Temecula Creek Golf Club: Member Reviews

44501 Rainbow Canyon Road
Temecula, CA 92592 • (951) 676-2405

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Temecula, CA (92592)

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Humidity: 11%
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Sunset: 7:02 pm
green Sunrise: 6:44 am

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Temecula Creek Inn GC

ALERT: Aeration
Closing one 9 every 3 weeks starting 5/7 for greens aeration.
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71. blakej824

Posted: 04/10/17 1:45p
Member Since: Nov 18, 2015
From: Tustin, CA

Played here on 4/9. Elected for the Stonehouse/Creek 9's as apparently the Oak nine was being aerated (although the greens I saw looked fine?). My first time here and I really like the place. The S... Continue »

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72. aakes90278

Posted: 12/07/16 11:34a
Member Since: Dec 28, 2002
From: redondo beach

I played here with 36 others on Sun-Mon December 4-5, 2016. My group has been coming here in December for many years. We always return because the Hotel, Course, Service, conditions, Food, and the cou... Continue »

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6.9 Conditions

73. sd3bs

Posted: 11/24/16 10:15p
Member Since: Jul 21, 2005
From: Temecula, CA

Quick 3.5 hour round in the cold and wind this morning on a course that never disappoints. Staff is always top notch and professional and facilities are very nice as well. The tee boxes are generall... Continue »

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6.2 Conditions

74. Kahoutek

Posted: 09/27/16 6:36a
Member Since: Dec 11, 2003
From: San Diego

I've always wanted to play this course, seeing it off the 15 freeway when I was driving north to play other courses in the Riverside area. Finally got a chance to play it during a morning tournament on Saturday, playing the Creek-Stonehouse combo.

Creek was kind of damp from the recent rains. There were a lot of gnat creatures flying around, doing annoying things like buzzing into my ear just as I was about to putt. I felt like Creek was sneaky-tight. The holes looked open, but stray a little bit from the fairway, and all of a sudden a small clump of trees that looked innocuous from the tee box was in the way of the approach shot. Where is the creek on that course, by the way? There was a couple of ponds on the 9th hole, but otherwise I didn't see any water.

On the first two holes of Stonehouse, I felt like a cartoon character with a bunch of question marks around my head. Our group had no idea where to hit the blind tee shots on #1 and #2. The course got more straightforward after that, but there was still some tricky elevation changes, including my least favorite type of hole in golf, an uphill par 3. The Stonehouse course finishes with a very nice par 5 with a great looking water feature by the green.

Overall, the course was in very nice shape. The fairways had a couple of ground-under-repair spots, but was otherwise cut low and very nice. Greens were superb, holding shots after the recent rain but still putting at a fairly quick pace. My only complaint was the lack of sand in the bunkers. It felt like there was barely a quarter-inch of sand, and I kept blading my greenside bunker shots because there was nothing to dig under. I finally had to resort to just chipping it out. I preferred the Stonehouse nine to the Creek nine, both because of the more interesting layout and also because the higher elevation seemed to get us away from the bugs flying around. It did get hot in the higher and more sun-drenched Stonehouse portion, and I was dying of thirst before the beverage cart finally got to us on the 7th hole. All in all, it was a nice experience, and I want to come back to check out the Oaks nine.

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7.8 Conditions

75. sd3bs

Posted: 08/29/16 7:29p
Member Since: Jul 21, 2005
From: Temecula, CA

The course is in excellent shape from tee to green. Played the Oaks and Stonehouse in under four hours. The tee boxes were nice and the fairways were nice with only a few thin spots here and there. ... Continue »

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7.1 Conditions

76. zjeska

Posted: 07/12/16 9:03p
Member Since: Sep 22, 2007
From: Leisure Village

Always a great at TCI. Fantastic ocean breezes on the Oaks-Stone run. $25@4pm---wut!? Best value in the IE for afternoon golf.
Fairways were cut tight and in fantastic shape. Greens were really in g... Continue »

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7.6 Conditions

77. nplay

Posted: 06/09/16 9:25p
Member Since: Dec 5, 2011
From: Thousand Oaks

Just came back from the inn played 27 day one and 18 day two
The course is in excellent condition right now
Staff is friendly and weather was great

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78. voand7

Posted: 04/27/16 4:35p
Member Since: Feb 12, 2003
From: Westminster

Overall the course was in great shape with the exception of the Oaks greens which are still a bit sandy from the aeration. The sand traps seemed a bit on the thin side. Also I hate it when the mainten... Continue »

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7.4 Conditions

79. sd3bs

Posted: 04/03/16 10:24a
Member Since: Jul 21, 2005
From: Temecula, CA

Very busy morning at TCI, but still finished round in a little over four hours. We played the Oaks/Stone combo. Both sides were in very very good shape from tee to green. The fairways and rough wer... Continue »

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7.3 Conditions

80. 1PLUS1

Posted: 03/29/16 7:23p
Member Since: Mar 27, 2007
From: El Cajon, CA

And now to complete the trifecta! Had an enjoyable day with Abbacat on a beautiful Easter Sunday afternoon at Temecula Creek. Booked through the JC Resorts website and secured a 2:00pm tee time for a $45.00 rate, which was an outstanding deal when you realize we managed to squeeze in 26 holes.

No need to go into much detail here as Wendy basically covered it in her review but I will endorse the observation that the Stonehouse Nine was in markedly better shape than the Creek Nine, most notably the greens. Very similar in appearance to the putting surfaces at Marine Memorial, they were nice to putt on and held well-struck shots.

Although not slated for aeration until May 10, there were a couple of greens on the Creek Nine that showed evidence of a recent punching and the fringe on #2 was hard as concrete. Speed-wise, they were definitely slower so it took a little more force to get the ball to the hole.

Another sore spot was the poor condition of some of the tee boxes, with #6 on Creek being the worst. Not sure if it's a lack of sunlight due to the surrounding trees...a similar situation prompted the removal of some trees and the addition of a new rear tee on #7 Stonehouse a few years back...but the tee box was muddy, torn up, and extremely uneven.

With on-course traffic being relatively light, we were able to move right along and also indulge in some extra practice shots during the round. To me, this is the best way to work on certain aspects of one's game, especially around the greens under "real-time" scenarios, and I welcomed the opportunity to do so. I like nothing more than playing 18 holes and then finding a remote green out on the course to practice my short game.

Ownership appears to have its' main focus on the lodge and restaurant facilities these days, recently completing a $2.5 million renovation to the dining area and they're not quite finished. Admittedly, this is a very nice 'Stay & Play' destination and the quality of the food...as well as the pricing...is definitely "gourmet" level. It's also worth noting that the service and friendliness level I encountered from the moment I set foot on the property was second-to-none.

However, it would be a shame if the powers-that-be have elected to forego investing the dollars necessary to keep the golf course on that same level. Perhaps that's next on the agenda, as the Oak-Creek-Stonehouse Nines offer three distinct challenges and should be on a par with the other features of the resort.

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