Played 9/2 with my dad, teeing off at 8:30 on an uncharacteristically hot day in Arroyo Grande, as temps reached 100 before cooling off.

The course, always being in great shape with good greens, s... Continue »

Played 9/2 with my dad, teeing off at 8:30 on an uncharacteristically hot day in Arroyo Grande, as temps reached 100 before cooling off.

The course, always being in great shape with good greens, seems to be falling off a bit. The greens weren't consistent, some being quick and others being slow. Some greens had small puncture holes in them. Not so much a full punch, but little ones that altered the putt just enough. The course was very wet, and I experienced many plugged shots on the green and some even in the fairways.

Rough was the highlight of the course. Thick and really grabbed your club just about anywhere on the course. We even lost a few balls even though we had good ideas where they entered.

Tee boxes were pretty beat up. As it's a shorter course, target golf type of course, many people opt for irons off the tee on many of the par 4s, and as a result the divot damage is pretty bad. Also, some tees are pretty uneven.

Fairways were consistent, but as I mentioned pretty wet. Nice to hit off of and felt good compressing a well hit iron shot.

Bunkers had thick, sometimes wet sand. Tough to play out of.

Overall, I wouldn't pay the full rack price for this course. It's nice, and has the bones to be a great competitive course, but right now it seems that it's losing its luster, especially for the price.

All I can say is WOW.

The course is awesome. Fantastic even. I will knock the course a little though for their clubhouse. Here you are pulling into this facility and you see an awesome practice ar... Continue »

All I can say is WOW.

The course is awesome. Fantastic even. I will knock the course a little though for their clubhouse. Here you are pulling into this facility and you see an awesome practice area, a few of the holes, and then a clubhouse that looks like they grabbed a couple double wides and smashed them together.

Greens - 8/10. ONLY reason this is being knocked down is because there were about 3 holes that they didn't mow and roll. They were shaggy and WAY slower than the rest of th course.

Boxes - 9/10. Generally you could find some great areas to hit from with plenty of grass. Few of the boxes were on some uneven lies but nothing that would impact most golfers.

Fairways - 76/10. This is where I have an issue with the course management here. Quite a few of the fairways were soaked - like the kind where you stand there and it's squishy under your feet. Not sure how much if any rain that they got, so I don't know if it's a management issue or a drainage problem. Nothing worse then trying to hit and getting 5 inches deep because it's so wet. But - I will say that they were all green all the way through and a few warm days would probably have this place being a gem in no time.

Rough - 8/10. Pretty consistent here...thick stuff all around but definitely playable on all holes.

Sand - 7/10. Thick on most of the bunkers that I was lucky enough to find myself in.

Will definitely play this course again if I'm in the area.

Played on 8-27 with a group of 4. Happened to fall into a special they were running that weekend, so we paid 50 bucks for cart and 18. Weather was perfect, and the course was wide open. Teed off at 2p... Continue »

Played on 8-27 with a group of 4. Happened to fall into a special they were running that weekend, so we paid 50 bucks for cart and 18. Weather was perfect, and the course was wide open. Teed off at 2pm, and finished around 6:45. Course fairways were in excellent condition, as were the greens. Some tee boxes were pretty ate up, especially those on the par 3s, but for the the most part everything was in great condition. The only knock on this course is its small driving range. I'm a longer hitter and can only go up to my 4 iron.

Played 7-29-16 early morning as a single. Tee boxes were in okay shape, a little thin with some bare spots on some and a little un-level here end there. Fairways were in great shape, very lush and a l... Continue »

Played 7-29-16 early morning as a single. Tee boxes were in okay shape, a little thin with some bare spots on some and a little un-level here end there. Fairways were in great shape, very lush and a little soft so not much roll out but very nice to hit from. Rough was cut down pretty short with a few small bare areas off the fairways but pretty nice around the greens. Didn't go in any bunkers but they looked well groomed. Greens were rolling very nice medium speed, smooth, and holding shots. Haven't played here in a while so it was nice to get back to such a great track.

Very nice course. The starter mentioned they have their own well, which accounts for the very green conditions. The greens are excellent! They roll very true, which takes a little getting used to - bu... Continue »

Very nice course. The starter mentioned they have their own well, which accounts for the very green conditions. The greens are excellent! They roll very true, which takes a little getting used to - but a great problem to solve. This was my first time at the course. A few holes are very similar to the Olympic club lake course which is a sweet compliment. The 16th hole being the one that comes to mind most. This is a very nice track that I'm surprised I didn't discover earlier. Pace of play was 4:15, so whole experience was good. It's the only Peter Jacobsen course I've played....so am curious now.

Played the morning of 9/5 at 10:30.

It seems like the course is in better shape since the last review but it's still a little rough on close inspection. The greens have healed from aeration but sti... Continue »

Played the morning of 9/5 at 10:30.

It seems like the course is in better shape since the last review but it's still a little rough on close inspection. The greens have healed from aeration but still show signs of aeration holes. It doesn't affect the roll but it does look a little strange. Several greens are also pretty thin and vary in how they react to chip shots. Number 16 was extra fuzzy and hadn't been cut as recently as the other greens. This green is tucked among some trees and I'm thinking it doesn't as much sun as the rest of them.
Fairways were spotty overall. 60-70% of the time you get solid lies and coverage but the remaining 30-40% were a bit thin and the ball would sit down in between fairway patches.
Rough had similar coverage as the fairways, just an inch longer. Not bad at all though.
Bunkers were pretty powdery, but the one lie I had greenside was very good.
Tee boxes were chewed on the par 3s and bumpy on the other holes. Most could use some TLC to bring them back up to par.

Overall the course is a bit rough around the edges, and certainly not worth the normal rates, but it is still a fantastic track if a discounted rate is found. Hopefully some rain hits this winter and gives the course some much needed water.

For a premium course it is in terrible shape. We had scheduled a tournament and was not informed they were punching and sanding the greens. the course had not been mowed in a while and the tee boxes w... Continue »

For a premium course it is in terrible shape. We had scheduled a tournament and was not informed they were punching and sanding the greens. the course had not been mowed in a while and the tee boxes were torn up. Not worth the green fees. Have enjoyed this course in the past but they need to do a lot of work. Avoid this course for the next couple months until they figure out how to run and maintain a premium course.

Played with Queen WedgeWood on 4/15. Great pace of play of 3 hrs 15 minutes. Course is in good condition.

Tee boxes could have some work done as they becoming un-level and crowned.

Fairways we... Continue »

Played with Queen WedgeWood on 4/15. Great pace of play of 3 hrs 15 minutes. Course is in good condition.

Tee boxes could have some work done as they becoming un-level and crowned.

Fairways were good to very good with only couple of bare spots.

Bunkers were good to very good , I was only in one bunker and it had plenty of sand and was groomed.

Putting greens were still recovering from being punched and sanded couple of weeks ago and will be good to very , good in couple of weeks. Speed of greens were slow 6 - 7 but should speed up and the have recovered.

Holes 14 - 18 are my favorites fun to play in beautiful setting.

Pro shop folks are top shelf and very friendly. Worth the greens fees.

Played 11/29 at 9:00 to cash in my free round voucher.

Really fun golf course with solid conditioning all around. Fairways and rough were very good and I barely noticed any burned out patches, just... Continue »

Played 11/29 at 9:00 to cash in my free round voucher.

Really fun golf course with solid conditioning all around. Fairways and rough were very good and I barely noticed any burned out patches, just lots of green. Tee boxes were level and a few appeared to have been punched in the past month. Bunkers were excellent. Most of the greens were in good shape but I did notice that a few on the back nine were thin due to being heavily shaded by the surrounding trees. The dirt seemed to crumble apart when you repaired ball marks because the roots of the grass were so shallow. Other than that, the course was great and it is probably my second favorite layout in the area behind La Purisima.