Golf Course Reviews
Golf Course Reviews: California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Utah, Florida, Hawaii!Played the Vineyard course last weekend for the first time in years. The guy in the pro shop was grumpy, but whatever. The range was open and I appreciate that they have 2 different chipping areas and that nice big putting green to work on.
Out on the course conditions have firmed up again after all of the rain we got - no muddy areas that I encountered anyway. The tee boxes were very thin - like VERY thin, and there is an overall issue with clover. It makes an impossible rough, but is unfortunately also found in the fairways, making for some potentially unfair lies/lost balls. I think they punched greens almost a month ago, but they were still very slow. Bunkers were mostly compacted sand
No cart service. POP was 4:30-4:45
Out on the course conditions have firmed up again after all of the rain we got - no muddy areas that I encountered anyway. The tee boxes were very thin - like VERY thin, and there is an overall issue with clover. It makes an impossible rough, but is unfortunately also found in the fairways, making for some potentially unfair lies/lost balls. I think they punched greens almost a month ago, but they were still very slow. Bunkers were mostly compacted sand
No cart service. POP was 4:30-4:45
Played Soule for the first time on Sunday. The view of the first two holes from the road did not prepare me for how beautiful it is once you get back into the course.
This place is very laid back with no starter, no mashalls, and no cart service (we were told that cart svc would start at 11:00 but we didn't see any by the time we left at 2:30).
The course is in very good shape right now...fairways are great, greens are variable. The Poe grass looks good on some, and ugly on others (#2 comes to mind) but all ran true. They became more receptive as the day warmed, but stayed pretty slow. Big aprons and big mounds remind you that this course was redesigned by the same architect that did Rustic Canyon. Tee boxes were mostly good with a few being uneven, but not enough to hamper.
There are some fun changes in elevation (#3 and #10) and you really feel like you're away from it all out there.
Pace was great at 4:15 on a Sunday and I will be back out there again.
This place is very laid back with no starter, no mashalls, and no cart service (we were told that cart svc would start at 11:00 but we didn't see any by the time we left at 2:30).
The course is in very good shape right now...fairways are great, greens are variable. The Poe grass looks good on some, and ugly on others (#2 comes to mind) but all ran true. They became more receptive as the day warmed, but stayed pretty slow. Big aprons and big mounds remind you that this course was redesigned by the same architect that did Rustic Canyon. Tee boxes were mostly good with a few being uneven, but not enough to hamper.
There are some fun changes in elevation (#3 and #10) and you really feel like you're away from it all out there.
Pace was great at 4:15 on a Sunday and I will be back out there again.
I think that they keep this course in great shape considering how much play it gets.
The fairways and greens are in good shape in my opinion, and I didn't notice an excess of ball marks or bumps on the greens.
The staff is friendly and the cart girl is ubiquitous.
The only concern I have is that they pack it full of people and pace of play is an issue. They have a lot of group childrens lessons which is good, but they can monopolize the practice green . It would be nice to limit the amount of tee times and reserve only a portion of the practice green for lessons.
If you're a resident you play for practically nothing, and for $25/month you get unlimited range balls and $15 twilight rounds with a cart.
The fairways and greens are in good shape in my opinion, and I didn't notice an excess of ball marks or bumps on the greens.
The staff is friendly and the cart girl is ubiquitous.
The only concern I have is that they pack it full of people and pace of play is an issue. They have a lot of group childrens lessons which is good, but they can monopolize the practice green . It would be nice to limit the amount of tee times and reserve only a portion of the practice green for lessons.
If you're a resident you play for practically nothing, and for $25/month you get unlimited range balls and $15 twilight rounds with a cart.
What a beautiful course.
I've never had my butt kicked by something so beautiful.
Plenty of reviewers have noted the difficulty of the rough and the greens, but I really had no appreciation of just how difficult this makes things. You are either on the fairway or in the thicket. No first cut, just grass as thick as a beaver pelt and hungry for balls.
The round took 5 1/2 hours due in large part to the fact that there are groups of people on every hole searching the rough for their tee shots.
The greens actually aren't that bad once you accept that everything breaks towards the ocean, and the course is beyond beautiful. It was 75 degrees and not a hint of wind last Monday. The conditions are immaculate given the amount of play this beast gets. Greens crew is ever present but not intrusive. Frequent flyovers by fighter jets out of Miramar provided a source of awe.
No matter what you shoot, it will be hard to get the smile off of your face when playing Torrey. Bring a lot of cash because the merchandise isn't cheap. $35 for a hat. $18 for a divot tool.
I'm a 14 handicap and I shot 20 over par on the first 9 holes.
The next day I played my home course and shot 7 over on the front.
It's that hard.
Would I do it again for another $180?
Oh yeah!
But I'd leave the driver at home.
I've never had my butt kicked by something so beautiful.
Plenty of reviewers have noted the difficulty of the rough and the greens, but I really had no appreciation of just how difficult this makes things. You are either on the fairway or in the thicket. No first cut, just grass as thick as a beaver pelt and hungry for balls.
The round took 5 1/2 hours due in large part to the fact that there are groups of people on every hole searching the rough for their tee shots.
The greens actually aren't that bad once you accept that everything breaks towards the ocean, and the course is beyond beautiful. It was 75 degrees and not a hint of wind last Monday. The conditions are immaculate given the amount of play this beast gets. Greens crew is ever present but not intrusive. Frequent flyovers by fighter jets out of Miramar provided a source of awe.
No matter what you shoot, it will be hard to get the smile off of your face when playing Torrey. Bring a lot of cash because the merchandise isn't cheap. $35 for a hat. $18 for a divot tool.
I'm a 14 handicap and I shot 20 over par on the first 9 holes.
The next day I played my home course and shot 7 over on the front.
It's that hard.
Would I do it again for another $180?
Oh yeah!
But I'd leave the driver at home.
It was great to play Olivas for the first time on 8/12.
The course is in great shape, with nicely raked bunkers, true greens and plenty of sprinklers with the yardages marked.
Depending on where you are on the course you may be clubbing up or down as much as two clubs, which made it challenging.
It was very busy, but that's the weekend for you.
No beverage service or clubhouse yet, but it's a great start!
The course is in great shape, with nicely raked bunkers, true greens and plenty of sprinklers with the yardages marked.
Depending on where you are on the course you may be clubbing up or down as much as two clubs, which made it challenging.
It was very busy, but that's the weekend for you.
No beverage service or clubhouse yet, but it's a great start!
This course is in very nice shape, only complaint was a lot of unfixed ball marks on the greens.
Fairways are lush - this deserves a better rating than it has.
Fairways are lush - this deserves a better rating than it has.
The course is in great shape.
Greens are running very fast and are hard to read with so many undulations. On many occasions our entire foursome read a lot more break than there actually was.
Great staff, decent pace of play and a day without wind made this a very nice course to play last weekend. Nice GPS in the carts too.
Greens are running very fast and are hard to read with so many undulations. On many occasions our entire foursome read a lot more break than there actually was.
Great staff, decent pace of play and a day without wind made this a very nice course to play last weekend. Nice GPS in the carts too.
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