First out on a drizzly overcast morning. The course had been closed for a few days to host the "Windmill Classic" so it... » More

First out on a drizzly overcast morning. The course had been closed for a few days to host the "Windmill Classic" so it was as expected in nice shape, except for the tee boxes, which are fair at best. They will be completely redone within the next 60 days I'm told.

Greens were nice, but lacked the speed they normally have? Fairways have good coverage, rough is still hit/miss. Bunkers as always are excellent. Once they resolve the tee boxes, the course should be just fine.

Not very busy today? Maybe the weather, maybe because everyone had just played three days in the Windmill Classic? Works for me.
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Played 5/15/21 4 Pm POP 4 hrs. Just got the round in with the last shots in very little light.
Course remains in ve... » More

Played 5/15/21 4 Pm POP 4 hrs. Just got the round in with the last shots in very little light.
Course remains in very good shape over all. Fairway's mostly green and lush. They are bermuda grass with not much cushion, but played very nice with very good to great coverage. Greens were in good to very good shape. They are mostly Po annua and are seeding out now, so they can get bumpy and a little bouncy in the afternoon. They were receptive and ran around medium pace. Tees and Traps not in great shape as usual. Traps mostly thin & firm. Tees beat up, but in mostly fair shape. I've said it many times and it's still true. My favorite twilight course around.
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Played on 5/15 as part of a tourney, course is in excellent shape. Greens were smooth and quite fast (prob 11s). Fairway... » More

Played on 5/15 as part of a tourney, course is in excellent shape. Greens were smooth and quite fast (prob 11s). Fairways were in good shape and not yet dried out as it hasn’t been warm yet. Two fairway bunkers I found myself in were large grain course sand - much easier to escape and less likely to hard pan.

Was my 2nd time playing here and, in terms of layout, it’s a very playable course. True to its name, quite a few “lake” hazards but nothing too tricky. Not a lot of sand and no holes have any gimmicks that make you think “this is a silly layout.” If from Orange County, layout feels fairly similar to another Ted Robinson design at Tustin Ranch.

Overall a good track. If in the area, definitely worth playing. As a destination course, not noteworthy to make a long drive just to play it.
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Just read FirstFlightFX-101's review of the course from our match and really can add little, so I'm pointing you there. ... » More

Just read FirstFlightFX-101's review of the course from our match and really can add little, so I'm pointing you there. The course is really in nice shape overall. Public or not, some courses suggest management has more interest in the quality of their course conditions than others and SD seems to be one of them. It's in a nice setting with a variety of challenges in play and, as Chuck mentioned, a few quirks. Rates are good, and even better if you are a senior. The couple I brought along to play had never been there and came away quite enthused about the value of the course. They intend to return even though it was an hour drive for them to get there.
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Played yesterday afternoon, match play with roarksown1, teeing off at 1:50 p.m. I have not played here for at least a fe... » More

Played yesterday afternoon, match play with roarksown1, teeing off at 1:50 p.m. I have not played here for at least a few years, but I do believe that course conditions here have not changed considerably. Lots of roll on thin fairways, not too deep rough, and relatively slow greens. POP was about 4.5 hours. This is one of the flattest courses around and is conducive to walking, although we rode in a shared cart. I picked up a Senior Players Card for $25 and the riding rate was $33. The carts do have a decent GPS showing a color map where you can touch to see yardages; the green/approach view only gives you front, middle, back. No ice chest (there was a hook for one) and no sand bottles.

Tees: We played the blue tees, 6564 yards, but who's counting? All tees here are fairly generous and flat. No issues and finding a decent spot to tee from is easy.

Fairways and rough: There is a slight difference in the height of the cuts, but not too much. If you hit a fairway, count on some decent rollout. The rough will slow the roll a bit but it's not very penal unless you get unlucky. Your ball will be sitting up much of the time. There are a number of large trees that could block a second or third shot on most holes. Mostly, it is not a problem.

Bunkers: No rakes, but it appears that the bunkers had been groomed. The sand looked fairly hard and crusty. A couple were wet at the low ends.

Greens: They were mostly slow. Uphill putts really needed some effort and leaving a downhill putt short was a good possibility, too. I think Hole 9 was noticeably faster and looked better that the other greens. Robert said he thinks it's because it is near to and within visual range of the clubhouse. I tend to agree with that. There were only a couple of ball marks that needed fixing here and there but they looked fresh and were easy to repair.

Overall, it was nice. The pace was a little slow for my liking, but that's what you get late in the day at a LA City muni. No rakes, no sand bottles, or divot mix on the par 3 tees, no ball washers. The grass is mostly kikuyu and Bermuda, except for the bentgrass greens. Get used to a dull green to brownish color everywhere. A few spots are bare ground, but there's not too much of that. It is hard to lose a ball here and we both played the course using one ball each. LA City has multiple choices and this course is likely to be my number 5 or 6 choice. If you need to get your game back on track, this is the number one place to do it.
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Played 5/14/21 at 1:15 tee off for a cup match with T8fish. We were joined by a wonderful couple to play with, Chris and... » More

Played 5/14/21 at 1:15 tee off for a cup match with T8fish. We were joined by a wonderful couple to play with, Chris and Mary. First, the clubhouse was roped off(no entry at all to the entire structure) and no food or beverage services available. They were efficiently greeting and processing customers under the big tree that is behind the top terraced teebox on hole #1. The range net and practice greens were all open. Weather was good, temps in low 80's and light winds made for good golfing.
Tee boxes were actually good, some needing leveling and some more chewed than others.
Fairways in great shape and just on the lush side; landings and rollouts for tee shots, intermediate shots and recovery punch shots all did well for us.
Rough was healthy and kept well manicured, easy to hit from and find our wayward balls.
Bunkers, good sand, semi white and brown hue, semi fluffy with only slight crusting where the water settles.
Areas around greens were very good, like the rough, and transitioned well to the fringes. Your short game recovery shots will do well with these good lies.
Greens were good and some were being small tine aerated as we were playing. They accepted all shots and were slightly soft underfoot. They rolled medium-fast speeds. San Dimas has a wide variety of greens; sizes, shapes, tiers, ridges and slopes. Study those approaches.
This course is fun and challenging, even a few quirks. I'd love to come away from a round here with the same ball I started with, and always shooting from my own fairway. Kevin did much better at not sharing strategies with me during our match, but I was still listening when he was sharing with Chris and Mary. ;-) I walked this course with Kevin...I don't think I will try that again!
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Early morning tee time Thursday morning on Lagos. Check in still outside with masks required around clubhouse area. Tee ... » More

Early morning tee time Thursday morning on Lagos. Check in still outside with masks required around clubhouse area. Tee boxes in very good shape with markers set very wide, fairways and rough were very lush and provided good lies. Bunkers in good shape but still no rakes. Greens were on the slow side with very few unfixed divots and firm on pitch and chip shots. POP was under four hours. Place was packed when we finished.
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Played Friday may 14th at 8am, everything open, relaxed check in, tees boxes better than last time, fairways good with a... » More

Played Friday may 14th at 8am, everything open, relaxed check in, tees boxes better than last time, fairways good with a few brown spots, was in 3 bunkers and while the sand wasn't lush, it was playable and I actually got out the first time on all 3, and there were rakes in the bunkers, greens are all recovered and rolled nice. Saw beverage cart 3 time. Feel of course is it is back before covid, very relaxing, can eat, liberal on mask wearing and I felt very comfortable there. I think our group will be playing here more often.
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Another great day of golf in CO. I played here a few years ago and have been wanting to get back here again. As you will... » More

Another great day of golf in CO. I played here a few years ago and have been wanting to get back here again. As you will see, I was the last one to post about this course, so I won't get carried away. Great customer service at check in. Such a scenic course that winds its way around the Crystal River. I love that you actually have to go over the river from several tee boxes, which were all in great shape. Fairways were good to excellent and the lies were just fine. Bunkers (though I thankfully missed them) were all fine and I heard no complaints from my playing partners. Rough outside the fairways was brutal. Greens were very playable and chipped/putted with speed. Truly an outstanding course open to the public. And terrific food and beverage after the round. I will be back. Don't miss this one if you are ever in the area.
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Teed off at 6:20 Friday morning finishing in 3:45. The greens were in good shape. They rolled smooth with medium speed a... » More

Teed off at 6:20 Friday morning finishing in 3:45. The greens were in good shape. They rolled smooth with medium speed and held shots. I thought the bermudagrass fairways would be a little more lush and green this time of year. Most fairways had good coverage while a few had thin but playable areas. The rough around the greens was good and the rough along the fairways was good to bare. The bunkers greenside were wet compacted sand but playable. The tee boxes had good coverage.

All the practice greens and driving range are open. Check-in is now inside the pro shop. Masks were worn in common areas including practice areas. The staff was friendly.
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The Quarry is one of the most beautiful courses in the Naples Florida Area. Built in 2007 as a Hurdzen-Fry design, the c... » More

The Quarry is one of the most beautiful courses in the Naples Florida Area. Built in 2007 as a Hurdzen-Fry design, the course is in the middle of a beautiful gated community that features a private inland lake featuring white sandy beaches. Many of the residents who have frontage on the front nine holes also enjoy the benefit of having private slips for their water toys. The Quarry was recently re-grassed and underwent a complete renovation in the Summer of 2019. Currently, clubhouse renovations are underway and a new pro-shop has recently opened.

The course itself is very beautiful and the tee boxes and fairways are very well established and lush. I found the greens to be a bit slow for my liking. While receptive on your approach, the player feels the need to really hammer the putts to get the ball to move. That of course is something that can be rectified over a period of a day with a cutting and rolling.

The front nine departs the clubhouse and rolls through the residential area of the Quarry community. The first three holes give the player a beautiful vista of the private lake to the North. The fairways are fairly generous for the recreational golfer. Holes one and two are pretty straight forward. The Par 5 number three hole provides a challenge for the second shot as the green is found around the gentle sweeping dog leg to the right. The green itself is surrounded by homes making the approach a little interesting but nothing too difficult.

Between holes 4 and 5, there is a beautiful trek through the woods. We noted quite a bit of wildlife during our round to include: deer, turkeys, armadillos, turtles and pink spoonbill.

Just before making the turn to the back, to the right of the ninth green is a very active waterway featuring egret, spoonbill and various other aquatic aviary to view.

The back nine features more wildlife than the front and the more memorable hole is the par 3 #15 where we played a 185 yard tee shot to the green over a nice body of water. #15 for the Men features a "no lay up, do our die" tee shot to the green. The finishing 18th provides you with a gorgeous view of the clubhouse as you set up for your approach shot.

After your round, the clubhouse is your next stop. The staff from start to finish were absolutely wonderful. We get to enjoy this club as a reciprocal from our club and we felt very much at home here. The food menu provides something for everyone and whether you choose to dine in, sit at the bar or, watch others coming in from the balcony overlooking the 18th green, you will agree that this course is really something special.

I highly recommend the Quarry to anyone visiting the greater Naples Florida area. You won't be disappointed.
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Walked the Blue tees in 2 hours and 20 minutes behind a 5some. We usually finish in just under 2 hours. The course is ... » More

Walked the Blue tees in 2 hours and 20 minutes behind a 5some. We usually finish in just under 2 hours. The course is back to pre-Covid conditions. Ball washers and benches on the tee boxes. Rakes in the bunkers. No pool noodles in the holes. The starter even advised that you could remove the flagstick if you want, but I didn't notice anyone doing so. Fairways, rough, teeboxes and bunkers all in good condition. Greens have recovered from aeration and rolling medium speed. The trench on #4 green has gone from 12 inches wide down to 3 inches.
Customer service is great, as usual.
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