Played Memorial Day in 4 hours. Course was in the best shape I've ever seen. Fairways great, rough playable and greens firm and fast. Definitely worth a visit.

Played Hidden Valley today, 5/1 for what I hope is the last time ever. I'm old, played from the whites. I would estimate fully 50% of the fairways were roped off, due to overwatering. The carts have gps, but it does you no goof if you can't drive near your ball.There was casual water in many areas. I hit two good drives which backed up when they hit wet spots in the fairway. The traps are an embarrassment: mud, dirt, casual water or a combination of those in every trap our group was in. I would certainly expect better from a class course.
Where the fairways weren't wet, the lies were good. The greens were in fairly good shape.
I paid $40 as a senior. I can play Goose Creek for $47. Which will I always choose in the future?

Played here 1/8 for $45. The starter was nice enough to let me go 30 minutes early, and I joined a couple. The course is an interesting layout, with more undulation than most of the courses in the area. Most of the fairway lies were fairly thin. The sand traps were among the worst I've played, with a thin dusting of sand on top of what seemed like hardpan, almost impossible to hit a decent shot--twice I chipped from traps.
The greens were the best part of the course, firm and fast, with a bit of undulation.

Played here Wed 1/9 at $69, a pretty good deal. I liked the layout a lot, though there were a few issues. The course was WET! I don't know if they have drainage issues or not, as I played two more courses in the Phoenix area the next two days and there were no water issues. Needless to say, there was not much roll on Wed. The sand traps were horrible because of the water. The sand was deep, and very heavy.
High point of the course was the greens. They were firm and fast, but still held shots fairly well.
All in all, I will probably give this course another try when I'm in Phoenix.