Played Thursday 4/24 with a later Am tee time. Wind light enough to call your attention and cool (60's) partly sunny skies. Full disclosure I had played most recently in Feb. and didn't post review here as I thought the course was in winter condition and gave it time to come out of "hibernation."
It has and is greening up in all areas, let's say from the edges in.
We played the ball down and it was a fair test without unexpected bad break lies.
The rough is getting thick and enough to hold and hide the ball and stop any forward progress quickly. A few areas I found had been punched and had the flat plugs. Escape from it variable could be good as the fairway or buried to the top.
Fairways are ok. Still some shorter dormant areas among the improving short grass.
Bunkers good I wasn't in them but maintained as expected.
Greens rolling good not the fastest I've putted here. My partner commented if it looked like they were going to aerate or they were healed. They had been done about a month ago I confirmed. Held high pitches and chips. Allowed me the bump and runs I use. A few thin spots on the edges.
Numerous broods of namesake turkey in the tall grasses and colorful purple wild weed in unmaintained areas.
2025 $79 prime to $69 Friday to $52 Senior rate Mon-Thu we qualified for.
I didn't take pictures. Looking at the ones posted here it will be interesting to see if the course summer grows into the quality venue it has been.
They are pricing like that. Steele Enterprises owns many area courses.
Historically a little better condition wise that their peers.
One caveat: Most always wet area near 7th green cart path was over flowing and sewer odor evident. A bit far away but above the wet roped off area in the middle of the 9th fairway with a siphon hose being used.

9:30 tee time moved back to 9:50 Tuesday (my "day" to play 14+ years of league play) with perfect conditions weather wise, maybe add 5 degrees to the 55 and sunny light breeze, and 40 yards to my drives!?

Have been wanting to get back here again since reading RDD's review in January. Lots of hint$ there good info.
Alex326 invited me 3 weeks ago and joined by a couple friends Justin and Bob for a scratch bogey or better team play friendly match. Was watching the weather since the long range ten day was forecast and it held with a great day for golf.
Monday a different story but wouldn't know it now. The course was cleaned of any debris through the green, the waste areas with runoff trenches packed sand the only indication of day before storm. Don't go there. I took a few GUR's from these obstructions.
The greens punched earlier 3-4th are healed fully but rolling slowly for here, less break than the normal slick pool table surfaces. Make the adjustment and roll 'em in.
Fairways great as good as I get to play and a treat offering roll out for my ground game. Again not as tight lie as usual but 8/10 rated.
Bunkers fluffy from the fairway and green side.
Lot's to like here and at the NCGA rate $90 walking (20% off proshop goodies) at the home of the best golf association in NorCal!
The course appears ready to go for a great season of play.
Played it down and caught one bad fairway lie in a small divot.
Hit ok hybrid knuckle ball straight and short followed by a 5 wood from LS rough 190 to front of green. PW left 8' straight in par to finish the round.
Fun had by all and if we didn't get all we wanted from it, we got what we needed.
Finished smiling wider than when we started.
Recommend 4.5 POP not pushed ideal
**Add sunrise arrival at Carmel Beach, and checking out Hays Place @ PB and the 9 hole course (not play) on the way out made the 15 1/2 hour 440 mile day trip a winner for me.
Not the match dominated by the opponent especially on the front side.

First out on the last day of pre-6 AM tee times for awhile. No wind and it seemed warmer than it was to start. A day that required a stop at the turn to adjust to lighter layers. Frost just on the taller grass slopes and the greens freshly mown and smooth.
Having played Silverado Wed. play in down rules, I did so here too. Had no un-playable lies anywhere through the green. Well maintained and at $43 walking superior to it's neighbor nearby with $79 riding rates.
Greens great as written. A few marks very putt-able and fringe areas nice.
Fairways coming into spring. Dry offering roll out.
Rough enough to stop the ball easy to advance for the most part.
Bunkers machined and darker dirt over firm base.
That's it just wanted to comment on the better than most in the area of a good value imo.
Recommend at $ Kudos to CourseCo

After a six year hiatus from playing the south course I looked forward to returning.
On a day that threatened rain but turned out cloudy with filtered dun at times mid 50's
Second event of the NCGA Senior Series tour a handicapped year long points battle for old timer golf supremacy in NorCal held at various courses and different scoring formats. This one a shotgun start Individual Net Max.score.

Course overall is in good shape and consistent with other reviews over the years. Mine were from 2019 & '18 and the others hence for the most part could be repeated now. Kudos to the grounds crew.
Greens were good firm and even high wedge shots left only dime spot marks and rolled out. A low pitch or chip with spin (not me) would check on the second bounce most times. The collars and approaches firm enough for my game close to the ground using the contours.
Great shape and color contrasts to the fridges and rough areas pleasing to the eye.

Fairways cut tight and the contrast dark one way light the other got high rating marks.
Rough beside fairways and beyond thick and penal. A few ball searches required. One loss.
Bunkers light white sand private club / pro level quality and where I should have practiced prior. Would have possibly helped the score. The ones I faced were deep in futile attempts to escape.

The bad / sad (hopefully grown in and gone B4 U GO!) Tee boxes
A tee box renovation project is in it's final stages.
For play this day were provided a modified yardage sheet for 6 holes unique to our day and a note to enjoy it, and the complimentary infamous burger dog and fountain soda provided at the snack shack.

Back 9 ; all shortened holes with 5 teeing off mats (octagon 3.5 foot grass with no base)
not stable and my lefty partners ball would wiggle on the tee in his back swing. NOT ideal!
Front 9 ; 4 shortened holes and only one off the mat.
Off the mat = on newly laid nice sod in the middle of the most forward flat tee box.
*opinion*
With the North course adjacent I think a better solution would have been to incorporate one of those 9's into the tournament play. There was also noisy tree maintenance on a large oak going on by outside contractor on the second hole. not my parade and no complaints. But why my rating was so low in this important area.

Still recommend. Look around for Johnny.

Made a mini-road trip to join Alex326 here Wednesday just before noon. Paired with Bill wearing a spyglass cap and then joining Mike a single both local frequent players to complete the 4-some on the 5th hole.
Perfect weather mostly sunny light breeze low 60's.
Used the large putting green to get the roll down. A quick but fair pace given the undulations a Johnny Miller course is known for I thought. The starter got us off on time 1st tee nearby and adjacent to parking lot. Dog leg left to a downhill landing area the fairway and rough defined nicely.
Ample tee boxes some a touch shabby and most not perfectly level. The course through the green was clean as my shoes had little to no debris on them when finished.
My ball flight offered some fairway roll where as Alex was stuck in soft spots with little roll many times. The areas off the fairways has been cleaned up over the years the locals explained, making the course much more playable and mis-hits could and did bounce back into rough or the cart path curb a few times.
The wild coyote bush areas have been tamed but still many areas to lose balls and some forced carries. Fun course testing all skills. Out of position punishment to stay within yourself and the hole design and escape with bogey. Subtle breaks on large greens.
The greens are 30 +/- yard size on average with three distinct pin possibilities (#3 today) Size and variety that the everyday player has a new look and wouldn't tire of.
The 16th par 4 green is a whopping 75 yards said to be the biggest around.
All were smooth at medium speed. The highlight of the course. Cut tight and rolled yikes could be scary fast.
Recommend because more than once is for sure required to score your best and it was perfect weather and golfing company fun!

Played Monday 1/6 early morning mostly sunny skies both walking the dog at Carmel Beach and the range at The Glass prior to teeing off, was expecting more of the same for the 11:30 tee time. Instead like Scotland the clouds rolled in as I exited the pro shop adjacent to the first tee. Joining Alex and Justin. My expectations of scoring not exactly matching the execution. Still a high rating on the fun factor playing here for me every time.
Mild temperatures and light winds made for ideal walking the links today.
Most fairways like carpet, the bunkers well placed and of high quality. Fairway ones thin and firm, green-side a bit deeper and more fluff.
A second shot golf course to score well. A few holes have forced carries of natural areas off the tees now instead of all grass.
The greens are great with the links style undulations and false fronts.
Some very large and rolling probably a bit slower than the other times (3) I've had the pleasure to putt here.
CPO for the power carts and considering the recent rain course was in great shape for golf.
Always a recommend. Didn't hear the bag pipes left too early.

The pictures are an indication of the course at it's best. The hole numbers do not correspond to the current routing. Not a big deal but details.
Played 12/26 in winter conditions carts allowed at 90 degrees but wet and windy alot of leaves. Crews were out blowing and improving best they could a day before big rains and storms forecast for awhile.
We were happy like the other groups out to be playing.
7:18 tee time, 2nd out following a 4-some of walkers we settled in and no one behind us and POP under 4 hours took our time and listened to the music.
Good greens maintained rolling slower muni-speeds consistent. Rest of the course through the green playable considering winter conditions. Couple bunkers puddled in bottom. Leave losses possible in a few areas of some holes.
$43 to walk extra $20 for seat on the power cart. Good value and going into 2025 pro shop didn't know if rates would be steady. Said the players club is a good deal and the lowest fees.
They have a simulator in the restaurant. Have never seen anyone using it. Even on this marginal weather day. I was thinking it could be a back-up plan if the weather didn't co-operate like it did.
Overall classic venue, good value service and fun.
Makes it a recommend.
2024 goodbye and bring it on in 2025

Played with Alex326 Wednesday 12/11 with calm weather. Using the golfmoose deal offer. Prior review is a good overview of playing conditions. The green complexes raised with surrounding humps and protective bunkers.
This was my target course when the nice weather window of the last couple weeks was forecast. Not ideal as Baylands last Friday but cool with a lingering fog resistant to fully burn off.
Cool vibe atmosphere here. A locals course with many custom carts. Laid back membership friendly and inviting.
I was held up by traffic and rerouted. Was late for our tee time. We made a move and skipped the first hole bypassing a 4-some who happily waved us through. As did another group on the 11th. Played the 1st as our 18th to finish.
The course: solid CC conditions in transition to winter. Fairways offered tight lies and short rough allowed a chance at recovery. Bunkers were compact in the bottoms well maintained.
Greens nice rolling smooth med pace with tiers and undulations on many of them.
Tee boxes (white tees for us) all excellent flat and ample. Enough so that when I commented on them. Alex thought they could reverse rout play and cut them tighter and putt on them. Not normally a highlight of my reviews but they stood out to me.
It'd be a challenge in the wind and I sought out this venue cuz Alex said he like courses with water. Most holes have it. Like Florida with no gators.
We had a side bet on the water losses and I was on the bad side of that 5-1. OB into the housing or the aqua the places that add penalties to the card.

Recommend. A nice place to play in the Delta region. Look to the forums for the "rest of the story"....

With the great stretch of weather I was itching to play some golf this past week. Made the call to Alex and we were able to play Baylands just after noon Thursday. We were a two-some following group of three with the full rack rate groups out ahead so POP was a bit slow. Palo Alto airport is right next door so was entertained with a busy runway of small plane activity.
Links style course transitioning into winter play. Some brown areas both in the fairways and rough (not deep or defined) but all very playable. Very few trees and none in the areas of intended play. Had to pay attention to the group in front and use the app for some routings.
The greens and the areas around them are the highlight of the course imo. Large undulating greens, quick on the downhillers, subtle breaks and undulating surfaces with many hole locations. Overall Baylands fits my eye and my interest with second/third shot options.
Easy Friday commute into the Oakland area. Driving home was a bit of a slow drag over and hour extra drive time back to Sac. (580 Altamont pass)
A course I had in my sights as it hosted NCGA SR event I couldn't play in earlier.
The weather and the challenge of a new track with Alex = worth the drive. A scouting trip so I will know before I go play sr series event here in 2025. Recommend

Played Sunday and have waited a few days to contemplate this review.
The greens are in good shape. Maybe they'll see aeration in early November.
The rest of the course is a big disappointment.
Has been on the decline, the consistent trend now for seasons.
The ponds on the front 9 are less than 50% full, banks unmaintained.
Back 9 a dividing pond between 10 and 11 is dry, baked dirt like a safari waterhole in drought.
Driving range a golden dry mowed wasteland off mats. Grass tee area unattractive.
I was searching for a deal and passed on booking at the rack rate of $77.49
They changed online rate to $56 so I booked it.
Rumor is they want to modify to 9 holes and build houses. NOT popular with the residents whose $1m+ homes back to the once pristine verde of a country club level facility (2009) and greenspace.
I never rate a course as AVOID this would be as close as it gets. ;(

Early out Sunday 10/6 following a two-some as we were given the option to go 2/2 vs 4.
The course is in good shape and playing nicely. Overall and consistent through the green hole to hole. Overall hopefully my rating totals 6.75 to 7.1+ area. Played the white tees and should have moved forward to gold for better scoring/closer approach shots.
The routing is mountain golf at lower elevation.
White tees get a lot of play the smaller boxes especially the shaded ones a bit thin. All level.
Most every hole had some area staked and roped either for repair or to keep carts routed away. Fairways good for the most part, but not 100% play it down everywhere.
Bunkers ok but not great. Inconsistent .
Greens were in great shape and tough today. Fast and consistent cut fresh and fully healed from aeration. The dome shaped ones were tough to hold, and downhill putts a challenge to lag putt. Not having a sharp chipping game and off with the flat stick made par mostly impossible.
Still fun, recommend.
Cold beer and ordered breakfast burrito on 9th tee. Got 2-1 unexpected special picking up at turn.

Quick update
Fully healed from recent aeration, greens healthy and rolling on the slow side as expected.
Some temporary tee boxes to level and grow the normal ones on a few holes.
Bunkers sand is settling and some are damp in the morning.
Rough is long enough to lose distance and 50/50 chance of a good lie to escape well.
Fun and fast as usual. Beer cold, grill closed which was unusual. Good home/mex cooking.
Saw a bev cart for the first time coming from maintenance garage, and it was near CH at turn empty. Never knew they had one playing here for years.
Looking forward to faster greens nextime:)