Finally had the chance to play here over the wknd. I knew it would be a scorcher...and it was, but I was really looking forward to it. The guy in the pro shop and starters were pretty nice and helpf... Continue »

Finally had the chance to play here over the wknd. I knew it would be a scorcher...and it was, but I was really looking forward to it. The guy in the pro shop and starters were pretty nice and helpful. The grass range and pyramid balls are always a treat to us muni dregs :) I was a little surprised/disappointed to see the practice greens were aerated but relieved to see the course greens were not. Impressions. Our group played from the black tees and found this course to be quite a challenge for us TPC-V virgins. As prior posts have said, local knowledge can be worth 5-6 strokes easy. The overall conditions of the course were what u could expect from a private club. I've heard that the pros prefer to play Valencia C.C. over this place and I can really see why. The course has multiple blind shots and forced carries. Especially the back 9. Often times I would hit what I thought was a good shot but was penalized by o.b. or obstructions. A couple of clowny holes like the par 5's. It was HOT and tricky and I became surprisingly happy/relieved when 18 came around. I usually feel the opposite way. Not sure how much the weather played on my overall enjoyment that day. It seemed to beat me/us up unfairly a few times leaving us frustrated. I think that if given the chance to be played often it can grow on you. But with the unlikely chance of that ever happening I don't think I'll drop another $100 to get out here again....well maybe. (the cart girl was smokin!)