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Ione sits in the Amador County foothills of California's Sierra Nevada, about an hour southeast of Sacramento — gold rush country where the rolling, oak-studded terrain gives way to dramatic elevation changes and wide-open skies. Castle Oaks Golf Club belongs to this landscape in a genuine way, with the ancient valley oaks that give the course its name standing as defining features throughout the round rather than ornamental afterthoughts.
Amador County is better known for its Zinfandel wine country than its golf, which means Castle Oaks tends to draw a loyal regional following without the crowds that plague courses closer to the Sacramento metro. That relative solitude is part of the appeal. The foothill setting delivers firm, sun-baked turf for much of the year, with the dry California summer transitioning into cooler, softer conditions through fall and winter.
The par-71 layout suggests at least one unconventional pairing on the card — likely asymmetric in a way that rewards course knowledge on repeat visits. It plays as a genuine public-access course serving a corner of Northern California that doesn't always make the destination-golf conversation, but probably should.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black · men | 6,746 | 72.3 | 127 | 71 |
| Blue · men | 6,381 | 70.5 | 124 | 71 |
| Blue/White Combo · men | 6,181 | 69.4 | 122 | 71 |
| White · men | 5,982 | 68.5 | 121 | 71 |
| WHITE · women | 5,948 | 74.9 | 124 | 71 |
| Gold · men | 5,450 | 66.1 | 116 | 71 |
| GOLD · women | 5,447 | 72.2 | 119 | 71 |
| Red · men | 5,017 | 64 | 111 | 71 |
| RED · women | 5,016 | 69.7 | 113 | 72 |
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