Played this AM in just under 4 H. They were doing aerating of the tee boxes. They did the greens early month but no mention of this so it slowed everyone down.

The rest of the course was OK but the fairways and greens were still wet and both of them very soft.

Tee boxes as said aerated during play. Not a good idea.

Fairways had good coverage and go... » More

Played this AM in just under 4 H. They were doing aerating of the tee boxes. They did the greens early month but no mention of this so it slowed everyone down.

The rest of the course was OK but the fairways and greens were still wet and both of them very soft.

Tee boxes as said aerated during play. Not a good idea.

Fairways had good coverage and good lies but not all of them had good rollout like past weeks.

Rough was not cut recently and was high and difficult to play from.

Greens looked very good for being aerated on 5/6 and were soft so did not release well but they did chip and putt well all round.

Good service from the shop and cart personnel.

Wed is Sr day and for $34 for this course that is a great deal.
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Went off at 10:21 on a blustery but warm day. The course was in better condition than I imagined it might be. The mowers were out but the course was wet in spots without much rollout in the fairways. Greens were a tick slower than normal, rough was thick in most areas, bunkers in nice condition. Overall very playable. Torrey is coming out of maintenance so Balboa is the spot fo... » More

Went off at 10:21 on a blustery but warm day. The course was in better condition than I imagined it might be. The mowers were out but the course was wet in spots without much rollout in the fairways. Greens were a tick slower than normal, rough was thick in most areas, bunkers in nice condition. Overall very playable. Torrey is coming out of maintenance so Balboa is the spot for city golf right now.
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Played the Vineyard course with two buddies on 10/10, teed off at 7:40. Was looking for a more casual round as was playing with a higher handicapper in the group. Range was the range. Tee boxes and fairways were in good shape. Didn't have any memorably bad lies that were not my own fault. Fringe on Hole 3 was kind of thin at the back of the green, it has always been like that s... » More

Played the Vineyard course with two buddies on 10/10, teed off at 7:40. Was looking for a more casual round as was playing with a higher handicapper in the group. Range was the range. Tee boxes and fairways were in good shape. Didn't have any memorably bad lies that were not my own fault. Fringe on Hole 3 was kind of thin at the back of the green, it has always been like that so I recommend putting there. Pace of play was an issue - we finished in about 4:45 due to extremely, extremely slow play by some group 2-3 groups ahead of us. Heading into Hole #9 we saw a 3-group backup, so we took our time on Hole #8.

The slow play really backed up again on Holes 17 and 18. Not sure what the holdup was, but heard the same thing on the range before the round. Course officials to their credit were out and about for each slowdown, and were on the groups ahead of us.

I'm sure the group behind us was tired of waiting for us, but at least it wasn't like that all day. Not bad for muni golf, course conditions were good, greens were in good shape although about to be punched. I know that's kind of odd about the greens as I've seen others complain about them here, but all three of us had some consistent, quality putting, and only saw 2-3 bumpy putts.
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The Mountain 18 just closed for overseeding and the Canyon 18 just reopened from over seeding. Lush all around. Greens firm and medium fast. Everything in almost perfect condition first day reopening after over seeding. CPO til the end of October. Recent rains have the course playing softer and longer than usual. 2 yards of roll on drives instead of 20-30 makes a huge differenc... » More

The Mountain 18 just closed for overseeding and the Canyon 18 just reopened from over seeding. Lush all around. Greens firm and medium fast. Everything in almost perfect condition first day reopening after over seeding. CPO til the end of October. Recent rains have the course playing softer and longer than usual. 2 yards of roll on drives instead of 20-30 makes a huge difference. Customer service VG and attentive. Played as a single in barely 1H per 9 with few snow birds here yet. Highly recommended.
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Played SCGA, oops, GC Rancho California on 10/12/26 after the storms. First time here in almost 13 years. Sad to say this is not the SCGA Member's Course that I remember.

Greens are about 3 weeks post aeration, and they are in pretty good shape by now. Really soft after the weekend rains, so they were a bit bumpy, but in all the greens are good.

The praise sto... » More

Played SCGA, oops, GC Rancho California on 10/12/26 after the storms. First time here in almost 13 years. Sad to say this is not the SCGA Member's Course that I remember.

Greens are about 3 weeks post aeration, and they are in pretty good shape by now. Really soft after the weekend rains, so they were a bit bumpy, but in all the greens are good.

The praise stops there. The rest of the course is kind of a mess. I'll give the sand traps a pass as I suspect they were messed up from the rains. The tees are all over the place, fairways are generally ok but lots of bad areas.

Still it is a great layout, and if I was local, I'd still come out once in a while. But for me with over an hour drive, it is not worth the gas with many better options in the area.

I do hope there are some improvements coming at this great old course.
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