The 9-hole "Rasberry Hills" course at the Raspberry Hills Golf Course facility in Auburn, California features 1,533 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 29. The course rating is 28.2 and it has a slope rating of 84. Rasberry Hills golf course opened in 1980.
Raspberry Hill is one of California's secret Nine-Hole golf courses that deserves to be told about. Only 3 minutes up the hill from Downtown Auburn, it seems far away from any bustle. The occassional Trans-Continnental Railroad train is a big attraction when putting. make friends at the clubhouse and GOLF WITHOUT HASSLE !
New to golf? Want to avoid pressure from behind? Choose The Razz because the intense/serious golfers are usually in short supply and you'll see more informality here than the 18-hole resort-type courses. I usually take less than two hours to play this course with pal Cynthia McCoy and on my own, finish in an hour and 30 or 40 minutes and I always enjoy the challenge of this course and the opportunity to be right smack in the middle of nature.
The Razz is just fine for the beginner or for the solo player or for those of us who want maximum exercise--no electric carts--walking the way. Although there is some deferred maintenance here, the surroundings are lush with those beautiful Wheeping Willows and lush greens. I've always gone right on, never having to wait and I'm off in less than two hours when I play solo. No frills here; but you can sit on the rustic deck and enjoy a cold one and the fee for nine is less than $12 during the week; so beat that with a stick.
