The course is in great condition. With the overseeding, the course is green and runs hard and fast. The greens are immaculate. All the sand bunkers are in great condition. I was the first one out for two straight days and I followed the groundskeepers through the course. I didn't mind because they were doing a great job keeping the course in excellent shape. The customer service is good too. As a first single, I completed two rounds in 2.5 hours. I went out in the afternoon as a twosome and finished in four hours on a light Wednesday. I don't know what the pace would be like on the weekends. I highly recommend this course.

Course is in great condition. Not overwhelmingly picturesque, but pleasant. Only a couple of interesting holes, otherwise, nothing special. The staff is courteous and the GPS system helps speed up play. On 12/29, finished in a little over 4.5 hours. Marshal was motoring around, but did nothing to speed up play.

Played Canyon and Ridgeline. Canyon was not as interesting, but things improved at the Ridgeline. However, Ridgeline is less forgiving. The fairways are in great condition and the greens are fast. Will return and hopefully play Creekside.

Was disappointed with the customer service. As with the KSL resort in La Quinta, the staff seemed to be going through the motions. (The resort rooms were excellent.) The course must rely on publicity for the Match Play Championships or its spa as a lure because some aspects of the course are comparable only to my local muni course. The course seems to have a drainage problem because the rough and fairways were spongy and thin. The greens were fine, but not worth the rate charged. However, the sand was good and the bunkering was tour caliber. Many of the holes on the front nine had homes to the left and right. The course gets more interesting in the back nine, where it gets more open. I assume this is the nine used for the tour event. I preferred the North Course in terms of design. Overall, not worth the fee unless you are part of a golf package. Next time, I'll try Aviara when in Carlsbad.

Played the day after Christmas. Fairways, greens, and tee boxes were in great condition. The service was also excellent, complete with courteous service. The pace of play should have been better, but there were some rangers at "problematic" holes to keep the pace going. The course is expensive, but even at the high rate, it's a better deal compared to La Costa.

For a visitor from the East Coast, the course was in immaculate condition. The greens were in great shape, with very few ball marks and the ball rolled true. The rough was dormant, thus framing the fairways and highlighting how narrow they were. The tee boxes looked as if they had not been used at all. The fairways were lush. After a round at Valley, I took in 9 holes at the Mountain Course. The Valley was more memorable because of the elevated tees and large mature trees in and around the fairways. Valley is definitely a resort caliber course.