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Played Indian Hill CC 1/29 at noon from the whites in mild temps and no winds. It's been 25 years since I last played here, so I decided that day needed to be even more interesting and fun, and showed up with 13 vintage clubs that I would have wielded back then. Glad I did, as this course rewards a conservative 'just put it in play' game, with generous rollout. Uncle Jimmy and I, were paired with brothers-n-law & gentlemen golfers, Chris and Ian from Eastvale. There was a full tee sheet and parking lot, but check in and starter had us off on time.

Tees are small, show more divots than usual, probably because many had the same game plan using more woods and long irons. Otherwise, decent shape.

Fairways are winter thin, and some areas with spotty coverage, but have playable turf interaction right now. Your shots will run, up and downhill, be mindful.

Rough is 50/50 and kept trim, no balls will be lost in it. You'll find much less along fairways and more around greens; but be warned & don't expect a lot of shot saving grace from it.

Bunkers, are all pretty shallow and a mix of sand/dirt. They are fairly dense and yet there's give. You will commonly find the ball sitting up. I was expecting worse.

Greens still show visual evidence of healing from fall punching, yet, roll pretty quick and true. They are on the smaller side, with subtle ridges, planes and tilts. Many pin placements were tough today. They accepted shots well, and since they're small, the more backspin the better.

We saw the drink cart twice. The cafe and bar were open and staffed. We enjoyed libations afterward with Chris and Ian. They enjoyed seeing me wield some old sticks today, better than expected. I offered the 1 iron to anyone who wanted to try it out...no takers! On 16, the 1 iron was our long drive from the tee, and left me with a 110 yard approach from the middle of the fairway...I told you there's generous runout! It's all fun, and reccomended at this time.
11 Likes.
Played the blue tees in mild temps and shifty winds, with bnaso for my 3rd match of cup 18. This was my pilgrimage to Rustic, as it has been on my 'gotta play' list. I've never played a course with as many holes as Rustic, meant to quickly levy unexpected results & lies...to typical shots. Do your homework, eat your Wheaties, and having a seasoned Rustic golf buddy with you, is a good combination to golf well here. I quickly noticed that many out here walk the course with their pull carts...I brought mine just in case, and was glad I decided to use it. The range is off mats and there is a decent chip/pitch/sand/flop green next to it. The practice putting green as connected to, yet a small distance from the 18th green...just quickly get over it and on with your business. Customer service is good and the facilities are nice.
Tees were in good shape.
Fairways are cut tight, healthy to compress shots from, and can run. I'm talking about run on the down slope holes...you will believe it when you see it.
Rough is there, usually cut just as tight as fairwarys and don't offer much help to errant shots. Play smart.
Bunkers are great, good sand and density. The #17 right greenside bunker is being redone and will have more plush sand the closer to the green you are(ask me how I know).
The greens are tricky...firm, fast, tiers, undulations, and decieving slopes. They are healthy and can accept shots, but only well placed high spinning shots, otherwise, they release and run. A lot of well placed shots need to land on the softer fringe before the green, to be effective here. The fringes are wide, some more than 10 yards wide surrounding the greens(don't be fooled by this from long distances). They roll pretty quick but are consistent on breaks and finish.
I thououghly enjoyed playing with bnaso and having a competitive match at this layout(its no pushover). This course will make you play smarter, as you need to respect the design, conditions and shot behaviors to do well. I will return...recommended.
11 Likes.
Played 12/26 10:20 am, just hours after the Xmas '21 rains for So Cal finished rolling through. We knew we would be playing in CPO and free relief from flooded bunkers, but we just had to get out there and play anyway(call us diehards, thrillseekers, idiots or all of the above). 57 degrees and partial sunny skies; I immediately shed my layers down to just a polo shirt after hole 1(CPO is good for exercise, but hell on old knees & feet). The tee sheet was full, we asked; and we casually offered the starter to use our 3-some to juggle us in earlier if it would help him out(...help me...help you...). He watched us warm up for about 20 minutes and approached to offer us to move up two slots...we accepted. We had less than expected waiting on shots, for a Sunday, even with CPO! POP was 4:40.
A handful of tee boxes were pretty wet, but the rest shed the rain pretty good. Two boxes had a noticeable crown, otherwise all were good.
Fairways shed the rain well...not like the practice range, which now had two decent sized ponds to hit to. Coverage is good for December and roll out really wasn't limited by the wetness.
Rough was cut to a good helpful length everywhere.
Bunkers were only partially flooded and could have been played from by pickers like me...but the starter said no playing from them at all today, just retrieve and get free relief.
Greens were good, no standing water and uniform speed and break. We were expecting to encounter damp and slow, but it wasn't. Rolled medium speeds in just about all directions. Ball marks were mostly being attended to, more so than usual for a Sunday, thanks to the fellow golfers for that.
Cross Creek is out of the way and has limited cell coverage, which is alright in my book. There's two or three quirky holes, #18 being one of them, but I like the idea of eventually mastering them. In fact, I got an FIR and GIR(from 177 out) on 18, only to 3 putt...grrrrr (this green is totally in the shade in the afternoons in winter). The carts have basic gps(textual range reporting and pace) that is mostly accurate compared to my laser RF. We saw the drink cart twice and the course marshal once. Customer service is good and so is the course, 'I shall return'. Recommended.
15 Likes.
Great weather and good course conditions for our match at Jurupa Hills. The review and rating by Itslikeimsayin is spot on. The winds leading up and through TGiving, must have been incredible...but the course was in pretty good shape for us on Saturday. The traps were damp but very playable, and I only saw two with some standing water on hole one. I appeciate the natural grass range and chipping green. Good customer service, the drink cart appeared on the back nine, and the marshal was on duty. Thanks to Vic for setting this up, and thanks to Mark for having a match here. Reccomended.
9 Likes.
Played the whites at ACC today at 9:30 with a POP of about 4:30. Perfect fall weather. I think there was a lighter than average number of players out there today, as we rarely waited even though we caught the group ahead of us by hole 6. Preservation Golf LLC is still making many improvements here. Continued landscaping, tree maintenance, construction progress to the Pro shop and the snack bar(kitchen and dining room).
Tees, 3 out of 5
Fairways, 3 out of 5
Bunkers, still 2 out of 5, they were pretty damp today and were groomed before the watering.
Rough, 3 out of 5, here is where the overseed is coming in nicely and many of those areas are now roped off to allow it take and get through coming winter.
Greens, 3 out of 5, the aeration is healing slower than I was expecting. They are still nice for any approach shots and putted at medium to medium-fast speeds. I had 31 putts today.

There are now vast changes to the look and feel of the website. They are staying semi-private. The non-member guest rate is now listed as resident or non-resident. My group qualified for the resident rate of $59, the non-resident rate would have been $64. 2weeks ago, the weekend flat guest rate was $54, so prices have risen. I didn't ask, but does a resident vs non-resident guest rate, indicate that there are municipal subsidies available to the course? Hmmm. Keep it up ACC.
7 Likes.
Played the blues with Nickesquire in great weather and course conditions. I'll echo Nick's assessments. This was my first time playing here from the tips, and I found it demands just as much focus and execution as playing the whites(not simply more distance). That makes this a great track. The greens have healed very well from aeration and are in great shape. I would highly reccomend Oak V right now and for at least into early December. Fall is full in Cherry Valley, and nighttime temps will take thier toll. Players looking to challenge thier game should look here. Thanks to Nick for setting this up.
9 Likes.
Played ACC today at 11:50 with a POP of just under 4 hours due to fewer golfers(so we took our 'sweet' time). I think Halloween miiight just be a good day in the future to BOOk a round, as it seems to have lighter than normal pressure on the tee 'sheets'? Preservation Golf LLC purchased ACC and there are many improvements going on here. I saw many improvements; like landscaping, building maintenance, serious re-construction to the snack bar(kitchen and dining room) between 9 & 10, better tree husbandry, many bunkers and a tee box. Good to see this 'raising the dead' work happening.
Tees, 3 out of 5
Fairways, 3 out of 5, winter overseed coming in
Bunkers, still 2 out of 5, but improving
Rough, 3 out of 5, mixed bag of grasses but thankfully at sensible depths
Greens, 3 out of 5, only because the big tine aeration isn't visually healed, but it just about plays like it is. They were nice for any approach shots and putted at medium to medium-fast speeds.

Looking forward to seeing continued improvements here, so I can enjoy this course and bring them more of my business.
9 Likes.
Played good value golf with Nick, especially with the GN hot ticket. Yucaipa has certainly made its way back to better shape, and hope to see it continue. Steve's and Nick's recent reviews are good testimony to this track's status right now. I personnally enjoy Yucaipa most in October. Cheers
5 Likes.
Recent reviews by RGM2525 & Nickesquire are spot on. Only difference I can report is that the rough was cut down to a more friendly depth of about 1". Enjoyed the course, the customer service, and my golfing compadres(Jim from the I.E., and Eric & Sam from Bakersfield). $35 for a mid-morning weekend round at Desert Falls, in less than 4.5 hours, is high value golf. Recommended.
4 Likes.
Made the decision to ride the Blacks (6720/72.1/127) with Nick and Tom using the GM voucher for high value golf. I brought my new driver that I recently shafted. Santa Rosa has plenty of 'driver' length holes when playing the tips at 6720 yards. I played here on the same voucher, weeks ago, and enjoyed myself.

Nick's review is spot on, so I will just point out a few differences I saw. The first and second cuts of rough were much more manicured and less penal now. There were fewer water logged low areas, found in some of the undulating rough features. I found more traps this time around, and therefore, have more appreciation for the condition of them. Golfers are clearly looking after the traps, as there are plenty of rakes.

I've played 5 different low desert courses this summer on GM/UP vouchers. All were good deals, and the courses were in nice shape. Nice to see that many courses competing for my business. Of these 5 so far, Cimarron had the best customer service. I still reccomend this course.
9 Likes.
Played the golds on 9/4/21 at 9:40, low humidity, slight breezes, starting temp about 92 & finishing at about 110. 3 pilgrims(myself, co-worker Gil and his brother Dan) made our trek down to meet Nickesquire, to take advantage of a hard to beat GM voucher. It wasn't hard to recruit fellow golfers when it works out to $25 each! Nice service, they met us in the lot to provide your cart at your vehicle, and give instructions to the pro shop and straight forward practice facilities. Check in was courteous and quick, they informed that there's no drink cart today, and to see the stocked snack bar for hydration and nutrition. They also reccomended that thier bloody mary's are great...that wasn't in the cards for me today, but, I will return with my brother-n-law sometime, and we will be the the judge of that ;-).
Nick's assessment is spot on, I'll just add a few observations. I certainly noticed & experienced the rough. It actually felt like the rough along fairways and around greens was increasingly deeper as the round progressed. The rough was certainly an invite to adjust your game to minimize dispersion in approach corridors and around green complexes. The fairways and aprons were nice to hit off of, but they were also soft and with less rollout and bounce than expected. There is decent GPS on carts, with the virtual pace marshall built in. Appreciated the many ice water dispensers throughout the course. Our GK cup 17, #1 finals seed, provided great caddie advice, and made the round more enjoyble. Recommended.
Cheers,
7 Likes.
Had a good time here with the Guru group and a match with JGK to boot. Thanks Johnny. I like this type of layout, a semi-parkland style, with decent spacing between adjacent fairways. While not really considered tree lined, there's usually a carefully placed tree, or stands of trees, to challenge you when encountered. There's about 3 water holes on the East nine, and maybe one on the South nine. However, there's lots of use of tasteful lowland marsh/scub(no man's land) boundaries beyond the rough...balls go in, but they never come out.
The blue tees were level and trim, easy to choose a spot to tee it up.
The South nine fairway's were a treat to begin on, as they were plush and healthy bermuda. Fairways like these, are what I envision the tour pro's are used to. The East nine, while I was beginning to find more fairways by then, wasn't as plush in various areas.
The rough, from the first cut to the deepest, was gradual and needed, to help put the brakes on. It was pretty deep and penal the farther you are from the fairway. This is ok in my book since there aren't that many trees, and, it could keep you from rolling into the lowland boundaries.
The fairway traps are more shallow and slightly firmer than the greenside traps, but both have top notch sand and density. It's not uncommon for me to find greenside traps, just like I did on the East #8 par 3. But, it is uncommon for them to end up as a nice fried egg lie, that I actually recovered from. I love it.
The greens seemed to roll medium-fast for me and were mostly smooth. I liked them, even though I had quite a few 3 putts. I should have arrived earlier that day for more putting practice(all me, not the greens).
A few holes, not many, were mostly CPO, no problem, as it helps the course heal. Customer service was good. The weather was great. Too bad I won't be able to take another crack at Morgan Run with GK in mid September, because I'd like to. Reccomended.
12 Likes.
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