Brother in law took me out here yesterday 4/20/14. He said he played this course about a month earlier and it was in great shape. Well the course is still in great shape. With the lack of water in socal it was nice seeing a course as green as this. Loved the layout as the course had a lot of character with no two holes being the same. The front has some nice elevation changes and the back is very flat. Fairways were great, sand was superb but the greens were very slow. If they rolled them they would be great but we got a few bumps and they did not seem to break as much due to the pace. As I said this was my first time here so it could be very different on other days. I can't give a fair assessment on pace of play as there was NO ONE out there on Easter and we were done in 3 hours.... Practice facilities were top shelf!!! I will be back soon and often as I here this place went to crap when the SCGA owned it but the new owners have brought a great course back at a great price.... I don't see a better value for prime time on the weekends if you look for deals online.

Played this past weekend 3/8/14. Saw the reviews and was hesitant but the groupgolfer deal was fantastic. Anyway I felt the course was more than playable. Fairways were green and a few bare spots here and there but they were pretty good. Tee boxes were a bit beat up but they were not horrible. The greens were SLOW but rolled decent. I think my expectations were very low but for 25 dollars on a Saturday at 10:15 it was a almost an unbeatable deal. Pace of play was 4.5 hours which was better than expected on the weekends. We had a fun round and the conditions were decent and much better than expected.

Played 3/17/13. Yes the fairways are dormant and a little rough in some spots but I thought the course was very playable. Greens were great and rolled mostly smooth at medium pace. Sand needed some work. Tee boxes were okay and the rough is non existant. You can get a great deal playing on the weekends here. I will be back.

This course is absolutely beautiful. The pictures really do it no justice. Top notch facility from top to bottom. I've golfed all over the west coast- Hawaii to Arizona and this place is in my top 5 maybe even top 3 for sure. Greens were recently sanded however they still rolled fast and true. They pay attention to the small details on every hole that can distract you just enough with it's beauty. Every hole is a little different and the course has a ton of character. Didn't think it was as hard as the 139 slope from the blues indicated but it was certainly a tough track that plays a bit longer than the 6600. Got the round comped by La Costa resort /hotel and if I can ever find another deal here I would miss work to play. Highly recommended!!!!

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After all the bad reviews I was not expecting good playing conditions however the course is more than playable. Yes there are some bare spots on the fairways but this links course is not in that bad of shape. I was expecting them to be harder but they were not that bad. Greens roll okay but they are very slow. You certainly have to think your way around this course which I like. It's certainly a good challenge. For $35.00 at 10:30 am on a Sunday it's a super deal. Pace of about 5 hrs which is slow but wasn't too too bad. I will certainly be back to play this track.

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Played yesterday 7/17/11... Greens were great- smooth and medium fast. Fairways are filling out nicely, people need to fill their fairway divots. Great deal online 35 at 11am on a Sunday. Bunkers are a little rocky but have a lot of sand in them. This course has the hottest cart girls in the United States!!! Stars on the front and no stars on the back.....

Greens were a little chewed up due to hackers not fixing their divots. We had a tee time at 12:15 pm but did not tee off until 12:45. Pace of play was very slow however the round was still enjoyable. They maintain the course well and the greens are fast. Overall I enjoyed it very much.