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Must have just missed SD3BS as we had the 10am tee time yesterday. The 945 was a group of 3 guys who looked like they had never played before but they dropped balls next to the one who hit the fairway. They let us pass on 2 and we never saw them again. We didn't catch anyone until hole 14 but still finished in about 4 hours.

I would have to agree with Scotts review the fairways were just perfect today. Great roll and ample cushion to hit off of. Greens were spectacular as well smooth medium fast and receptive. There were some fun pin locations yesterday which was a nice change as most of the time they just leave the flags in the middle of the greens. Holes 3 and 5 was up on the back shelfs for the first time I have ever seen them. Adds a little difficulty on what in my opinion is a very scoreable course. Rough was mostly uniform with a few areas a little longer causing some issues, mainly on the par 3's.

We saw the cart girl twice and a ranger with a cooler full of water a few times. Practice facility is great except the range is off mats, the chipping area was a little wet from watering but still nice to practice. The putting green matched the speeds of the course so that is always nice as well. Premium Carts with GPS and Bluetooth speakers are super comfortable to ride in. The Gold players card (2nd tier) rate is $100 and that is an absolute steal for this course. With the condition the way they are right now even the rack rate of $200 on the weekend is worth the money. Highly Suggest.
10 Likes.
Out Yesterday for a Member Guest Smoker with the boss and some coworkers. Conditions have only gotten better in the last month since I last played here. A few of the fairways on the front nine were perfect carpet and just amazing to play from. Back nine is a lit more open to the sun but still very nice. Rough was a bit longer and penal, I had a few shots that affected by this. Greens were much faster but firm. All shots needed to be played 5 yards short of the flag as the approaches would bounce on the first hit. You did not want to have a down or side hill lie yesterday as it was very easy to blow your putt past the hole. Sand traps have mostly all been redone in the last month and the green side sand traps are almost too soft! Fun to play from but man you needed to blast your shots out to get them on the green.

Overall still a fun course and recommend if you can get on.
11 Likes.
Joined the GK crew last Friday out at Sandpiper. Picture perfect day Sunny, 71°, 10-15mph winds and top notch conditions. We were first group out and never caught up to the groups in front and finish our round in 4hr 15min.

This is the 3rd time I have been to sandpiper and I must say the course was in the best shape I have seen it. The rain definitely helped the grounds crew this year as all of the grass was just perfect. Fairways were cut short and provided great roll as well as still having great cushion to hit from. Rough was a bit penal being around 3+ inches and usually required an extra club. Fescue/Straw grass was very long but they must flatten it every few days as most of it is laid down. Very difficult to play from and you better have strong wrists. Sand traps were lacking good sand but not the worst. Greens were vicious on Friday, Firm and fast and if you were above or side of hole good luck. I really like fast greens so I was happy to putt on these greens.

Sandpiper is a very scenic course with ocean views on every hole as well as the par 3 11 playing down to the beach. If you are a golf photographer this place is like Disneyland for pictures. Staff was rather friendly and the grill was decent although a tad on the pricey side.
14 Likes.
Played the front nine yesterday with my Boss in a US Open 2 man Scramble. Cloudy and breezy conditions which is not out of the normal as the course is only a mile or two from the ocean. Course conditions were pretty good overall for the course. Tee boxes needed to be moved on the par 3's but it was late in the day so that may have been the issue. Fairways were lush and mostly green but did have some brown tint to the visuals. They were great to play from however just a great cushion and good lies. Rough was cut down to about 1-2 inches but was still sticky to play from. Sand traps looked good but being in a scramble we did not play from the sand. Greens were a tad firm and medium speed and perfectly smooth. I do wish they were a tad bit faster but they were still great to play from.
9 Likes.
Played on 6/2 with Rob153, John_A, and their buddy Paul. We got the local prepaid rate of $60 for a 7:15am Tee Time. The course wasn't busy at all and we skipped a group of amateur's on hole 3 and was pretty much smooth sailing never waiting much for a POP of 4:15.

We had booked this round prior to the last review but were not to worried about the greens. Well it turned out the greens were great. There was a small visual of punching weeks ago but nothing the would do anything to the putts. Fairways were lush and great to play from however one thing to note there is not a ton of flat lies on this difficult Jack course. Rough was pretty thick in some areas and had mostly good coverage unless way off line. Tee boxes were flat, cut, and perfect. One downside for this course and seems to be a very common theme over the years is the edges of the sand traps. Liner is exposed on more than a few traps but there was sand at the bottom which was easy to play from. The rough around the traps was by far the most penal on the course.

I love this course and will always play here when given the chance but make sure to watch out for wind. Whatever the wind is in Vegas double it for coyote springs. Also the temperatures seems to be about 3-5 degrees cooler which is nice in the summer.
12 Likes.
Jumped out for a quick round with my brother when visiting our mom who lives on property. Course is in the best shape I have seen it. Super lush from tee to green. A challenging layout and very tough pin locations yesterday. It made for a fun putting day especially when using a borrowed putter. I highly recommend playing out here before it gets too hot.
9 Likes.
Finally got back out to Pechanga last weekend with Rudyclub and Fastfish433. Their tee time server has been down for 2 months and the only way to get a tee time is to call in. Well that has been nearly impossible on the weekends so I was happy to finally snag a 10:45 weekend time. Using my gold card we all go the $100 rate which is much better than the 180 rack. However due to the conditions I can see them justifying the high rack rate. I have not seen Pechanga this nice in a long while. Lush from tee to green with fairways cut a little on the short side but ample cushion for approach shots. Rough was thick in some areas but the ball seem to sit up most of the time I even had one shot where I cut under the ball as it was sitting up on the 3-4 inch rough. The greens were faster than I have every encountered there I dont have a stimp number but it took 2-3 holes to get use to the speeds. POP was good and we saw the cart girl multiple times. I just love this layout and with the gold card rate I would not hesitate to play here.

They did just punch the greens so maybe wait 3 weeks to head out.
14 Likes.
Back out here 2 weeks after my last round and two weeks of over 100° heat and little has changed. They were running a promotion of $99 on Sunday which included the $25 food and beverage credit. IMO this is one of the best deals in Socal. Yes the $25 can be used on alcohol for you degens out there haha.

As for the conditions I did notice a few more brown spots around the property but rarely did they come into play. I did see 2 ground under repair sections on 2 of the fairways but they were small. The course is still very green and they were watering the course all morning. We had the first group out at 6:30 and found some spots a little too wet but with a tee off temp of 85° and a finishing temp of 108° they dried up fast.

Greens were a little more receptive this go around and I even made a few ball marks. They are still fast and have a lot more break than expected. I know I missed 3 good birdie opps because of the extra break.

Good practice facility and very large putting green to warm up. Starter and cart guys were very friendly and the cart with gps and Bluetooth are very nice. I hope they run this promotion again as its getting much harder to find a good deal under 120 for a nice course on the weekend now.
11 Likes.
Awesome Round at Classic Club. Started with a nice breakfast burrito and very warm temps (103°) Light winds which is much better than the last time we played there. Course is phenomenal shape right now from tee to green.

Tee's- level and lush with multiple tees to choose from

Fairway- Super lush and cut short hardly a bad lie to be found anywhere on property.

Rough- Lush and not overly penal. I had a good driver day and didnt find a ton of the rough. It was easy to play from when in it.

Sand- Sand was mostly decent I did have one trap that was firm and wet. I found a lot of sand this day and other than that one it was all nice to play from.

Green- Firm and Fast just the way I like them!

Overall this course is just fantastic and is always on my list to play when in the desert. Carts are nice with GPS and beverage cart was around often.
12 Likes.
Great time out at Desert Willow yesterday with JohnnyGK, GDR23, and Mark_6m. We had a 7:40 tee time and as usual the practice areas were very busy but still plenty of room to warm up. We went off right on time and enjoyed a nice 4:30 pace with little waiting. We did get hounded by the marshal twice to hurry up but we were a hole ahead ourselves too. No big deal in my opinion plus its nice to see that they care about POP.

Course is in fantastic shape right now with wall to wall lush conditions.

Tee- 9/10 a few of the par 3's were a little chewed for the purple tees. Still had room to hit from.

Fairways- I give them a 10/10 I found no areas that would warrant a deduction and they were just a pleasure to play from.

Rough- 9/10 I found the rough quite a bit and one of those shot did find a bare area bit other wise 2-3 inches thick and can really hurt if you make poor contact.

Greens- 8/10 FIRM AND FAST!!! Don't be above the hole and you will be fine. A little too firm for my liking. We noticed a survey team scanning the greens and one mentioned they are going to redo all of them and make a few larger so that is something to look forward too in the near future.

Sand- 5/10 This was the only downside of the course. Appearance looked fine but they did not have enough sand in them. Greens side traps were just too firm to control. I think a nice refill and they will be fine.

The Staff and Facilities are always top notch and this round was no different. This is the best deal in the winter while all other courses charge 250+ you can find great rates here and you will not be disappointed.
14 Likes.
Played on 2/4 rck rate of $75 teeing off at 11:55 instead of 11:47 tee time but they did have a frost delay so no issue there. The ladies working the proshop and bar were very friendly and the starter/marshal/cart guys were very friendly which was nice to see.

Lets start with the Good before the review gets sour.

-Carts very nice with shark experience gps and bluetooth
-Greens a tad bumppy from poor divot fixing but very well manicured and rolled fine.
-Rough around the greens was good and starting to come out of dormant.
-Some Fairways within 20 yards of the greens were great and looked like they had overseeded some of those areas.
-Water Jugs full and cold every 4 holes

Now the BAD
-Driving range- no grass just dirt and unlevel
- Sand, What sand? its just dirt!
- Rough, unless near the greens or within 5 yards of the fairways it was bumpy and lots of grass types or just bare
- Tee's Unlevel and covered in divots on par 3s and just ok on driver holes.
- Fairways 50/50 if you found a smooth spot to hit from. Major thinning in some areas as well a few bare patches here and there.
- Snack shack closed at the turn which is not near the clubhouse

The UGLY
POP was a whopping 5 hours and 31 minuets. On hole number 2 there was 6 total groups on the hole and took 20+ mins before we could tee off. One other hole has 3 groups on it as well plus every hole we had to wait for the group in front to tee off.

Another thing to note is the course use to have about 6-7 holes with no homes around them. They are now down to 3-4 holes with no homes. I asked the starter if they will continue this trend and he said when the tribe bought the course they didn't have the money to buy the land in-between so that land was sold to developers. Its his understanding that the 3-4 holes left will remain that way because the would need to build a bride or tunnel over/under the course to get to that land.

The Rack Rate is reasonable for the layout. Conditions could be better but with the POP its going to be a hard pill to swallow for most. We finished at sunset for a 1145 tee time. That's unacceptable with a 530pm sunset.
12 Likes.
Out in Texas for thanksgiving and snuck in a round of golf during the small break in rain last weekend. My mom lives in Robson Ranch so we get her rate of $50 at 11am on black friday. In my opinion this course is well worth that green fee. We played the South/West nines and I think the south 9 is the best at the property. Course is still in good shape but 3 inches of rain made it quite soggy. Now the course drains very well but was CPO and after walking to our balls it made sense why.

The course has gone dormant for the winter as the highs were around 45° last week. Conditions are still quite playable. Fairways were cut just right and provided good cushion to hit from and even though they were soggy they still provided great roll. Rough was rather short as expected when they go dormant but around the greens there was still some thicker areas. Sand was very nice white sand and had it been dry it would be fantastic to play from. Greens are the highlight of the course as they were very receptive but no divot damage at all. Putts rolled smooth and true and the subtle breaks make you think twice about your line.

Staff here was great and provide all the knowledge you could need and seemed just happy to be there. Most of the workers here live in the community so they take pride in their work. Snack bar is relatively cheap with $5 hot dogs and cheap drinks. I highly recommend playing.
10 Likes.
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