Absent from the course since October, took advantage of a free twilite round on Friday, 3/23 at 2:16pm, via points earned on my Creek Card over the past year. Joined by 3 other singles, they played th... Continue »

Absent from the course since October, took advantage of a free twilite round on Friday, 3/23 at 2:16pm, via points earned on my Creek Card over the past year. Joined by 3 other singles, they played the blues for the most part, and I played the whites. POP was slow, finishing just at 7:00pm, POP 4hrs 44mins...w/2.5hrs on the front.

One of the guys in the group has played the course throughout the winter. Asking him about playing conditions, etc., on the 10th tee, he said the course was easily in the best condition he's seen it during that time. Overall, I was pleased with the conditions considering the entire property was punched less than 4 weeks ago and some of the recent reviews.

Tee boxes were very green, nicely cut, with good solid footing. Long grass around the tees and rough generally, seemed to be cut on Friday, or the day before. Some grounds crew were actively cutting the rough during the round on various holes.

Fairways were really good, mostly lush and green, and provided decent roll and good lies. In spots, you could see the healing from the punching last month still filling in, so there is more improvement possible. A family of deer made their showing on the 13th hole, as usual.

Was in one greenside bunker on #15, and it was damp and firm, with no top layer to get underneath the ball with the club.

Greens need more / different care. However, there were no signs of 'punching' and the grass density looked very strong. They were soft and held shots well. It did not seem like they cut the greens on Friday. Cups were very mangled and rounded from play. Putting speed was mostly slow/medium-slow. To say that the greens were 'bumpy' would not be sufficient. The length of grass was very inconsistent throughout, with various patches of green outpacing the length of other bits, resulting in a highly irregular putting surface on every green. Hopefully, the TCGK has a plan. It seems that as the soil firms up, they can lower the mower cut length and roll the greens in the near future. I know they have struggled with 'thin' grass on the greens previously, so it seems that there is now a strong root base to work from (fingers crossed).

Cart girl was by 4 times, the marshals were by at least 3 times. Plenty of cool water in the jugs, helpful on a mostly warm and sunny afternoon.

Though I've made the decision to not renew my Creek Card for 2018, I do look forward to playing Tijeras Creek again soon, but at $10 more per round. Will reconsider the TC CC in 2019. Love the layout, its fun and a good challenge, and the staff always treat golfers with great courtesy.