I have played the par 3 course a few times and used the driving range a few times. The practice facilities are fantastic and the par 3 course is a bargain and beautifully kept. However, the strangest thing happened while playing with my son today. It's seven in the morning and we are pretty much the only ones there. My son and I hit a bucket of balls. The guy in the pro shop can clearly see we put the balls in the automatic tee machine. After this, I go back to my car to drop off five or six clubs that I don't want to carry while we play this par three course, and the guy from the pro shop walks by me in the parking lot and says, "Hey, please don't steal the range balls." How in the hell did this guy come to that assumption? I asked the guy to search my trunk and bag. I asked how he came to that conclusion. I asked why he thought I was untrustworthy. And he would not answer. Frankly, this company may want to consider firing this guy. He has become so jaded at his work that I assume he needs to accuse anyone that is not a regular of being a thief. He obviously has a horrible attitude, and I really don't know why he unleashed it on me. read more

Corica Park is just too expensive and I could play other nearby courses without feeling I overpaid. Your greens are very nice but the rest of the course is average. Should pave your cart paths if you're going to charge $100. Hope your Alameda residents could support your course because most outsiders will not come back and pay this price. I am also speaking for my golf friends and my golf club members as they refused to play at Corica again after our tournament a few years ago. read more

Went to play short course this Saturday morning. Staff was friendly and helpful. Reserved tee time a few days in advance online. Super chill and had a good time with friends. Would go again. read more

Pretty terrible experience today. To Preface this I understand the issues with corona virus, I have played other course in the past two weeks, but this was one of the worst experiences Ive ever had at a course and it really was a shame and bothered me. We had a 2:45 tee time, sunset was 8:15, there was no early tee times, only mid day so we booked for the afternoon as we wanted to avoid any mid day heat if possible and thought 5.5 hours would be no problem to play a round when we booked the tee time. There was only one rate at $60 no twilight. We showed up to play and were told when we arrived we had to be off the course at 5:30?? This was the first we were told this and it made no sense as sunset was 8:15. As I look now on the website, if you scroll way to the bottom it says the courses closes at 6pm. made no sense to us as sunset was 8:15. We spoke with the manager and he finally agreed to reduce our greens fees because there was no way to finish the round, and we should at least get a twilight rate which we appreciated. This was all fine and we went to play are round. On one tee box we were told they were trying to get a few extra groups out and we had to wait a minuet, no problem. The greens and course were in great shape and we were happy to be out playing but by the second hole we were waiting on every shot, by the fifth hole we were waiting on the tee box WITH the group in front of us. We were taking our time, we were walking, this is how stacked up the course was because of the tee times. Fine, been through this before. Our big problem was that on hole 6 the Marshall came by and let use know we would only get a few more holes in, that was just after 4 PM! On 8 he came by again, okay 3-4 holes guys, on 11, at this point it was finally after 5 PM, he aside one or two holes left. During this time we were waiting to play every single shot with another group behind us. Not once did the Marshall talk to anyone about speeding up play or moving the groups ahead of us along, just continued to bother us about leaving while we tried to enjoy our round. We got through 12 holes and at 5:30 were told if we wanted we could play hole 18 on the walk back. At this point we cut in front of two groups walking to 18 tee box which felt wrong, the weather was beautiful and it was 5:30 plenty of time to finish a round. What a bummer, if the policy of the course is to throw people off at a certain time then the course shouldn't make tee-times past 2 PM for example. I've ran into problems with this course before about putting money ahead of guest experience and have had serious problems with customer service in the past, but this was one of the worst I've ever had. Don't jam groups out as fast as possible if this is the policy and maybe instead of bothering paying customers about leaving, do what Marshall's do and tell people to stop taking mulligans and playing 10 shots a hole. Be careful here, greenway golf is about making money not running a muni for the people of alameda. It's a shame because the course design is fun to play, just not that fun. read more

MIF par 9 course isn't as easy as it looks. Although the yardage at each hole is fairly short it is still challenging for short game. Very fast unjulated greens. A good course for beginners and also for returning golfers to work on their game. Pleasant staff at the golf range. Easily played in two hours Not very crowded even on weekends. Pricing is great read more

Decent course to play with beginners. The course in general is very flat and wide open. There are some holes that dog legs to left or right. Most of the holes, you could just pull out your driver and swing away. We went yesterday and it was very windy, so make sure you bring a wind breaker and take the wind into calculation when you choose your clubs. Fairways are not in a good shape despite all the rains we have had last month. However, the greens are in good shape. It's a fun course to play with and I shot 91. In addition, the food is great and the price is reasonable. we got Jim's super burger, crap cake Benedict, gyro, chicken wings and two beers. We walked away with under $80. read more

The greens are good, but the fairways and rough have a number of patches in them. They're re-seeding areas, but maybe I expect too much for $119!! read more

Been playing in for over 2 years as senior for the par 3 nine holes. Very disappointed when I find out they no l

Played the new South course this past Saturday (8/11), had a tee time of 9:40 am. Didn't tee off until 9:55 am - this was the first bad sign. All in all, it took 5.5 hrs to finish our round. We had to wait on just about every single hole - completely inexcusable for a course that charges $110. Didn't see a single marshal during that time to check on groups throughout the course. No ball washers anywhere. The greens are so thin, it's like putting or chipping on a rubber mat. Nearly impossible to create a ball mark so balls can trickle for a while. Putting is a nightmare as well since the greens are also quite large. Cart technology is advanced, but they're buggy. We decided to use the electric scorecard and after 13 holes, it froze and reset. This happened to both carts in our group, so clearly not a random mishap. If you care about keeping score, go with the pencil and paper scorecard. Course condition is pretty respectable, but not immaculate considering it's brand new. Saw a bunch of areas in fairways with bits of dead grass. What're the positives? Personnel here is very approachable and friendly. Clubhouse food is probably some of the best I've had at a golf course. In addition, food and alcohol are reasonably priced. Course is very wide open so don't have to worry much about hitting out of or around trees/bushes. The course is fine on its own, but there's no way in hell this should be a $110 course. If you're going to fork out that kind of money, go to TPC Harding or Presidio in SF. And if you value time, go anywhere else you can play a round in under 5 hrs. read more

this is a review of the new south course. I guess the best thing about it is that it is new and drainage will be good during the winter. But there are no ball washers, only 3 or 4 trash cans, no yardage markers, no putting green. I know that those may be signs of it just being new and those things will be corrected but the course is only nominally challenging, and not visually appealing. Its biggest problem is the price..$70 to ride during the week. Its three main competitors are $30-$40 dollars cheaper. This course will never be worth the extra cost. read more

Played the new south course. Conditions were great and layout was fun. The three stars is due to overall course management. Took us 6 hours to finish due to constant backup and there were no marshalls in sight. Also the virtual scorecard reset itself in the back nine and automated messages kept popping up every 2-3 mins. Would play again, but they need to manage the play and times more effectively - esp. it being a $100+ course. read more

Granted I only played at the 9-hole course, but the rest of the holes looked nice. I came here twice with a litigator I was dating at the time, who also owned a boat and docked in Alameda, so it was no surprise that sooner or later, our golf-loving similarities would get us here. Since it was already the afternoon, we went straight to the driving range to warm up. Nice range, wide spaces and the covered overhang actually made a huge difference in my swing. It was a sweltering day. Once finished, we started on the 9-holes. I usually play at Tilden, so I was a bit disappointed in the upkeep of these grounds. Greens were slow because the grass was not cut short enough.......had to use my pitching wedge most of the time. Fairways are long and easy. In fact, this is the easiest course I've played and I'm not that good either. Short game is good practice here......I learned how to putt better. We tied at the end, so for dinner, he started a bet saying that I owed him dinner if he got the putt in with one try. Which he did. If it were not for his annoying taunting and strange childlike sarcasm during tee-times, we might have lasted longer than 3 months. But at least we got to play quite often and I added about 25 yards to my drive, so there was the rewards in that relationship. And in learning to argue proactively too. read more

Somehow the staff here is able to maintain the professionalism of a private course without being too snooty about golf with a capital G. It runs exactly as it was intended to run. Both courses have serious character and the Chuck Corica staff will treat you like family. Where on earth can you find that kind of atmosphere on a golf course? Sure. For a few months out of the year, it's not in the tip-toppest condition that you could expect from, say, a private course, but for a municipal course it's actually fine (and the greens fees are way below what you would normally pay if you live locally). Chuck Corica has North and South 18 hole courses that are covered with luscious trees and spotted with fountains, lakes, and hazards, both beautiful AND brutal. Plain and simple. The course is well done and great people run this place, so, it feels great to golf here! read more

Chuck Corica Golf Complex I don't know how I never knew there were two courses in Alameda, but I didn't. So the other day when I was on GolfNow I saw the Chuck Corica Golf Complex. I then went to the map and looked up the course. I figured it was some short 9 hole course. I was very wrong, it was actually two 18 hole courses, a nine hole par 3 course and a full driving range. Earl Fry Course, $54 on GolfNow for a Saturday at 12:18, 5 hours 15 minutes to play. Here is the map of the Earl Fry Course: http://www.coursecam.com/courses/earl_fry_golf_course.cfm Of the two courses, this is the preferred course to play. And now that I have played both, I agree that it is better. However it took way too long to play it. I actually played quite well but the pace of play is a real downer. There is water on 13 of the holes as well. Jack Clark Course, $37 on GolfNow for a Saturday at 12:15, 3 hours 35 minutes to play. Are you kidding me, a round under 4 hours on a public course! Here is the map of the Jack Clark Course: http://www.coursecam.com/courses/jack_clark_golf_course.cfm The Jack Clark course has much less water and trouble than the Earl Fry course. The layout just isn't quite as good as the Earl Fry course either. But based on pace of play, its more enjoyable. Both courses are fairly similar in that they are flat. There is zero elevation on either course. They both are lined with old growth trees, mostly eucalyptus trees. The grass is Bermuda, which is a grass that grows laterally. Some might refer to it as crab grass. Bermuda grass is nice to look at and grows nicely but brings an added difficulty for golf. Regular grass makes nice rectangular divots where Bermuda divots seem to tear randomly. The key is the pick the ball of the grass with as little contact with the ground as possible. There is also an added level of difficulty when chipping on Bermuda as well. As for the greens, I'd say they were decent. I would give them a higher review but there were a lot of unrepaired ball marks. But besides this they rolled nicely and don't break too much. I am giving both courses a good review for the following reasons. First, the value is good and the courses are also in good condition. Second, of all the courses in the area these are the best value/condition. Monarch Bay is no were near as nice and lack trees and the same goes for Metropolitan. Plus both Monarch and Metropolitan are at least $20 more to play on average. It has a similar feel / layout to Skywest in Hayward, but both courses are better. So if you are playing in the Oakland/Alameda area, choose one of the Chuck Corica courses over the others. read more

I just played 18 holes at Corica for my birthday. They have quite a set up going on there. Two golf courses, plus a par 3 and a driving range. The staff were friendly and incredibly patient which is not always the case at municipal courses. I played the South course (Jack Clark) which was perfect for me since I'm just getting back into the game. The holes are fairly wide and forgiving. Some greens are a little beat up, but all in all the course was in decent condition. My only suggestion for them is to provide more directions between holes. Sometimes I couldn't tell where I was supposed to go. They also have a driving range. Currently it's mats only but I'm told they are looking to create a grass range which I much prefer. Thanks guys for an awesome time. read more

Played the Earl Frye then the Jack Clark course here and thought it was a great value for the cost. I got the twilight rate and the Coastie discount and played 18 holes for $15 with a cart. Can't beat that! I preferred the Jack Clark course. If you miss the fairways on the Earl Frye, they punish you. I was swinging for the fences to get outta the thick stuff and I was only a couple feet off the fairway. Both courses had their share of challenging holes though. Friendly and knowledgable staff. Great prices. Well maintained municipal course. Definitely felt the USCG love - look forward to returning! read more

Well, if you're looking for a place to hit some golf balls in the East Bay, you can come here! Tucked away on the island known as Bay Farm, part of Alameda, next to Oakland, is a very nice golf course. It's so quiet and mellow here, that you can hear the birds even in the afternoons. The course is smooth and well maintained. I've only been on it once, I usually go to the range to hit some balls and relax. There is probably a good 20 slots on the range that you can use. A bucket of balls can be had at the front area, where a lovely elderly lady will assist you. I believe its 5 bucks for a small bucket of balls. You can get the medium for 7 bucks which holds 60 balls, and the large for 12 bucks which holds 120 balls. It's never really crowded, and there is more than enough parking. Overall, a very relaxing time from beginning to end. read more

Let me start by saying that I was a first timer today, and I know little of golf. The course was fine, and I had fun actually golfing. However, the website states that there is a $5 discount for Alameda residents, which I requested when I paid for my 18 holes, but was told that the price is the same for everyone. In fact, I was charged $35 when the website says $34 (Alameda residents for $29). Either update your website to reflect the fact that you got rid of the local incentive, or honor your advertisement. read more

The par 3 is currently under construction. Will give an update once it's up and ready!! Can't wait to start smacking some balls! In the meantime, check out the driving range. They recently laid out some new turf, so it's perrrrtay! :) read more

What a waste of time. Not worth what they are charging. This is still alameda isn't it? Why play here and not poppy out in Livermore for 30 % less, same designer? Price is too high for this course in Alameda. Don't get me wrong it's a nice revamp of the old south course but lets be real with the price for everything! I am a local that will not be playing here. Metro, monarch, poppy are way more the value. Good luck maintaining these prices read more

I love this golf course. Although it is a public course, the staff does everything they can to make you feel welcome. Pace of play can be an issue in the afternoons but the opening of the North Course next year should help that issue. read more

Ok now management is screwing the pooch with the driving range! For some odd reason they installed these lame electronic mats that automatically tee the ball up. It's so ten years ago. Total waste of money. Then, to make matters worse they RAISED THE PRICE OF THE RANGE BUCKETS! $9 for 60ish balls used to be seven dollars. That's .15 per ball! This place could be run better by baboons. Get a clue Corica park! You're a municipal course! I'll drive to foster city mariner's point and practice there. It's a GREAT place. Buckets are$7, $11, $14 for 50, 100 and 150 balls respectively. It's a better bang for your buck and you have the option to hit off grass. read more

Great day at Corica South: New power tees set up in practice area; Saw refreshment cart three times; Ice cold water, benches and great yardage markers; Dry fairways adding plenty of roll; Greens were rolling smooth and fast. Anything that was missing for me on Opening Day was taken care of in less than 2 months. The rest of the stuff was a bonus - on Labor Day weekend no less! read more

S-L-O-W. Play here if you don't mind dying before you finish your round. Poor draining also. The best thing about this golf course is going to Angelfish for sushi afterward and forgetting you just spent 6 hours golfing. (edit: go midweek, get the walking rate, play when it's dry....and it's great) read more

Solid four stars. Sure there are tracks in much better shape and a bit more modern, but you can't find a complex like this anywhere in the East Bay. Prices are more than fair and as long as you give these tracks a chance to dry out after any rain you will enjoy yourself. And that is really why we play the game, right. The staff are the friendliest in the area and the practice facilities are nice. The thing I enjoy about this complex is the wide open design. The par 3 course is a must for the little ones. The grill has some very decent grub and a soft serve ice cream machine! Easy walking track. Only negative that comes to mind is that the driving range is on the other side of the parking lot. read more

I just played the new front nine on the North course. What a disapointment. The course is boring with no character and the greens are massive with 3-5 foot elevation changes. If you enjoy 3 and 4 putting this is the place for you. This could have been redesigned into a fantastic parkland course instead it's an imitation garbage links course. They have raised their green fees to the ridiculous rate of $100 monday to thursday if you ride as a single and $120 friday - sunday. Twilight starts at 3pm and for 2 hours of golf you can pay them with cart $80 m-t and $95 f-s. I have played the south course at least 75 times till they eliminated the Alameda card which was $159 annually and allowed me to play as a senior for $42 m-t and twilight $37. I will never pay their new rates as it's way overpriced. As tons of tee times are now available maybe they will come to their senses on green fees. read more

Open, but not finished!!! I cringed a little when my golf buddy booked the new South course at Corica Park for last Saturday at $90 for the round. I was a little relieved, however, when I saw the ads in gold magazines saying that NCGA members received a $20 buck discount. When I arrived at the pro shop, however, I was advised that the $90 already included the discount and the regular weekend prime time rate was $120. Needless to say, that is more than I pay normally, even in Mexico when vacationing, and almost as much as the Olympic Club when playing there with one of my golf partners who is a member. Things did not get better. First, the course is not on Garmin or Golf Logic yet, rendering my Garmin wrist unit and my cell phone Golf Logic apps useless for course layout and distance. However, the new carts do have GPS although my partner walking had to constantly ask for distance and the other cart in our party had its GPS go blank halfway through the round so the one operative cart had to go to everyone's balls to give them a distance estimate. Speaking of the carts; they are brand new but not programmed very well. Several times the carts slowed down and indicated we were out of bounds when we were on cart paths. The staff needs to learn how to program them properly. Moreover, as a disabled golfer, the cart programming made no accommodation for us in use of the carts, rendering the disabled placard they finally found and provided us useless. When this was raised with one of the starters he dismissed it a simply the way it was. As we arrived at the first Tee we were advised that the water fountains were not installed and we would find bottled water at holes 4 and 13; we missed them since what they should have told us was that at the restrooms at 4 and 13 there were ice chests with water inside. While Tee boxes, fairways and greens are finished, the course seems really unfinished. There are temporary signs designating the holes and only a really small map on the back of the score card indicating the hole layout but no guide books at the pro shop; I guess they figure with GPS on the carts they did not need any. The construction on the course made it difficult to stop at the clubhouse moving from front to back nine although the cart pops up a message asking you to order food at the ninth hole. Overall, the course is a dramatic improvement over the old South Clark course and fairways and greens were in good shape as one would expect of a newly opened course. Course did not seem to have much character or memorable holes. Overall, nice course but definitely not worth $90 for non-residents and they will have trouble attracting golfers in this market at $90 when there are so many good course for $40-60 prime time on Saturdays. Glad I did it once, but won't do it again. read more

Corica Park is a great municipal golf course! The South Course (recently redone) is a challenge to play (18 handicapper), and I have used the premier practice facility and the short but fun par-3 to help improve my game. The North Course is currently under construction; I don't play the 5 legacy holes that are still available on that, so I can't comment on their condition. Looking forward to seeing how the "new" north course will play once they re-open the front 9 (I believe it's scheduled for sometime in 2020). read more

The best price to play a round of 36. $10 to replay with a cart. We normally walk the first 18 and ride the second 18 cost $50. The best part they got two different course. Pro shop staffs are very friendly. read more

Wonderful public course. Challenging greens.Will soon have 2 18 hole courses . Not easy to get a tee time.

This review is for the Jack Clark course. For a sub $30 round it is a decent enough deal. From the blues it provides a number of 400yd+ par 4's and a good variety of distances for the par 3's. If you approach it with the mindset it's an affordable muni you'll enjoy yourself. Yes some of the rough is patchy and the some of the tee boxes are beat up, but I've not found myself in anymore fairway divots here than at Metropolitan or Monarch Bay. The course is flat, open, and easily walkable, so you can get some exercise while you're at it. Folks coming from private clubs or who want to have all their shots under the pressure of a ravine, lake, or narrow fairway should probably give it a miss. For the rest of us, if you cannot get on at Monarch Bay or Metropolitan, it makes for a solid alternative. read more

Cheap. Easy. Nice conditions for a muni. Easy to get to from the City (as long as there isn't an A's/Raiders game). Update: after playing here a few more times, it's dropped down significantly in the list of places around here I'll play. Why? While the weather is usually pretty good (especially compared to the city), and the course conditions are still nice for a muni, rounds here just take too damn long. The last time, it was a 6 hour round! It seems like they have a fair number of 5-some's too, which doesn't help, and may actually be the main cause of it. At that length of time, you could drive further, play on a nicer course, pay the same amount of money, and get back home in the same amount of time, if not sooner (if you're in SF). Knocking off 1 star. read more

Both the 18 hole course and the 9 hole executive course are very nice, at least for a golfing rookie like me. There was a wait to tee off at every hole, but it was tolerable most of the time. My major complaint is with the people that work here. Since I drove with two friends in a mini-cooper, we were unable to bring more than one set of clubs, but since this was a rather complete set, we didn't expect this to be a problem. However, it was a problem, as an employee told us. "1 set per player. This is golf," he said, VERY rudely. I had gathered that we were playing golf, judging by my surroundings, but I would have appreciated some respect. I took it on the chin, and rented a set of clubs, as did my other friend who was lacking. We got what looked like the same set, but I quickly realized that it was not. His was complete with a driver, several woods and hybrids, low irons, high irons, both wedges and a putter. Mine was incomplete, lacking a driver, any irons below a 6 and a pitching wedge. WTF? After paying for the clubs, I would expect a complete set. My god, "This is golf!" Right? Finally, after a fun day out on the golf course, I went back to the driving range to retrieve my drivers license (which I had to give them to rent the clubs). It took I'd say between 20 minutes and a half hour for the employee to get it. He took two trips between the driving range and the pro shop and was gone 10-15 minutes each time. He offered some free balls as consolation, but I really didn't have time. At least he understood something that his coworker didn't: treat customers with respect...after all, "this is golf" read more

I love how close this course is to my place. I'm much happier now that they got new carts. I like the twighlight prices and the relaxed atmosphere out there. This is becoming my home course. -1 star because the range is carpet. Lame. read more

I've been to two other courses, Skywest in Hayward and Lincoln Park in San Francisco. Skywest I didn't like at all. Lincoln Park is cool because it's so scenic, but very hilly. Chuck is nice. Bunkers, water. Weather's always good here. Plenty of restrooms (unlike Lincoln). Reasonable priced. Note: There's the south course and the north course. I like the north one better. The south seems less well maintained, and a lot more geese shit. read more

Found my way there with a buddy on Sunday. There are 2 courses - we played the "Jack Clark" aka the South course - which was their version of a links course. The clubhouse is ok for a muni, and all the employees were SUPER friendly. The guy at the pro shop went out of his way to get us the lowest rate for the day with a cart - $37/pp. And the range area is renovated and nice. But there wasn't any starter and you could have easily not paid and just signed out a cart and played. No one checked my receipts once. The course is in pretty bad shape in places... And the water in play seems to be still water, which smells and attracts tons of bugs. But I guess for a muni, you can't really complain. Is it still a fun little course - I thought so. But would it be more fun with nicer tee boxes and greens and a mow of the rough every now and then? Most definitely. But it played fast, no one was behind us and we still enjoyed ourselves. The beer cart girl had fat tires and other craft ales, which was nice. I'd come back for sure - but it's probably because I suck at Golf. If you're a solid golfer, you'll prob be annoyed, read more

This review is for the driving range. Neat driving range with good mats, shade on some of the tees, clear long distance, no freeways in sight, and marked flags. It loses stars for not having a real grass driving range like Coyote Creek does. Price is comparable to other driving ranges in the area. Was disappointed that the range was not flat and was actually a little sloped. In addition, plenty of 100 yard markers but did not see any in the 200+ range. It is the only golf course in Alameda. Rates are attractive for residents so have to try an entire round sometime. Will have to write a separate review for that. read more

Great course for the price ! Came when it was wet so I can't comment on the fairway condition. But the greens were surprisingly very good. Really good actually ! Nice workers and marshals The restaurant had a good selection of food ! Will be backS read more

For $37 including cart wasn't a bad deal for us to play a round. I've visited the south course now twice and have enjoyed the openness of it. the fairways are a bit rough and the greens aren't fabulous, but hey! it works. Only downfall - which is not the course's fault, is that my iphone5 was stolen on Sunday. I had it in my cart, my boyfriend ran in to grab a hot dog, my friend was sitting in his cart next to us and so I ran in behind my bf. When I came back with my hot dog (about 3 minutes later), my friend was off at the restroom and my phone was gone. Yup within 3 minutes, my phone was stolen and turned off so I couldn't call it. Watch your belongings at all times - never assume anyone else is going to. I know this, but who would've thought that within 3 minutes, someone would've raided my cart. BUMMER. read more

Beautiful redone course. Now more expensive at $72 and worth driving from The City once.