Carmel Valley Ranch Resort

Golf Course Review Carmel Valley Ranch Resort Carmel California

Reviewed by: michaelko, Elk Grove, CA
Played Sunday 8/11, 8:40 tee time; 4 1/2 hr round. Warm calm day.

Greens running a fast 10. I feel like it’s an interesting course. If you like elevated tee shots, and extreme elevation changes in general, then you will like this course. There are some great views of the valley on the back 9. There are 5 or 6 tee shots at least a 40 foot drop, maybe 100 on some of them.  Club selection is difficult the first time playing this course due to this.

Overall, IMO, it was 18 interesting holes. Some I found gimmicky. I don’t mind big elevation drops.

This is definitely not walkable, as some drives to the tee you need to be a mountain goat to walk them. We went in thinking it was a typical resort course, and I think it’s much more than that. Though, it does run through a resort, so you have swimmers, tennis players, dog walkers all over. So if that bothers you, you wouldn’t like this course.

I would return.