Played here today with the SCGA group in a casual outing. Played alongside weber2323, his buddy and another single paired with us. $155 rate which is definitely steep, but reasonable considering norma... Continue »

Played here today with the SCGA group in a casual outing. Played alongside weber2323, his buddy and another single paired with us. $155 rate which is definitely steep, but reasonable considering normal rates for this high-end resort course. The resort is beautiful, the facilities around the clubhouse are fantastic and the staff really bends over backwards for you at every turn, so they definitely put up a luxury resort feel.

The course conditions were pretty good, but far from immaculate. Fairways were mostly green, but relatively dry and a little inconsistent with some being quite thin and others being a bit fluffier. The rough was cut down pretty tight, so it wasn't too penal. Bunkers were great. The tee boxes were level, but they were doing some aesthetic maintenance around all the tee areas. They are working to put in fescue in place of the bermuda that was there before and apparently not "taking" as well as they wanted. If the fescue grows in, it will look really nice in the long run. As it is now, these areas are all being sprayed with green seed mixture and look pretty ugly. Would love to go back and see what it looks like once that new grass matures.

The greens are healing well from recent aeration and not very bumpy at all. Fairly slow on putts, though. These greens are very difficult to read. Most everything breaks more than it looks. Uphill putts and chips are much slower than you expect and downhill shots are quicker than you expect, though I left a few downhill putts short, too. Our whole group was having trouble getting the right speed and breaks.

Of course, the place is overpriced and the conditions weren't as immaculate as I would have hoped for mid-Spring, but I really, really liked the layout. A nice Fazio track. It offers plenty of challenge (especially on and around the greens), but is relatively forgiving off the tee. Really hilly terrain as it winds its way through a beautiful canyon setting. Great mix of uphill shots, downhill shots and doglegs. Well placed bunkers in the fairways and protecting the greens. Beautiful hillside homes looking down upon the course. Great setting that definitely feels "high end" from the moment you show up. No GPS in carts, but each cart is equipped with a handheld rangefinder and they make you play with a forecaddie. Our guy, Joe, was full of energy and information, so we always knew our distances and where to aim. There are a number of places where you can play helpful slopes that feed you back into the fairway or closer to the hole, but it's just as easy to catch the wrong side of a mound and end up in a tough spot.