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Bakersfield sits at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, a working agricultural city more associated with country music and oil derricks than with golf destination marketing — which makes its courses something of a pleasant surprise for visitors. The Links at Riverlakes Ranch is part of a master-planned residential community in the northwest part of the city, the kind of layout where the course and the neighborhood grew up together, fairways winding past homes and providing the green infrastructure that gives the development its character.
The name nods to links-style design — open, wind-influenced play rather than the tree-lined parkland corridors common in wetter climates. In Bakersfield's arid, sun-baked setting, that ethos fits naturally. The valley floor is flat and exposed, and the prevailing winds that funnel through the region can turn a straightforward par 72 into something that demands patience and shot-shaping over raw distance.
For local golfers, courses like this one form the backbone of everyday play — accessible, community-rooted, and honest about what they are: a place to get out in the California sun and actually play golf.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black · men | 6,781 | 72.9 | 130 | 72 |
| Black · women | 6,781 | 79.6 | 143 | 72 |
| Blue · women | 6,343 | 77.2 | 138 | 72 |
| Blue · men | 6,339 | 70.8 | 125 | 72 |
| White · men | 5,816 | 68.3 | 119 | 72 |
| White · women | 5,812 | 74.4 | 131 | 72 |
| Gold · men | 5,324 | 65.7 | 113 | 72 |
| Gold · women | 5,324 | 71.3 | 124 | 72 |
| Red · men | 4,999 | 64 | 107 | 72 |
| Red · women | 4,988 | 69.1 | 120 | 72 |
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