Walked the Blues (6083/69.9/119) in 4H, 15M midday playing with the Morro Bay Men's Club. Played with Amid, Jim and Gene, nice guys to play with. Clear, sunny and windy in the 60's made for challeng... Continue »

Walked the Blues (6083/69.9/119) in 4H, 15M midday playing with the Morro Bay Men's Club. Played with Amid, Jim and Gene, nice guys to play with. Clear, sunny and windy in the 60's made for challenging conditions. I wasted a well above average ball striking day on a day I putted and chipped well below average. Since the temp is almost always between 55 and 80 here, the playing conditions are remarkably consistent year round. MB is among the most unusual courses I have ever played from a difficulty standpoint. If you looked at the scorecard yardages and I told you there were no water hazards, only a few greenside traps, no fairways traps and that on most holes you would have to work at it to go OB or lose a ball, you think really easy course. But the hilly terrain, huge trees, kikuyu, often windy conditions and the small, sloping greens give many players as much as they can handle. Many of the short holes play uphill, into the prevailing wind or both and end up playing anything but short. And several of the longer yardage holes play easier because they are straight downhill, downwind or both. Very deceptive holes based solely on yardages. Kikuyu tees well maintained with good coverage. Kikuyu fairways nice to play from. Mostly kikuyu rough fairly lush and thick. Very little roll and tough to chip out of. Few sand traps on this layout and they are well maintained. Smallish poa annua greens putted medium speed and very receptive to holding well struck shots. Greens putted slower than normal and they looked. I never adjusted well to the slower speed greens. Almost never any on course services here. No GPS on the basic carts, small driving range. Customer service was excellent, quick efficient check in, friendly starter. Fun, solid, old school layout, Recommended.