Pine Meadow Public Golf Course Pro Shop

Been years since I had been there and somebody told they closed it down. It not true golf but a good place if you are just learning or just have time to kill.

I am a total beginner at golf, but I love this place. Every time I go there, I wonder why there are not more people there. The course is short, but still challenging with lost of hills and varied elevations. The clubhouse is a great place to have lunch and beer after. Great place. Lots of fun.

This is the 3^rd 9 hole course in the SF Bay Area that I’ve visited so far. It’s located in a residential area off of Hwy 4 near 680. Has a nice «old school» charm to it. The senior rate for a round (walking w/​o a rolling cart) cost only $ 12.
The course is set is a large field that is pretty wide open with only a few trees and sand trap, but there are a few elevation changes, especially on approach to the greens which are on the small size — all of which makes this small course reasonably challenging but not impossible for beginning golfers like me. The fairways are in good condition with fringes of short rough to make playing off the course interesting. Most of the greens are in pretty good shape but some of them are pockmarked w/​patches of brown; putts still seen to roll true nonetheless.
There are 2 par fours and a couple of longish par 3s which allowed me to use my driver, since I only hit it about 200 yards w/​a 165 yard carry; pretty short but just right for this course. A number of holes play longer than their distances because of the uphill green locations. The sand traps only have about ¼″ of loose sand over clay; pretty easy to hit out of as long as you don’t dig in. Rolled into one and played out of it like I was on hardpacked dirt. The course was not busy during the weekday morning when I visited and I could spend some time working on different shots w/​o holding anyone up.
Visited the bar/​grill after the round and learned that the owners are planning to shut down the course in March 2015 to build 100 SFHs on ¼ acre lots. Too bad because it’s a charming little course; certainly much nicer than the Buchannan Field course located nearby. So, if you haven’t been there yet, check it out before it shuts down for good next year.

I just finished a round with my 9 yr old daughter who is in First Tee of Contra Costa. Seeing as I’m not that great of a golfer and this was my first round this year, this was the PERFECT course for both of us. The holes are not incredibly difficult which really helped my daughter work on fundamentals and build her confidence while keeping me from looking like a complete hack. Really an A+ course for us amateurs and those novices that want a laid back, enjoyable game. You’ll get your driver out for a couple of holes, but the rest are nice iron shots which really helps the short game (not that I don’t need help all around!) I hear the course is being razed and developed, though! I hope that is not the case as we would lose a real gem of a course. I’ll definitely be coming back with my daughter as long as we can. We both had a great time and it was the type of experience I will never get anywhere else with my kid! Highly recommend for a down and dirty game of golf!

I love this course. Really relaxed staff and a great course to just relax and play. Its mostly Par 3s but its a good place to get ready for the season.

I love this place!
For $ 10 bucks after work or $ 16 on the weekends you can’t beat it. They do a nice job of pairing people up and I have to say I’ve met some of the nicest people and a lot of them have been neighbors.
They have some variety from hole to hole and the new owner has really cleaned the place up. The greens were just aerated as well. Fairways and the holes are well kept.
It’s also really cool to grab a drink on the patio after playing nine holes.
I love this place!

What I like:
–no dress code
–short course
–minimal hazards and traps
–family owned and operated
It is what it is:
–only 9 holes
This is a great course for beginner golfers to get some strokes in without feeling the pressures they might find at some more stodgy golf courses. Chillaxed place to dry drunken golfing with your buddies.

Probably not the nicest course or greens in the world, but for the price, come on what do you expect? My rating is 3.5 stars, but not quite a fan (mainly because I’m the worlds worst golfer).

Recently rented out the Tavern for my husband’s 50^th. I had the party catered and hired a band. After 6:00pm we had the place to ourselves, using inside the Tavern for the band, dancing, and bar service; and the outside patio and deck for buffet dinner and mingling. What a great venue for a very reasonable rate. We even booked tee times for out guests to play in a small golf tournament before joining us for dinner. The owner was very accommodating. Would rent it again in a heart beat. And our band (Rolling Heads Band) was awesome and we had Lemongrass in Martinez cater — the food was amazing!!!

9 holes. Take it for what it is. Great to practice your short game on. Usually can finish in less than 2 hours.

Was here on a political mission to elect the next District Attorney of CoCo… Place is kinda dumpy, but once you’re inside the bar is nice, didn’t try the food… Didn’t try the golf course either, I’m thinking spruce up the entry driveway and more people might come…

The 9-​hole Pine Meadows is a mostly Par 3 course, and is a nice (and cheap) place to have some golfing fun, without being too serious about the game. It’s also a friendly family run operation and is located in yet another hidden area of Martinez. The course itself has small greens that are difficult to read, no water hazards, and 2 holes with sand bunkers. And as Michael S. says, the patio view of the Refinery is stunning!

$ 10 for golf after 4pm is amazing. Definitely wish that the golf course that I lived by charged these rates. The course is a challenge, because they are some long fairways and some areas that hook.

It’s great course for a beginner. I have been playing here for years. The price is great, it’s an easy course to walk if you want. It’s Pebble Beach by any means if that’s what you are looking for, but for a lazy Saturday 9 hole round it’s just the ticket. Mostly par 3’s and a couple of par 4’s. Some good hills, it’s not completely flat and boring.
There is a great deck to grab a beer and a burger and watch the others hackers have a go at the course for entertainment. The bartenders are very friendly and quick to serve.

super-​hidden jewel. it’s not a real course, but it’s a great place to practice irons. You can go here, play 4 balls a hole by yourself and really work on your game. What do you want for $ 10???Yes, it’s mostly a par 3.
Then, you can have beers on the patio with a view of the refineries. You gotta problem with that? If you want snotsville go join Bushwood CC.
Play during the week here and your game will improve. No pretense golf.

A very short nine hole dive in Martinez. A coworker drug me here one Sat morning. Quite possibly the biggest waste of my life ever. And I love golf. It was like finding a pasture with flagsticks. My ex used to feed some feral cats here so one star for that and that only. Bad bad bad.