to sit outside and not be sitting in a strip mall. The food is truly «good» not great, but who cares when you’ve got this view.

Only played here once and probably wouldn’t come back. The fairways are pretty narrow and you better pay attention or you will get smacked by a golf ball. Pace of play was extremely slow and they put a group ahead of us on 10 which made it even more slow. There’s better options out there

This place could be amazing, but it needs some work!
Other than the course being narrow, the layout is awesome, and is well taken care of. It’s like being in the south.
It’s a little hard to get to, and seems like the forgotten stepchild of Capitol City/​Morton golf, although this is by far the coolest course they manage.
Once you start playing its pretty good, but The place needs a little love. Paint the club house get rid of the feral cats that welcome you. By far the worst part of this place is the warm up area. If I didn’t know better I would think the warm up area is a joke! If you gave me an afternoon and $ 400 I could do better in my backyard. They don’t have room for a range so that’s out, but their cage to warm up in is pretty sad. The net on the cage is all but worthless. The first four balls I hit went right through and into the farm field next door. The mat has been bad for years and the balls in the cage are garbage, they literally leave black marks on your clubs since the covers are worn and the ink is exposed from weathering.. I use some of my own and suggest you do the same. The chipping green is a dead weed patch that gets mowed with a flag stick in the middle. The putting green is however… excellent.
This is a pretty nice place that with some care could be excellent. But, they’re not even trying in the warm up area.

.I have golfed at Bartley Cavanaugh golf course a couple of times. It was not one of my favorite golf courses and was not very memorable. The first time I ate breakfast afterward and the second time I had lunch. It has been awhile but I remember not being very impressed by either meal. They also were not very memorable.
I have been there for Christmas banquets a couple of times in the past and was not impressed with the food but it was not bad either. It really just wasn’t very memorable. However, I recently attended another Christmas banquet at Bartley Cavanaugh and this time the food was unfortunately quite memorable.
Here is their award winning recipe on how to completely ruin a spinach salad:
Open package and pour large tough spinach leaves in bowl.
Open package and pour pre sliced apples onto spinach.
Open package of walnuts and pour over spinach.
Open package of dried cranberries and pour over spinach.
Lightly mix so walnuts and cranberries fall to bottom and serve.
Offer a choice of two of the worst salad dressings in history on the side.
Add in some extremely fatty low quality turkey that can best be described as vulgar and some of the world’s most boring roasted potatoes and you have created a horrendously memorable dinner.
I have been to banquets with some foul tasting food before but none as bad as what I experienced at the Bartley Cavanaugh golf course. If you are reading this review because you are planning on attending a banquet at this place, I most humbly apologize if my description of the food has scared you. I meant it to terrify you! The food was the type of thing that nightmares are made of. You might want to eat before you go.
The food will be memorable. I guaranty it.

Just played it. Don’t rely on old negative reviews, the course was in good shape and pretty entertaining for a in-​city course. Greens were medium fast, in good condition, and a few were tricky to read. Played on a Sunday, not crowded and great pace of play. There is a 90 yard island-​type green that is fun. Some holes are tight but not as tight as other city courses I have played. Good prices for pitchers of beer and good fries/​onion rings in the Clubhouse. Only negative is that there is no driving range– just a warm up net area. Layout is by Pete Dye’s son — Perry.

This course is beautiful and well maintained. The staff is friendly and accommodating. It has a great layout for people of all skill levels and is a good course to practice your accuracy on. However the pace is a little slow for a small course, but cannot complain, it’s very close to home. Unfortuantly I will not be returning anytime soon.

For 20 – 25 dollars a round it’s a good course. Especially if you’re a walker. The cart fee is steep. The course has some great greens, which makes up for some poor tee boxes and under-​maintained everything else. i should say though that the new management group is doing a much better job than the previous one. If they keep it up, i could see this eventually being a small gem for the Sacramento area.

mashalls mashalls please guys put marshalls out there in the afternoon. 6 hours for 12 holes does not work. There were so many problems the course was unplayable. It really sucked out there today.
Monday on a holiday and a full house I got around in 4 hours. 4 hours today this afternoon barely covered 9 holes.

So i went here yesterday to play golf with my Dad, and it’s not bad. We paid $ 46 with a cart each, which isn’t a great deal, but for a Saturday morning tee time, it’s acceptable. It’s located between the Sacramento River & Highway 5 just past the small town on Freeport.
Everything looked nice, the clubhouse, the fairways and the greens. This part of the county is naturally flat so they added a lot man made hills to make it challenging. They also boarder some really tight fairways with some big trees, and that’s challenging too. The greens were fast and not the simplest. They put a lot of work into building in some challenges.
The only downside i could see is that the back side of the course is right next to the freeway. I like to play golf for the peace and quiet (when no one is swearing) and I could see that on a hot summer day, that part of the course could be a little bothersome.
Still we had fun.

Before considering this course I strongly suggest you consider the following based on the diminishing quality, upkeep and safety of this course:
1) There course plays VERY slow because there are hardly a marshal present to enforce the pace of play. If there is a marshal present, they are just driving the course and looking for balls
2) As a result of the marshals and management NOT enforcing the pace of play, count on a 5 – 6 hour round. I have witnessed fights almost breakout due to pace of play not being enforced, once where a gun was pulled on another golfer due to slow play
3) The course is poorly maintained (i.e. overgrown grass, hard-​pan, burned greens, uncut and rolled greens, strong stinch of geese urine and feces). Due to the over-​grown ruff, it results in slower than normal play because golfers spend more time than usual trying locate lost balls in the long rough just off the fairway. If the grass were cut more often it would help with the slow play.
What’s unfortunate about the all this is that the course still insist upon charging green fees comparable to some of the good courses within Sacramento. When the management was approached about these problems, nothing is ever done.
In an ailing economy, consumers should be more conscious of where they spend their dollars. Any organization NOT willing to maintain a competitive and sufficient quality level of their business should not not be patronized. So, urge anyone considering burning their gas to call to question management about the above listed problems before considering playing the course.

Kudos to the superintendent and the grounds crew. The course was gone over tee to green. While playing I observed the grounds crew hard at work and the effort is well placed. We teed off in front of a tournament and behind several groups in front of us. Never was there a wait at a tee box and it was a 4.25 hour round. It is worth noting that there is no driving range.

This is a nice golf course that also has a decent restaurant that is open for breakfast, lunch & dinner. There is a full cocktail bar with TVs, pro shop and space available for events, parties & weddings.
I’ve been to the club house here at least three times already to attend my work’s Christmas parties. They have always put on a pretty good spread of food that appeals to most palettes. The appetizers were mini cheese quiches, mini tacos, skewered chicken strips and assorted fruit. The dinner buffet consisted of a combination of delicious cold seafood (shrimp & cracked crab legs), standard green salad, spicy chicken wings, sliced turkey, mashed potatoes, rolls, and sushi. Our tables were set formally and looked festive. Although their folding chairs were a bit awkward. They seemed to be made of the cheapest plastic. And once you sat in them, the seats felt like you could fall backwards. A little balance challenging if you’ve had a few drinks!
The bartenders and staff were fast and efficient, keeping up with my fellow vultures. The drinks are not inexpensive but they are strong! So needless to say, everyone seemed to be having a great time. And we’ll have plenty to razz people about back at work!
Check their website for the latest info on their seasonal hours of operation, golf tournaments, golf lessons, golf shop merchandise, happy hour and event planning. Nice place to spend the day. Relax and enjoy the view even if you don’t golf!
(Thank you Dr. Schenck, Margit, Traci, and Dana, for a fun evening celebrating with friends and co-​workers! You did an excellant job!)