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Early am 4.25 hour round this morning. The course was already behind the pace when we teed off ten minutes past our 6:10am time? The newer carts are nice with pretty nice gps on board and even windshields. The weather stayed much cooler than forecast which made the round nice. The tee boxes were all flat with good coverage on every hole with a mixture of grasses and weeds. The rough ranged from thin and weedy to thick and lush depending on the hole and location you found yourself in. Often times you would have to use the foot wedge to make for a fair shot. The traps were in sad, thin, damp and hard packed condition from start to end. The fairways were hit and miss ranging from nice fluffy bermuda lies to thin/dirt weed filled lies. Again the foot wedge came out to give yourself a fair and true lie!! The really large greens were all in pretty good condition with a few having bad spots/sections of diseased turf. The greens held shots well and rolled true. The greens from start to finish are all very large in comparison to most courses in the Inland Empire. There were quite a few ball marks in need of repair on most of the greens but less than I've seen at other courses. The layout of this place is really nice and the water features are well placed. If the owners can get the weeds in check and get turf to grow in the fairways on a few holes this would be a course that would draw more golfers. The rates are very reasonable for what is offered in the area and getting a time is usually not a problem.
6 Likes.
Early morning five hour round on an improving course. Spoke with the new GM here this morning about the course and the area offerings. Said he came over from Crosscreek after ten plus years there. I would say that with the fairly new head greenskeeper and the new GM that things are really turning around. The carts are in nice shape but offer no gps. The tee boxes were all in good condition with a few being a little shaggy but had total coverage. The rough is hit and miss depending on the hole. Most holes have rough with enough length to stop your ball but short enough to make a decent stroke from. The fairways on most of the holes have really nice coverage at the perfect length for a good strike. You will find sections of some holes though that have thin spotty coverage where you will find your ball sitting down on dirt? The traps vary drastically from thin/packed dirt to nice blinding white fluffy sand. Eventually I would think all of the traps will have the nice white sand but it might be awhile. The greens have 100% turf coverage with very few ball marks. The greens were pretty bumpy on almost every hole and the speed varied also throughout the round...frustrating! The course has been continually improving playing conditions every round I've played here in the last year. The rates are reasonable and the course seems to be getting busier every time I return. Definitely recommended.
10 Likes.
Played an early morning Sunday round on the Creek/Stonehouse nines in about 4.5 hours. The place was extremely busy with the Futures Tour in full force. The tee boxes were all beat to death with several being no more than damp sand littered with broken tees. The rough has finally been cut down to near normal length but is still thick in most places. The fairways are in real nice shape with total coverage on these nines. You will find numerous unfilled divots though throughout the course. So simple to just fill them with the divot mix that is provided. The fairways were plush enough to provide a good cushion to hit from. The traps had plenty of damp sand in the few I found along with small pebbles and rocks! The greens have good coverage but many ball marks in need of repair and difficult to guess the speed of each. Some were definitely slower and damper than others which added to your score and frustration. The staff does a really good job with the golfers and the flow of all the moving parts that go along with a busy Sunday.
9 Likes.
Played Monday in the Golf Moose outing on a windy day. The staff is great and the practice facilities were nice and well maintained. The course was much improved compared to my last visit. Tee boxes all had great coverage and were level with very little damage. The rough on this challenging layout was long/thick enough to keep the ball in play and not too difficult to hit from. The bermuda fairways were near perfect with fantastic coverage and great lies. Well struck drives that found the fairways were rewarded with quite a bit of roll. The numerous traps at this course were all trimmed with mostly nice fairly compact white sand. Hitting from them was not difficult (I found a dozen) but roll out on the greens was brutal. The quick firm greens were almost perfect with hardly any ball marks and total coverage. The speed of these greens were probably the quickest I've played in ten years. Well struck shots would hold but usually with slight roll which had to be taken into account. The ocean winds picked up pretty much for the entire round which added to the difficulty of the course. The homes that were near the course were far enough off from play that even the hackers were safe. The entire facility is very well kept and the course is in fantastic shape. If you get a chance to play here jump on it!
8 Likes.
Early Friday morning round in under four hours on an always improving course. Staff is very friendly and professional in person and on the phone. The carts still have not been upgraded yet though. I'm always tempted to grab a cart from the member's side (much nicer units) and actually did a couple years back, only to be scolded and educated that I had placed my clubs on the wrong cart. The tee boxes all have very nice coverage but a few placements were not on level ground. The rough (where it exists) is just a few inches long and will keep your ball in play. Most of the area alongside the fairways does not have any rough but is red staked at least. Losing a ball into those sections becomes frustrating at times though. The fairways are in excellent condition with great lies on the abundant green bermuda from start to finish. The fairways turf is just long enough with the fluff to set your ball up for good strikes. The traps in the fairways are compact redish dirt/sand and not difficult to hit from. Most of the green side bunkers have excellent white sand with a few being a little damp but not bad. The greens are also in very good condition with slightly slower speeds on the front nine compared to the back nine. The greens were holding shots well and putting lines good with a great sound when the ball drops. The group(s) in front of us this morning did NOT know how to fix their ball marks at ALL. Every hole we arrived at had fresh marks that were NOT repaired. Other than that the greens had very few ball marks. The overall conditions are better every time we play here and should continue through the summer hopefully.
8 Likes.
Early Sunday morning four hour round. The tee boxes have better coverage but a few were set in sections that were sloped in every direction. The rough is still penal enough to make the hunt for a ball in it somewhat difficult. You really have to watch the ball to have a chance to locate it if you are unlucky enough to be in it. The course was a little damp in a few places which required you to move your ball to hit from a place that was dry. Fairways continue to slowly improve but the cloudy and cooler weather has not helped the bermuda. You still will find unfair lies with the mixture of so many types of grass. The traps were in much better condition with most being fairly well groomed but most had damp to wet thin sand in some. Many of the traps have ample passable sand that really needs to be raked to soften up the lies. The greens were in better shape with very few ball marks. The poa still can frustrate you once you find yourself on the however. The speed has quickened but still not nearly as quick as they usually roll. The front nine are considerably softer and slower than the back nine. Pin placements were definitely in some extremely difficult sections of the greens front and back. The course does show slight progress to improved conditions but still not what it could be.
10 Likes.
Played and early morning four hour round on a great day. The staff and facilities are great and the employees are always friendly. The carts are holding up and the practice facilities maintained. Many of the tee boxes were beat up throughout the round and finding a spot to tee up wasn't easy on a few. The rough has finally been brought back down to earth with most of the holes having a manageable length. Finding your rough balls was difficult but not impossible. The fairways are filling in great with the bermuda starting to puff up. The lies on many of the holes were difficult with the different grasses growing at different rates. Your tee shots would often times find the lowest place they could in the fairways with the ball sitting down. The traps are in need of work as many have palm shoots and grass growing in them. The traps that were in good shape and had ample sand were damp and in need of a good raking. The greens have recovered totally from the recent maintenance and were very receptive to shots. They were quite a bit softer than usual and noticeably slower than usual. Every green has tons of poa which affected putting lines and was frustrating combined with the slower greens. The course overall looks much better than it has in the past and continues to slowly improve.
7 Likes.
Early Saturday afternoon round at a much improved course. Staff is great and helpful to the golfers. The practice facilities are okay but not anything to brag about. The course was still very busy and the pace of play was proof. The carts are holding up but definitely showing their age and are basic with no gps. Our cart had black duct tape on the worn out white seat??? The tee boxes all were in nice shape with very good coverage. This was the first time out recently where the rough was actually cut down to near normal length. It was just long enough to stop shots that left the fairway and short enough to allow you to locate your ball and put a good strike on it. The fairways were great with total coverage that is actually greening up nicely with the warmer weather. You might find a tight lie here and there but the turf is still damp underneath. The traps were all well groomed with adequate sand that varied from compact to soft and damp to dry. That was frustrating since I visited about a dozen of them! The greens were still recovering somewhat from maintenance and were very bumpy but with few ball marks. They really needed to be rolled and were slower than usual but were holding better than usual. The rates here are inline with the local competition and the difficulty makes the cost per hole worth the price. The older twosome (husband and wife) who were paired with us were probably the worst playing partners I've ever had to deal with. Luckily they quit after the fourteenth hole because of the slow round. We finished in slightly over five hours which is par for this facility. If you play on the weekend you'll want to tee off by eight or you'll have time to watch hackers on every hole! If you've played here in the past and were disappointed with the conditions I would say the new 2-3 months should see the course in some of it's best playing conditions in years!!
10 Likes.
Early morning 4.5 hour round on Sunday Oaks/Creek. We were slowed up making the turn by a fivesome?? Staff is always top notch as are the golf carts. Our cart gps took a couple of holes to get reset to start doing its job. The tee boxes were in good to fair condition with the par 3's a bit beat up and covered with broken tees. The rough had been cut down somewhat but was still tough to find lost balls in. The rough was damp, thick and green. You could actually advance your ball further than you'd think out of the thick stuff if you could find it. Often times you would find others lost balls but not yours! The fairways were in very nice shape with total coverage on every hole and great lies. The traps all have a good amount of sand in them but many were damp and not raked. The greens are in very good shape with only the first on the Oaks nine being slow and shaggy. The greens were holding well and sped up as the sun dried them out. There were also less ball marks than usual which was nice to see. The course is in really NICE shape right now and gets a ton of play on the weekends.
9 Likes.
Early morning round at Temeku is just over four hours. Staff is friendly and helpful. Carts are holding up well and the practice facilities are good. The tee boxes were all a little shaggy but had good coverage. The rough has been cut down but the clover and trimmings still will play hide and seek with your offline shots. Once located in the rough you were still able to hit from it better than you'd think. The fairways were firm and patchy grass wise with different types on each hole. Fairway lies ranged from good to poor with clumps of longer grasses mixed in with the bermuda that is trying to come out of hibernation. Most of the traps were in need of maintenance with the fairway traps being firm and weedy. The green side traps were thin damp sand and difficult to hit from. The greens were in good shape but every single one was full of poa everywhere. The poa trimmings from the mowers covered your putter and shoes when you walked off to your cart. They held well struck shots and were slow at first but sped up to near normal by the end of our round. The rates are still better than the local competition but the playing conditions are lacking. Great layout with some challenging holes. Hopeful the drier and warmer weather helps them out with the conditions.
8 Likes.
Early morning Sunday four hour round on a very busy course. The staff is friendly enough. The practice facilities are good and usually very crowded. I was hoping that the really old fleet of carts had been replaced (they had not). The carts lack any gps, windshield, cooler or ball/club washer. They'll get you around the course but drive like an old truck with no power steering. The tee boxes were all in pretty good shape with good coverage. The rough was just BRUTAL from the first to last hole. If you were a foot off the fairway you were not going to find your new Pro V or anything else. The grass (but mostly clover) was anywhere from a few inches long to a foot! The fairways were still spotted with bare dirt sections throughout the round with many tight lies on most holes. The ball would have plenty of run off the tee right into that foot long clover!!! The traps were trimmed nicely but most were very damp or had standing water. The sand in most traps was okay with some having lots of rocks and pebbles. The greens are definitely the attraction here with most being in really good condition. Good shots held well for the most part but a couple of the greens were a little firmer than the others. They rolled at medium speed and were cover with poa on every hole. There were a few deer feeding on the front nine and hundreds of turtles in the ponds on the back nine (the highlight of the round). The flat front nine is quite a bit shorter than the back nine and has several forced carries. The back nine is a hike for those who like to walk with hills and substantial distance between holes. The setting and layout of this course are really nice - just wish the conditions were.
9 Likes.
Early 4 hour round Sunday morning Oaks/Creek nines. The tee boxes were in better shape than in previous rounds but the par three tees were all beat to death. The rough has gotten out of control again with wayward shots impossible to find. They were cutting what they could on the Oaks nine but I guess the rain hasn't let them keep up. The fairways all are dark green with excellent coverage and nice lies. The traps were all in need of maintenance and some even lacked rakes. Those traps with rakes in them needed to be raked by those that had been in them. The greens are in great condition with the exception of the first hole on the Oaks nine. Almost looks like they are letting it go to seed (reminded me of a course I won't mention). The greens were all quite a bit slower than usual and surprisingly had few ball marks. I'm not sure if they've been watering the course or not? With the rain not having been around for a few days the course was still cart path only on a few holes.
9 Likes.
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