This was my main round today. I booked a 1:07 hot deal time and also used 2 GN rewards codes, so it ended up being only $32. I actually played with a guy that I played with last evening at Bartley Cav... Continue »

This was my main round today. I booked a 1:07 hot deal time and also used 2 GN rewards codes, so it ended up being only $32. I actually played with a guy that I played with last evening at Bartley Cavanaugh. He is a local and wanted to join up when I mentioned I was playing Rancho Murieta today. We teed off around 1:00 behind a member foursome. They let us through later and then we played through one fivesome (a fivesome containing Scott McCarron) at the turn. Otherwise a good pace of just under 3 hours. The course was in good overall shape, but again I wouldn't say "great" for private club standards just like I said for Brookside and Woodbridge in previous reviews. They were closed all last week for aeration and maintenance (South is closed this week), so there are still some after-effects. Lots of sand on some of the tee boxes and in some of the fairways, too. Fairways mostly good with some thin spots scattered throughout. Rough mostly lush, but inconsistent throughout. The greens will need another couple weeks to recover from the punch. They were bumpy and a little slow, but not too bad. It's clear they are usually in good shape, though. Bunkers on the thin/firm side, as well. The conditions weren't quite top-notch this soon after fall maintenance, but everything else here is pretty nice for a private club. Nice clubhouse and friendly staff. Really fun and challenging layout with a lot of elevated greens, hilly terrain, big oak trees and boulder outcroppings. Nice scenic setting amidst the gated community. It sounds like they are planning to offer public tee times most days after 11:30 through the end of this year as kind of a semi-private trial. Who knows what to expect after that, so it's worth taking advantage of while you can. In driving by the South course, it looked a little more browned out than North and North is generally considered the "premier" course here if you can only pick one.