Played yesterday with Bob, David and Jim and the rest of the gurus. Really a great day, could not ask for more beautiful weather. Service was great as usual here. Teed off in the 10:04 ish group and finished in a little over 4.5. Conditions were pretty solid for winter (tho below my standards for this course).

Tees: 7/10. Need some flattening on some tees (4 for instance) and some general work.
Fairways: 6/10. Winter brown, but not thin in any places I found. Plenty of cushion, just used to the emerald green here even in winter.
Rough 6/10. Basically non-existent on some holes, then present on others. Lies were a little inconsistent with quite a bit of divot damage.
Greens 7/10. A little bumpy and a little more firm than they should've been given the medium speed.
Bunkers 4/10. Generally awful, and I found 6 on the back so I would know.

Overall a wonderful day, and even with the course needing a bit of work, its still an absolute pleasure and recommend.

Played with Matt and Mike on Saturday. I don't have much to add to Matt's review as it was spot on. The place is a sneaky good track, kept in really nice condition (mower stripes!), with 3 very different 9's that make for an extremely enjoyable day. Highly recommend if you can get on.

Played 1/1 at 1257 finishing in darkness around 4 hours 15 POP. Everyone nice in the proshop as always, although it looks like they raised their beer prices to 8$ domestic which seems a bit of a gouge. The lower practice green was in great shape although it seems they don't allow chipping down there anymore.

Tee boxes: Flat, mostly good coverage with average divot damage. 7/10
Fairways: Great coverage, always sitting up nice in the fairway. 7/10
Rough: Pretty deep, you can tell the rains have grown them out a bit. 7/10
Traps: Really thin, which is odd for here. Usually good coverage. 5/10
Greens: Fabulous shape, being medium-fast and with tricky undulations. Good shots held no problem. 8/10.

Always a recommend from me.

Played yesterday in the guru outing in a very comfortable POP of 4 hours. First of all, HUGE thanks to Johnny and the staff for this. What a great experience. Drove 2.75 hours to get here but worth it. The views from the top of the hill are incredible. The course is in outstanding shape for just coming out of overseed, and minus a few cosmetic blemishes in rough areas, was immaculate. The tees were a little chewed up in some places but nothing out of the ordinary. Everything I heard about this course was about how narrow it was, but truth be told the greens are the punishing factor. And boy did they punish me. It would take several rounds for me to understand all the nuance. Worst score I've shot in years, but still an amazing round that I thoroughly enjoyed should tell you all you need to know. If you ever get a chance to play, jump at it.

Played 11/3 at 630. POP was 3.5. 3rd off but things overall moved well. Customer service needs some work as they refused to give me the players club rate because I booked through their website and a "new computer system" made it impossible. Funny since the attendant manually put in the person before me's rate. Other than that everything was fine. Skylinks is a pretty predictable 6/10 every time you play with today being no exceptions. Tee boxes rated lower than usual (4/10) with lots of divots. Fairways and rough were fine with some tight lies here and there (6/10). Bunkers were a little thin, but definitely playable (6/10). Finally the greens were a little slow and had odd breaks but speed was pretty good for being punched 11ish days ago (5/10). Overall I enjoy this course for what it is. Nice enough layout, proximity and playability. Will return and recommend.

Played 36 from the blacks yesterday using the Underpar deal. First time here for golf, and I must say it was a bit disappointing. All the customer service was great, but the practice facility is non existent (1 putting green and 4 stalls to hit into a net) and the conditions were sub par outside of the greens and tee boxes.

Tees: Flat, good coverage. Really well kept with very little divot damage on Par 3's. 8/10
Fairways: Really really disappointing. Thin with numerous dirt patches showing on several holes. They need a lot of work. 5/10
Bunkers: Good depth and coverage. Easy to play from. 7/10
Rough: Similar to the fairways, basically a jumbled mess of deep patches here, thing patches there and in no way uniform. 5/10
Greens: The highlight conditions wise. Rolling at least an 11 maybe more and held lines exactly. 9/10

Overall I just did not enjoy this course, but that is more due to the design/cost than conditions. Too many bunkers in ridiculous places, giant mounding in almost all the greens that is un-natural to the terrain, and in no way was this a links course. Target golf through and through. As for the conditions, about 100$ value wise currently but I would never pay the rack to play here. The 3rd hole is also the most overrated ocean hole I have ever seen. Maintenance workers were hard at work but I don't feel I'll return.

Played in the outing yesterday with Matt, Greg and Wendy. Thanks very much to Oak Creek and Johnny for putting this together! Echoing Matt's sentiments, we enjoyed a great round. Personally I am a big fan of Oak Creek, with the exception of their range (prices and conditions). 12$ for a small bucket of beat up balls? And the range balls are old beat up top-flights? Hmm.

Tees: A bit chewed up but mostly nice. I'd rate them 6/10
Fairways: Really great. Perfect cushion, no bare spots. 9/10
Rough: Thick in places, had some bare spots, but overall playable. 7/10
Bunkers: Greensides were great, the fairways were awful. Its my personal preference though, I cannot stand deep sand in fairway bunkers. 7/10
Greens: Were a little slow for my taste, but rolled true and held lines. I wasn't as in love as some people. 8/10

I can't say I'd play Oak Creek for the rack (180$ on weekends) but would highly recommend to those that can. They are definitely putting money back into the course as its as green as I have seen in a long time. Would definitely return at around 100$ tho if I can find it.

Played in 3.5 hrs this early AM with Johnny, Keith and Tom. Awesome guys if you ever get a chance to play with them. Didn't go into the proshop today, but the staff here is usually nice especially at the restaurant. I was excited when I saw a clear delineation between fairway and rough on hole 1 unfortunately it proved to be a red herring.

Tees: Just ok, mostly level with bordering on profuse divot damage on some. 4/10
Rough: After the first hole, the same old here. Cant tell where the fairways end and rough begins. On par with an average city course. 5/10
Bunkers: The one I was in was just fine. Ample sand, worked nice. 6/10
Fairways: The low point, but Johnny gave some detail on why they have trouble maintaining them. Apparently once Troon stopped managing the course 10+ year ago they just never aerated the fairways. Only started aerating them again the last few years. I will give them a pass for now. 4/10
Greens: Odd. Firm yet slow. Not very receptive but that is the expected norm for this place. What was off was how slow they were. We all left putts short all day. Mostly smooth with some bumpy areas. They need a nice cut and roll. 6/10

Overall I would say its a 5/10 right now. That pains me as the bones here are wonderful, especially the back. I can't say I'd recommend right now, but I will definitely return to see if there are improvements.

Played BG yesterday at 6am with a buddy using the GK coupons (Thanks Johnny!). I am a big fan of this course and the staff was excellent all the way around especially Fred at the bar and Sergio in the proshop.

Tees: The low light. Many divots, not super level. Not even pleasant to look at really. 5/10
Rough: Decent mix of some grasses about 2 inches and affecting play in places. 6.5/10
Bunkers: I found the greensides to be thin. Playable, but not enough cushion. Fairway bunkers just fine. 6/10
Fairways: Nice yellowish green with good coverage and only a few thin areas. 7/10
Greens: Beautifully smooth. Medium speed. Fewer divots than usual. 8/10

Overall I'd rate it at 7/10 and definitely recommend. We played on an overcast day but usually you can see all the way to catalina on many holes.

Played 6/15 at 9am with 6 of my buddies (in two groups) for a pre-Father's Day round. Check in easy, staff nice. Course conditions very subpar and coupling that with the fact that I think this design sucks and well...

Tees: Average, many divots. Level however. 5/10
Fairways: Some of the worst I have seen this year. Brown, divot filled, multiple types of grass growing. 3/10
Rough: Basically just slightly longer fairway. Again, several types of grass growing. 4/10
Bunkers: Thin and compacted. Fairway bunkers much better than greenside. 4/10
Greens: Really bumpy and slow, especially the front. Got better on the back. 4/10.

Again this course is just not for me. I only played because of the group decision. The conditions are just unacceptable given the amount of rain this year. Will not return and cannot recommend.

Wow. Played 630 5/22. Best shape this place has ever been. The bunkers are still super thin from the exposure but it is currently in better shape than 90% of country clubs even. Won't bore with the details, just get out there.

Played 3/17 at 3pm. Got through 13 holes in 4 hours before giving up. Course is a bit stuffy, employees were hit or miss with some being nice and others aloof. Conditions were great for the price paid (sub $40).

Tees: A bit chewed up in places but overall nice and flat with good coverage. 6.5.
Fairways: Great. Really the highlight of the course. 8.5.
Rough: Lush and penal. Some of the best at a public course I have seen recently. 8.
Bunkers: Was in 1 greenside and 1 fairway. Both were great with a nice depth underneath. 7.5
Greens: Medium fast and firm. Far firmer than they should be. I had wedges leaving no divot and bounding off the back on a few holes on well struck shots. I understand they were "micro punched" a week or two ago, but they look like they need a full aeration. 6.5

Overall a great public track with some kinks to work out, next time would love the finish the back nine. It would help if everyone here didn't act like they were pros. Kind of ruins the vibe when people are hacking away and then taking 15 mins to putt.