Bob and I joined SDF at Tehama Friday morning to kick start an upcoming week of great golf. Well at least great golf courses. The way I’m playing is an entirely different story. Anyway, we caught the first day of some glorious weather. This course is always in top notch condition and today was no exception. Even after a week of rain the course was only CPO on about 3 hole... » More

Bob and I joined SDF at Tehama Friday morning to kick start an upcoming week of great golf. Well at least great golf courses. The way I’m playing is an entirely different story. Anyway, we caught the first day of some glorious weather. This course is always in top notch condition and today was no exception. Even after a week of rain the course was only CPO on about 3 holes. Very few wet spots on the course which is mainly due to the severe slope and elevation changes on every hole. It also makes a for a fun and challenging track. Definitely a far cry from a flat parkland been there done that layout. Also, the stunning views of the ocean (from afar and high up) and the mountainous terrain on the back give this place a surreal and quaint vibe. The only house you will encounter is Clint’s house which has a driveway that goes through the middle of the course!

Greens at Tehama are the fastest in the business. Lightening fast in all directions. Including uphill against the grain. Just wicked. Rough was tough. Longer than usual due the recent rain which has kept them from mowing in a while. Everything was lush and green as expected. Customer service was great as always. One minor drawback is the lack of GPS in the carts.

Well, it’s a bike ride tomorrow then off to Vegas to see if I can double down on some pars and maybe find an Ace I can keep!
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Played today. Course was a little drier than I expected. Unfortunately we are having rain again. Tee boxes were playable. The new sand in the bunkers withstood the rain well. But players are not raking them sad to say. Fairways damp of course and mud on balls expected so not very good lies. But I was impressed with the greens. Even with the rain they still had some firmness wh... » More

Played today. Course was a little drier than I expected. Unfortunately we are having rain again. Tee boxes were playable. The new sand in the bunkers withstood the rain well. But players are not raking them sad to say. Fairways damp of course and mud on balls expected so not very good lies. But I was impressed with the greens. Even with the rain they still had some firmness which they did not have last week. But they still putted slow. The usual great service in the shop. And restaurant was open serving good food and great prices.
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Played Harding yesterday early am 640 tee time.

Course was in usual GP shape.

Tee boxes were good , some of them moved up for seeding and maintenance.

Fairways were usual and ok although some annoying little pockets of no grass. Casualties of summer left overs I suppose.

Bunkers were ok but some were just wet and cement like. They needed to... » More

Played Harding yesterday early am 640 tee time.

Course was in usual GP shape.

Tee boxes were good , some of them moved up for seeding and maintenance.

Fairways were usual and ok although some annoying little pockets of no grass. Casualties of summer left overs I suppose.

Bunkers were ok but some were just wet and cement like. They needed to be machine raked and weren't.

Greens were pretty good though, nice and filled not too many ball marks and the ball rolled true.

Rough is rough there, it gets touch and with soggy aprons it seems liek you need a lot of varied bounce on your wedges.

POP was ok, we played in under 4 hours.
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Played this Wed morning at 6:28a for the first time in several months playing Chester. I was pleasantly surprised by the conditions, even after a very rainy few days. Now there was definitely a lot of mud and rain-soaked areas of the course, but here were the positives: (1) fairways had a lot of green grass and were of moderate length -- a little long probably due to the rain,... » More

Played this Wed morning at 6:28a for the first time in several months playing Chester. I was pleasantly surprised by the conditions, even after a very rainy few days. Now there was definitely a lot of mud and rain-soaked areas of the course, but here were the positives: (1) fairways had a lot of green grass and were of moderate length -- a little long probably due to the rain, but very consistent and playable; (2) greens were VERY good -- consistent speed, fewer imperfections and ball marks than i remember, and putts held their line quite while; (3) the rough was not crazy long as it usually is, which was great for pace of play and also playability out of the rough. Playing so early in the morning, the pace was incredible and we finished in 3 hours and 45 minutes, even though there were at least 3 groups ahead of us. I definitely recommend Chester right now. EDIT: I forgot that the 2nd hole green is still a little rough and sandy. It was the only green that was in questionable shape, but I still made a 6-footer for par so there's that.
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Played Sunday 11/16 with a noon tee time. POP was fine at 3:50 but only because when we caught up with three terribly slow groups stacked up on 5/6 and no one behind us we dropped back and replayed holes 3 and 4. The course was CPO as to be expected given the intense rains over the weekend. We were lucky to not see any rain, though for those that know the course, it did not ... » More

Played Sunday 11/16 with a noon tee time. POP was fine at 3:50 but only because when we caught up with three terribly slow groups stacked up on 5/6 and no one behind us we dropped back and replayed holes 3 and 4. The course was CPO as to be expected given the intense rains over the weekend. We were lucky to not see any rain, though for those that know the course, it did not drain well. That being said tee boxes were 7/10, fairway 6/10, rough 6/10, bunkers 7/10 and greens 9/10. Despite the rain, these mightve been the best greens I have played this year. Smooth, exceptionally true but with some divots. Given their firmness the divots were shallow and easily fixed. My friend is a ranch member so we paid $150 which felt fair. Rack rate is close to pushing what I consider reasonable but when a dumpster fire like Skylinks is $100+ one needs to reevaluate how one judges the market. All and all - recommended at this time.
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