Played 2-14-24 early morning riding as a single and finishing in around 2 1/2 hours. Tee boxes were in okay shape, most had decent coverage, but some of them could use some leveling out. Fairways were... Continue »

Played 2-14-24 early morning riding as a single and finishing in around 2 1/2 hours. Tee boxes were in okay shape, most had decent coverage, but some of them could use some leveling out. Fairways were in decent shape for the most part, with most of them being soft from the rains but still having nice lies with little roll out. Holes 4 ,6, and 10 were cart path only, and with the coming rain I would think the whole course will probably go cart path only. Was in one greenside bunker that had a good layer of soft white sand that was nice to play from. The greens which are normally the highlight of the course did not disappoint. They were rolling pure at medium/fast pace and playing semi-soft. With all the rain the course is holding up very nicely. When the rains stop and the course has a chance to dry out I expect it to be in just great condition.

Played last week first out walking joined by a riding twosome, finishing in a little under four hours with nobody behind us for a couple of holes. Overall course conditions are very nice. Tee boxes we... Continue »

Played last week first out walking joined by a riding twosome, finishing in a little under four hours with nobody behind us for a couple of holes. Overall course conditions are very nice. Tee boxes were in good shape, with a few of them having some minor work done on them that does not effect play. Fairways were very nice, green and lush with good roll out and great lies. Rough was in good shape, fairly easy to hit from for the most part but there are some thicker areas here and there. Bunkers were well groomed with nice soft white sand. Greens are the highlight of the course, they were in great shape, playing semi-soft and rolling fast and true. Customer service in pro shop was great. Always a pleasure to play here, which I could get up here more often.

Played 5-27-23 late afternoon walking, joining a riding twosome and finishing in a little under 5 hours on a crowded day. Tee boxes are mostly in good shape, some were a little thin and some need a li... Continue »

Played 5-27-23 late afternoon walking, joining a riding twosome and finishing in a little under 5 hours on a crowded day. Tee boxes are mostly in good shape, some were a little thin and some need a little leveling but most are in fine shape. The first tee box has been re-sodded and is lush and level, a big improvement from what it was. Fairways are in real nice condition, mostly green with some minor brown spots, providing nice lies with good roll out. Rough is in good shape, playing between 1-3 inches and thick. Was in one greenside bunker that had a good layer of soft white sand, the rest looked to be in the same condition. Greens are really nice right now, rolling smooth at medium/fast pace and playing semi-soft. Overall condition are really nice and well worth a trip to play.

After seeing the review by T8fish, I decided to stop and play hunter ranch on the way home yesterday. Wow! What a difference five weeks makes. Course is in excellent shape right now. Greens rolled ... Continue »

After seeing the review by T8fish, I decided to stop and play hunter ranch on the way home yesterday. Wow! What a difference five weeks makes. Course is in excellent shape right now. Greens rolled true as always at a nice fast (compared to the Bakersfield courses) pace. The fairways are voted most improved! The are just shy of a 9 rating. Fairways are lush and deep green throughout sans a few areas (on the entire course) here and there. Bunkers rivaled that of Pebble. The only area still in need of improvement are the tee boxes. Other than that the course is in fantastic condition.

Definitely back on the highly recommended list!

In anticipation of a getaway my wife and I were taking that included Paso Robles, I had seen Alex326's negative HR review and called ahead as to conditions. The pro shop said the conditions were green... Continue »

In anticipation of a getaway my wife and I were taking that included Paso Robles, I had seen Alex326's negative HR review and called ahead as to conditions. The pro shop said the conditions were green and I took a chance and booked for Wednesday, 4/5. Got there early for my 2:00 and was let out as a single with my dog around 1:35. I can happily say that the course has recovered since the previous review. First tee was roped off with the markers clustered towards the front, but that was the one exception to routinely level, green launch pads. Fairways had good coverage, well trimmed with some rollout. The rough here can vary from not punitive to heavier to wild patches. Overall I thought it was fair and in robust shape. I avoided the bunkers and can't give any informed comment there. Short game areas around the greens were in good shape with some areas where the grass was thicker and the ball sat down a bit. The greens were very nice. Quick enough but not overly so given the contours and slopes on many of them. The ball tracked well and I really enjoyed putting on them. After a few days of windy conditions, the weather was really nice with light winds. I had to pass on playing in Santa Barbara on the Monday before because it was a gale in the afternoon. The course was not overly busy. I had a single pass me at the turn and otherwise wasn't within a hole of anyone until the 16th where another single was catching up. As a side note, they include the cost of the cart for twilight whether you walk or not, so be prepared to eat that if you are set on walking. Bottom line, this is a very nice and interesting track that has recovered from the beating administered by the heavy rains and is now seeing the benefit of them. Highly recommended.

Played Hunter Ranch on Tuesday mid morning. In short, this is the worst I’ve ever seen this course. The winter storms have taken their toll. First, let’s address the good. Had breakfast in the ... Continue »

Played Hunter Ranch on Tuesday mid morning. In short, this is the worst I’ve ever seen this course. The winter storms have taken their toll. First, let’s address the good. Had breakfast in the restaurant before the round and it was excellent. Customer service in the pro shop is now worlds better than it was a few years ago. The layout at Hunter is still super fun with a variety of hole shapes, elevation changes and even a couple of water hazards.

As far as conditions go. The greens were about the only thing worth playing. Greens were in great shape. They rolled smooth at a nice medium-fast pace that picked up in speed as the day progressed. Greens held well struck approach shots without any issues and there were only a few unrepaired pitch marks.

From there it digressed to the fairways. Very thin, patchy and a mixture of dead areas and soggy areas. By far the worse I’ve seen it since playing here a number of years ago. Hopefully once this new storm passes, the course will dry out and start to come around back to normal. What was surprising was the conditions of the tee boxes. Almost all were chewed up and unlevel. Not sure what the issue was but it was pretty bad. They did completely re-sod the first tee box which should be open in a few weeks per staff.

I noticed a lot of GUR with new seed down on several areas around the greens, so staff is obviously addressing the issue of the poor conditions which I attribute to the brutal winter we are experiencing. POP wasn’t an issue. Course was pretty quiet, we caught a two some at around the 14th hole and had some minimal waiting but still finished in 3:30.

I’ll definitely play here again, just not for a while.

I played Hunter Ranch on Saturday 7/9/22. I haven't done a review on it in a couple of months and thought I'd do a quick update. Just saw that T8fish did a review as well. His review is spot on. ... Continue »

I played Hunter Ranch on Saturday 7/9/22. I haven't done a review on it in a couple of months and thought I'd do a quick update. Just saw that T8fish did a review as well. His review is spot on. I'd add that the bunkers are in nice shape with ample sand in them. Also, the fairways look more brown from a distance but up close they look a lot greener. I've noticed that as the summer heat has hit full force, the course has slowly turned browner each time but it's still worth playing. RGM2525 wasn't able to make it so I don't know if my two birdies would have taken the chain or not but at least I had a couple.

Hunter Ranch is always a pleasure to play. I somehow caught a nice window and had an open course for the front nine and then joined up with a twosome on hole 13 after playing through a slower twosome. Total POP for a Saturday was 3 hours!!

This will be short. Got out 9am Friday 7/8 as a single walking joining a pleasant middle aged couple riding. Haven’t been here in years and really enjoyed it as conditions are very good all around. Ev... Continue »

This will be short. Got out 9am Friday 7/8 as a single walking joining a pleasant middle aged couple riding. Haven’t been here in years and really enjoyed it as conditions are very good all around. Everything from teeing grounds through the greens was clean. Some occasional, small, brown areas on otherwise green fairways were only visual — the hitting surface was good and the fairways felt almost spongy to walk on. Missed the bunkers but they appeared OK. The green and cut portion of the rough was not overly long but it was thick and could be grabby. Otherwise a lot of wild areas to contend with. Greens were a good quick pace but not too quick — appropriate for the slopes and contours. Course was reasonably busy and it was a tad over 4.5 hours to finish. An interesting, challenging course in a beautiful vineyard setting. Highly recommended.

Played 5-24-22 early morning walking as a twosome finishing in under 3 1/2 hours with nobody in front of us or behind. Tee boxes were in good shape, level with most having real nice coverage. Fairways... Continue »

Played 5-24-22 early morning walking as a twosome finishing in under 3 1/2 hours with nobody in front of us or behind. Tee boxes were in good shape, level with most having real nice coverage. Fairways were in really good condition, lush and green with great lies and good roll out. Rough was is in good shape, 2-3 inches and thick and lush. Getting outside the primary rough will usually leave you under trees on hard pan. Was in one greenside bunker that was nicely groomed and had a good layer of nice white sand. Greens were in great condition, rolling smooth and true at medium/fast pace and playing semi-soft. Always a pleasure to putt on this greens. Course is in really good condition right now and well worth playing.