Played Arrowood on 6/17/25. This course is almost always in great condition, and I must say I have never seen it better than today. Just outstanding ... » More

Played Arrowood on 6/17/25. This course is almost always in great condition, and I must say I have never seen it better than today. Just outstanding all around. Greens were also being rolled as I played, so the speed was tough to figure. I am sure tomorrow greens will be at full speed.

The only curiosity was the return of the greenside bunker on #14. It used to be there, then it was removed and turned into a deep grass bunker. And now it has been rebuilt to a sand trap again. It was still roped off as ground under repair, but it looks like it will be ready for action any day now.

As always, the staff is top notch.

A great bargain with the Palm Card, but well worth it at rack rates (can't say that about many courses these days).

Higest recommendation! I'm even going with four exclamation points and a smiley !!!! :)
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Played Trump Natl early on 5/19.

What a tremendous, and tremendously difficult, golf course. Fortunately, my driver was on today. And the on... » More

Played Trump Natl early on 5/19.

What a tremendous, and tremendously difficult, golf course. Fortunately, my driver was on today. And the only missed driver was one of the few places you can get away with it. Only two lost balls, both on layup shots that I thought were good, just had a hazard I could not see.

Course is in great condition. Greens and tees excellent. Fairways perfect. The sand did seem to vary in consistency, but still really good.

Course was fantastic, but surprisingly, the customer service was a big ZERO! No valet service on arrival. No beverage cart. No marshall. No water in the cooler. Stopped at the turn to the snack bar / grill, and they were too busy to bother coming to the window. It really was shocking how we were completely ignored once we were on the course.

I'm assuming the staff was all in the parking lot watching BMW films commercials for their new cars - because they sure weren't interested in the golfers.
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After finding another GN Hot Deal, I headed back to Pala Mesa 3 weeks after my prior review.

Last time, I commented on the near excellent con... » More

After finding another GN Hot Deal, I headed back to Pala Mesa 3 weeks after my prior review.

Last time, I commented on the near excellent conditions all around - with some minor reservations on the greens. 3 weeks later, I have no more reservations on the greens. They were really nice this time, and any prior observations of "competing grass types" were very minimal this time. They do have one green with some challenges (#8 I think), but outside of that, they were great.

Highly recommended.
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Played Muni on 5/5. 3 weeks post-aeration, and the greens are not there yet. Still somewhat bouncy and not rolling true.

Outside of the green... » More

Played Muni on 5/5. 3 weeks post-aeration, and the greens are not there yet. Still somewhat bouncy and not rolling true.

Outside of the greens, everything else is in great shape.
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Out early on 4/24. Had a 7:10 time, but pulled up at 6:45 and checked in. Nobody was on #1 tee, and the started said go. So off I went. Played through... » More

Out early on 4/24. Had a 7:10 time, but pulled up at 6:45 and checked in. Nobody was on #1 tee, and the started said go. So off I went. Played through 1 single ahead, and finished in just over 2 hrs. Been a while since I've had a solo round.

I have not been to Pala Mesa in 5 years. I must say I am impressed. Course conditions were really good. Fairways, rough, sand were all fantastic. Tee boxes were very good.

The greens were in good shape and rolled really well. A couple of the greens had some challenges, and you can see a mixture of grasses on the greens might be an issue later, but right now they are rolling great.

Big thumbs up to Pala Mesa for a job well done, I look forward to coming out again.
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