Played the blues today at 8:36, on an Underpar deal, netting each player to only $25 each. Good customer service with the bag drop, marshall and pro shop. We had nice weather, comfortable group spacing, and 4.5 POP.
Tee boxes in good shape, level and manicured. Fairways in good shape, and provide lush lies. Rough is manicured well for controlling the errant shots, and good lies for recovery. Only a few areas of rough were wet and mushy(well away from the farways and green complexes). Traps in real good shape and lots of rakes(love it). Greens were in good shape, firm, and rolling medium-fast. They recieved shots well, while only needing minimal ball-mark tending.
No drink cart out today. Ball washers are present and working. Ice water thermos and cups present on each 9. All grass range and practice greens in good shape and convienently close to proshop. New management is still in process of opening the snack bar(not open yet, and explains no drink cart). High value golf, reccomended.

Played from the whites for an afternoon round in 100+ heat and slight breeze. We were a threesome, behind a foursome and were never waiting more than about 30 seconds for a green to clear, or a scrambler to recover...but we did wait on most holes. Until, a single caught us and accepted our invite to join us on 12, then no waiting and our final POP was 4 hours.
Customer service is good, and our $25 twilight fee included all we could drink and one snack(hot dog or sandwich).
Tees were pretty chewed and some had pretty pronounced ridges.
Fairways fareing well, good to hit from and allowing some rollout.
Rough is rough, some areas penal, most are not. Areas that are not penal, are cut lower and drier.
Bunkers are good, they look crusty but are not. There are some pea gravel sized pebbles in them, but not many.
Greens are actually nice, not soft underfoot, but still a cushion feel to them. Easily accepting shots greater than 175 yds. Rolling medium with predictable break. I asked two seasoned gents on the patio how the greens were today...they said I would like them, and they were right.
The range is dry and rough, and you hit from mats. The practice green is good and healed from previous aeration.
Good summer value golf.

Played the Ambiente green tees on 6/26 at 7 am. Good customer service from bag drop to starter. In fact, the starter, 'eagle eye' Jim, saved our group a minute or two by quickly helping me find my errant hook in the shin high grass. This was my first rodeo to truly shin high rough and AZ desert target golf. Humbly looking back, it took me almost the entire round to put my ego and pride behind me, so that I wouldn't lose every ball in my bag that round.
The tees were not very wide, and overall, the boxes are in good shape. The fairways allowed shots to run run run, while still being nice to hit from. Speaking of runaway shots, the first cut of rough was usually deeper on the upslope side of a fairway, and very short on the downslope side. The downslope side typically feeds your running shots to the second cut of rough(typically ankle to shin high). The bunkers usually had a surface crust layer of sand, letting the ball sit up. The areas around greens were manicured well for the short game. The greens were about 80-90% recovered from aeration and ran med/fast and smooth. The drink cart was encountered four times and you don't see the clubhouse again till after all 18. Our POP was 4.5 hrs.
I learned a lot playing this layout and features, and have a fondness for this challenging course. Reccomended.

Played 6/25 as a quickie round on our way to Scottsdale for the weekend. Actually, TKB deli in Indio was on the agenda, so we decided to time our round to finish about 11am, grab a 'Melina's hotness' at TKB and head east with the hammer down.
This par three course is a very nice layout. We played the back tees to give ourselves a great variety of carries and distances. The tee boxes were in good shape. The areas around the greens are well manicured and maintained. The bunkers have ample quality sand. The greens, are still healing from aerification. They rolled medium speed and are fairly smooth. They accepted our shots well for having a firmness that repels ball marks. Our POP was 2 hours, only because we were taking our sweet time...there were few golfers and we practically had the course to ourselves.
Good customer service. Reccomended.

Played in the same 36 hole, ironman matches with Gary, Robert, Nick, Mark & Kevin. Weeks before, we were prepared to play this day in humid temps of 105-110 degrees. We were rewarded with drier temps at almost 100 when we finished 36. We all shared our 2 player replay UP vouchers, to come away with high value golf at less than $1 per hole.
The previous reviews by the other gurus are spot on. I'll just add a few of my own tidbits. Cimarron Boulder is a links style course that has 5 par 3's, half have smaller greens, and half are at 90 degrees to prevailing winds(a great variety of par 3's for a variety of conditions). About 6 holes have the course boundary on the right, so, for you righties, if your tee shots are trending right...be mindful of this and try to play like Gary in our group, by posting 12 out of 13 FIRs! The rough was good, but still not enough to save wayward shots with too much heat from finding bush lines, native areas, and the creek bed. There's fox, jack rabbit, road runners and brave cottontails to entertain you. Oh, and there's hungry large mouth bass in the clear lake off hole 17 & 18. The guru's are right, the greens are firmer yet roll well. I witnessed many good shots by Robert and Kevin, from geater than 165 yards, have trouble holding some greens. Only a few greens are tiered here, and not by much. When you see a blue or red pin flag, the hole is truly back or truly forward(thanks Cimarron). There's sand bottles on carts, and the rakes are going steady with the bunkers again. The carts have good GPS and the hole features are presented for shot planning, use it. Bag drop to cart is freindly and efficient. Ice is provided for the cart ice chest, and at the turn. Customer service is good and the drink cart is on patrol till about noon. Good deal during this off season, jump on it.

First timer here, came to see what Olivas is all about. No better way than join the GK outing. Brought Jim and Vic, and I matched up with the dconnally. The course is a gem, everything other than the course has very few frills, it's all about the course here.
I agree with the other recent reviews.
There's a good blend of holes and challenges. The fairways reward you for finding them. The greens are good and no push over, especially with tougher pin placements like we saw. I try to avoid bunkers, and they are well placed here. The areas around greens are cut just right for chips, pitches and flops.
We enjoyed our round, the outing and my match. Recommended.

Played here teeing off at about 85 degrees, low humidity and a slight breeze. I was matched up with Gary00, and we played with Dave and Mike. Bag to cart check in is prompt at the drop off, and they park your cart strategically by the all grass range and yet close to the pro shop. Mary was working the the desk and tee sheet, starting groups and answering all my questions...she has a wonderful voice over the intercom. Range balls are complimentary, and so are ice/water dispensers. POP was 4.5 hours, could have been quicker.
The course is tight on many holes yet can feel deceptively open on many others. They use tree lines, water and fairway bunkers well, my driver didn't come out of the bag very often, due to this being my first outing there.
Tees were good, mostly level, a few were mixed bag and some chewed.
Fairways, rough, and areas around greens were very good, lush and we'll manicured.
The greens that weren't affected by a fungus looked and rolled good, about med-fast and not a lot of break. About a third had the fungus creeping in, say 10 -20% of thier surface, and the ball would break even less.
Bunkers were all good sand, just more damp and compacted than expected, the ball sat up more often than not.
I enjoyed the round and the 3-4 signature holes they have. The breeze increased perfectly as the round and temps progressed...I think it was 103 when we finished. It was surprisingly quiet, with Bob Hope drive and Eisenhower Hospital nearby. I would play here again, especially after the greens heal and with the $35 underpar rate. Thanks to Gary for setting this up.

Played Sunday 5/30 at 8:27 with Vic, Jimmy and John. Good to meet and play with John, a good golfer who possessed local course knowledge. We were pilgrims to Dos Lagos, and thankfully, John obliged us with caddie advice.
Didn't know Tom & Mark were having match here, or I would have looked for them so I could give a GK heckle. Please see Mark's post as he nails the review. My only differing opinion from Mark, is we thought the greens were soft & fast; but our experience and comparisons are limited. We actually loved these greens and we want another shot at them, and the course, as is.
Saw Raquel in the drink cart 3 times, course restrooms open, rakes present, no ball washers, 1 practice green, a two mat net practice range, bar and deck open. If you're a righty, and your driver isn't behaving with many misses right, then you'd better figure out what to do about it quickly at Dos Lagos. Reccomended.

Played here 5/28 at 7:10, for a walking rate of $40. No one in front of or behind me till hole 5, a riding twosome caught me and then played through. I came to work on some skills and scrambling, and got what I was seeking.
The greens were healthy and receiving everything. However, they were slower than expected. I started with the practice green, and quickly decided to spend all my warm up there and forego the range. This paid off to keep my putting total in check.
The areas around the greens and the rough were good and lush...well, more lush than the fairways. The fairways are coming in, just not as green and lush as I would prefer. The tees were a little chewed and firm. The bunkers weren't great, but not bad either...I had no issues and rakes are present.
This is a parkland style course with very few 'filler' areas that don't see play, and lots of trees. That said, these filler areas and among the trees, are clearly drier than usual.
The drink cart came around twice, and the crews were working the course. Even though they are working the course, the place has that limited maintenance look and feel. The ball washers are back, but not the sand bottles. Only the limited pro shop is open with cold drinks, the bar and restaurant are still closed. I want to see the place improve and I would play here again...but I can see why the tee sheets are very available.

Played 5/14/21 at 1:15 tee off for a cup match with T8fish. We were joined by a wonderful couple to play with, Chris and Mary. First, the clubhouse was roped off(no entry at all to the entire structure) and no food or beverage services available. They were efficiently greeting and processing customers under the big tree that is behind the top terraced teebox on hole #1. The range net and practice greens were all open. Weather was good, temps in low 80's and light winds made for good golfing.
Tee boxes were actually good, some needing leveling and some more chewed than others.
Fairways in great shape and just on the lush side; landings and rollouts for tee shots, intermediate shots and recovery punch shots all did well for us.
Rough was healthy and kept well manicured, easy to hit from and find our wayward balls.
Bunkers, good sand, semi white and brown hue, semi fluffy with only slight crusting where the water settles.
Areas around greens were very good, like the rough, and transitioned well to the fringes. Your short game recovery shots will do well with these good lies.
Greens were good and some were being small tine aerated as we were playing. They accepted all shots and were slightly soft underfoot. They rolled medium-fast speeds. San Dimas has a wide variety of greens; sizes, shapes, tiers, ridges and slopes. Study those approaches.
This course is fun and challenging, even a few quirks. I'd love to come away from a round here with the same ball I started with, and always shooting from my own fairway. Kevin did much better at not sharing strategies with me during our match, but I was still listening when he was sharing with Chris and Mary. ;-) I walked this course with Kevin...I don't think I will try that again!

Played Cimarron Boulder Saturday 4/10 with a 9:36 slot. Uncle Jimmy and I saw the wind farms a turnin' as we had a tailwind coming down Whitewater pass into Palm Spings. Fortuneatly, the winds were pretty much calm by the time you pull in to town. The bag drop, pro shop and the starter, were all professional and courteous. We gave ourselves plenty of time to warm up on the practice green and the all grass range. We were paired up with two gentlemen from the great state of Oregon, Paul and Harry.
The previous review was right, the overall condition of the course was green and lush, except for the greens. The greens were in good shape, but on the drier side. They were firm underfoot and to approach shots. Approach shots from beyond 150yds would have a pretty good skipping bounce and would need more green real estate to still end up on the dance floor. They were cut pretty tight and putting at medium speed. The areas around the greens were great for the short game. The bunkers were all found with nice clean and fully teased sand. The first and only cut of rough, was about an inch in depth and perfect for lies to hit from. The tees were fine.
This style layout, does not have a higher slope rating, but it's not a pushover either. Like the last reviewer suspected, it does get tougher with the winds. By the the 4th hole the breeze came up and felt good, by the 8th hole we had 1-2 club sidewinds, and almost 2-3 club headwinds. We endured and adapted, and still had a good time with good scores to show for it.
The drink cart came around twice. There were sandbottles on the carts, and there were rakes with the bunkers. POP was 4:40. Good customer service.

Played this morning in the SCGA Amat Net Qualifier...last flight 9:30am hole 10. Paired with real gentlemen, Darin, Mo, and Edwin. They represent thier clubs well.
We had winds really come up starting about hole 12, had to really plan the shots due to it. TuKwet's bar is still closed and no food, but the drink cart came around about twice on each 9. The range is open and in much greener shape than previous reports. The practice greens were both open and matched the champions green conditions.
Tee boxes were in fair shape, many divots and most were pretty firm. No problem finding a spot to hit from, but, I could have easily used a half a sand bottle on each box.
Fairways, liked them. They are in a good balance right now, on thier way to lush, with some winter roll-out still there, yet they will now start eating some of the ball energy on the first bounce. Good coverage right to the edge of rough and bunkers.
Rough, thick and rich like a shake, not a DQ Blizzard, just a regular shake. About 2 inches thick and will be factor in your recovery shots from it. Right now, the blades of rough are still thinner and not as lush.
Bunkers, have sand, are void of rocks and there are rakes. However, the sand is darker, slightly reddish and gets dense quickly. About a half inch on top will give easily, below that it goes dense pretty quickly. It seems to hold moisture all day too.
Areas around greens were/are similar to the rough, just a smidge shorter. All my weapons are sharp and with little bounce, so I had little issue going after a pitch or a flop. Because we had a tournment, any areas aroung the greens that were still trying to emerge, or had some kind of old guy bald spots(not many)...they were marked within white lines for relief.
Greens, these were pretty good, slightly firm under the feet and not many ball marks occurring. Uniform speeds and breaks, to me, these were running med-fast. The mid-roll breaks were pretty easy to read and execute. The final slower trailing breaks were tougher, but if you had reads without breaks...they would still roll true.

No foam in cups, rakes in bunkers, gps on carts(good, my LRF battery began to die on the last 3 holes) that is pretty acurate. Bathrooms open and all clean. Customer service quick and thorough.

A shout out to the SCGA staff for being engaging, patient, guiding and human. BTW, my cart partner Darin, got an eagle on hole 4, and then followed that up by driving the green on hole 5 for a birdie look. He also qualified highest in his flight and will compete in the actual tournament at La Costa...congrats!!