Played Thursday, 3/5, late morning T time. Wow! Quite a bit difference, the experience I had, compared to the last 2 reviews. First off, we booked our round at $25 a piece for our threesome and I usua... Continue »

Played Thursday, 3/5, late morning T time. Wow! Quite a bit difference, the experience I had, compared to the last 2 reviews. First off, we booked our round at $25 a piece for our threesome and I usually balk at paying much more than that.
Hit a few balls off the grass, on the range, definitely good for a warm up. Practice green is usually in good shape, they have a small chipping area with a sand bunker just to the right of the first T. Overall the practice area is good, I would definitely recommend it to those who are from the area, for the rest of us it suffices for a warm up.
I usually play this course a couple of times a month, it's in our rotation as a budget/econo course, usually played late mornings during the week or twilight on Sundays, we have 3 golfers in the family, sometimes playing several times a week, so for the purpose of playing as much as we possibly can, this course is much needed and suits our purpose very well, lest we go broke.
The starter was friendly and allowed us to go out early and usually does if the course is not completely packed. The layout of the course is a classic design, not much imagination, but the many bunkers protecting the greens and the trees lining the fairways, hold my attention and test my game.
The condition of the course is in great shape right now. Greens are always the most important to me and they were in very good condition as they usually are, often I find them in better condition, than more expensive IE courses, typically I rate them in the 6-7 range, rolling at medium-fast speed, layout of the greens are classic and a bit boring, with the hills being a huge factor in how they break.
I was surprised to see, how very well the condition of the bunkers were in, typically I rate them in poor to fair condition, sometimes with standing water in them from aimless water sprinklers and almost always firm and thin, today was much different, they were in the best condition I have ever seen them in, in the years that I have played here, about inch and a half of nicely groomed, fresh, fluffy sand.
Fairways are well covered, but thin and firm indicative of normal winter conditions.
Rough is the worst part of the course, a bit longer than the fairways, a bit inconsistent and with plenty of varmint holes. Speaking of varmint holes, around the greens is for the most part good condition to chip or run up on, but on the back of one hole, I narrowly averted spraining my ankle, my cat like reflexes saved me when I stuck my foot in one of these holes and I quickly shifted my weight to my well planted foot. These holes definitely need attention, I am certain this review would be different had I sprained my ankle.
I feel a little silly writing such a long review on a course, that is not in the top ten of IE courses even for me, but the rating is very low and out of line currently. If you are within a half hour drive time of this course, can deal with the traffic noise from the nearby freeway and are on a budget, than I strongly recommend this course.

Played Shandin Hills today. Good Saturday value for only $40 in the morning. The good, conditioning is ok, with the medium speed greens being the best part. Sand, fairways, rough and tee boxes were so... Continue »

Played Shandin Hills today. Good Saturday value for only $40 in the morning. The good, conditioning is ok, with the medium speed greens being the best part. Sand, fairways, rough and tee boxes were so-so.

The bad...Pace of play was horrible! Teed off at 830 and finished well after 2. One of our group left in frustration after 9. Had 2 affiliated groups in front of us who just had to follow each other around and hit each of their shots one by one. Guess they were betting and wanted to make sure nobody was cheating. Big gaps in between slow and faster groups. A conscientious Marshall would have really helped.

Really poor shape right now. Greens are bumpy (gopher hole on the green on #6!), fairways are really spotty with mounds and dry patches galore, rough is just longer fairway. Still soggy from the rains... Continue »

Really poor shape right now. Greens are bumpy (gopher hole on the green on #6!), fairways are really spotty with mounds and dry patches galore, rough is just longer fairway. Still soggy from the rains but that isn't a reason for the current conditions. Won't be back with the number of way better options in the IE.

You can always find a good deal on one of those discount sites for this course. Not a bad course, had fun. Very laid back course. Fast greens, and with water restrictions, the course was in good cond... Continue »

You can always find a good deal on one of those discount sites for this course. Not a bad course, had fun. Very laid back course. Fast greens, and with water restrictions, the course was in good condition. Only grip is that wish they would've told us about the tournament that was happening that morning. Our tee time was pushed back by 30 mins with a 5hr round. Played here on 10/11/2014.

I personally love this course. It is a great course for their rates! Some holes are open and some are tight.. its a pretty fun layout and you get rewarded for hitting good shots. Some of their bunkers... Continue »

I personally love this course. It is a great course for their rates! Some holes are open and some are tight.. its a pretty fun layout and you get rewarded for hitting good shots. Some of their bunkers could be a little better but I have seen worse. Its by far the best course for your dollar if you want a nice round for cheap. Their Driving range is also pretty nice. My favorite hole is the 15th Par 3 over water!

Played here on July 19, 2014 at 10:00 am. The pace of play was good and there was no in front of us especially on Saturday. I was really surprise. The layout is nice and the price is good for the type... Continue »

Played here on July 19, 2014 at 10:00 am. The pace of play was good and there was no in front of us especially on Saturday. I was really surprise. The layout is nice and the price is good for the type of golf course you are getting. I was really disappointed with the greens. They were horrible, slow and very bad shape. Take your 2 putts and leave that is how bad they were. As for the Drink Cart girl, never saw her on the front nine and didn't see her until the 13th hole and that is very disappointed, I guess she didn't want to make money today.
I would give 5 out 10 rating based on the greens and services. Thanks

Went out there early today as a solo walk on and they were very accommodating. Very courteous staff. Ended up playing solo because there was no one to join up with so I followed a 3 some but never c... Continue »

Went out there early today as a solo walk on and they were very accommodating. Very courteous staff. Ended up playing solo because there was no one to join up with so I followed a 3 some but never caught them. Course is in great condition. New poa anna on the greens and very lush. A bit slow but they rolled true. Over all a nice place to play.

8 May 2014 - Tee Time B4 7 am. Wait too long, and the regulars are there, and will slow down play somewhat. This is a favorite course of ours. Play it at least once per month. The staff are all outsta... Continue »

8 May 2014 - Tee Time B4 7 am. Wait too long, and the regulars are there, and will slow down play somewhat. This is a favorite course of ours. Play it at least once per month. The staff are all outstanding, helpful, friendly, accommodating - always. This is a somewhat challenging course because of the uphill tee to green on a few of the holes. This course is designed to not be an easy course, yet we sometimes score in the 80s. And sometimes, yes, 103 to 108. Not the course's fault. Par 3s are challenging. We love the course. $25 with Sunshine pass. Get one; it's worth it.

Little slow posting this but better late than never!

Played April 9 in a GK Cup match with 1RudeDog. We were originally going to be paired up into a foursome, but Rude talked to the guy in the pro... Continue »

Little slow posting this but better late than never!

Played April 9 in a GK Cup match with 1RudeDog. We were originally going to be paired up into a foursome, but Rude talked to the guy in the pro shop and explained what we were doing and he let us go as a twosome. Nice and thoughtful gesture by the staff, "plus 1" for them.

Pace of play was fairly slow for a midweek time. Men's club was out ahead of us, but what really slowed things down was the group of 9 ahead of us (five and four). Would have been better served to split it into 3 threesomes ("minus 1" for the staff).

Conditions were relatively good. Fairway conditions varied from good to somewhat patchy and/or thin, but only a handful of spots where it would significantly impact play. Greens were above average and rolled pretty smooth, but slower than I remember for this course. Fairway and greenside rough had the most fluctuation, anything from "non-existent" to a couple inches deep, more so around the greens. Bunker sand was a little heavy/damp, but again, consistent.

Tee boxes have some leveling issues, it looks like they had dirt/seed put on them a number of times without regard to any change in height, end result is a lot are "crowned", sloping slightly from middle out the edges.

While it's not a great track, it has some good holes, and for the price ($30 senior base rate including cart) it's a good value and a reasonable option for those in the area.