Public · 9 Holes

Diablo Hills Golf Course

1551 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, California

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4.1311 Reviews
Walnut Creek, CALocation

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About Diablo Hills Golf Course

Diablo Hills Golf Course, located in Walnut Creek, is renowned as the top nine-hole public golf course in Northern California. The course offers a challenging layout with its length and design. The facility also features The NEW Greenery Bar & Grill, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, and is a popular spot for sports...

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Green Fees

Early Bird Rates$20 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM Monday - Thursday
Standard Rate$30

Rates are approximate and from public sources — confirm current pricing with the course.

Facilities

Club Amenities

Pull Cart
Club Rental
Golf Lessons
Driving Range
Putting Green
Restaurant
Bar & Lounge
Reception Hall
Event Space
Changing Room

Reviews

What People Say

4.1/5
Google · 311 reviews
In summary

Diablo Hills Golf Course is appreciated for its well-maintained greens, scenic views, and friendly staff, making it a popular choice for a quick and enjoyable 9-hole round. The course layout is engaging yet manageable, catering to both new and seasoned golfers. However, some visitors experience slow pace of play and occasional issues with course conditions, which can detract from the overall experience.

Edited 4 months ago
Even though I don’t golf, this has become one of my favorite places for an evening walk in the summer, after about 7pm, when the last groups finish their rounds, the course grows quiet and open. One evening, I spent about 40 minutes walking here after a rain. The sky had just cleared, the air felt fresh, and the ground still held a hint of moisture. Colors looked deeper. Highly recommended for a relaxing evening stroll and a mental reset.
— Paul Wang
4 months ago
I’ve been playing at this course regularly for the better part of two years, and up until now I’ve had nothing but positive experiences. The course itself is great—perfect for a quick 9, well-maintained greenery, and solid food. Most of the staff have always been friendly and welcoming, which is why this experience stood out so negatively. We had a scheduled tee time at 10:57 and arrived at 10:40 to check in, which should have been more than reasonable. Instead of helping us or offering any explanation, the older man working in the pro shop was dismissive and openly rude. He told us he “didn’…
— Noah Warda
2 months ago
Tee times are too bunched up for the amount of seniors playing causing slow play. 9 holes took over 2 hours due to multiple foursomes of seniors playing slowly. Otherwise the track is nice and challenging. The fairways are in great shape. The greens are in quite good condition with some of them having some issues like patches of bald spots. As of 4/9, hole #3 has a temporary tee box which is about 50 yards from the green. Otherwise I enjoy this little 9 hole course.
— Ignacio Romero-Salas
a year ago
An easy 4-star (out of 5), Diablo Hills is just an amazing course to play in !!! First of all, all the holes' condition are on point, even though not too much challenging design, but the layout and the landscape serve the same purpose. Like Hole 8 particularly, there's stones laying on the left side of the fairway, kind of the gardening type of thing, which shall enrich the playfulness of this hole.
— Bill Lin
a month ago
Fun course. Friendly staff. Good food. Convenient location. Easy to get a tee time. Great for those not wanting to spend 4-5 hours playing 18 holes.
— James G
3 weeks ago
Your course is great especially when I got a HOLE-IN-ONE on the 4th hole!
— Richard Hockenbrock
4 years ago
Best executive (9 hole) golf course on east bay, with five par 4's and one par 5. Excellent green and bunker conditions truly remarkable! Mt. Diablo view on couple holes but every hole a treat to the 👀. Interesting layout but not overly demanding for you to go low here. Mix of wide and narrow fairways with lots protections around the green. If you have time do double nines from different tees. If you don't just do one loop. You will be delighted either way. Little pro shop with nice ppl and huge selection of golf balls. Book online to save time! Full svcs bar and restaurant with prime rib ever…
— Chris Chu
Edited 5 months ago
after checking in the guy tells us prepare for a 3 hour (9hole) round. I'm on the second tee and two groups ahead if us just finished teeing off. Definitely should be spacing the tee times out more than 7-8 minutes apart. That is just greed at the expense of a reasonable pace of play. The response by the owner is laughable. Most golf courses have a pace of play <=2.5 hrs per 9 holes even on weekends. On top of the terrible pace of play the course was in terrible shape with holes 6 and 9 featuring large bare areas with no/dead grass and a fun little 60 yard temp hole #4 - barely longer than so…
— Justin Hanlon
Edited 4 months ago
Course is in great condition (especially for July). Fun, easy 9 holes that allow you to use every club in the bag. But painful, god-awful, unbearably slow. It was legitimately backed up 4-5 groups every single hole. We waited over 20 minutes just tee off on hole #2. No starter helping manage. Just rough stuff so please stay away so I can go back and play next weekend
— Matthew Burke
2 years ago
Great 9 hole course. Beautiful scenery. We had an event in the hall of the clubhouse and it was well done with great scenery.
— Mark McHugh
4 years ago
This was one of the first courses I ever played growing up. I can see why my dad had me start here since it’s a short 9 holes. The greens are a bit slow but they’re consistent and in good shape for how much play it gets. The bunkers are also in fine shape. The course used to be a little beat up as a kid but they’ve poured some money into it as well as the clubhouse and it really shows. If you’re looking for a quick and very walkable round of golf, this is the place. 9 holes only takes you about 2 hours even with some waiting, so you can play golf without having to commit an entire day. It’s al…
— Will K
8 months ago
I used to play Diablo Hills when my son was first starting to play golf. I had not played it in over 20 years. The starter in the office was very warm and friendly. I was very impressed with the practice green which was installed during the intervening years since I played. My suggestion is that the management should consider installing a practice net and mat so players could warm up their full swing before going out on the golf course. I was pleased with the condition of the golf course and the speed of the greens - about a 9 on the stimp meter. The greens are well maintained. Pace of play is…
— Gary O'Neill

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