We've played Sterling Hills since it first opened in late 1999. It has always been a treat until this past Saturday. Playing in a small 28 man company tournament, course marshal ruined a great day. I totally understand the need for marshals in order to encourage players to keep a decent pace; however, this guy was way too aggressive.

GPS system on carts indicate to the player when they have crossed into a restricted area on the course. However the GPS system was warning our group of being in a restricted area while we were driving on a concrete cart path between holes, clearly a malfunctioning system.

Yet the marshall was all over our group accusing everyone of being the most inconsiderate bunch of snakes that have ever played a round of golf. His hovering around our tournament, complaining that we were 30-40 minutes behind schedule absolutely ruined a beautiful day (the GPS system on our cart indicated we were 8 minutes behind at the 8th hole and we finished our round in 4 hours 40 minutes).

Several players have written to the Tournament Director at Sterling, with no response so far.

I don't like to write negative comments about our local courses (Ventura County) mainly because we have such great venues to enjoy in our area, but this one had to be written.

I personally could not recommend Sterling Hills as a choice for your next tournament.

Sterling Hills Golf Club Golf Course Review
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May 14, 2009: Course in outstanding shape. Challenging layout, but fair test of golf capability.

Course in great shape. One of the best buys in Ventura County.