Upon paying for the round, I was told that the green fee included range balls and two meals. How can you beat that.
The staff was very friendly. Tee'd off on time as a single and after reaching the first green I was happy to see that it was flawless, just as the practice green was. In fact, all the greens were in great shape. The tee boxes were lightly overseeded and for the most part flat. The fairways were decent with few bare spots. I ate my free hot dog at the turn and proceeded to finish the round in 4 hours, 15 minutes.
On the back nine, be aware that it isn't the most serene place to play with all the trains going by purposely blowing the horn in your backswing. At least it seems that way. All in all, it was a good day at Shandin Hills.

Played Sunday morning 11/3/19. The course right now is in great condition. The fairways are green with minimal bare spots. The greens are excellent as you would expect for the price they charge to play. The bunkers look good. I didn't have a chance to try them, which is a good thing. The big problem with this course on the weekend is the slow play. Management here has no clue how to keep the players moving. After 4 hours and 13 holes, I quit. You really feel ripped off when you pay full price and this happens. All it would have taken is 1 marshal on the course to push slow players back on pace. And if you are a golfer who is just learning or just really bad, pick up the ball after 10 shots or stick to the range for awhile. You can't slow anyone down there. Sierra Lakes, you owe me 5 holes! Frustrating Day in Fontana. I'm still recommending this course, but not on the weekend.

Golf is a hard game, but when you have to wait 10 minutes to hit a shot from the fairway, it tests your patience and makes it harder. The POP here is terrible. 5 hours is ridiculous. With that said, if you can catch this course on a quiet day, you'll enjoy it. Tee boxes could be better, the fairways are decent, the greens are good with the exception of many un fixed divots. Come on folks, you know who you are, fix them and a few more, you have time at this place. The sand is average, hit and miss, and the layout is a bit odd on some holes. The scenery is great and there are few deer to take pictures of while you are waiting to tee off. Don't play here on the weekend, but give it a shot during the week. And for God sake, don't bring a 5 some. Leave the odd man out at home.

Haven't play Dos Lagos for awhile. It was a beautiful day. Fairways were pretty good. Some tee boxes were pretty uneven but some were good. The sand traps really need work. The greens were soft and kind of bumpy but in decent condition. People, fix the divots that you make and a few more when you can. POP was at 4.5 hours. Not bad for a Sunday morning. I liked the course even though some or the holes are a bit quirky. All in all, not a bad day on the course.

Had a chance to play my home course yesterday with my brother. It had been awhile since playing MC. Pace started off slow and then got slower due to some young pot heads up two groups ahead that slowed the whole thing to a grinding halt. We finally had to call the club house to get them moving, but that didn't help much. We finally got to pass them on hole 11 after finding them lounging under a tree like many of the deer on the course on a hot afternoon. At the risk of sounding like a total GOM "Grumpy Old Man", I wish they would not allow golfers to listen to loud music from their speakers while on the course. I've noticed it more and more lately on various courses. It's annoying. Anyone else care to comment on that? Anyway, nice to see Marshall Canyon working on the cart paths. That is a long time coming. The greens were the best I've seen here in awhile and the fairways are not bad at all. The rough could use some TLC but that's why it's called rough. Nice day all in all. Love the serenity of the course and friendly service as always. One more thing, smoke all the weed you want, but for gosh sake, keep it moving and turn down that darn music and listen to the birds. LOL