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The course was maintained beautifully and you can't beat it for the price. We went on 11/26 and the course was delayed 2 hours for a frost warning. So, instead of getting out at 12 we got out at 1 which meant we were only able to complete 14 holes. the pro shop did give us a discounted rate but I wish they would have called my cell phone which i submitted with my reservation. It was too bad because from the looks of holes 15-18 we really missed out on some unbelievable holes, especially the par 3 17th which is framed by the moutanins and guarded by water and sand in back. From the tips, its a 240 yard carry!

This is the best course I've played in quite some time. The fairways were a bit on the wet side, and sand was a little wet as well, but the course was truly in immaculate condition and each hole provided a unique experience. The greens were awesome and i truly enjoyed the layout, with no homes in sight you could get lost in the golf experience.

I'd rate it 9.5/10. It would have been a 10 if we were alerted we'd be delayed an hour.
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Played 11/25/2010

Course was in general decent shape but definitely not worth the price of admission. The wind was howling which made the course much more difficult. Bring a sweater if you tee off after 11 because you will be finishing the last 6 holes in the shade, which is easily 15 degrees colder than the sun holes.

Disappointments? Greens have been recently sanded, so shots aren't holding at all. The greens were super slow. The course was cart path only which slowed up play for the entire course. The driving range was irons only which is a bit brutal given how important driving the ball straight is on this course.

This place is a bit overrated given the price point. I'd give it a 5/10 with its saving grace being excellent customer service.
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We just got back from playing Black Gold and here is my honest review.

The greens on the course are extremely fast, and some of the most difficult in orange county. I would think that even PGA professionals would have a hard time on these greens. What makes them difficult is the undulation and speed and severity. I must have three putted 7 greens on my way to 80.

if you don't play this course on a regular basis, good luck trying to figure out where exactly to aim for break. Even four foot putts can break a foot. The greens supposively all break to disneyland, but this isn't always the case, even though the starter tells you this at the beginning of the round. For instance hole 18 breaks to the water, the opposite way of disneyland. Don't tell me all putts break towards Disneyland if this isn't 100 percent correct. If you are on the wrong place on the green(i.e anything above the hole), good luck trying to two putt. Too much course knowledge is needed to read these greens.

Another disapointment with Black Gold is they have started to convert to Kukuya grass on the fairways. Kukuya grass is that nasty stuff you see on terrible golf courses all across Orange County. San Joaquin has a ton of this infestation yet for some reason Black Gold has decided to convert to this grass. They have planted this stuff in patches throughout the course which is certainly an eyesore. Hole 9's fairway was completely torn up and the entire middle part of the fairway was ground under repair.

The GPS is nice on the carts, but not always completely accurate as the wrong pin positions were preloaded on a few holes. Fairways were in decent shape, greens were "ok" but were too fast on the front nine, and too slow on the back nine ( because they started watering the course)

8 years ago I played my longest round of my life at Black Gold at over 6 hours and swore I would never come back. Today I played a 4 hour round and swore I will never come back. It's certainly not worth the price they are charging and after the kukuya takes hold, they will be lucky to get 1/2 of what they are charging now.
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