Out early on a gray overcast morning. Easy check in - staff always friendly and accommodating. Rarely ever have a problem getting out here. Not much has changed since my last time where, except the greens were much quicker now than before. Fairways good with plenty of coverage. Rough was a mixed bag, some thick, some less than an inch. Bunkers were maintained which was nice... » More

Out early on a gray overcast morning. Easy check in - staff always friendly and accommodating. Rarely ever have a problem getting out here. Not much has changed since my last time where, except the greens were much quicker now than before. Fairways good with plenty of coverage. Rough was a mixed bag, some thick, some less than an inch. Bunkers were maintained which was nice as I found several.

San Clemente is just such a nice walk. A low stress layout with the exception of hole # 16, which demands a really good tee shot and second shot. Also enjoy the fact that a lot of seniors play here and there are numerous walkers, so getting paired up with "like kind" golfers is a plus. Great place to play on these days where the temperatures soar.
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Played this AM . POP was 3 H. Found the course still very wet due to the warm days and expected heat. So no roll in the fairways but good lies. No tee box issues. Sand was playable at this time of day. Rough has been virtually eliminated. Still have to negotiate water, small canyons and dense OB. Greens were playable but not consistent all round. Very little bounce in them due ... » More

Played this AM . POP was 3 H. Found the course still very wet due to the warm days and expected heat. So no roll in the fairways but good lies. No tee box issues. Sand was playable at this time of day. Rough has been virtually eliminated. Still have to negotiate water, small canyons and dense OB. Greens were playable but not consistent all round. Very little bounce in them due to being wet. Customer service excellent at all levels.
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Sorry for the late review. Played on Thursday, July 2. Had a 7:30 tee time and went off right on time. Check in was easy and covid precations were in place. It first come first serve on the carts allowing singles to take carts it desired. Looked like most groups had 4 carts. The starter said that he was going to run out by noon. He was also upset that people that traveled to th... » More

Sorry for the late review. Played on Thursday, July 2. Had a 7:30 tee time and went off right on time. Check in was easy and covid precations were in place. It first come first serve on the carts allowing singles to take carts it desired. Looked like most groups had 4 carts. The starter said that he was going to run out by noon. He was also upset that people that traveled to the course together were still taking seperate carts.
Conditions:
Tees - mostly good shape and not difficult to find a good teeing spot.
Fairways - wet from morning dew and were being mowed during the round which caused clumps of grass everywhere. by the time the ball came to rest, it looked like an old ladys slippers, big and fuzzy. There is a lot of bare spots in the fairways (like #3). Should be marked GUR but they are not. Majority of the fairways have nice coverage and grass.
Rough - thick and can be penal.
Bunkers - Too much fluffy sand. The ball was either plugged or a fried egg lie. Did not notice the one sign near the bathrooms saying that you can lift and place the balls in the bunkers. Feet prints was going to be a problem in the later rounds. The were raked nice for the earlier rounds.
Greens - Nice medium speed roll and only a few ball marks to be found. The breaks were odd and my group could not get used to it as they only broke about half of what it looked like. They also played slower than they looked.
I like the layout of this course and it very fun. I will be back and will look for deals. The only way to book online is on Golfnow.
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