Golf Course Reviews
Golf Course Reviews: California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Utah, Florida, Hawaii!Late review but I saw that the last review was some time ago... Played 8/27/24 @ 150pm POP was alright, finished just at 4 hours. Tee boxes were a mixed bag with some being really beat up. They moved us way up today, almost to the red tees. Fairways were good with some trouble spots here and there. If you use a cart, beware- it is really bumpy everywhere you drive. I'm not really sure what causes this- gophers, not aerating. It's just not fun when you're riding along and all of a sudden- BUMP! and your kidney lands on your lap. Rough was not too penal, but it will affect the path of your club if you're not careful. Sand also wasn't too bad, but there were some troubled ones with some thin sand in them. Greens were aerated not too long ago and some of them had some significant issues- holes 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9. Hole 9 was the worst one in terms of condition, there was no place they could put the pin and not have bumps that would affect your ball. If you can get through all of that, it's not such a bad place...
Played 8/16/24 @ 930. The course is in rough shape, they are getting ready to shut down for fall maintenance and some of the areas are being let go. Several bare spots in the fairways and around the greens. The greens are running really slow and they are really bushy. Sand traps are really a mixed bag with some being just dirt. The design is great, but the conditions are really bringing it down. It's too bad because they are running a beat the heat call-in special ($49 9a-11a until 8/31/24). After that they're going to shut down for 2-3 weeks altogether.
Played 1/14/24 @ 10am. This a private club that opens it's doors on Sundays along with an awesome breakfast/lunch buffet with made to order omelets. It's a great deal for what you get especially this time of the year when they jack up all the prices for the snow birds. The course is lush and green. The rough is juicy and sometimes thick the farther from the fairway you get. Tee boxes level with some divot issues on the par 3s. Fairways were wonderful with no coverage issues at all. Sand traps with ample fluffy sand that made it easy to get out of them. Greens were rolling smooth but not overly fast. I always have a good time playing here, I gain a few pounds from eating so much, but that's a small price to pay...
Saw that no body had reviewed this course for 4 years so I gave it a shot. Played 1/13/24 @ 11am paired up with a twosome and another single. Played in just over 4 hours but it seemed longer than that. Course was in good to great condition. I'm not gonna lie, the edges and the houses are on the ghettofabulous side. I think because of water conservation they removed some of the grass and surrounds. The thing is they did nothing with it, there is no effort to try and make it any more aesthetically pleasing, it's just dirt and it looks like crap. If you can get past that, the course is pretty decent. Tee boxes good and level, fairways with good coverage, sand traps with ok sand in them. Greens were the highlight of the course, smooth and rolled great! The course is a little gimmicky and goes through the whole neighborhood, the first tee is no where near the clubhouse. They may have updated the score card because the one that is on here is different than the one that is being used now. This course will not beat you up on length or difficulty, but it will make you feel good about your game.
Played 12/18/23 @ 0705 paired with a couple of locals that play the course twice a week. Weather cooperated and we only got sprinkled on a couple of times throughout the round. Tee boxes were mostly level with a couple of non-level spots from the blue tees. Fairways had good coverage with brown spots everywhere. Brown spots did not affect play (it just wasn't aesthetically pleasing). Fairway bunkers looked like they had good sand, the one greenside bunker I was in had nice sand in it and was easy to hit out of. Greens were pretty awesome! They were very smooth and rolled true. Local knowledge helps a lot with putting here- breaks can be very subtle and can easily be read wrong. Out of town rate was a little steep- $63 walking. With Sandpiper, Glen Annie and Olivas Links so close, I would rather play near the ocean for a few bucks more. Resident rate is really reasonable.
Played 11/20/23 @ 0830, course plays completely different with a constant 5-10 mph wind. Course was in good shape, not great, but it seems like more money is flowing in now. Pro shop upstairs is open now and the snack bar is operational. They even have new carts (basic- no GPS). The last time I came it felt like they were going to close down the course. I'm really glad they are turning things around. Tee boxes were level most of the time, fairways were ok with the occasional bare spot and thin spots throughout. Fairway and greenside bunkers were the weakest part of the course. They are basically just dirt with rocks in them. Greens were something else though- they dried out because of the wind and they were rock hard. I had a couple of putts get blown off line by the wind. It wasn't a very good putting day... All in all I'm just glad they're turning things around, this is one of my favorite courses to play on the way to the desert.
Played 11/1/23 @ 712am with the Underpar coupon. It was really cold when we started but then warmed up nicely. Tee boxes were good and they were in the middle of mowing them in the morning. Fairways have good to great coverage with no bare spots. There were a few soggy spots though. Rough was a little longer than the fairway and was well differentiated the way they were mowing everything. Sand in the bunkers was really nice, in the morning they seemed really heavy- they got fluffier on the back 9. At least in the 4 traps I was in.
Greens were good and firm and it was hard to stop the ball on them. They have healed well after the punching. They have a temporary green on #5 (par 3) that the pro shop or the starter didn't tell us about. I thought we should at least get a break in the price, but no... Conditions were quite nice except for that par 3.
Greens were good and firm and it was hard to stop the ball on them. They have healed well after the punching. They have a temporary green on #5 (par 3) that the pro shop or the starter didn't tell us about. I thought we should at least get a break in the price, but no... Conditions were quite nice except for that par 3.
Played 9/28/23 @ 0900. Course was nice and green but like everyone is saying, the green fees are a little steep- $50 to walk... But I must say, the course is in great condition. Tees nice and level. Fairways had great coverage all around, rough was just a little longer than the fairway and would get thicker the closer you got to the trees. Fairway bunkers looked like they had good sand in them, the two greenside bunkers that I was in played nice but there's only a small layer of sand that's fluffy then it's hard packed. Greens rolled great and were hard to figure out with really subtle breaks, I'm not sure but I didn't think they tapped the edges down when they put the holes in this morning. Three puts of my putts were deflected off from going in because of the "mounding" that was left. Hole 7 is going to be temporary for a least a month... someone vandalized it the night before and the damage was severe.
Played 9/14/23 @ 9am. Green fees got bumped up to $65 but it's still a great deal for the quality of the course. Range balls included, nice sized practice area right next to the 1st tee box. Course is visually appealing and really green right now. Tee boxes mostly level although a couple of the par 3s had some issues. Fairways were nice but they were right in the middle of mowing them so there was grass clippings everywhere. Fairway bunkers were in good condition from what I saw, but was never in one. Greenside bunkers played well and the sand was borderline great. Greens were rolling really nice but were really firm, almost no pitch marks because of the firmness. Too bad they're shutting down in a couple of weeks for fall maintenance. I'm a little biased towards this course because it's one of my favorites and I always enjoy playing here. Just try and get out before 12pm or the wind will be howling.
The course is closed until further notice... I went by there the other day to play a quick round and everything is fenced off. They have no ETA when it will open again. The driving range is open but that's it.
Played 3/10/23 @ 1216 as my second round of the day. Course was packed! The first tee was stacked up with four groups when I arrived. Pace of play wasn't that bad though- 4.5 hours. Tee boxes from the white tees were nice and level with moderate divot damage on the par 3s. Fairways were nice and cushiony with great coverage. They did have some new lawn reduction/waste areas where there used to be grass. The course looks better than what the current pics look like (which is a good thing). They are putting money into the course and it shows. Rough wasn't too penal and it wasn't too difficult to get your club on the ball. Sand traps were nice with great sand in them. Greens were nice and rolled true, they were really fast on the downhill puts. It rained on and off for a little bit then came down hard on the 18th hole. I would definitely come back and try to beat my score.
Played 3/10/23 @ 710. The course was in great condition... Tee boxes level with good coverage, fairways were really nice with no brown spots anywhere. Rough was almost non-existent and was only slightly longer than the fairway. I was only in one greenside bunker and the sand was nice and fluffy, the fairway bunkers looked good although I wasn't in any. Greens were rolling nice and got faster later in the morning. This course will not beat you up with length, but it demands accuracy. Houses are definitely in play if you are spraying your ball all over the place. This is a great warm up course or a course you would play on your last day on a golf trip. This is not a destination course by any means...
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