The course is horrible! The pictures look fantastic but the course looks absolutely nothing like them. Spotty grass in the fairways, greens choppy and overall not well maintained. There's even goose c... Continue »

The course is horrible! The pictures look fantastic but the course looks absolutely nothing like them. Spotty grass in the fairways, greens choppy and overall not well maintained. There's even goose crap all over greens and tees to where its gross as hell. The 3 par over the water didn't have an area to stand with all the goose crap everywhere. The maintenance staff was not paying attention and drove into a 3 wood at the green when he was off to the side when I hit it. Clanged off the mower then he got pissed. Not my fault! For the price this is a total joke....Stay away!

Made it back to Peacock Gap again and all the difference in the world between the muddy mess it was last time ... it's all dried out and oh my goodness how the straight balls down the middle of the fa... Continue »

Made it back to Peacock Gap again and all the difference in the world between the muddy mess it was last time ... it's all dried out and oh my goodness how the straight balls down the middle of the fairway rolled! Made the course play a lot shorter than it did last time and very enjoyable. Had had a decent day with the putter but but hurt my shoulder on a on a fat shot and wasn't really enjoying the back side very much. It's a nice course, not anything special because it's still a Muni but you know what, the fact that I'm back playing again makes makes me smile.

First time playing this course. I am only recently a resident of the area... I had heard it was pretty nice. And it is. Definitely a muni course. Beautiful location right off the Bay in San Rafael. I ... Continue »

First time playing this course. I am only recently a resident of the area... I had heard it was pretty nice. And it is. Definitely a muni course. Beautiful location right off the Bay in San Rafael. I was a little surprised that there was no there was no club drop area... but I guess that's what municipal golf is all about.

Overall, the course itself was in fairly good shape. There were a couple tee boxes that were level but pretty sparse when it comes to grass. I have never wiped more mud off of my golf balls and clubs ...  And I have been playing golf for 50 years.

Because of all the rain we have had this year so far, the rough was really long and punishing. So punishing that you could easily lose a golf ball. So keep your eye on it.

The greens were lightning fast. Because it was windy, the chance of your ball blowing off the green was high.  I can't remember a time in my recent past when I have played faster grains. They were greased lightning.

The fairways were a little sparse and as I said, very muddy. Not sure I would play again until late Spring early summer. Too squishy, too wet.

The pace of play was amazing. Never caught the threesome in front of us until the 18th hole. Never pressed from behind. Finished in exactly 4 hours.

Great Senior Rate.

And yes... Father Cheeseburger, GK OG... is back!!

This was the morning round yesterday with ppark81, as we had another 3-course day in the North Bay before heading home. Due to the way everything timed out to piece the trip together, our only option ... Continue »

This was the morning round yesterday with ppark81, as we had another 3-course day in the North Bay before heading home. Due to the way everything timed out to piece the trip together, our only option was to book a regular 6:54 tee time and pay the rack rate of $54 with cart (this would be an easy walking course, but we like to play fast). We went off first and zipped around, trying to play through and avoid maintenance the best we could. The course was in good overall condition. Everything was lush and soft as expected with this wet winter, but pretty good playability all things considered. Not cart path only, so that's a good sign that things are drying out a little. Still soft throughout with some extra mushy areas to avoid or play as GUR here and there. Lots of grass clippings in the semi-deep rough sometimes made it hard to find balls. They are in the midst of a bunker renovation right now. Some are done with nice soft sand, others are being worked on and some are just pretty much hardpan until they get to them. Will be nice when they are all done. The greens were soft and rolling smooth at medium speeds. I don't think they actually aerated as was noted on GK, so I will follow up on that. Peacock Gap is one of the flatter courses you will find in the Bay Area. It's a pretty traditional layout with most of its character found on and around the greens. They are big and undulated, and the bunkering also plays a key role in the design. From tee to green, however, it's all pretty straightforward for the most part. A couple of nice water par-3s. Solid, but not spectacular layout and a bit expensive because of its location, so nothing to go out of your way for.

Played an afternoon round on 2/18. Course was really wet, but the weather was sunny, although cold & windy. Our tee time was delayed about 15 minutes & PoP was awful at around 5.5 hours. It was a ho... Continue »

Played an afternoon round on 2/18. Course was really wet, but the weather was sunny, although cold & windy. Our tee time was delayed about 15 minutes & PoP was awful at around 5.5 hours. It was a holiday & one of the first days in a long time that the weather was decent, so I understand why it was so crowded.

With all of the rain we've had, course conditions were extremely wet & sloppy. Lots of standing water & balls were plugging in the fairway, rough & even on the collars of the greens. The fairways offered no roll & just walking on them was an adventure. The rough was wet & nasty. It was about a 40% chance to lose a ball if you didn't hit the fairway & if you found it, advancing it was brutal. 80% of the sand traps were little lakes, with 2-3 feet of water in them. The few that weren't were surprisingly playable. The greens were nice. Soft, but rolling at medium-speed. Definitely the highlight of the course.

The course is green & beautiful, but I would suggest waiting for a couple consecutive weeks of dry weather before playing here. Late Spring/Early Summer & Peacock will be in wonderful shape. For now, I would suggest trying Rooster Run in Petaluma & Corica South in Alameda, as both are far more playable.

Quick note about Marin County Golf: There are 3 18-hole, public golf courses and as with the real estate around here, the prices are not commensurate to the quality of the product. You pay 30 - 35% m... Continue »

Quick note about Marin County Golf: There are 3 18-hole, public golf courses and as with the real estate around here, the prices are not commensurate to the quality of the product. You pay 30 - 35% more for arguably inferior tracks than surrounding counties (excluding San Francisco). If you are a bang-for-your-buck golfer, you might want to skip Peacock Gap & Marin County entirely and play some of the stellar courses in the neighboring counties (i.e. Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Contra Costa). That being said, Peacock Gap has definitely stepped up its game in the past few years & has become a quality place to play. They have an all-grass range, a comprehensive practice area , and an excellent restaurant/bar. they have really improved the course, from the tee boxes, to the bunkers, and especially the greens over the past 2 years or so. It's a very short course (less than 6,300 yds from the Back Tees), with mainly wide fairways & receptive greens. Definitely a great place to shoot a low number, however it is not a cupcake. There are little tidal creeks woven throughout the course & come into play on most holes. Holes 2, 5, 9, 11, 17 & 18 all require your attention & the greens, which used to be slow & flat are medium-fast & undulating. A note on the greens: They were originally slow, flat & a joke (pre-2000), they then tricked them up like Mini-Golf around 2005 or so (some of the older pictures on this site show the "half-pipe" or "Taco" greens), however within the last 10 years, they converted all of the weird ones back to actual ones you can putt. They also hired the greens keeper from the Meadow Club (GD top 20 Course in California) to work his magic: shaggy, slow & fungal became smooth & medium-quick & a pleasure to putt. I played an afternoon round on 7/6. The majority of the tee boxes were lush & flat. The fairways were nice, thin in a few places (especially #14), but that was the exception rather than the rule. The rough was lush & fair, although there are a couple of areas where they let the rough grow up so much that if you hit into them, odds are you will not find your ball. I found my way into a couple of bunkers & they were acceptable. The greens were smooth & rolling medium-fast. PoP was 4 & Change, but not expecting much on a beautiful Friday Afternoon. The staff was friendly & very accommodating.

Played September 7th. Kinda hot especially for bay area. Good walking course. Paid only $32 for walking senior. Grass range. Nice staff at tiny pro shop. Conditions were above average (for Cali) o... Continue »

Played September 7th. Kinda hot especially for bay area. Good walking course. Paid only $32 for walking senior. Grass range. Nice staff at tiny pro shop. Conditions were above average (for Cali) off the tees, fairways and rough. Greens played fine. It's a short course and not tricky or gimmicky so pop was fast. Lunch afterwards at the cafe was good. Beer was cold.

Haven't played Peacock Gap is several years. Play this course on 7/1/16. The course was in terrific shape. Greens were smooth and fast. Staff was very nice, weekday senior rate at 62, walking is $... Continue »

Haven't played Peacock Gap is several years. Play this course on 7/1/16. The course was in terrific shape. Greens were smooth and fast. Staff was very nice, weekday senior rate at 62, walking is $33.00. The club house and event center had really nice renovations done to it.

About the only place there was grass was around the sprinkler heads, fairways rough. Greens still not back--only OK. Too bad.

About the only place there was grass was around the sprinkler heads, fairways rough. Greens still not back--only OK. Too bad.