A fantastic course; will be one of the top courses in SoCal. The only drawback is the freeway noise from the 5, and too many homes lining the front nine. Otherwise, a terrific new course.

Played on 6-15-03. The staff and facilities are great. Excellent range, clubhouse and snack bar facilities. The course, however, was another issue. If you like desert/target golf, you might like this course. However, b/c of the designer's well-intentioned efforts toward environmental concerns, be prepared for inconsistent fairway conditions. They let the Bermuda grass fairways stay brown here, and in many places, it is ROCK HARD. That condition results in increased roll, so many of the holes play much shorter than the scorecard indicates (if the wind is down, which it was during our round). The layout of the course is overly penal in nature. Be prepared, if you're an average golfer, to lose a couple of sleeves. After the round, I am now an expert in desert flora and fauna. It was brutal to see fairly decent shots punished so harshly. For example on 18, there is a pretty waterfall guarding the green on the right, but absolutely no bailout area on the left. You either hit a terrific high shot to a firm green, or lose it right and left. It is a tight, tight course, and the wind was down when we played. Finally, the GPS was terrible. The "computer" layout of the hole was virtually worthless, and the scorecard didn't show the hole layout either. Plus, they don't sell yardage books. So, as a first timer, be prepared to simply guess where you're supposed to hit the ball.

Played a.m. on 5-18. The rough is way too high, but the course is in decent shape. There is an irrigation project going on, so there is equipment and piping along some fairways, and Hole 11 has a temp green that the starter didn't mention. The fairways need a little shave as well.

Played there on Apr 20. Greens are slowly coming back after aeration. Some of the tee boxes still are pretty beat up, but at least there appears to be new (and more) sand in some of the bunkers. The rough is getting high a little high as well.

Played early a.m. on 3/2/03. The overall course condition was good. Everything was on the lush side - probably due to the recent rains obviously. The lushness of the fairways yielded virtually no roll on the fairways, making for some long Par 4s. Some of the tee boxes were still scruffy, and the bunkers need more sand. The greens were in terrific shape and quite consistent. On a nice clear day like Sunday, it is as beautiful a setting as you'll get in SoCal.