Played in the GK final plays 12/20/2025. I found the course to be in immaculate shape. Deep green and lush everywhere. What a contrast to the SD courses at this time. All though I played from the rough more than the fairways. The fairways where perfect, with great lies. The rough was lush but manageable at around 2". The greens were firm and required really good ball striking f... » More

Played in the GK final plays 12/20/2025. I found the course to be in immaculate shape. Deep green and lush everywhere. What a contrast to the SD courses at this time. All though I played from the rough more than the fairways. The fairways where perfect, with great lies. The rough was lush but manageable at around 2". The greens were firm and required really good ball striking for any stopping power, but very consistent. They ran at a solid quick pace with very good roll. Many subtle breaks that you really need to look out for. I was in a couple of traps and they were in excellent shape. A few too many foot prints left behind !!! A couple of the tees had some unevenness to them, but not too bad. Cart girls were by a few times. Pace was good. Had to wait on a few shots, but over all not bad for our group. An absolute treat to play these courses this time of year. A nice mix of hole layouts and overall design. Highly recommend.
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Because of the overcast marine layer, it was not as cold as expected at 7am. Much appreciated. Prior review was spot on. Greens were brutal at times; in fact, I putted two balls off the green and the putts were not that far off from being really good. Need to keep the ball below the hole or you have a lot of stress. Overall, the course is in fine condition. No issues whatsoever... » More

Because of the overcast marine layer, it was not as cold as expected at 7am. Much appreciated. Prior review was spot on. Greens were brutal at times; in fact, I putted two balls off the green and the putts were not that far off from being really good. Need to keep the ball below the hole or you have a lot of stress. Overall, the course is in fine condition. No issues whatsoever. It will be interesting to see how the forecasted rains affect conditions.
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Joined Johnny and a familiar cast of characters to resurrect (hopefully) GK Plays outings at Mountain View on Saturday morning, 12/20/25, in perfect golf weather – warm, sunny, and almost no wind, playing on a course in wonderful condition. Tee times ranged from 9:30 to 10:30am and we went out on time with few groups in front of us and without anyone close enough behind the fin... » More

Joined Johnny and a familiar cast of characters to resurrect (hopefully) GK Plays outings at Mountain View on Saturday morning, 12/20/25, in perfect golf weather – warm, sunny, and almost no wind, playing on a course in wonderful condition. Tee times ranged from 9:30 to 10:30am and we went out on time with few groups in front of us and without anyone close enough behind the final group to cause any waiting.

Conditions were very good throughout the course, which presented as a shimmering green against the muted tones of the surrounding desert environment. Fairways had wall-to-wall coverage of firm turf that gave excellent lies. Coverage in the rough adjacent to fairways was 1-2 inches deep and somewhat wet at the start of the round, but was very playable; if you got too wide there were scraped dirt areas and scattered rock fields to navigate. I was not in any bunkers, but playing partners looked like they had good lies with sand having a fairly shallow playing layer of firm sand. Tees were well-marked and all level and provided good peg opportunities. I hit from the turf on the par-3s and had perfect lies available.

Greens were challenging from the standpoint of firmness and quickness. Most ballmarks were very small and full shots released significantly. Downhill putts had significant rollout and all greens have many subtle small breaks that surprised all of us through the day. Coverage on the greens was excellent and speeds were consistent throughout the day.

Saw the cart girl once on the front and several times on the back side. Restrooms are well-marked and clean and all have water/ice stations. Carts with good-quality GPS, comfortable with ice chest and ball/club washer. Staff was very helpful from bag drop to coordinating the start to receiving golfers after the round.

Great to see old friends again and meet new GKers. I’m hopeful that the GK Plays can take off and be well-received by the SoCal GK community. Playing fun, well-conditioned courses like Mountain View helps to enhance the experience and increase anticipation for future events. Thanks to Johnny for all he does.
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Played yesterday. Course is getting better by the week. It looks like they got new equipment and started cutting. All fairways cut and cleaned and now good lies and decent rollout.

Traps all have new sand and their great but we still have many who do not know what a rake is there for.

Rough all cut down and no issues.

Tee boxes all clean and playab... » More

Played yesterday. Course is getting better by the week. It looks like they got new equipment and started cutting. All fairways cut and cleaned and now good lies and decent rollout.

Traps all have new sand and their great but we still have many who do not know what a rake is there for.

Rough all cut down and no issues.

Tee boxes all clean and playable.

Greens are getting better and faster each week. Still some issues on some but they are working on them each day.

Still great customer service in the shop and from all employees.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
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Played in an RPGC tournament yesterday and just want to leave a quick review about the current green conditions - and it's not great. I played here a few weeks back and the greens were in terrific shape, but something has gone amiss.

There are patchy dirt sections, something that looks like mold on a lot of them, and far too many ball marks to count. I'm not sure what... » More

Played in an RPGC tournament yesterday and just want to leave a quick review about the current green conditions - and it's not great. I played here a few weeks back and the greens were in terrific shape, but something has gone amiss.

There are patchy dirt sections, something that looks like mold on a lot of them, and far too many ball marks to count. I'm not sure what happened but putting right now is a true adventure, and not the good kind. Speeds are inconsistent, lines are inconsequential and frustrations will be high.

The rest of the course? Not bad at all. Fairways and rough are good for the most part, bunkers had decent sand in them and most of the tee boxes were flat, level and had some coverage, but a few of the par 3s are thin and don't really have grass but moss instead.

POP was great since it was a tournament and we finished in just over four hours. But the overriding message here is that the greens are currently very, very disappointing.
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