Walked the Blues (6083/69.6/116) mid morning in 4H, 50M. Played with Doug and Joe, both good sticks as the last group in the weekly Morro Bay GC game. The guys directly in front of us were woefully sl... Continue »

Walked the Blues (6083/69.6/116) mid morning in 4H, 50M. Played with Doug and Joe, both good sticks as the last group in the weekly Morro Bay GC game. The guys directly in front of us were woefully slow, well behind the 4some in front of them and they were only a 3some? Clear, breezy and around 70. $27 to walk mid morning with the SLO Co. card is a good deal IMO. Being at sea level coupled with the lack of roll from the kikuyu make this course play hundreds of yards longer than you would presume based on the scorecard yardages. Like the par 71 layout featuring three par 5's and four par 3's. The par 3's play downhill and the par 5's play uphill, so the scorecard yardages are very deceptive. Tough walking course with all the hills. Kikuyu tees were winter thin, mowed down and well maintained. Kikuyu fairways were winter thin, mowed down low and decent to play from. Mostly Kikuyu rough was maintained low with mostly good coverage. They had recently vericutt the Kikuyu in the rough, and even though low, you were probably drawing a poor to bad lie. Many hard pan areas farther off the fairways. The few sand traps were decenly maintained with few foot prints. Mostly smallish poa greens were firm and downright quick today. Quickest they have been here in awhile. Medium fast overall and relatively smooth, they held approach shots well. However, if you were downhill AND downwind, better make it. Balls barely missing holes with little pace could have 8-15' on the next putt. No large tiers or mounds, but there are few straight putts and putts above the hole could be quick. Beside and behind the greens the rough is taller. Customer service was excellent, friendly Marshall and Starter. Never any on course services here. This course would remind you much more of a mountain course than a beach course. You do not expect a hilly, tree lined course less than a mile from the ocean. The tree lined fairways are constantly up down hills, some severely up/down. Not a tight layout and it offers some tremendous views of Morro Bay and Morro Rock on a clear day. Fun course, Recommended.

Walked the Blues (6083/69.6/119) in 4H, 20M mid morning for the SLO Card rate of $27. Played with the SLO Co. Golf Club. Jim, Chris and Gary were very nice guys to play with. Sunny and breezy around 6... Continue »

Walked the Blues (6083/69.6/119) in 4H, 20M mid morning for the SLO Card rate of $27. Played with the SLO Co. Golf Club. Jim, Chris and Gary were very nice guys to play with. Sunny and breezy around 60. Kikuyu tees were thin but adequate coverage. Many tees could use divot repair. Kikuyu fairways winter thin and played firm. Mostly kikuyu rough winter thin, mowed low. Some areas had been recently vericutt and there is plenty of hardpan if you stray far from the fairways. The few sand traps on this layout were well maintained with fine, brown dirt/sand. Smallish poa annua greens putted medium fast speed and rolled nicely. Mostly firm but still held irons very well. There are several greens on this course (5/11/12 come prominently to mind) that if you are on the wrong side of the hole, good luck. Balls seemingly dying at the hole coming from the wrong direction can have 6'-15' coming back real quickly. Customer service was excellent, quick efficient check in, friendly starter. Almost never any on course services here, COVID or not. No GPS on the basic carts. Small driving range has about a dozen grass stalls and is adequate for warm-up. Solid, fun to play old school layout. Recommended

Walked the Blacks (6360/71.0/123) in 3H, 45M early morning for the SLO Card rate of $27. Played with the MB Mens Club, Mike, Larry and Jim, nice guys to play with. Overcast and fairly calm in the 60's... Continue »

Walked the Blacks (6360/71.0/123) in 3H, 45M early morning for the SLO Card rate of $27. Played with the MB Mens Club, Mike, Larry and Jim, nice guys to play with. Overcast and fairly calm in the 60's. Kikuyu tees just okay with many tees needing divot attention. Kikuyu fairways winter thin and firm. Mostly kikuyu rough mowed down low. Winter thin and some areas had been recently vericutt. The few sand traps on this layout were well maintained with fine, brown dirt/sand. Smallish poa annua greens putted medium fast speed and rolled nicely. Mostly firm but still held irons well. Almost never any on course services here, COVID or not. No GPS on the basic carts, small driving range that is adequate. Customer service was excellent, quick efficient check in, friendly starter. Recommended, solid, fun to play old school layout.

Walked the Blacks (6360/70.8/119) in 4 1/2H mid morning for the SLO Card rate of $27. Played with the MB Mens Club. Foggy, overcast and breezy in the 60's. Kikuyu tees decent with good coverage, but ... Continue »

Walked the Blacks (6360/70.8/119) in 4 1/2H mid morning for the SLO Card rate of $27. Played with the MB Mens Club. Foggy, overcast and breezy in the 60's. Kikuyu tees decent with good coverage, but more unfixed divots than usual. Kikuyu fairways nice to play from. Mostly kikuyu rough fairly lush and thick. Very little roll and will grab your clubs trying to escape. Only a few sand traps on this layout and they are well maintained with fine, brown dirt/sand. Smallish poa annua greens putted medium speed and held irons well. Almost never any on course services here, COVID or not. No GPS on the basic carts, small driving range that is shorter clubs only. Customer service was excellent, quick efficient check in, friendly starter. Recommended, solid, fun to play old school layout.

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.

Walked the Blacks (6360/70.8/119) in 3H, 45M twilight for $32. Played with Rich who also walked, nice guy to play with. Clear, sunny and breezy in the 70's made for a nice afternoon. Kikuyu tees wer... Continue »

Walked the Blacks (6360/70.8/119) in 3H, 45M twilight for $32. Played with Rich who also walked, nice guy to play with. Clear, sunny and breezy in the 70's made for a nice afternoon. Kikuyu tees were nice with good coverage. Kikuyu fairways were very nice to play from. Mostly kikuyu rough was fairly lush and thick. Very little roll and will grab your clubs trying to escape. Only a few sand traps on this layout and they are well maintained. Smallish poa annua greens putted medium slow, slowest I have ever seen them here? Still showing the remnants of punching. The were soft, you could back up well struck approaches. Almost never any on course services here. No GPS on the basic carts, small driving range that is shorter clubs only. Customer service was excellent, quick efficient check in, friendly starter. Recommended, fun, solid, old school layout.

Walked the Blacks (6360/70.8/119) in 3H, 45M twilight for $36. (Friday Sr. mid day rate) Played with Bill and Jim, good sticks and nice guys to play with. Clear, sunny and breezy in the 70's made for ... Continue »

Walked the Blacks (6360/70.8/119) in 3H, 45M twilight for $36. (Friday Sr. mid day rate) Played with Bill and Jim, good sticks and nice guys to play with. Clear, sunny and breezy in the 70's made for great golf weather. Kikuyu tees were nice with good coverage. Kikuyu fairways were very nice to play from, good coverage, fairly lush. Mostly kikuyu rough was fairly lush and thick. Very little roll and will grab your clubs trying to escape. Only a few sand traps on this layout that rarely come into play, but they were well maintained. Smallish poa annua greens putted medium fast, were mostly firm, but held irons well. Still showing the remnants of punching, maybe a week from being excellent again. No GPS on the basic carts, small driving range that is shorter clubs only. Customer service was very good, quick efficient check in, friendly starter. Almost never any on course services here. Recommended with no frills in mind going in.

Walked the Blacks (6360/70.8/119) in 4H twilight for $32. Played the front as a 3some and the back as a 4some. Clear, sunny and breezy around 75. Kikuyu tees were much improved from my last visit. N... Continue »

Walked the Blacks (6360/70.8/119) in 4H twilight for $32. Played the front as a 3some and the back as a 4some. Clear, sunny and breezy around 75. Kikuyu tees were much improved from my last visit. Nice with good coverage. Kikuyu fairways were very nice to play from. Mostly kikuyu rough was fairly lush and thick. Would quickly kill your shots, very little roll and will grab your clubs trying to escape. It was deep enough that I stepped on someone's forgotten LW behind 18 green on my way to the parking lot after the round. Only a few sand traps on this layout. Was not in any, but they were well maintained. Smallish poa annua greens putted medium fast but were still showing the remnants of punching. Not their normal smooth here, probably a week from being back to normal. Almost never any on course services here. No GPS on the basic carts, small driving range that is shorter clubs only. Customer service was excellent, quick efficient check in, friendly starter. Recommended, no frills but one of the best muni's around IMO.

Walked the Blacks (6360/70.8/119) in slightly over 4H super twilight for $15. Played part of the round as a 4some, part as a 3some and part as a single. Foggy, 65 and calm. So foggy I could often not ... Continue »

Walked the Blacks (6360/70.8/119) in slightly over 4H super twilight for $15. Played part of the round as a 4some, part as a 3some and part as a single. Foggy, 65 and calm. So foggy I could often not see my playing partners the last few holes, much less the green. Kikuyu tees were the weak link. A couple were closed for reseeding, which is needed. Okay overall, but most of the par 3's were chewed up with divots. Kikuyu fairways were lush and nice to play from. Mostly kikuyu rough was fairly lush, not high but thick. It would quickly kill your shots, very little roll, one bounce and stop. Only a few sand traps on this layout. Was not in any, but they were well maintained. Smallish poa annua greens putted medium fast and were smooth. You could make irons stop with large ball marks on these greens. Usually no drink cart here. No GPS on the basic carts, small driving range that is shorter clubs only. Customer service was excellent, quick efficient check in, friendly starter. Recommended.