Played a round for $39.00 w/cart at Sierra Lakes this morning with my regular group. I was really looking forward to playing this track again because this scoring at this track seems to be a little easier for my style of play.

Got the course about 40-minutes before our tee time and had a chance to hit a warm up basket on the range. To my surprise, half of the range was using mats and the other half allowed hitting off of the grass. I am not really fond of all bright yellow range balls. We hit the practice putting green and they rolled true and fast.

We took a glance at the tee box and noticed there was a group that just tee'd off and another group in front of us waiting to tee off and we knew that it was destined to be a long round. However, to our delight the groups in front of us were rather quick and the day started off on the right foot!

Immediately, we noticed a lot of bare spots on the fairways. I am starting to believe the recent cold winter months we have had here is affecting a lot of the local courses. Also, the tee boxes could have been in better shape. The fairways were tight and the ball would roll at least an extra 15-20 yards depending on your shot. Approach shots were nice with decent pin locations and not a lot of false fronts or multi-tier greens. The bunkers were in worst shape from the last time I played here which was not that long ago. Tons of little rocks and something that appeared to be sand but was not.

When we approached #9, the wind picked up out of nowhere and it was howling. We noticed that the groups behind us started dropping off like flies. I have heard horror stories about the wind at Lost Canyons and this would easily compare if not, worse. We all decided that we would continue to play as a lot of the other groups called it quits by Hole #12.

The wind was bad enough where you couldn't stand still over your ball when trying to put. It was difficult to swing the driver on the tee shots due to the wind catching your driver head. If you are a high ball hitter, forget it. We played this one par 3 hole (157 yards) for 210 yards and still came up a little short.

The rest of the day was basically practicing your punch shots with every single club. Putting was very difficult due to the wind moving the ball around after it had already come to rest. Wind burns, no beverage cart person, cold winds made it an extremely long day.

The starter said that the wind blowing this strong is normal this time of year for this track as well as Oak Quarry and Empire Lakes and for the most part, Inland Empire tracks. In spite of it all, I personally had a good time even though my lips are chapped, lost a few balls and got wind burns on my face.

After suffering from cabin fever for almost a week, we headed out to Los Serranos Country Club located in Chino Hills, CA. We booked the tee time over the phone which was the same price as what Golfnow.com was offering. $50.00 including GPS cart was not bad considering I really needed to get out onto the course!

Upon arrival, I was surprised to see how many other people also suffered from cabin fever and headed out at the first sign of daylight. We hit a small bucket of range balls, putted for about 15-minutes and headed to the starter. They were actually running a little behind schedule and was about 15-20 minutes behind.

Heading to the 1st tee on the South course, I wasn't surprised that it was cart path only. The amount of rain we had recently was really evident at this course. They even told us the North course had plenty of water still on the surface with drainage problems as well. I don't think the South was any better.

After blocking my drive to the right, my second shot was sitting in a puddle of water and we all agreed ahead of time to "pick, clean and place" the ball if needed. My second shot left me covered in mud and my white shorts were almost ruined. This was definitely a sign for a long day - and I was right. We waited at almost every hole and finished the front nine in a little over three hours. Did I mention the entire course was cart path only?

At the turn, I was debating on calling it the day but I decided to muscle it out because the sun was out and the back nine looked a little dryer. Long story short, the greens were real slow and bumpy. There were plenty of areas on the greens covered in duck poop. The rough was growing out of control. The sand traps were flooded and certain ones were practically hard pan. I started to feel I picked the wrong day to come out to the course.

I decided to give up at the 14th hole and made my way back to the clubhouse. Shoes were muddy, socks were wet, shorts covered in mud splatter and, my new sticks needed a bath. For those desperate to get out onto the course, do yourself a favor and call in ahead of time to see if it's cart path only and to see if there are drainage issues on the course.

I honestly feel this course will be in much better condition by next week. Heck, I just shot a 2-over on the front nine just last week. My ratings for this course this time were indicative of todays conditions.

Overall, I like this place. However, I imagine any and all courses this wet would change anyone's opinion in a heart beat. Enjoy!

Played the South course this morning with a buddy of mine and tee'd off at about 8:00AM. The starter was great in reminding us that there was a large group teeing off after us, so we quickly warmed up and were on our way.

The South course starts off with back to back Par 5's so, scoring is definitely possible if you can just keep your shots straight. Even though the fairways seem wide, you can quickly lose your ball if it starts drifting. Second shots are just as important if you are long and can go for the green. The redo of the green on Hole #1 is great. Pin locations today were good, offering plenty of challenges for those with a steady iron game.

The pace was great. Asides from the large group teeing off behind us, there must have been 2-3 groups ahead of us that went out about an hour prior. We never waited once at any hole.

I had the best front 9 score to date (+2) with a bogey on Hole #1 and #9. The back 9 was a different story - LOL. Nonetheless, the greens rolled really nice with very minimal bumps. There were a few un-repaired ball marks but nothing to really upset you. The bunkers had nice sand that wasn't too hard or too soft. Fairways are in good condition with a nice and tight cut. The ball rolled pretty far after a nice tee shot - I had a few 300+ yards right down the middle.

Even though we didn't see the cart person once, the snack bar was open at the end of Hole #6 with no line. Carts worked well along with their GPS system.

Overall, I had a great time and for $50.00 really can't beat the challenge this course can offer. I plan to keep Los Serranos in my regular rotation of local courses to play out in the Inland Empire area.

Played the Ike through one of the Mega Monday deals and paid $55.00 including a cart - a cart with NO GPS. I can't figure out how a course like this can charge $100+ on the weekends, host close to 200+ tournaments a year but, can't afford to update the carts!

The course is in good to a little better than good condition. The greens were punched a little while ago but, they haven't healed 100% IMO. Some of the greens were a little bumpy and sandy. I have played this course before and the greens were like glass. The fairways were cut at a nice overall height but, there were a few brown spots and surprisingly, a lot of divots that weren't fixed about 100-yards to the pin.

The rough was nice but, you can easily lose your ball on the fairway because the undulation on some holes and the slopes on the side of the fairways can take your ball and hide it pretty well - even if you think you hit it straight! The bunkers had sand that was a little too soft - if that's possible.

The old adage, "you get what you pay for ..." applied to this Mega Monday deal on the Ike. I have played this same track in just under 3-1/2 hours and this time, it took a hair over 5-hours. WTH? We only saw the beverage cart person 1X the entire round. Customer service was good as usual.

Overall experience? Good. I like this course. It is definitely challenging with plenty of distance and risk-reward type shots.

The only complaint is the pace of play by other foursomes that think they own the course. It shouldn't take a person 10-minutes to look for a ball before deciding to take a drop. Even more so if you lose a second of third ball on the same hole! Some people can make it easier on other groups if they would just offer to wave a group ahead of them.

Had a chance to play this track for the first time last Sunday with a couple of great golfers. For those that have never played here, Arroyo Trabuco is conveniently located off of the I-5 in Mission Viejo. It took about an hour to get there from the Diamond Bar area. This is a semi-private course and worth checking out. They have a nice pro shop, good coffee shop, carts with GPS, an all-grass driving range, a club repair/builder onsite and great service!

We payed $68.00 for a round which was kind of steep IMO. Service was good from the start. I was making my way from the driving range to the starter when one of the workers asked if I was playing and he grabbed my bag for me and loaded it onto the cart while I paid the green fees. I thought this was kind of cool.

This is not the longest track I played but, it was one of the harder ones. The great thing about this track is that it wasn't built around any homes. The fairways are pretty narrow and there is plenty of holes with undulating fairways. Pin location on some holes were very questionable making scoring very hard. There is quite a few holes with elevation changes, greens with false fronts and some with wide open fairways.

If you play this track for the first time, I recommend you bring a few sleeves of balls. Long hitters beware! No need to smash the driver here because chances are you will lose your ball - even if you hit it straight!

Overall, I had a challenging day. My two other buddies did very well shooting under 80. The pace started to get slow when we caught up to a twosome that was spraying shots left and right and taking too much time looking for their ball. They didn't even think to wave the group in front of them. This is what I think most golfers hate the most! It definitely affects the tempo and overall mood!

Give this place a shot - at least once. Golfers on a budget beware! There are plenty of other tracks that will offer you just as much challenge while staying in the "under 50.00" range.

Played Eagle Glen this morning with a friend of mine and got a smoking deal on Golfnow.com for only $35.00 with a GPS equipped cart. Arrived at the course about 45-minutes prior to tee off and practiced putting on their practice green. Greens rolled nice and true and had some sections with undulation. Unfortunately, the driving range didn't open until 8:00AM and out tee time was for 7:30AM.

It was definitely cold this morning and I could barely feel my hands. Now I know why places like Golfsmith sell mittens! I would much rather have purchased some of those hand warming gel packs! Anyways ....

Eagle Glen is a very nice track. There is a good combination of holes with wide and narrow fairways. There is even a hole or two with split level fairways. Most, if not all of the greens were well guarded and made you think about approach shot. Pin placement was mixture of nice and "what the heck were they thinking?"

This was the first time (in a long time) that I lost a lot of balls. I blamed the cart's GPS but later tonight at the range, I realized that it was ME that was blocking some shots out to the right!

The pace of play was fantastic! We finished the entire round in about 3.5 hours. We weren't rushed at all. The course is in great condition and well worth the internet rates. This course, along with several others in the local area, are surrounding by very nice and probably expensive homes. Once the homes become out of sight, the mountain views are real nice with numerous elevation changes.

All in all, I had a great time in spite of my terrible score. I recommend brining a few sleeves of balls and think even the "gold" tees are plenty challenging. This track is not the longest but, plenty of undulation, blind shots, elevation changes, dog legs and split fairways is making me want to come back for some payback.

Enjoy!

Played for the first time here and if it wasn't a round taken care of by a a buddy of mine, I would have been really disappointed. I don't know what the regular green fees are here but, I couldn't see myself paying anything more than ... $20.00?

Had a tee time for 10:30AM and couldn't tee off until 40-minutes later - for whatever reason. We get to the first tee box and could barely find a level area with any grass! I also noticed that this track seems really old. There are a ton of roots (big roots) that could actually damage your sticks! Anyways, we look down the fairway from the first tee box and we see a foursome on the green, another foursome waiting for their approach and the foursome right in front of us that tee'd off. I knew it was going to be one of those days ...

This course used to have (2) 18-holes tracks. Since the problems with flooding, the US Army purchased some of the land and the course decided to combine parts of each course and make it a single 18-hole track. The new layout is seems pretty simple with relatively flat fairways and greens. Even though the greens were punched about a month ago, the ball rolled quick but, bumpy at times. Some greens still had signs of sand. The fairways also had some work done and you can really see the holes in the ground.

You can see all of the construction still going on and heavy machinery tucked away behind trees. Not the prettiest of sights but, there are a few holes that have nice picturesque settings of mountains.

I would definitely recommend this course to a beginner (high capper) due to the relatively flat layout, wide fairways and flat greens. It's kind of a bummer after playing rounds at other courses in the Corona area. This course can be seen right off the freeway at the Green River exit off of the 91 freeway.

The snack bar is located after you finish hole #10, the club house is not directly at the turn but after you finish hole #12. No sight of a cart person. Lots of slow play. One guy actually came back to re-tee his O.B. ball on a par 3. We asked him, "Playing for a lot of money?" and he replied, "No, my buddies wanted me to re-tee ..." He said this with our foursome waiting and the group right behind us also waiting.

All in all, if you're itching for a place to play in the Corona area, there are plenty more tracks to choose from. Personally, I am in no hurry to book another round here. One of the grounds keeper told me that there is more construction scheduled that will last well into January 2011.

Played here for the Golfnow.com rate of $39.00 early morning. Not a bad price at all since this course charges about $70.00 regularly for the same time slot. When I checked in, the started was nice enough to remind me that if I wanted to avoid any service charges from the internet sites, I could book directly with the course by using their Donovan Dailey rate of $39.00. Not a bad deal at all.

I showed up about an hour early and out of nowhere, the wind started to blow. NOT a breeze but, borderline tornado - well, it felt like it. I have never played golf in these conditions so we headed off to the range to warm up - more like learn how to hit knock down shots!

The practice putting greens were nice - smooth and fast. I was looking forward to seeing if the course greens were going to roll as nicely as the practice green. The course was wide open. And, if it was because we decided to play on Wednesday, I will start playing on Wednesdays.

The first tee box was nice and level. Fairways were really green, cut low and perfect for adding about 20-25 yards to your drive - talk about confidence builder! The wind was definitely blowing and luckily for us, it was a tail wind on the first tee. I knocked my tee shot to about 60-yards to the flag and made bogey - the greens were fast, remember? LOL.

The rest of the day went smoothly. Unfortunately, we never ran into the cart person. However, we did manage to finish the front in just under 2-hours. Loaded up with food and coffee and the turn and started the back 9.

There are plenty of scoring opportunities with this track. But, you have to keep the ball in the fairway. I have played many courses with better guarded greens so, take advantage of this track. Don't get me wrong, this is not a pushover track. You also have to be mindful of the wind. I guess this area is known for wind this time of year - the "Santa Ana's." I misjudged a simple Par 3 and clubbed up when I should have clubbed down. I ended up doubling what should have been an easy par and eventually shot an 88.

Not a bad day. Finished the complete round in just a little of 4-hours and worked on the knock down shot quite a bit. Had it been a "normal day" I could have possibly shot in the low 80's. This track is definitely well worth the money and the fun factor is high on the list.

For those that are great with knock down shots, you will do fine - maybe even great!

Played here for my first time and had a GREAT time. Originally found a deal on Golfnow.com for $35.00 but, it disappeared quick. Ended up getting the next best deal on C4TT for a 7:20AM tee time. Note to self - Next time, jump on the deal at $35.00!

I have played all the other courses in the same general area: Champions Club at the Retreat, Eagle Glen and Dos Lagos. This course is by far the best in terms of layout, challenges, fairway and green conditions. Customer service is good at all of the other courses and no different here.

Upon arrival, I noticed right away how green the fairways and greens were. This course is tucked away in some residential areas and cannot be seen from the freeway. I grabbed a warm up basket and headed to the grass driving range. The range was in great shape with the hitting areas nice and lush. There were some divots but, nothing that would make you say that "this sucks." The practice putting green was in great condition. Flat, smooth and medium to fast with breaks.

When my buddy and I were ready (7:45AM), we headed to the tee box. It was nice and level with little to no divot marks. Unfortunately, I must have been overly anxious because I snap hooked it OB - oh wells.

We were a two-some playing behind another two-some with another two-some behind us. We tried to join the group in front of us but, they seemed to want to play by themselves. They were a little on the slow side and was starting to slow down the pace. We made it obvious that we were right on their heels and they finally asked us to play through at the turn.

We complete the front 9 in a little over 2-hours! Frustrating but, understandable with the two-some in front of us taking forever on some of the holes. Again, the layout has elevation changes, undulating fairways and greens with false fronts guarded by bunkers.

The scenery is nice. Lots of mature trees and areas where I bet there are a ton of snakes. Thanks goodness it was on the colder side and a little rainy. Hole #18 (Par 5) is spectacular. The elevation drop has got to be 200-250ft. The fairway is narrow with water coming into play for those that want to use driver - like me! I striped my driver right into the middle of the fairway leaving me 74 yards to the pin.

Overall, we finished the back 9 in less than 2-hours and we were packed and ready to head back home around lunch time! My score sucked and I attribute it to playing a new track, a little rain and a slow two-some in front of us (I know, excuses!).

I recommend this place to any and all. For those that are not consistent with their driver - leave it in the bag. Bring your short game. If you can keep it in the fairway, you will have a great time. If not, plan on bringing at least a dozen balls because you are not going to find them.

Played this morning at 8:30 AM with a group of friends. This is one of the few courses I frequent not using any kind of internet discount source. The rate is $49.00 with a cart. Cart has no GPS.

We knew they had just punched their greens about a month ago so we figured they would be healed by now. 90-degree rule in effect. Practice green was rolling nice in the morning. Pace started off real nice as we tee'd off at 8:35 AM.

The tee boxes were a little disappointing. Most of the holes were uneven and the only "level" areas had a bunch of divots that obviously were not filled in with anything. Fairways were very nice. It didn't supply any of us with a 20-30 yard roll like some of the other courses we just played but, hitting off a nice piece of turf was a pleasant surprise.

I didn't know that Rio Hondo allows 5-somes! The pace was a little on the slower side which was a little disappointing since I have always finished a round in just about 5-hours. We even saw the cart person on more than a few occasions.

Other than that, the day was nice and as always - I had a good time.

Played here yesterday in the morning for an incredible $49.00 which was an internet rate they honored when I called to check for tee times.

This course is in great shape for this time of year. They are planning to punch their greens and overseed the fairways late October so there is still plenty of time to get in some great golf.

Tee boxes were nice and level, a few patchy spots here and there on the fairways and the greens are fast - probably around a 9. My only complaint would be some of the bunkers that had hard packed sand along with some rocks - yes, I said rocks. Enough rocks to where you may end up damaging whichever club you choose.

The pace was fast. We finished the round in just over 4-hours and we saw the cart person on more than a few occasions. Thankfully, it was not painfully hot as in days past but rather in the low 90's. Depending on the time of year, wind can be a huge problem here and luckily for us, it was not a concern.

I read some of the online tips on how to play this course and the most important tips are how to play the greens. They have greens with multiple levels and lots of undulation. They even have greens with false fronts and tough pin locations. One of the easiest tips I remember coming across was, "when it doubt the balls rolls to the East .." The funny thing is that this course is built within a rock quarry and there are a lot of holes where you are surrounded by rocks walls and will have no sense of direction.

Note to self, next time bring a compass!

In closing, I definitely am a fan and will return to challenge "the Rock" again because I played about 10 strokes worse than normal here. Tune up the short game and work on the putting because this is one course that will not care if you can drive the ball 300+ yards.

Played this morning at 9:30 AM and conditions were better than expected. This was my first time playing the "Babe" and even the greens were punched about 3-weeks prior, they were rolling pretty decent.

Pace of play was fantastic. There were not too many people out playing and the starter let me and my buddy tee off. It took us about 3-hours to complete the round including the few holes were each played two balls!

This place is very well manicured. The tee boxes were perfect, the fairways were even better. Sand traps were in good condition. Overall, this place is definitely worth the money and lives up to the great reputation as one of the best courses to play in Southern California.

I definitely plan on playing here again.