I finally made it out to Discovery Bay. This course had been on my play list a few years back but it dropped off the radar due to some logistical reasons. DeepSea14 made the suggestion a couple wee... Continue »

I finally made it out to Discovery Bay. This course had been on my play list a few years back but it dropped off the radar due to some logistical reasons. DeepSea14 made the suggestion a couple weeks ago and we were able to make it happen on Wednesday. The course is set within a housing community and you pretty much have houses on each side of the fairway and water in the middle or boarding the edges. The layout reminds me a lot of Pheasant Run in Chowchilla It wouldn’t surprise me if the course and community designer were the same for both. Discovery Bay is flat and would easily be walkable.

I arrived early and headed to the range which was on mats that day. No worries, It was very foggy for the hour or so when I was warming up. To the point that my range finder wouldn’t shoot through the fog to get me a distance.

Once Peter arrived we headed off and like he said we started on hole 2. Course is in full winter mode condition wise. Some brown and thin areas on the fairways but overall very playable.

Greens rolled smooth at a medium pace. Greens were modest in size with just enough undulations to keep things interesting but not overwhelming or ridiculous. Greens held approach shots well.

Fairways were decent enough. Thin in a few areas, but overall acceptable and what you’d expect from a nice “muni” type course. Sand traps were a bit thin. Tee boxes were flat and perfectly groomed.

Overall it was a fun track and I’d play it again for sure.

Played with Alex326 Wednesday 12/11 with calm weather. Using the golfmoose deal offer. Prior review is a good overview of playing conditions. The green complexes raised with surrounding humps and p... Continue »

Played with Alex326 Wednesday 12/11 with calm weather. Using the golfmoose deal offer. Prior review is a good overview of playing conditions. The green complexes raised with surrounding humps and protective bunkers. This was my target course when the nice weather window of the last couple weeks was forecast. Not ideal as Baylands last Friday but cool with a lingering fog resistant to fully burn off. Cool vibe atmosphere here. A locals course with many custom carts. Laid back membership friendly and inviting. I was held up by traffic and rerouted. Was late for our tee time. We made a move and skipped the first hole bypassing a 4-some who happily waved us through. As did another group on the 11th. Played the 1st as our 18th to finish. The course: solid CC conditions in transition to winter. Fairways offered tight lies and short rough allowed a chance at recovery. Bunkers were compact in the bottoms well maintained. Greens nice rolling smooth med pace with tiers and undulations on many of them. Tee boxes (white tees for us) all excellent flat and ample. Enough so that when I commented on them. Alex thought they could reverse rout play and cut them tighter and putt on them. Not normally a highlight of my reviews but they stood out to me. It'd be a challenge in the wind and I sought out this venue cuz Alex said he like courses with water. Most holes have it. Like Florida with no gators. We had a side bet on the water losses and I was on the bad side of that 5-1. OB into the housing or the aqua the places that add penalties to the card. Recommend. A nice place to play in the Delta region. Look to the forums for the "rest of the story"....