Played a couple weeks ago with Nicksquire and 14Over - big thanks to Nick for setting it up and providing the coupon! I put off writing this review because there was something that was percolating ju... Continue »

Played a couple weeks ago with Nicksquire and 14Over - big thanks to Nick for setting it up and providing the coupon! I put off writing this review because there was something that was percolating just below the surface and I couldn't put my finger on what it was. After last week at Hemet Golf Club and yesterday at Oak Valley I finally figured out what it was. While I have no complaints about either this or the Palm course, I left both feeling kinda "meh . . . whatever". Both are filled with good solid holes that provide a good challenge, but (at least to me anyway), they both lacked "soul" or "personality". Excellent for their intended purpose of providing a golf getaway while never leaving the resort, if it wasn't for the pre-seeding dryness of the Palm course I wouldn't have known which course (or hole) I was on. Would I play them again? Sure! - but probably not at their regular rates. Maybe it's just me, but Golf has a very significant spiritual component - an emotional connection between me, my game and the course itself. For me that seemed to be missing here. I'm not trying to discourage anyone from playing here, and others might disagree with my take on it - however, for me, there are a number of courses I'd pick first, even if they were in lessor condition.