I played in the GK Meet and Play held at Mt. Woodson on 10/16/16. Overall it was a great event and I met some great guys that I played my round with. This was my first time playing the course and I thought the course was in good to very good shape and I would recommend playing the course. It is a very short track that gets it difficulty from narrow fairways, blind shots, smallish greens, lots of elevation changes, afternoon winds and strategically placed bunkers.

Alot of the tee boxes had quite a few divots in them. I would think this is because of a few factors. The course is very short and therefore often times I was hitting an iron or a hybrid off of the tee which makes divot. Also the tee shots are stressful. The course has a lot of target golf with bad results for a left miss or a right miss; more stress more chance of a divot.

The fairways are easily the best part of the course right now. They are in very good shape with little divot damage. I cannot remember a bare spot. The fairways are often very narrow and are lined with trees and other boulders after about 7 yards of rough on either side.

The fairway bunkers had fine clay not sand but most were in good shape. There was 2 times though that I was in a bunker and there was no rake at all. This included the mammoth bunker that is about 50 yards long on hole 13 with no rake at all.

The greens were in good shape a little firm but held approach shots. They were a little on the bumpy side with quite a putts from all players bouncing more than I would expect. I would think after a cut and roll the greens would be great.

I do have to note that our cart almost died on the way back after the round and we had to get out a few times to remove any weight.

The cart lady came around a lot and was very nice. They are in the process of upgrading their grill but currently there was no hot food available during the round.

I played the Crossings on Saturday 9/24 it was 18 days removed from punching the greens and overally the course is in very good shape. The greens were a little sandy and bumpy from the recent maintenance but they were receptive to shots and I did see a few putts go in. The fairways are in very good shape with nice green turf with a few hints of brown. The ruff was inconsistent and the sand traps were in good shape with fluffy sand. The greens should be really nice in about a week or two.

I enjoy playing a course with the maintenance showing yellow it was a very fast round I think we finished just around 4 hours with only waiting on 2 holes.

Our cart did die heading up the hill to 18 so we had to walk hole 18. This was not that bad but if it happened a few holes earlier could have put a real hamper on the round.

I played Arrowood on Saturday 9/17/16 with a tee time of 1030 we finished in around 4:15 minutes with no one in front of us (indicating we could have finished sooner if we so desired). The practice green was nice and the driving range had alot of extra balls left around from the early birds that had to abandon them in order to make their tee time.

I walked the course and I would say this course is walk-able but difficult. There are a few sections where you are traversing around a canyon to get to the next hole and some elevations changes here and there to increase the difficulty.

The greens are very soft and I was wearing non metal (plastic) spikes and where ever I stood made little marks in the green. Compound that with everyone on the course and the greens were bumpy but otherwise in good condition with minimal ball marks and no bare spots.

The fairways are very wide and allow for a tee shot that might be offline to still be playable. Overall I would say they are a little on the thin side but still very good. There is still a large swath of the fairway that is GUR on the only par 5 on the back 9 (number 13). The rough was also thin and had seen a lot of cart traffic. There was a couple of times where it looked like a cart got stuck in a muddy patch because there are some really wet parts in the rough.

The bunkers were easily the worst part about this place. I dont know if they are in the middle of resigning or fixing them them or something but a lot of them had standing water in them. The others did not appear to be regularly tilled by some sort of machine or even a rake and were very hard and compacted.

I really like this course the fairways are wide and the greens are large and reward lag putting. I would love to play this course again but I should mention that I played with my Dad and he said that he would not play this course again and if he did he wanted to label every bunker as GUR.

Played Encinitas Ranch on Saturday (9/10/16). Started at 7:06 AM and finished roughly at 4 hours for a nicely paced round in the morning. Got there around 6:30 to warm up and grab a bite but the bar with food does not open until 7:30 AM but the proshop was nice enough to gift me a cup of coffee.

Last time I played here the greens were very firm but this time they were soft and very receptive to shots. There are still more than a few holes where the collar of the green has bare spots. They rolled fairly true and were a medium fast speed.

The fairways are still in good condition with some thinning and bare spots showing up at number 7. Also on hole number 7 they removed the camera and monitor that was used to make sure the fairway is clear. In its place is a sign that instructs you to leave a cart at the top of the hill until everyone has hit.

The rough is minimal and often times if you go too far off course you will wind up in a different hole's fairway and still have a shot into the green. I was in a fairway and a greenside bunker both were raked and the sand quality was good.

The cart girl showed up around 9 am and we saw her a few times. I do not like this course as much as the Crossings or Arrowood but it is in good shape has some nice ocean views.

I played Encinitas Ranch on 8/13/16 (apologies for the late review).

The greens were very firm. Despite hitting wedges into greens I don't think I made one mark. They rolled pretty well not as fast as I was thinking with the firmness. The collars on alot of the greens had bare spots some were rather large which I don't think I remember seeing the last few times I played this course.

The fairways were in good shape the grass was green and there was only a few spots with divot damage. The rough was recently mowed as a result it was a uniform height and did not penalize you alot. I was in a few sand traps and the bunkers were nicely raked and provided ample opportunities for me to showcase my horrendous bunker game.

It was a hot day in northern San Diego county and the breeze from the ocean was very welcoming. The cart person came around a few times.

Played the Crossings on Sunday, 8/7/16. I agree with the previous reviews of the course. It is in very good shape currently. We teed off at 9:55 am and were done right around 2pm which is a very fast round for this course considering the driving time in between tees that really can't be sped up.

The fairways were fast and allowed alot of run sometimes into the rough which is inconsistent. Sometimes your ball will be buried, sometimes your ball will sit up for a flyer, sometimes it will roll over a heavy traffic part and give you a nice shot. The tiered greens make three puts happen often but the greens roll true with minimal divot damage.

We saw the cart person a few times but I am too cheap to buy anything.

Despite the rough roulette I would strongly recommend this course and I will be going back.

A friend and I played the Welk resort fountains course on 7/17/16 while our wives were watching the kids at the Welk resort. The course is an 18 hole executive course with an overall par 58 with a few par 4s mainly par 3s and no par 5s. We played from the blues and I think the average shot was about 160 yards with a few par 3s around 180-200. The par 4s very fun and drive able but often played smarter with a layup shot.

The greens are very small but are kept in nice order and are the best part of the course. They were soft and easily help shots they were kinda slow but minimal divot damage allowed for pretty true rolls. Possibly due to the size of the greens but it felt like every pin was placed about three paces from the edge.

The few fairways they had were thin but still sported green grass with a few areas of divot damage intermingled.

The grass in the non green side rough was dry and brown there were some bare spots. The rough around the greens was green and had maybe an inch of growth and was in much better shape.

The tee boxes all sported alot of divot damage (it was Sunday and I do not know when they move the tees there were other areas that the tees could have been placed that did not have alot of damage). All of the tee boxes had areas on them that were not level which contributed to the divot problem as everyone crowds the level spot leaving lots of divots.

The sand traps were the worst part of the course. The bunkers were not raked at all and you could tell where other people had played shots and not raked. Upon closer inspection the shoe prints and divots appeared to be days old. The sand in them was good mostly a brownish clay color but still fine enough to allow a club to pass through.

The pace of play was very slow we played the executive course in around 4 hours my friend said it normally is alot faster and this pace was abnormally slow.

Overall this is a nice short course that was a great break from the family fun. I do not know if I would drive the 45 mins from my house to play this course given the conditions but I would play again if we stay at the Welk resort again.

Played the Crossings on 7/10/16 went off at 9:09 and finished around 2:15 which was a five hour round. Played with my dad and we were grouped with another two some which included a lady. The nice thing about the Crossings is that there are numerous tee boxes but the down side to that is the driving from tee box to tee box in order to tee off increases the round time.

The course is in very good shape right now. The greens are rolling very nice with minimal bumps and only a few spots of ball mark damage. The fairways are very fast and often lead to a ball rolling though them and into the rough. The rough is very inconsistent. On some spots the ruff is very tall and creates a problem to hit out off other spots the ruff has dried up and there you can make decent contact. The tee boxes on the par 3s showed a little bit of divot damage.

The overall course setup is what I like. Fairly wide fairways and large greens allow for errors. While forced carries and green undulations to provide the real challenge. With a few short par fours mixed in to induce bad decisions/reward smart players.

The short game area is nice with a chipping area and a putting area that includes the undulations you will encounter on the course. The driving range was mats only that day but I have been there when the grass section was open. The cart person came around a few times and the people in the pro shop and entrance were very helpful.

Played the front 9 three times on the 4th of July in Coronado. Since it was 4th of July they only had 9 holes open and the cart person had the day off. The pace of play was great able to complete 27 holes starting at 930 and ending around 4pm.

The greens were in very good shape and quite firm very smooth few bumbs and I cannot recall any bare spots. The fairways were mainly green with a few brown spots. The ruff has really taken a beating from the drought. For example on hole 4 the right side is brown and showing some bare spots.

My father and wife played with us and they did not have enough distance help off the tees. Despite the "tee it forward tees" and lady tees there was still alot of ground left for them to cover and were often hitting woods or hybrids into greens.

Overall it was a great day and the cool air off the bay and the ocean kept the temperature in the sweet spot. The only thing I don't like about the course is the layout. There are really no memorable holes just memorable views.

I played Twinoak's yesterday 3/29. Overall the course was in good shape but the greens had just been sanded. Approach shots held fairly well and only ran a few feet after hitting the putting surface. The fairways were mainly thin but added a lot of roll out yardage to drives. They have removed the right green side bunker on the second par five on the front nine. The cart girl came by a few times the pub chips in the clubhouse are especially nice.

Played Oceanside golf course Saturday August 15 teed off around 2 PM as a twosome. Each paid $30 cart included which is a great deal for golf in the weekend in San Diego County.

The course is in good shape if you stay where you are suppose to be but verge too far off the trail and you encounter bad conditions. The tee boxes are a little chewed up and some are sloping due to years of fat shots. The fairways are thin but playable and the balls rolls quite some distance after impact. The rough is the worst part I would say with sparse water the rough is very inconstant and completely gone in some places. The greens are the best part of the right now rolling at a medium fast speed and minimal damage.
Pace of play was good finished in around 4 hours playing a few mulligans here and there. Only saw the cart girl once but the bar was filled with people watching the PGA. I would recommend this course if your friends complain about the cost of golf. Playing from the tees to fairway to green they should not be able to complain about the conditions.

Played Encinitas Ranch on 7/11/2015. This is my dad's favorite course it was his birthday round so as a JC member he played for free. I am not a JC member and therefore I paid around 80$ but it's his birthday.

The course is in overall nice shape the fairways are very lush with minimal bare spots. The tee boxes were chewed up on more than a few holes. The greens were nice but waking on them left marks and by the end of the day with all of the combined foot traffic were pretty bumpy. The cart girl came around 3 or 4 times.

I am not a fan of the layout of this course it's kinda short distance wise. Very wide open off the tee. The large greens make you hit more greens than you normally would. Why don't I like it then? It promotes bad habits. The greens are so big if you miss 40 feet left or right you can still end up on the green. Pull your tee shot left and you might find your sled in an ajacent hole's fairway.

There are decent ocean views that can be seen, dad enjoyed it and I was playing golf so overall had a lot of fun.