I have played the South course 3 times over the last month since it reopened after overseeding. Yesterday, 12/7/10, it was in not very good shape. The first round I played after reopening it was not too bad. There were some bare spots, but overall, okay, and the greens were rolling well. The second time the fairways were showing some real wear as if they allowed driving on them too soon following reopening. The greens in the second of the three rounds were pretty good---rolling fast and smooth. Yesterday however, it was just bad. The greens had a ton of sand all over them, making putting aggravating. The fairways were just plain mud in many spots. It didn't help that they had watered the fairways so much they were soggy, and then they were allowing players to drive anywhere, just creating ruts in the ground and a big muddy mess in many spots. The other spots where there was grass your lie was so thin it made it tough to play any variety of shots.

It was very disappointing to say the least. If there is a saving grace, the North is open now and if they take care of it properly, maybe they could close the South for a couple weeks to get it back into playing shape, otherwise I worry they will lose it for the entire winter season.

Greens---so-so
Tee Boxes---not so good
Fairways---worst I've seen if not on a goat ranch

The condition of this course is constantly detiororating. The course management claims it is because they planted the wrong kind of grass years ago, I think they just are not handling the care of it properly. They book tee times for every five minutes, so if you don't have a very early time you can look forward to a long round on a course in very poor condition.

I think that the rates are high for the condition, when I could spend a few dollars more and play at a course the caliber of Steele Canyon or the Auld Course which are both not too far away.

It is truly a shame because the layout of Eastlake, a Ted Robinson course, could be very enjoyable if it were maintained and managed properly.

Rob Hoffman
Coronado