Played the Mission and then Presidio tracks at this 27-hole course with three fellow GKers I hadn't played with before - nice guys all. We teed off on a Sunday at 7:22am, my earliest tee time in year... Continue »

Played the Mission and then Presidio tracks at this 27-hole course with three fellow GKers I hadn't played with before - nice guys all. We teed off on a Sunday at 7:22am, my earliest tee time in years. I live nearby and I'm a "green member" at Riverwalk, paying $50 a month for discounted tee times and free daily range balls. I managed to get there early enough to hit just a few off the grass at the range before our group was called. I like the putting green at Riverwalk, and the range is my favorite in San Diego - nicely designed and spacious with some inviting targets, and especially fun when the grass is open, which seems to be mainly Saturday and Sunday mornings. On the course, it was pretty damp out there for the first hour-plus on Mission -- seemed like heavy dew plus maybe overnight watering. Someone asked, only half joking, if it had rained the night before. I was toweling my club off after each shot, and occasionally my shoes. Otherwise, playing conditions were fine by me... tee boxes ideal, a few bare spots here and there but mostly nice grass coverage, and greens pretty consistently medium-speed. The rough was neither long nor penal. I found myself in bunkers maybe four times (ugh) and sand was fine in all but one (front-right green-side on Presidio hole #2). Regarding pace of play, we waited a couple minutes on a few holes, but never long enough to be a bother. At the halfway point, one of the ambassadors encouraged the group in front of us to play faster, so they did, which was nice. As usual I was happy with Riverwalk's staff, which got me out there quickly and smoothly for an enjoyable Sunday morning round.

Played Presidio/Mission this morning at 7:22 with fellow GK Gurus. After a bit of confusion at check-in, I hit a few of rudyclubs range balls (off grass today) and a couple putts (small, sloped practi... Continue »

Played Presidio/Mission this morning at 7:22 with fellow GK Gurus. After a bit of confusion at check-in, I hit a few of rudyclubs range balls (off grass today) and a couple putts (small, sloped practice green, no chipping). The course was wet with a few small puddles, but dried out later in the round. Tees: level with some divot damage on the par 3's but all very playable Fairways: some patched turf areas but good lies all around Rough: rough, mostly patchy with a variety of lies Bunkers: thin hard packed sand (seemingly the new norm at most courses these days), the ones I looked at or played from were smooth and raked Greens: signs of aeration past, but mostly just visual, some greens were a bit bumpy, rolling at medium/fast with bit of unsuspected roll out if you weren't careful, not soft, but accepted well struck shots leaving small ball marks (of which I only had to repair a few that weren't mine POP: just under 4.5 hours, the group ahead was two holes back after nine but picked it up slightly on the back (apparently they thought they were playing a major) Customer service: besides the confusion at the front desk, all was good. Walkability: very walkable, flat with most tee boxes close to the last green Layout: I always enjoy playing here with a variety of holes, a good solid test for all golfers Overall: a fun, centrally located course that is almost always in good playable shape *Not sure why my rating was so low, I would think closer to a 6

Played 10/2/16 7:20 Guru deal POP 4+
Course was in over all good to very good shape.
Going out early the fairway's were pretty soggy & wet. When the sun came out they dried up to play much better. M... Continue »

Played 10/2/16 7:20 Guru deal POP 4+
Course was in over all good to very good shape.
Going out early the fairway's were pretty soggy & wet. When the sun came out they dried up to play much better. Mostly green & lush with quite a few dry or dead areas mixed. Our group only found a couple all day. Mostly good lies and decent to hit from.
Was in one trap and it was pretty firm and the rest looked the same.
T's good and rough decent. Some shaggy areas & some hard pan areas.
Greens for the most part were very good. A few bumps & bounces, but not too bad. Ran decent at a little above medium. Mostly receptive.
Good service and a all around fun day with Jim, Mike & Shane

Played the Presido / Mission combo today. I used the birthday deal and only paid $19 with a drink, good deal. Both courses are in good to real good shape. Things were nice and green from tee to g... Continue »

Played the Presido / Mission combo today. I used the birthday deal and only paid $19 with a drink, good deal. Both courses are in good to real good shape. Things were nice and green from tee to green. Sand was damp but hey it rain over the last day or two. Greens were in great shape. Most rolled very well and no signs of recent punching. I was actuall really surprised at how good the conditions were. Now would be a good time to play.

Played here 9/16 after work (supposedly a 4pm tee time but apparently it never went through and the clubhouse had to "fit us in" at 4:15). The delay made absolutely no difference as the place was crow... Continue »

Played here 9/16 after work (supposedly a 4pm tee time but apparently it never went through and the clubhouse had to "fit us in" at 4:15). The delay made absolutely no difference as the place was crowded with traffic avoiders and off we went at $29! for the Mission/Friars combo. We were only able to finish 11 actual holes of golf but it felt like far less between bad conditions and waiting. The review: Tee-boxes: Actually decent throughout with plenty of area to tee it up. Turf consistency was mixed but it wasn't terribly challenging to find a good spot. Fairways: Beat to hell in many places, being replaced in others. Plenty of fairway was simply roped off and that fairway that wasn't was brown, bumpy and finding a great lie was tough. Rough: OK condition, though anyone who has played here knows there's lots of areas to miss that simply end up being the adjacent hole's fairway. The out of bound areas can certainly be penal (think San Diego river) but the thick stuff is in good enough shape to penalize you. Sand: Pathetically enough this is the first round (if you can call 11 holes a round) in which I haven't found the sand! It looked good and raked though. Greens: Good shape and the highlight of the round! Slow speeds and marks everywhere but putts ran true. Some green complexes had some minor damage and the green skirts were beat up but from ball to cup, not bad. ETC: Staff was just okay today; clubhouse was fine, bartender great, starter was lackluster and overwhelmed. Carts have tablet-like GPS but works well, windshields are nonexistent though. Far too much traffic here with 3 functioning 9-hole options to allow fivesomes and 3 hour rounds per 9 holes. Would not recommend right now.

Play in a tournament Sunday 8-21 teeing off at 11... The course is in decent shape. There are a lot of different types of grass out here. Fairways have grass and are nice, Greens roll pretty true and ... Continue »

Play in a tournament Sunday 8-21 teeing off at 11... The course is in decent shape. There are a lot of different types of grass out here. Fairways have grass and are nice, Greens roll pretty true and have some pace to them, bunker sand varies depending on which one you are in... some are wet some are dry. Worth the money to play

Played an early morning round yesterday with Gregholla & Mpisarski0. Wee tee'd off at 652am finishing at 1052am for a 4 hour POP. We played the Presidio/Mission combo.
The course looks great with the... Continue »

Played an early morning round yesterday with Gregholla & Mpisarski0. Wee tee'd off at 652am finishing at 1052am for a 4 hour POP. We played the Presidio/Mission combo.
The course looks great with the greens being the highlight. Greens were in great shape and running fast, especially on downhill putts.
The tee boxes were in great shape with tee's entering the ground easy. It was very easy to find a nice patch of grass.
Fairways were cut short with some brown patches here and there.
Presidio had patches on holes #3 & 4.
The greens on #1 & 2 had some brown patches on the edges.
Mission had patches of brown on #2, 8 & 9.
No damage noticed to any of the green edges on Mission.
My complaint in July and now is no water available on the course in the form of faucets or Ambassadors.
We saw 2 Ambassadors neither had water.
We saw the cart person as we approached what for us was Hole 18. No outside drinks are permitted so you would think this would be something that would be a first thought especially on warm days like you will find in the summer.
I like this course especially at the Guru Rate. I will be back.

Got to play here this morning at 7AM with @mpisarski01 @loutheman. Was a little hike down there this morning as Matt and I left our house at 4:45 to be there by 6:15 to warm up a little.

Putting G... Continue »

Got to play here this morning at 7AM with @mpisarski01 @loutheman. Was a little hike down there this morning as Matt and I left our house at 4:45 to be there by 6:15 to warm up a little.

Putting Green - Was spectacular, loved the challenging hole locations, really gave you the opportunity to hit multiple putts and get the speeds down.

Driving Range - Didn't get to utilize it this morning, but from the looks of it was well
maintained.

We went to the first Tee box and met up with Lou, great guy, first time playing with him. Can't wait to play with him again. Tee'd off at 7, weather was beautiful, couldn't ask for a better morning to play.

Tee Boxes - The tee boxes were great, plenty of room to tee off. I didn't find one uneven tee box all day.

Fairways - The fairways were awesome, grass was very responsive. Very generous landing area's, gives you a lot of options from the tee box. I didn't see a brown spot on either of the 9's we played.

Sand Traps - Boy, I had a rough day today, I think I hit it into at least 5-6 sand traps. The best part about it, they were wonderful to hit out of. Early in the morning they were still a little damp, but that's a given since it was pretty damp out this morning. Even though I hit it into the bunker a lot, I can't complain. I didn't have a problem all day hitting out of them, club goes right through the sand. I hit into fairway bunkers and green side bunkers and always got it out. I now call it SANDiego.

Greens - What a treat, they were phenomenal. Great rolls, little to no repair marks, you hit the surface and you're golden. The speed was medium/fast, the speed coming down the hill was pretty quick, wish I left myself some uphill putts. If you didn't hit the center of the cup, your ball was not going to rim in. Loved the greens (should of hit more GIR) :).

Rough - The rough was fair, not to thick, but the farther you got off the fairway the thicker it got. Didn't have a problem with the rough today, was manageable to get out off and still get some spin on the ball.

Overall - This course is great, I will for sure, be coming back and playing. We played the Mission/Presidio combo, and loved the layout of both 9's. Some great holes, over the water on a few and a couple great dogleg's. I'm sure Matt and I will come back down and play, if I lived closer, I would be a regular there. Can't wait for the next outing!

Had the pleasure of playing a Guru Tee time today with @loutheman and @gregholla. Quite a drive from orange county as greg and I left Orange county at 5am to make it to the course at 615. Check in was... Continue »

Had the pleasure of playing a Guru Tee time today with @loutheman and @gregholla. Quite a drive from orange county as greg and I left Orange county at 5am to make it to the course at 615. Check in was really easy the lady in the pro shop was very nice and bubbly for it being 615am.

The practice green here is very large and has every type of put imaginable which is quite nice. we did not utilize the driving range but from the cart staging area looked decent and the grass stalls looked to have just moved to allow ample room to tee up.

We went out right away with Lou meeting us on the first tee and off we went. The round started a little wet and overcast but by the 3rd hole the sun was shining and the course dew started to dry out.

Tee's- Tee boxes where moved to a new location this morning and we had brand new fresh grass to hit from and wide tee's to choose your attack angle.

Fairways- They are very generous and have a wide landing area to hit to. Very good coverage and on the Presidio 9 were immaculate The mission 9 was a little more brown but no bare spots all grass to hit from.

Greens- These were the highlight of the day and were in spectacular shape. Speed was running medium to fast later in the day. No ball marks and very smooth like glass. Holes were cut sharp and you needed to hit center cup as anything offline lipped if too firm. With greens this nice putting was simple except for human error.

Rough- The rough was not penalizing bu the further you go offline the worse the lye was going to be. I had a couple wayward drive's but got lucky with a good angle to the hole.

Sand- Although I did not land in the sand today my friend Gregholla found lots of it and is calling this city SAND iego now. The front nice the sand was a little wet and the back nine it looked to be dry and soft.

In all the Presidio/mission is the combo to play. Presidio running 3400 yards and the Mission running 3100 yards so a few short par 4's with doglegs and water on mission to mess with your head. In all I love this course and if I lived closer I would keep and eye out for deals. Plus im a 14 handicap and shot 84 the first time here and 78 today. Very happy and will return.