Played Friday, 5/3, with a pre-work 6:53a tee time. They aerated the greens on Monday, and offered a special $25 rate (with OB card) through Friday. I received an email about the aeration , along with... Continue »

Played Friday, 5/3, with a pre-work 6:53a tee time. They aerated the greens on Monday, and offered a special $25 rate (with OB card) through Friday. I received an email about the aeration , along with GK posting, and a warning about aerated greens when I scheduled my tee time through their smartphone app. They definitely were not trying to hide the fact.

Customer service was fine. Greeted in the parking lot and the bag was loaded by the time I paid. Golf shop clerk offered to let us out early, and a local joined us on the tee. No starter at the 1st tee, and I didn't hear any announcements over the PA. Drink cart was around every 4 holes or so. My only complaint is the fact they didn't have a marshal. The group in the 1st fairway when I pulled in the parking lot was just teeing off #3 as we putted out on #2, and there was a 2some between us. They had at least a 20 minute head start.

Conditions were good. Fairways were lush, with only a few thin areas throughout the 18. Rough was very thick, and about 3". You paid a price for being off the fairway. Sand was wet in the early morning, but by the back 9 was fluffy and easy to hit out. Tee boxes were level. There were 2 or 3 (including the Par 3 #4) that were shaggy, even with the mowers out. I knew about the greens in advance and they exceeded my expectations. Yes, they were punched 5 days earlier and had sand on them, but they were in good condition. The wind earlier this week may have taken the excess sand off. Greens were soft and were a medium speed. Very different from the normal firm and fast desert greens that shots bound through.

Even though we waited on almost every tee and most fairways, our group of 3 finished right at 4 hours. $25 was an amazing deal for this time of year. If you play it, you need to be accurate, as the almost all the par 4s are tight driving. The par 5s are more open, but the course does route through a residential development. The par 3s range from 125 yards to almost 200 from the middle tees (6269 yds, 69.9/125).