Was able to play here on a cold (39 degrees) morning on 12/20. Was visiting some family and found a Great rate to play here ($55 M-W in Dec.). The reviews were great, so we thought we'd give it a try. The course is a Great layout and was in pretty good hap considering the weather. One thing to note, the sun rises later than SoCal (7am vs 6am), so we had first tee time at 7:10.
Service: since we were there so early, most things were not ready. Had to wait or coffee and no bag help. Otherwise people were friendly. Saw marshal a few times, no cart girl that early.
Tee box: great condition. Flat and level
Fairway: cut low and was hard. But surprisingly, balls did not roll. Prob secondary to it being damp.
Rough: was not terribly long.
Sand: very soft and fine. Balls go lodged quit deep in fairway bunkers.
Greens: in my opinion, he toughest part of the course. It was cut low and really from. Nothing sticks and makes getting balls close nearly impossible. Greens were not surprisingly fast but lots of undulations making it a nightmare for us.

All in all, we loved the course and would love to try the other ours next time. Finished in under 4 hrs with a foursome.

Bayonet Golf Course Review
Seaside California Golf Course Reviews

Played here as a foursome on black Friday 11/25 @ 7am. Course was in great condition. Greens were running fast. Everything was lush and green. Rough wasn't particularly long, but still a challenge.
What makes this course great, is that the staff there cares about its reputation. The groups ahead of us tried to play as a seven-some (wtf), but the Marshall wouldn't have any of it. They were on them like white-on-rice. Plus these guys were hella slowing the pace. Once again, the Marshall was on them and had them speeding up play. A any other course, this would have lead to a five hour round, but not at oak valley. Still finished in Nader 4.5 hrs. Love it!

Oak Valley Golf Club Course Review
Beaumont California Golf Course Reviews

Played this course on 11/13 as part of a group outing (8 foursomes). This was my first time playing it and will probably be my last for some time. Everyone I spoke with said that this was a very difficult course (for first timers) and I would have to agree. This course is built into the hills with lots of elevation changes and blind shots. Lost a lot of balls. There is a GPS on the cart, but only has readouts and not layouts of the hole. Thus unless you play this course before, you will not know where to aim.
Tee Boxes: In decent condition and somewhat leveled
Fairways: Fairly green and in pretty decent condition
Rough: Not terribly long. But had some areas of weird types of grass (kind of bumpy and hard).
Sand: Horribly hard and packed. Worse part of the course
Greens: Very difficult. Pretty fast. Lots of subtle changes. Pins were placed in extremely difficult locations. 3-4 putts were seen sporadically.

The course had some amazing views and the weather was decent. Winds picked up towards the late afternoon and made a tough course even tougher. Bring extra balls and your own GPS.

Hidden Valley Golf Club Review
Riverside Golf Course Reviews

I finally got to play here for the first time today (11/8). I have heard a lot of great things about this course and wanted to check it out. And it pretty much lived up to my expectations. The only thing was that it was really really cold at 6:30am (33 degrees). We teed off as a twosome and followed a 4some. Waited at most holes but still finished in under 4hrs.
Tee box: Great condition and leveled. The tee box on 18th was being redone
Fairways: Really nice and green and well trimmed. Best part about the course
Rough: Not too long and was in good condition
Greens: Initially slow because of the wetness, so can't really say what its speed is in normal conditions. But appears to be in great condition

Overall this course is in great condition and is very nice on the eyes. Service was great as well. I guess my only wish would be to have nicer carts (w/GPS), but for the price ($49 at peek) you can't beat that in Socal. It would rival Oak Valley and Quarry as being one of my favorite course now. Also has great practice facility.

Goose Creek Golf Course Review
Riverside Golf Course Reviews

I played this course (11/2) as part of a charity tournament. I know that this course has just finished aerating the greens recently, but with that said, it was in the worse condition that I have seen it. I have played here a half dozen time in the last year and have never seen it like this. On top of that, the Santa Ana winds were blowing very strong and made the round tough.
Tee Box- The front 9 tee boxes were under repair (appears to be getting ready to be reseed) and was mainly dirt (although leveled). Back 9 was in better shape
Fairway- Was packed hard and and brown. Not sure if they reseeded the fairway or not, but it could sure use it.
Greens- They aerated half the greens earlier last month and the other half recently. IT made it very interesting to putt from a bumpy area to a smoother area
Traps- Packed hard
Rough- Not in bad shape and not really long

All i all, I would wait a while longer before going back to play this course. Allow the crew to get it in better shape.

Coyote Hills Golf Course Review
Fullerton Golf Course Reviews

Played this course for the first time on 10/24. We walked on at around 8am as a twosome with the intention of squeezing in a round on this executive course in 3 hrs or so...but that didn't happen. It was relatively crowded and slow. We only finished 15 holes in the 3hr space. So here are my thoughts for the first 15 holes...
This course is tucked up in the mountains and for the most part in decent shape. The fairways are not much to talk about, but then again, there aren't that many fairways (i think only 4 par 4s). The greens were just now recovering from being punched out a few weeks ago. The greens were surprisingly tricky, even though they were a lot slower (per the locals we played with) due to the moisture. My biggest complaints were the tee boxes. All of them were in repair and the temp ones sucked. They had them set up all over the place and most of them was on some sort of slope.
All in all, a decent course to work on your short game.

Scholl Canyon Golf Club Golf Course Review
Los Angeles Golf Course Reviews

I played a twilight round here for the first time on 10/17 at 4:30pm. We had a twosome and that we could cruise through and finish before sundown. However, that was not the case. We got stuck behind a high school practice and was only able to complete 11 holes prior to sundown.
This course epitomizes the saying "you get what you pay for". This is a typical municipal that seems to be going through rehab. As mentioned prior, lots of the fairways were undergoing repairs. The tee boxes were not in the best of shape. However, the greens and area around it was pretty decent. Even though there were lots of unrepaired divots on the green, it was in decent shape.
I probably would only come here if I wanted to try to squeeze in a desperate round (for cheap), otherwise would look elsewhere. However, this appears to be a decent place for beginners to practice their short game (with the extra par 3's and all).

Fullerton Golf Club Golf Course Review
Fullerton Golf Course Reviews

This is an update on a beautiful course that really needs no introduction. Because of the quality of this course, I am holding it to a higher standard the the typical course.

I played this course on 10/5 as a twosome. It has been almost 4 wks since overseeding and aeration of the greens. It is no longer cart path only. Everything is green and lush, but not quite up to pristine conditions. They are getting this course ready for Stage 1 Qualifiers at the end of the month.

Tee Box- Pretty shaggy throughout
Fairway- For the most part, decent. I think it was shaggy and could definitely use a trim.
Rough- This was the toughest part of the course. They are letting it grow out and it really eats up your ball and decelerates your clubs quite a bit.
Bunker- Decent, but wet from the weather
Green- This aspect wasn't quite up to typical Oak Valley standars. Many of the greens were still bumpy and the speed was not quite there. I overheard them talking about getting it to a 12 over the next week or so.

Overall, still one of the best course in our area and in a lot better conditions than most others.

Played here again on 9/26. We were almost the first twosomes out at 6:52 (was a single ahead of us). Pace of play was great, didn't see anyone else and finished under 3.5hrs. Course was in decent shape, a tad worse then when I played it 2 wks ago (see previous review for more details). They will be doing maintenance at the end of October. But all in all, still one of my favorite courses an a great value.

I played this course as part of a charity golf tournament on 9/19. This was my first time playing the course and we had a great time. The course was in really great condition, consider they are planning to close the course for reseeding next week. Usually courses are in horrible condition right before this, but Journey was in great condition.
Service- Great and top class
Greens- Perfect condition, grass cut tight and it was running anywhere from 11-12.5
Fairways- Mostly green and only a few brown spots in a few fairways
Bunkers- looked great
Rough- pretty uniform and not terribly long

Pros- Front 9 has spectacular layout and view, great GPS system on cart, great practice facility
Cons- Wind really picked up at around 1pm and may it really difficult to play, rack rate is pretty pricey

Since it was a charity event, my company took care of the green fee, otherwise, I don't know if I would be able to afford the rack rate. Would probably place this course again if I could get it for around $100

I played this course on 9/15. We checked in for our 6:45am tee time using an emailed coupon for $25 (the lady was giving people who mentioned a coupon of some sort the rate of $29) instead of rack rate $43. We arrived at the tee box to find no starter. People just started themselves. We ended up pairing up with an elderly couple and teed off at 7am.
I haven't played this course in over a year, and I found it sort of different this time around.
Tee box- In decent shape
Fairways- Only avg shape. They are letting the grass grow out (i think) and it was rolling as well as I remember. There were not too many dried up spots, but lots of different types of grass/weeds around. Where the fairway ended the rough began was not really clear. Lots of divot marks.
Bunkers- Only in it twice and appeared to be in decent shape.
Rough- This was very inconsistent. There appears to be multiple types of rough. Some areas were very long and would eat the balls up. Other areas were firm and hard. Once again, different types of grass/weeds making up the rough.
Greens- Were in pretty decent shape. Not as fast as I remembered it to be (rated as 9.5). Once again, lots of ball marks and unrepaired areas.

However, pace of play was good (finished in under 4 hrs) and you can't beat the value. Will play here again, but probably not my first choice.

I played this course on 9/1 (right before reseeding) at 7am. I used the Roger Dunn's Birdie card and played for $32 (great price). I like how they give you a range token as part of your green fee. We teed off and followed a threesome but never really got held up. the course was in decent shape. There were some brown spots in the fairways and some dried up patches on the greens. The worse green was #10. But this should all be fixed with reseeding. Finished the round in 3.5hrs as a twosome.