I played here this morning. It took me about 1.5 H to drive from Fairfield to the course up through Napa, St Helena, Calistoga.

From home to Calistoga the road was fine. But the road up to Middletown is quite nerve racking. Two lanes with a few passing lanes. Anyone ever drive Hwy 17 SJ to Santa Cruz? This one was 5 times worse. And unbelievable commuter traffic coming ... » More

I played here this morning. It took me about 1.5 H to drive from Fairfield to the course up through Napa, St Helena, Calistoga.

From home to Calistoga the road was fine. But the road up to Middletown is quite nerve racking. Two lanes with a few passing lanes. Anyone ever drive Hwy 17 SJ to Santa Cruz? This one was 5 times worse. And unbelievable commuter traffic coming down hill at all speeds at you.

If I ever decide to go there again it won't be in the dark.

I had a 7 AM tee time made on their website. After arriving I noticed the young kid putting out the carts. He asked me what time my tee time was? I said 7. "Sir we don't open until 7 and first time is 7:30." OK will someone be here at 7? Yes.

Sure enough the pro shows up asks me what time do I have. 7 AM made on your website. " d%mn I told them to change those tee sheets." He checked me in gave me a cart key and off I went.

In the middle of the first fairway a truck not a cart drives up on me. "who let you out" Sarcastically I said "my Mom what about you." " we don't start until 7:30" "tell that to your pro not my problem" "We don't even have pins in the greens" "Maybe you should start earlier like most courses." He drove off.

On to the course more later. The front 9 is as flat as a pancake. Lined with houses on both sides. A nice selection of holes but nothing impressive.

Found the tees good. Fairways cleaned and playable and the traps all clean. On all the holes.

No rough at all on the front 9. That actually was nice. Lots of OB areas, water, creeks, culverts and elevation to deal with on the back. And no homes until you come down the hill and play 16, 17, 18.

I putted on the practice green waiting for them to open and was hoping the greens would be as nice? They were. Good size with undulations and in top shape. Just no pins (the back 9 did). But no big deal personally. The greens on the back 9 were equally as good. And the people who play here fix divots and it showed. Nice to see.

So on to the back. Would you believe the same maitenance guy was on the tenth tee and complained I was playing to fast. "you will be running into my guys" "then like I said start earlier not my problem I paid my money and your pro let me out. Have a nice day. And you have a nice course." He drove off.

The back 9 is 100% different from the front. Lots of trees. Elevation on many holes (especially 15). Small creeks, water and culverts on many of the 4s/5s.

Two really nice par 3's on the back and a par 4 with the B, W tees sitting about 200 to 250 yards above the fairway (pics later). Two excellent par 5's that will challenge any players skill.

#15 is very unique in that the line of site from the B or W tee would provide a long hitter thoughts to go for the green. There are trees to hit over but they really don't come into play if you drive it well. Distance is 401 B and 377 W but there are no bunkers on the hole. So its possble.

I enjoyed the round of golf here. The community is nice. But no views of the lake only the mountains and valleys. $50 rate for visitors. Only discounts are for residents of Hidden Valley Lake association.

They have a very nice putting green. Nice driving range and a beautiful new pro shop and restaurant. Good carts no GPS.

They also have an Indian casino called Twin Pines about 5 miles away in Middletown that offers a very nice stay and play package for two at $120.

I would not hestitate to recommend this course if you are in Calistoga or Clearlake and want to play golf. Or if you live within a 1/2 hour drive from it. Anything else and you should stay at at the casino and take advantage of the Stay/Play offer.

And remember 1st tee time is 7:30? LOL and I wish I had asked him what time is the first tee time in June/July :)
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Played the Legends in Temecula. First the guy is the pro shop and cart area were as nice as you will come across at any course. That is the end, the course is almost to the point of unplayability. The once fun and different layout has fallen too far into disrepair. The carts are clean and have GPS, but that's it from tee boxes to what used to be greens you will only have on... » More

Played the Legends in Temecula. First the guy is the pro shop and cart area were as nice as you will come across at any course. That is the end, the course is almost to the point of unplayability. The once fun and different layout has fallen too far into disrepair. The carts are clean and have GPS, but that's it from tee boxes to what used to be greens you will only have one thought "Holly sh-t " what a dump.
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We frequently play this course so we drove came out here a couple days ago, Tuesday. But like I mentioned to the GK Gents in the community threads, I haven’t been the “know Before You Go” type of guy as of late and so we found ourselves at Muroc Lake GC in the middle of their planned course aeration. Ugh…

While there is not much more to say, I just want to add that th... » More

We frequently play this course so we drove came out here a couple days ago, Tuesday. But like I mentioned to the GK Gents in the community threads, I haven’t been the “know Before You Go” type of guy as of late and so we found ourselves at Muroc Lake GC in the middle of their planned course aeration. Ugh…

While there is not much more to say, I just want to add that the small tines are what the course chose to employ and plenty of sand after. The course allowed us to play the front nine… we also stopped by #17 green along the way to see what had been done. Looks like a good job and we thought the healing duration might only take two weeks the way it looks together with the current weather conditions we are having. (Praying for no heatwave).

For this review post, I will be skipping the course review details.
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played wed 9/9, 7:30 tee time. 4:30 round. Been a while since I've been here, and it's a challenging fun and mostly fair layout. Greens are very grainy and I had a hard time figuring it out. Down grain putts were like a 14, up grain were like a 9. Led to a poor putting day. This is a nice course that gets a lot of play from regulars/members, but it just seems like the ... » More

played wed 9/9, 7:30 tee time. 4:30 round. Been a while since I've been here, and it's a challenging fun and mostly fair layout. Greens are very grainy and I had a hard time figuring it out. Down grain putts were like a 14, up grain were like a 9. Led to a poor putting day. This is a nice course that gets a lot of play from regulars/members, but it just seems like the regulars don't take care of it. Tons of unrepaired or poorly repaired ball marks. Tons of unfilled divots. No sand in the carts. Bunkers poorly raked. Otherwise had a great time. Hot day, got to over 90 by 10am. Cart girl came around a few times on the back 9. I would play here more if it were closer.
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played sunday 9/6, 11am tee time, 4:45 round. mild wind to start that died down. Pleasant day. Greens running true and fast (a fast 10), but tons of poorly repaired or not repaired ball marks. Tons of unfilled divots throughout the course. In average muni shape. I always enjoy this course. Had a good time.