Played Carlton Oaks on 3/27. The fairways are in good condition. The green speeds are inconsistent. The Tee Boxes are in rough condition, and most provided anything BUT a level (or even a reasonably level) stance and lie. Most of the green side bunkers were very firm and difficult to get your club under the ball. Being a Pete Dye designed course, some holes can be treacherous without the added distractions of poor maintenance conditions.

Played ADM Baker North last Friday. The only thing that brings me back here -- and infrequently at that -- is the price and the fact that someone else made the tee time! The fairways are terrible! The greens are OK at best -- fair condition, soft, but bumpy and unpredictable speed. No score card on the cart. No score card or pencils on Tee 2. Golfer warning system on blind Tee 11 not working (BTW, I've never seen in working!). This course has some interesting challenges for the average golfer, but for my money, it's not worth the effort.

Great course overall. Lots of lush but tight fairways with water and sand in play. For most holes, if you can't work the ball, leave your driver in the bag. You'll just have to play nbr 14 to understand why this short little par 4 hole is the most difficult on the course! Don't count on a lot of 1-putts: the greens are not yet fully recovered from aeration 2-1/2 weeks ago, so they are slow and bumpy. Best bunker sand in the county!: snow white, soft and buttery, but beware: if your ball doesn't roll in, it's probably a fried egg lie. The clubhouse could use some TLC, but hey!, we didn't come here to sit in the clubhouse, now did we?

The course is in really good shape. A few tee boxes are a bit rough, and only two fairways with thin grass. The greens are in great shape. They were just a bit bumpy and slow today, but they haven't been mowed in the last couple of days. Some sand traps are a bit thin at the bottoms. All in all a very enjoyable round of golf -- well worth the drive and the price.

Far and away the most beautiful place to play in San Diego. The course is in top notch shape with only the sand traps as an exception...probably due to all the rain we've had lately, but a number of the traps are HARD!

It's been a long time since I've played Cottonwood. The course is in much better shape than it was a few years ago. Whatever they're doing, it's working! Great course to play for the average golfer.

Played 4/25/03. Entire course is in great shape. This course isn't long, but it's very definitely TARGET GOLF at it's finest, with lots of elevation changes on every hole. If you can't hit them straight, bring lots of balls. 3-1/2 to 4 hours is typical pace of play here, and the Marshalls hold you to it.