played sun 9/8, 8:30 minishotgun. hot day. course in decent shape. greens were a little bumpy and tons of poorly repaired ball marks. but rolled ok if you fixed them. fast 10 on the stimp. fairways in good shape. tee boxes so so. Overall in good shape other than the greens. I haven't been out here in in over a decade, and the more I play this, the more I find myself n... » More

played sun 9/8, 8:30 minishotgun. hot day. course in decent shape. greens were a little bumpy and tons of poorly repaired ball marks. but rolled ok if you fixed them. fast 10 on the stimp. fairways in good shape. tee boxes so so. Overall in good shape other than the greens. I haven't been out here in in over a decade, and the more I play this, the more I find myself not liking the layout. Challenging... forced carries over the tee and to the greens on a few holes. course knowledge is very important... as avoiding hazards and having good ball placement are integral to scoring well here. greens are huge and tough putting, which makes the bumpiness more noticeable. a lot of quirkyness to the course. restaurant is great and the staff is wonderful.
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advance booking fee was collected without notifying aerification coming up. false advertising for booking tee time and course condition.

Out this AM early to beat the heat. POP 3H and it was getting warm. Course is in protection mode from the heat keeping the course really wet. But really the only issue was the fairways did not roll out as much and the greens putted slow. So you could take greater chances with your driver on many holes and really fire at the pins with the greens being soft. Tee boxes were all pl... » More

Out this AM early to beat the heat. POP 3H and it was getting warm. Course is in protection mode from the heat keeping the course really wet. But really the only issue was the fairways did not roll out as much and the greens putted slow. So you could take greater chances with your driver on many holes and really fire at the pins with the greens being soft. Tee boxes were all playable and so were the sand traps which were clean and groomed. Customer service in the shop, starter and restaurant were terrific. I will be back next month when hopefully the weather has cooled down and the course is playing fast and loose.
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Looking for somewhere to play which would not be quite so hot, but even Costa Mesa was hot. Just a fun course to play. Because of the interesting green complexes, always presents a challenge, not because of the shorter distance, but rather the unique greens. As usual, course was in very nice condition, staff was great and all things considered, pace of play decent. If you have ... » More

Looking for somewhere to play which would not be quite so hot, but even Costa Mesa was hot. Just a fun course to play. Because of the interesting green complexes, always presents a challenge, not because of the shorter distance, but rather the unique greens. As usual, course was in very nice condition, staff was great and all things considered, pace of play decent. If you have not played this course, don't let the shorter yardage dissuade you.
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played 9-4 pop 3h 20 min the good. this was my first time playing since re-opening and the service was great. now for the bad, greens are thin and sparse although they ran good, fairways are also thin and sparse with virtually no rough with a mix of old trees and new ones.
I like the layout but think the course lost some of it's character with the redo. I fixed one ballmark... » More

played 9-4 pop 3h 20 min the good. this was my first time playing since re-opening and the service was great. now for the bad, greens are thin and sparse although they ran good, fairways are also thin and sparse with virtually no rough with a mix of old trees and new ones.
I like the layout but think the course lost some of it's character with the redo. I fixed one ballmark all day and it wasn't mine, hit a towering lob shot with spin and no Mark to be found.
the course is in desperate need of a re-seed this fall but it being American golf highly doubt it will happen. Overall it was a fun track to play but I won't be back until we get some rain. one final note they will be punching greens starting 9-10.
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