Joe Mortara Golf Course

This place has finally been put out of its misery and has been shut down. The course was located in the middle of the race track at the Soloano County Fairgrounds. The course was flat and was quite easy. As other reviews have mentioned it was in terrible shape. With that said, every course has worth and this one was a great place to learn the game and was cheap. Not being from the area I only visited once. It was a Tuesday morning and no one was on the course and I parked right next to clubhouse, paid my green fee and off I went. As I was coming down the 7^th fairway the guy on the riding mower drove up to me and told me that I had to move my car. I asked if there was something wrong and he said golfers had to park across the track. I apologized and mentioned it was my first time their and I would move it at the turn. That was not good enough for my surly friend and he said I had to move it now or he would call the cops. I said he should probably call the cops then. He told me to f*ck off and I told him to do the same and we parted ways. Friendly staff.

Lots of bad here, and a bit of good.
Bad:
Grass is not well kept, weeds in the rough, not just call grass. Lots of brown spots and bumpy greens.
The grass is either overly watered or nobody has noticed a water pipe has burst under the facility. Everything was soggy and created unintentional water hazards. My socks got wet by the time I was done.
The surrounding views are a highway and a horse track in shambles. I like to relax and enjoy my view when golfing. You won’t see any beauty around here.
Goose shit everywhere.
Good:
It’s really cheap. I think it was $ 19 per on a Sunday, and an additional $ 10 if you want to go around for a 2^nd 9 holes.
There aren’t many people there so getting a Tee Time isn’t an issue
Because there aren’t many people, you’re in no hurry and can relax.
This is an okay course for beginners because you can go slow, it’s inexpensive, and the holes are not very challenging.

Don’t wear your pro shoes… geese crap everywhere lol. Otherwise, great course if you just want to do 9 holes/​half course.

Not super well kept but a great little course and it’s pretty hard to beat that price.

Yes it is cheap to play, its a quick 9 holes but please, Please at least get the cut grass up off of the ground and water it less. This would be a nice place to play a few holes but the grass, wetness and geese just get on my nerves. I’m not supposed to be an angry golfer.

Here’s some context before I review: I’ve been playing for about a year now, and my only basis for comparison (as far as 9 hole courses are concerned) are Pine Meadow in Martinez and Buchanan in Concord.
Okay. In all honesty, I wanted to give a 1 star rating. It is the worst kept course I’ve ever played on, 9 or 18. It’s almost ALWAYS wet with significant puddles on the course and in the bunkers even on the hottest of Vallejo days. There are a ton of Canadian geese with goose turds at every turn. And I know my game isn’t the greatest, but I always lose balls here because of the untrimmed rough. 8 par 3’s, 1 par 4.
But some little things earned it that extra star:
–It’s a quick 9 holes
–It’s a cheap 9 holes
–It’s the only 9 hole course in Vallejo
–It has a decent sized putting green and chipping practice area
–It’s a great place to take beginners and kids and not worry about holding people up.
One quick bit of advice: If Discovery Kingdom parking starts spilling over to the Fairgrounds during the weekends, it might take up to 30 minutes just to get to the course from the stop light at Fairgrounds drive. Make sure you think about that on the weekends.

Weekdays it’s only $ 11 for 9 holes — and weekends only ups to $ 12. If you want to go out and practice 100+ yard iron shots and putting go for it. There aren’t many people on the course so you can cruise through it pretty quickly.
But it is a pathetic, pathetic little course. It’s on the infield of the race track and they are frequently working on the race track — dust and debris flying. The course is mucky enough that there are unintentional mud hazards (feel free to move your ball — if you don’t you’ll regret it once you club moves through the splatter zone). The hazards are simple to miss — you have to try and hit them actually. The greens are in pretty pour condition.
So, not a bad way to spend $ 11 and an hour or so but don’t expect to get much more than you would from a good driving range with a putting green and some places to practice chipping.

good for a 9 hole practice round… but beware the goose goo… cheap and windy… but makes you work hard on your short game!