Played Wednesday 11:50 tee time. Range was on the mats instead of grass this day. Rest of practice facilities were open - great short game/chipping area. Pace of play was a little over 4 hours. Took us a few holes to catch the group in front, then short waits on each tee box after that.
Course is coming into the normal excellent conditions for the Goose. Greens are almost fully healed for the most part - probably another 2 weeks and will be perfect.
Tee boxes had good coverage and level. Fairways are near perfect. Sand traps are a bit of a mixed bag, not the super fine soft sand at other courses but certainly playable. Green surrounds are like carpet.
Staff friendly and helpful. Drink cart around twice on each nine.
Anohter great day at one of my favorite courses. Always recommend a round here.

Played Thursday, 12/19, 9:30 tee time. Friend called me last week, said if you can get out of work the golf is on me. Sorry boss, free golf beats work any day.
Perfect day for golf. Sunny, warm, no wind. Paired with a father and son, good guys. Course is in fantastic winter shape. Tee boxes were in good shape for the most part, level, and easy to find a good spot to tee up. A few of the white tee boxes are being worked on, doesn't affect play. The fairways green, full coverage, ball sits up nicely. Rough not long, brownish/yellowish frames the fairways perfectly. Greens rolled well, medium speed. Subtle breaks that are hard for me to read accurately. A few 3 putts that shouldn't have been.
We started on #10 - not sure why but not an issue. Drink cart around a few times on each side.
This is one of my favorite OC courses. Somehow they make you feel very secluded in the middle of the city. No houses and very little street noise, although that appears to be changing as there is some construction going on adjacent to the course. Staff very helpful and friendly. My friend has their membership deal which makes the greens fees more reasonable. Highly recommend you get out here and play.

Played TR Saturday morning @8:50. Cold when we started but warmed up as the round went along. Tee boxes had good coverage. They've done some work fixing/re-doing some of the tee boxes and the work has paid off. Fairways had good coverage - winter setting in as they are starting to get a little brown and tight. Noticed several of the areas that were new sod last time I played are almost healed. Several wet/muddy areas as they continue to complete maintenance. Greens were a little quicker than last time. Not as many ball marks - maybe people have finally learned what a divot tool is. Or most are like me and never hit a green so no divot tool needed LOL. Pace was about 4:15 and could have been better but our group wasn't being pushed so we weren't moving all that quick. Drink cart around a few times on each side.
Course continues to make improvements. New practice putting greens are getting close to opening. Staff is always helpful and pleasant.

Played Sunday 7:20 tee time. Our riding 3 some joined by a single walker. Easy check in and starter on first tee organizing groups going out. Teed off on time.
It's been a while since I've played here but had a good idea what to expect with conditions - it's pretty much always a mixed bag and this day was no exception. Tee boxes mostly level, some better than others, some with good grass, others with grass mixed with some weeds, some pretty thin.
Fairways for the most part had good grass coverage, some mixed with different grasses/weeds. A few had some bare spots, although course is attempting to fix these areas. One thing I don't understand is why they don't rope off the areas being repaired/seeded - there were several divots in these areas - what's the point if golfers are hitting off the seeded/sanded areas. We agreed to move out of the areas being repaired the few times our balls landed there. Be warned - they are putting a lot of water everywhere. Lots of muddy areas and standing water.
I wasn't in any traps, but playing partners were. Greenside bunkers were ok, a little thin but not too bad. A few of the fairway bunkers looked crusty with some weeds.
Greens were in good shape. A little soft/spongy. On the slower side but rolled well.
On hole 12, on cart path, 20 yards from green, cart just stops, and GPS says were in restricted area. On the cart path. WTH? Had to go in reverse all the way to next tee box. Sure the neighbors enjoyed the beeping.
Overall had a good day with good friends and enjoyed playing with the single added to our group, good guy and good golfer. Price is good for OC golf on a Sunday morning. One of our guys plays here often, so I'm sure I'll be back out sooner rather than later.

Played TR yesterday morning - 7:30 tee time. Friend and I paired with two nice guys. Out on time. Tee boxes are good on most holes, looks like they are letting the grass die on a few boxes and will be replaced with new sod after summer heat. I didn't think it impacted play. Fairways are mostly green, good lies. Rough is a little inconsistent, think and lush in spots and not so much in others. Some GUR spots. Some areas of dead grab grass - again looking like they are letting it die so can be re-sodded after summer. Greens are in nice shape - not nearly as many ball marks as last few times I played. Held shots, medium speed. Still ridiculously hard if you're not on the proper level as most greens have multiple tiers. They are redoing the sand in the bunkers - much needed and the few greenside traps I was in had new, fluffy sand. I'm not a great bunker player, but the new sand made it much easier to play from. Staff is always helpful and friendly. Drink cart around twice on each side.
TR continues to make improvements to the course. They are trying to get back to pre-American Golf conditions. Overall, it's in good condition, a few rough spots they continue to work on, but conditions are nice for mid-summer. Go play.

Played TR Saturday, teed off around 1:00. We finished (barely), POP about 4:40. Was CPO, and as expected, course was still very wet, standing water in some low spots, etc. Tee boxes are good, fairways have good coverage. Some thin spots, mostly on the fairway edges. Greens were medium speed and in good shape.
Course is continuing to work on areas trying to improve conditions. Staff is always friendly and helpful.

Played Saturday - 10:30 tee time. Out on time. Pace was about 4:20 - better than it seemed, we waited more than I like.
Course is in decent winter shape. They continue to perform maintenance in several areas trying to get things back the way they used to be. Fairways have good coverage in most areas, some thin spots. Tee boxes are good. Bunkers are mostly soft and fluffy - a few are more firm and some inconsistent sand. Greens are running medium speed - lots of break and need to be on correct tier or it's a 3 putt.
Staff is always great, beverage cart around 3 or 4 times. Marshall out keeping everyone moving.
Picture perfect day, little wind, great company, had a great day (except for my score!)
Conditions are overall pretty nice for winter, and recommend getting out.

Played Sunday with 8:10 tee time. Pace was about 4:40 - I guess that's to be expected on a Sunday in OC.
Course is in pretty good shape. Greens fully back after maintenance, running medium speed. Fairways had good coverage, lots of water, assume due to hot, windy weather. Tee boxes in better shape than last time I was here. Pin positions were pretty tough, not sure if someone had a bad night or what, but most pins tucked in corners or on slopes. Sucker pins they call them, and I was a sucker going for too many and paid the price for my misses. Made for some fun putting.
Course is still doing lots of work, and results are showing, slowly but surely.
Fun course, tough greens, in good shape now and worth playing if this is your type of course.

Played as a single on Saturday, noon tee time. Out on time, paired with 3 good guys. Course is in really nice condition as always. A few places of GUR where new sod has been put in. Greens smooth and true, running medium speed, maybe a tad slow. Fairways in great shape. Was in one fairway bunker- packed, firm sand which is nice for fairway trap. Greenside bunkers looked to have plenty of fluffy sand. Pace was about 4:10. Waited a bit on the group in front.
Nice practice area. Cart service around a few times. One of my favorite courses, won't wait 4 years to get back out here again.

Played Saturday 8:20 tee time. Paired with two guys really good guys that made the round that much better. Out on time. Overcast and light mist first few holes. Course is in overall really nice shape. Tee boxes good. Fairways green and cut tight - decent run out. Rough was thick and wet in some spots. Was in a few sand traps, 2 were really good, one not so much - not a lot of sand, lots of leaves, and unraked (not courses fault). Greens were in good shape, a few had signs of recent work, consistent speeds from green to green. Pace was about 4:15 - we didn't see the group in front of us after hole 2 and never saw the group behind us, so we took our time. Nice practice facilities, grass range, and free practice putting green by first tee. Glad they got the greens back in shape, really enjoy this course and hope to get out again soon.

My friend and I played Tijeras Creek Saturday morning, tee time 8:40. Paired with two singles, both really fun guys. Overall I'd say the course is in great shape. They are doing some work in various places, and I think they are getting ready to punch at the end of the month.
Tee boxes good, plenty of coverage. Fairways are green, lush, and very nice to hit off. Rough is thick in most spots. Sand traps are a little inconsistent, some with thick fluffy sand and others with hard packed sand. Greens were in pretty good shape, some with more ball marks than others. Cart service was late getting out, so didn't see her until late in back nine. There is food at the turn, and marshall came around with bottled water which was a nice surprise.
We finished in 4:20 with very little waiting. We weren't pushed by group behind, so we took a little extra time than normal. Was very pleasantly surprised by pace, especially on a Saturday morning.
One guy in our group from MD, first time playing here. He made several comments about how different back nine is from front. It is like playing two different courses in one here.
It's a little pricey, but what OC course isn't? Creek card helps make it more reasonable. This is one of my favorite courses, and it's in pretty good shape-recommend getting out before they punch.

Played TR Sunday 7:20 tee time. Me and my friend paired with a grandma and grandson twosome. Fun group. POP about 4:10, could have been a little faster but our group was a little on the slow side. Group behind us never had to wait so all good.
Greens are recovering nicely from aeration. Firmer and a little faster than a month ago. Still too many ball marks - it's really not that hard to fix them people.
Fairways are getting better, and rough is a little thicker and more consistent than last time I played here. In two bunkers, both well groomed, fluffy sand. TR has been doing a lot of maintenance on the course, and the work is starting to show. Still some issues, but they are trying to get the course back to its original pristine condition. You pay a premium here for central OC location, and it's not the most exciting course, but conditions are improving, and I appreciate the work and effort they are putting in.