Played this course on 6-19-11. Several of the greens were in poor condition with large patches where there was no grass, just slightly moist dirt. Other greens were in pretty good shape -- so basicall... Continue »

Played this course on 6-19-11. Several of the greens were in poor condition with large patches where there was no grass, just slightly moist dirt. Other greens were in pretty good shape -- so basically, inconsistent. Noticed the same inconsistency with fairways and tee boxes, some were green and in fair conditions, others dry and thin or uneven (tee boxes). I only paid $14 so I wasn't expecting resort conditions, and for the price the course was in reasonable shape -- except for the several bare greens.

Pace of play was good, the course had several groups out playing, but it wasn't packed. There were some hackers in front of me that were taking their time, but kindly let me play through. I play a bit of army golf myself (left, right...) but was able to finish my round in 3 hours.

The course is a traditional style course with tree lined fairways. Errant shots may still be playable unless a tree blocks your shot. I like that there are no houses around the course.

The cart lady (older woman) was very professional and I saw her twice on the front nine, though as it was late in the day she was ending her shift and I did not see her on the back nine -- she gave me a heads up about this. She kept my cup filled with ice, which was appreciated as it was a very hot day. On her second go round she filled up my cup of ice while I was making one of my many trips in and out of a bunker. The guy in the pro shop was polite as well, and another member of the staff asked me about my round when I finished -- so all in all good customer service.

The driving range is between the 9th and 10th fairways. I just happened to be playing optic yellow golf balls that day and the range balls were yellow as well and quite a few were in the fairway or rough near these holes. Thankfully, my yellow was a slightly different tint or I wouldn't have been able to find them. I was never hit into, but the range wasn't that busy. One odd thing about this course's practice facilities which could be a good thing or a bad thing is that you have to pay to use the putting and chipping area. The fee is something like $5 an hour, so it's not ridiculous, and I could see the benefit as you'd probably have the area mostly to yourself as I'm sure most players will prefer no-fee alternatives.

One plus I noticed with this course is it would be very easy to walk or use a push cart on. Tees are located pretty close to the previous green. Despite some sketchy summer playing conditions, mostly on the greens, I'm considering this course as a regular for walking nine holes during the winter. The reasonable rates, good customer service, pace of play, and mostly decent conditions, as well as ease of walking make it a repeat for me. As a high handicapper the course has ample nuance and challenge in it for me. Scratch and low handicap golfers may either find the relatively flat course too tame, or a welcome respite from tricked out desert foothill courses. This course saw me notch my highest score ever most likely due to the summer afternoon heat (I learned my lesson), and the 30 mph wind. I thought the lack of desert/waste areas where I usually lose my ball would have translated into lower scores, but no dice.

One final note, the sand in the bunkers seemed decent to me, not too thin, no rocks, and no pooled water. Of my many shots that found the bunker none were in a buried lie. I did notice one bunker that had some prairie dogs living in the face.