I really like the layout especially the greens. Some of the greens are bent grass a favorite for putters. Hopefully they will all be soon. Time of play on the weekends has slowed significantly over the past 3 years with some rounds approaching 6 hours. Recent changes in the food service has cold hot dogs at the shack, no drink carts on the course and some of the worst tasting food I ever eaten at a "military" course. Be prepared for a challenging round and have low expectations of the food and drink service.

More fivesomes than foursomes-Very slow play-It took 3 1/2 hours to play the front-on a weekday! We had 5 groups on the par 4 ninth while there were 3 groups on the short par 4 8th and 3 groups on the par 3 7th!!-In a stretch of 3 holes that should take 40-45 minutes to play there were 12 groups and 57 players. Avoid this course at all costs.

I have never seen Arroyo Trabuco as described by swbkrntom - Or CO. This is the best layout of any golf course I've ever played that is built into foothills. Only the 6th hole has an approach to a green that is well above you. This course is not for the weak hearted player although they do have very generous tees for all skill levels. I am a 6 handicap who loves this course. It has long and short holes, holes that bend right, holes that bend left, water holes and my favorite a 495 yard par 4 with lots of trouble on the right. If you like the challenge of moving the ball both ways and fast greens this is your track. I play this as often as I can. The driving range is one of the best conditioned in SoCal with an onsite (on the driving range) club repair service that changed the lie of my irons in just 15 minutes. The only negative is there is no chipping area-a common problem in SoCal. I hit less than 60% of my greens making the sand wedge chip one of my most frequently used clubs. We need more places to practice chips to greens.

Great couse. We played on 12/21/05 the first day of winter. The greens stimped at 11-12. The fairways were a little thin probably due to the over seeding. Awesome course.

I called to ask about the course condition and was told it was great. When we arrived the greens were sanded. There was one cart girl for the entire 18. We saw her on the first hole and after teeing off on 18. If you like very poor customer service (sanded greens (12/20/05) after calling to ask about the conditions, poor cart service and $4.00 8oz coffee this is the place. Great course especially for the single digit handicaps but don't expect a high level of customer service.