I took a client who lives near the area and suggested we try something new instead of the usual at Red Hawk, Cross Creek, or Temecula Creek....as he said"it's like trying a new beer". Well, that turned out to be a warm Shlitz- what a mistake!!
This was by far, the absolute worst conditioned course I have ever played. The fairways were for the most part full of weeds, crabgrass and dead grass. They were so dry that you could feel the airborne particulate sticking to your legs- sending you running for allegra from sneezing. Some parts of the rough that were lucky enough to receive water from runoff/drainage looked like they hadn't been mowed in 2-3 years. The bunkers were by far the worst; full of 1-3 foot tall weeds (even the greenside bunkers), rocks/gravel and trash. Converse to the rest of the course, the greens appeared to be receiving water. My ball was almost halfway burried in the green on the majority of my approach shots and you could hear a squish when walking on them. 3 greens had gofer holes on them with HUGE piles of sand taking up portions of the putting surface.
My client had to go #2 on the back nine and the bathrooms had no toilet paper or towels and all the ball cleaning stations were bone dry. All water holes were a beautiful brown color, covered with a stagnant biofilm and non-operating waterfalls.
We kept going (with many laughs) just to see what was in store next. If one was to imagine what a totally neglected and unkept golf course would look like, this is it. Dumbfounded by our experience, we asked the bartender why the course was in such disrepair. She told us the course was sold approx 2 years ago and the new owner, a Korean native, has had no presence (or pride of ownership) and has been apparently trying to sell for almost double what he paid?!?
This course should absolutely be removed from GolfNow.com , clickforteetimes.com or anything similar. Isn't there a minimum standard to label yourself a "premier gold destination"??
It is a crime that they charge close to $50 (and $69 on weekends)....Stay away!!!!!