Played Sat 9/26/2015 Conditions are normally excellent. Today it looked like they had not mowed for at least several days anything but the greens. Tees and fairways were quite shaggy. Rough was low an... Continue »

Played Sat 9/26/2015 Conditions are normally excellent. Today it looked like they had not mowed for at least several days anything but the greens. Tees and fairways were quite shaggy. Rough was low and spotty. Some bare sports in the fairways but overall fine except long. Greens here are always med fast and soft. Because of the softness lots of ball mark damage and some not repaired. Bunkers have really nice sand. Good combo of long and short holes, uphill and downhill shots, some large greens mostly small. A good
variety is found here. One of the better options in Bakersfield

Played 4/26/2015. Don't get out here a lot as it is brutally slow on weekends.
It was 5 1/4 hours that seemed even longer. Course is in good shape. Greens were
med fast, firm but would hold a good ... Continue »

Played 4/26/2015. Don't get out here a lot as it is brutally slow on weekends.
It was 5 1/4 hours that seemed even longer. Course is in good shape. Greens were
med fast, firm but would hold a good shot. Bunkers are great nice heavy sand.
Fairways are a little thin in some places, but over all just fine. Tees were a little
shaggy, but did not affect play at all. Course has a nice mix of short par 4's, some longer ones. reachable par 5's, some you cant. Par 3's range from 110 to 235 yards. There are five and the short ones are downhill middle length on is level and the two long nightmarish ones are uphill. Rough was tall and thick around greens and just a little longer than the fairway cut everywhere else. Greens have lots of little nobs and quite a few have multi levels. It is a very good layout with everything except water.

Played my afternoon round here. Walked on around 11:00 and was teeing off along with another single around 11:10. That said, the course was quite busy as the weather was much nicer in this area than t... Continue »

Played my afternoon round here. Walked on around 11:00 and was teeing off along with another single around 11:10. That said, the course was quite busy as the weather was much nicer in this area than the cold, blustery wind over at North Kern in the morning. We waited on every shot, but still a reasonable overall pace. 2 hours on the front and closer to 2.5 hours on the back for some reason. Price for me was $49 with cart. This course was also in pretty poor winter condition. Dormant, brown and patchy throughout, but not mown as tightly or consistently as North Kern. On one hand, that meant a little more cushion on most fairway and rough lies, which was nice, but it also meant some more clumpiness where a ball might settle next to or between tufts of different grasses. The greens were decent, but a little bumpy at times. Both bunkers I found were quite good. Tee boxes mostly very good. Greenest parts of the course were around greens and on tee boxes, so it's clear any watering they are doing now is focused on those areas. Outside of conditions, I liked the layout and setting of this course. Much more interesting and scenic than I expected. Moderately hilly layout. No major elevation changes, but plenty of rolling terrain, doglegs, tree-lined fairways and a number of tricky elevated greens. Quirky and somewhat confusing routing, so you have to pay attention in between holes. Definitely a bit out of the way to get to the course, but a fun design that would look very nice if/when it's in good, green condition.

1. is a dogleg right par 5. start left of fairway as it is more level. 2nd shot long iron would leave you a short pitch up to a big green.

2. down hill par 3 rather be long than short

3. long pa... Continue »

1. is a dogleg right par 5. start left of fairway as it is more level. 2nd shot long iron would leave you a short pitch up to a big green.

2. down hill par 3 rather be long than short

3. long par 4. stay left away from trees 2nd shot long iron or wood to reach. if you miss stay short not long.

Pretty much my home course always fun.

Kern River Golf Course
Bakerfield California Golf Course Reviews

I've played here several times and while initially enjoyable, becomes very monotonous and lackluster on the back 9. If you're walking, bring your patience with you, because the lack of elevated yardag... Continue »

I've played here several times and while initially enjoyable, becomes very monotonous and lackluster on the back 9. If you're walking, bring your patience with you, because the lack of elevated yardage markers is maddening. Also, there is no cart girl, and the snack bar at the 6th, is NEVER open when I'm there.
The course begins with a dogleg right, par 5 that is very scoreable. A slicers dream with a giant fairway that would be difficult to miss if you were blindfolded.
Next up, a 130 yard, 40 foot drop, par 3. This is a fun hole, kind of feast or famine. Hit the green, and you have a pretty good chance at rolling in a putt without much break to it. But come up short, and your hitting out of a good sized bunker that protects the front of the green. Go a little long and you're rolling down a hill with a 20 yard, 20 foot uphill pitch back to the green.
Hole 3 is probably a fun hole for those of you with a consistently long and strait drive. The hardest hole on the course at about 455 from the white tees, left is a fence out of bounds and right, you're hitting out of the trees, big trees. The green is no cake walk either, elevated with bunkers to the front left and right. Unless you hammer an immaculate drive into the fairway, you can bank on dropping a stroke or four on this hole.
Hole 4, ehhh... Nothing to write home about. If nothing else, pesky. The most memorable feature to this hole is probably the telephone pole that sits directly in front and to the left of the tee box. All in all, a forgettable hole.
The fifth is a 285 yard +/- par 4. For you big drivers, reachable, although the typical weekend hacker has a good chance of being on in two here. A two tiered green, that could be out and out frustrating, in a good way. Putt this a little too hard from the top tier and its not unheard of to be taking your next shot out of the sand.
Next up, a 150 yard par 3 that isn't much different from the 2nd hole other than that it's a little bit longer. This here is where monotony begins to rear it's ugly head.
Next is a Dogleg left par 4 with a slim and long green and a bunker on either side fallowed by an uphill par 5. With a 185 yard par 3 closing out the front 9. This par 3 is the one of the last holes on this course I would consider fun. A two-tiered green with a bunker guarding the front right, accuracy is the key on this hole.
Like I said, the back 9, in my opinion is a monotonous, uneventful arrangement of holes to say the least. Both par 3's are 220 yards minimum, so unless you are REALLY good, nothing good is going to happen on either of these holes. Maybe the occasional par. You start off with a strait-away par 4, and it feels like you stay there until you get to 18.
Smack dab in the belly of this big, boring beast lies 5 consecutive par 4's, bookended with those two extremely long and frustrating par 3's. With the exception of number 12 as far as boring goes. This hole is a diamond in the rough of sorts. It plays kind of like a slight dogleg right due to the giant trees blocking the entire side of the green thats viewable from the tee box. You have to stay left here, or your approach is gonna be a high wedge over those green-guarding trees, even if you're in the fairway. Don't go long, not even a little. I warned you, now you're 30 yards out and probably 25-30 feet downhill.
For the next four holes make sure you're loaded up on caffeine. Unless you're playing with Rip Taylor, you're gonna have a hard time not looking for a little nook behind a bush to take a quick 15 minute power nap. This portion of the course usually saps me to the point where by the time I get to that monster par 3 at the 17th, I'm just looking to hurry up and finish.
The 18th is a nice little 510 yard par 5. This is a fun hole, and even when you think you landed in trouble, chances are you're gonna have a good chance of getting out of it due to the big fairway or the fact that you don't need to play through or over the trees if you go right. You can simply stay right, and play your 3rd shot from outside of the fairway and have a good chance of ending your round with a par or birdie.
Good luck.

the best of the 3 county courses in my opinion. I especially like the elevation changes throughout the course, almost all the par 3s involve a huge drop from tee to green or a huge elevation from tee... Continue »

the best of the 3 county courses in my opinion. I especially like the elevation changes throughout the course, almost all the par 3s involve a huge drop from tee to green or a huge elevation from tee to green, great rates and always space available. Never had to reserve a tee time in 10 times going there just show up play and no traffic

This is a very nice county course. The fees are very reasonable, and you can almost always walk-on when you get that spur of the moment ich to go out and play a round of golf.

This is a very nice county course. The fees are very reasonable, and you can almost always walk-on when you get that spur of the moment ich to go out and play a round of golf.