Franklin Canyon Golf Course tee times

Hercules, CA · 14 miles from Oakland · 18 holes · par 72

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About Franklin Canyon Golf Course

Where

Hercules, CA · East Bay

Holes

18

Par

72 · 6,550 yards from the back tees (official scorecard)

First tee times

Usually weekdays 6:30 AM, weekends 6:40 AM

Getting around

Walking rates listed

Phone

(510) 799-6191

Course map

Hole-by-hole map on Golf Public

Before you go

From the course's own website, checked Oct 12, 2026, in our words. Prices and hours can change.

Carts and walking

Golf carts

18 holes riding: $57 weekdays, $77 weekends and holidays; riding rates are per rider (posted rates, no year shown). Cart drivers must be 18 or older with a valid driver's license. Source

Walking

Yes. 18 holes walking: $41 weekdays, $62 weekends and holidays; twilight (after 1 PM) $29/$39; super twilight (after 3 PM) $23/$26 (posted rates, no year shown). Source

Practice

Driving range

A 20-stall driving range next to the clubhouse, open daily dawn to dark; it closes Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday mornings for maintenance. Source

Range balls

Buckets $5 to $10; discount range cards available. Source

Short game

A practice bunker. Source

Rentals

Rental clubs

TaylorMade rental sets, $49 (men's right- and left-handed, women's right-handed). Source

Food and drink

Food

Canyon Grill & Tap House: burgers, wraps, sandwiches and all-day breakfast, plus ten draft beers and a full bar. Call ahead and pick up at the turn: (628) 295-9286. Source

Menu

See the menu

Pro shop and lessons

Pro shop

Balls, equipment and apparel from Titleist, FootJoy, TaylorMade, Callaway and others; open daily dawn to dusk. Source

Lessons

PGA instructor and general manager Adam Eisner: private and group lessons; call 415-464-7998. Source

Good to know

• Cancel at least 24 hours before your tee time. Source
• Check in at least 30 minutes before your tee time. Source
• Pace of play is 15 minutes a hole; every golfer needs their own clubs, and no fivesomes. Source
• Youth on Course members play for $5 any day after 2 PM. Source

Clubs you can join

Silver Circle Senior Golf Club

For golfers 50 and older. $120 a year covers the tournament prize fund, hole-in-one insurance and a year-end luncheon; events on the first Thursday of each month, February to November. Ask for an application in the pro shop. Source

Franklin Canyon Golf Club

For men and women; $49 a year, including NCGA membership. Monthly tournaments (mostly Sunday mornings), club championships and Sunday skins. Email Steve Wahlstrom ([email protected]) for a membership form. Source

Franklin Canyon Women's Golf Club

Plays every Tuesday from 8:30 AM, with match play, tournaments and themed events using NCGA handicaps. Email Carolyn Weishahn ([email protected]) to join. Source

Not posted by the course: GPS on carts, push carts, a beverage cart, a dress code, outside food and drink, restrooms on the course or a tournament calendar. Call (510) 799-6191 to ask.

Hole by hole

From the official scorecard. Yards from the Back, Middle, Forward tees.

Questions golfers ask

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