This course is in GREAT shape right now! Tees are smooth and not chopped up (though #8 was re-sodded), the fairways are in great shape, there's sand in the bunkers, and the greens are in shape and fast. It's a well taken care of course. Very nice. Walked up and teed off around 12:30 today (Monday) and took about 4 hours to play.

Just wanted to note that even though Shandin Hills is not listed with an alert, they've been working on the greens again. They're quite sandy right now but much smoother than before, when they were quite bumpy. Tee boxes are in better shape than recently too. BTW, I played there today, Monday, May 19. They said they expect the greens to be in great shape within a week. Fairways are in pretty good shape, though this being the desert they can be hard, and the rough is about 1-3/4" along most fairways. Some are either a bit longer or a bit shorter, but generally most are around 1-3/4".

Many fairways were a bit rough, a few tee boxes were not even, and most of the greens were quite bumpy.

If not for the greens being punched I would have really enjoyed this course. The pace was quick but that was probably because most stayed away due to the punching. The course has quite a few elevation changes with a few blind shots. I really like that. And it's fairly challenging with lots of trouble around, like water, fairway bunkers and lots of trees. I was lucky and never got into much trouble. It's a bit noisy being along the 60 freeway, but a fun course.

After watching the new Bruce Willis flick I stopped off at Shandin Hill for a round of golf. Still in great shape, though some of the tee boxes have been re-sodded and are uneven. Despite the heat there are relatively no burn spots. The rough is cut low, there's real sand in the bunkers, and the greens are in great shape. Definitely worth the price! I played the round in a little over 2 hours! It was so quick I considered playing again (just $10 w/cart) but it appeared I'd get backed up quickly so I went home to watch the HR Derby.

Have played here a few times lately and it's always in pretty good shape. There's usually not much of a crows though today, Saturday, there was one. But by the 5th hole it began to spread out a bit. A little over 4 hrs to play today. There were a few tee boxes that needed some work (not level, too many divots) but most were in good shape. It's a short and narrow course but if you hit it straight you'll be in good shape as the faurways are all in pretty good shape. The rough isn't too high either but there are a number of trees to cause problems if you stray. Bunkers looked to be in good shape too, fairly fluffy, but I don't really know for sure as I wasn't in any. Greens were in pretty good shape though most showed a fair amount of wear (quite a few old ball marks that were not repaired properly), but they didn't have any burn spots.

I haven't played this course in a while but went there today and found it to be in fabulous shape! It was pretty decent before but now it's really nice. Some tee boxes need to be levelled a bit but the fairways were in good shape, the rough was low cut, and the greens were fast and mark free for the most part. It's becoming a little jewel.

Really enjoy this course and will (have) come back a few more times. Nice scenery but all the construction does play a bit with determining distance. There's also a fair amount of traffic noise. But a well kept, enjoyable, fairly challenging course.