Teed off Thursday morning about 7am and finished in 4 hours. The greens are in good condition. They rolled with medium/fast speed and were firm. Difficult to get short irons to hold. The fairways have... Continue »

Teed off Thursday morning about 7am and finished in 4 hours. The greens are in good condition. They rolled with medium/fast speed and were firm. Difficult to get short irons to hold. The fairways have good coverage overall with some winter thin spots. The rough was mostly good with some thin/bare spots. The bunkers were in good shape aside from some rocks and people not racking foot prints. The tee boxes had decent coverage and were mildly unlevel in spots. Always enjoy a round at Eldo. Good course with friendly employees.

El Dorado got the call this time around with my monthly golf group, and it was a really fun Saturday out there with the weather cooperating very nicely after a pretty chilly morning on the practice ra... Continue »

El Dorado got the call this time around with my monthly golf group, and it was a really fun Saturday out there with the weather cooperating very nicely after a pretty chilly morning on the practice range. Our group always plays the white tees and some walked, but most of the group rode. Price was a pretty steep $71 for that pleasure.

POP was definitely an issue on the day and no marshals around to keep the slow groups in front of us moving. We thought we'd gotten some separation from the group ahead of us after the pile-up at the par 3 3rd hole, but when we got to the par 5 7th, they were just teeing and the group ahead of them was already done with the hole. It was infuriating.

As for the conditions, mostly good all around which is the least one could expect at that price. The fairways were in solid shape with a few thin areas here and there, and a few sections that could use some GUR ropes. Rough was only penal in some areas, so generally a mixed bag. Tee boxes were fine and the sand in the bunkers was playable.

Green speeds were deceptively quick and they were holding shots rather nicely. Nothing too gimmicky or crazy about the greens at El Dorado, but they are going to require your maximum concentration. Speeds varied as the weather got warmer throughout the day, but in general the greens were in darn good shape and fun to play.

The entire round took a little over five and a half hours which is pretty lousy knowing it could have been so much quicker if there was some supervision of slow play. But luckily we had a very fun group and the golf course itself was good fun so it did make the day seem to go much quicker. El Do remains one of the better options in the LBC area.

I used to play Eldo quite frequently when I lived in Westchester, but not so much any more. I have always enjoyed playing here, in part because it is a course that has never treated me very well. (I... Continue »

I used to play Eldo quite frequently when I lived in Westchester, but not so much any more. I have always enjoyed playing here, in part because it is a course that has never treated me very well. (I know that sounds strange, but enjoyed trying to shoot well on a course which I struggle on) Another struggle today, because if you don't hit it straight here, the course just punishes you. Too many boogies !

No complaint as to condition, not great, but hey, it's the middle of winter. Some thin fairways, rough was inconsistent, greens rolled well, although I could not make anything. Two bunkers I found had plenty of sand.

Still not thrilled about paying $41 to walk this course. A bit overpriced in my opinion. Good solid course, despite the cost. One of these days I'll beat this course !

Met some new guys and was invited to join their group today at Eldo. On a very cool morning, had a 7:44 time and got off right on time. Was surprised to see so few folks out there this early. Got t... Continue »

Met some new guys and was invited to join their group today at Eldo. On a very cool morning, had a 7:44 time and got off right on time. Was surprised to see so few folks out there this early. Got there early and while hitting balls on the range, the tee box was open for about 30 minutes. We went off as a fivesome but still finished under 4 hours. It had been a while since I had played here and was looking forward to playing. The fairways are in fairly good shape considering winter, rain, etc. Overall good coverage. A lot of thin spots but still playable. Fairways seemed to get thinner as you got closer to the green on some holes. Bunkers were a bit damp but playable. Some bunkers are pretty deep. The rough was cut down so not a factor. Greens were great. Receptive and rolling pretty fast. Particularly down hill putts. This is a fun course to play. Park like setting and flat course with some doglegs but has numerous trees (and tree roots). Not overly challenging but but some holes have some length. Quite a few fairway bunkers which are strategically placed and definitely come into play. I don’t get out much this way or would definitely be playing here more often. Had a very nice lunch after in their restaurant. Recommend!!

Teed off Wednesday at 7:20 and finished in 4:25. Typically I get around in about 4 hours but had a 4some in front of us that were a hole and a half behind. The greens were in good condition rolling sm... Continue »

Teed off Wednesday at 7:20 and finished in 4:25. Typically I get around in about 4 hours but had a 4some in front of us that were a hole and a half behind. The greens were in good condition rolling smooth with medium/fast speed and held shots. The fairways had mostly good coverage. There were some thin spots and a couple of fairways still showing some effects of the heavy rains 12 days ago. The rough was decent. Medium height with some soft spots and thin/bare spots. The tee boxes had decent coverage but were a little unlevel in spots. The bunkers had plenty of sand but were a little wet and a bit compacted in spots. Overall the course is in good winter condition with good greens. The staff was friendly.

Posted: 11/2/2019
By: Ringworld

Played today after a fairly large tournament. Knew this going into it and of course we were not disappointed when the round took 5+ hours.

Course conditions are... Continue »

Posted: 11/2/2019
By: Ringworld

Played today after a fairly large tournament. Knew this going into it and of course we were not disappointed when the round took 5+ hours.

Course conditions are as follows:
Greens have some sort of fungus on some, but not all. Greens look funny but for most part ran pretty true. Front 9 greens were ok but afternoon wore on greens in back became a lot more slower and bumpier. Noticed around outer perimeter of greens that grass was dryer compared to center of greens. A well struck ball could stop quickly.

Fairways had good coverage with some thin lies thrown in. Rough was cut low and playable. Fairway bunkers had mud on sides especially Hole 4 with a thin veil of sand. Green-side bunkers were decent with varying types of sand. All playable but you had sandy beach type sand to an almost powdery dusty type sand in other bunkers. I should know I played out of a few of them.

Tee boxes were decent flat and playable.

Course was busy. Play started to move faster towards back 9.

Played on 10/26, as a public shotgun, due to a tournament later in the afternoon. Tee time 7am, but really started around 7:30. POP was a smooth 4.5 hours. Pretty good for El Do.
Conditions were sol... Continue »

Played on 10/26, as a public shotgun, due to a tournament later in the afternoon. Tee time 7am, but really started around 7:30. POP was a smooth 4.5 hours. Pretty good for El Do.
Conditions were solid across the board. Tee boxes probably the worst, being a little chewed up. Fairways had nice lies. Soft in the early morning (a little wet), eventually drying up. Rough was thin in some spots, patchy and thick in others. Bunkers were good across the board. Greens were really good. Healed up completely from aeration about 3-4 weeks ago. Rolling faster as the sun was out longer.
Highly recommend when pace isn’t an issue.

Paid $42 to walk Eldo on Monday at 8am finishing in 4.5 hours waiting on each hole. A little expensive IMO and the strange thing was they charged $43.95 to my playing partners with carts!! What the he... Continue »

Paid $42 to walk Eldo on Monday at 8am finishing in 4.5 hours waiting on each hole. A little expensive IMO and the strange thing was they charged $43.95 to my playing partners with carts!! What the heck? Anyway, Eldo is in pretty nice shape right now especially the greens which were smooth, held shots, and were semi fast. The tees were level and the fairways were nice and green although there were many wet areas that should be marked GUR but I just took a free drop away from these areas. Bunkers were a little inconsistent but I did notice they were grooming many of them as we played. Rough is thick so stay out of it......
All in all, an enjoyable day of golf was had by all.

For those of you who read my reviews, know that I play super early. I'm old, experienced, and should have known better than agree to accept an invite to play mid morning. Being accustomed to playing i... Continue »

For those of you who read my reviews, know that I play super early. I'm old, experienced, and should have known better than agree to accept an invite to play mid morning. Being accustomed to playing in well less than three hours, it felt like the Bataan Death March to trudge along at a pace which normally would allow me to complete two rounds. But enough said, I knew better and failed to exercise good judgment.

I really enjoy El Dorado. I find the layout to be very challenging, but fair. Play well, score well, play poorly, it's gets ugly fast. Course was about as expected, based upon last reviews. Fairways were better than expected, greens were worse. (Too slow for my taste and too chewed up) Please people, repair your ball marks !

All things considered, expensive course just to walk, slow pace of play, mediocre condition, and hours of fighting traffic. Next time, I'll just say "Thanks for the invite, but I'll pass"