Played here today with an 8:00 a.m. tee time using my free birthday round as a JC Golf Players Club member. Friendly check-in and no issues getting th... » More

Played here today with an 8:00 a.m. tee time using my free birthday round as a JC Golf Players Club member. Friendly check-in and no issues getting the $95 JC Card rate changed to $0. Paired with three really nice guys who were fun to play with, one of them being a novice golfer. Fortunately the group ahead of us was a fivesome due to a booking snafu, so we didn't really fall far behind at all. Overall POP a bit slow for a morning at 4:50.

Conditions are good. Greens roll smooth, accept full shots well, and run about medium speed. Fairways had good coverage and some roll-out, but not as extreme as I've seen in past summers here... they're more lush this year. I caught an area of fairway right near the 12th green that had big patches of crabgrass very near the green, which is unfortunate. Bermuda rough isn't very deep but can be penal when the ball settles down; both myself and my cart partner had it grab our clubs a bit. Blue tee boxes were all nice. I was in one bunker which seemed well maintained but didn't have much soft sand on top when I struck my shot. Some bunkers are dark brown "dirt" looking and others are lighter, more traditional sand.

Beverage cart came around twice, and they had a small BBQ set up between the 9th and 10th holes. Great times and recommended!
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Played here today in group 1A of the Vivid Golf/Golf Moose/GK private club outing. Great times with David and Tom! My daughter rode along as a non-pla... » More

Played here today in group 1A of the Vivid Golf/Golf Moose/GK private club outing. Great times with David and Tom! My daughter rode along as a non-playing spectator, too, which was super fun. Beautiful day with hot temperatures and very little wind. POP was pretty standard for these events at around 5:00. Food from "Jack's Den" snack bar was very good and affordably priced for a high-end private club. The representative from the club who gave instructions was extremely welcoming and seemed like he was really happy to be able to host the group today, which is nice. Four holes in addition to the par 3s were CPO.

Conditions are quite good. The greens rolled smooth, medium-fast, and accepted full shots very well. They are tricky to read and some have significant slope to contend with, making putting fun. Downhillers could get sneaky fast. (Despite me saying the greens were smooth, both David and Tom had some bumpy putts.) Fairways were mostly very nice, light green bermuda with occasional brown spots here and there. Balls sat up well and the fairways provided nice lies all day. At least one hole (5, maybe others) had GUR areas staked off in the fairway. The rough seemed to be a mix of bermuda and kikuyu; not too deep but it looked like some balls could settle down in, especially in the bermuda. Blue tees were all very nice, level, and well maintained. I think I was in four bunkers and they were mostly good. In one, my ball settled into a poorly raked area that was not quite a footprint but definitely an indentation lower than the rest of the bunker.

I had played here once or twice previously many years ago but really didn't remember much except for a few holes. I really loved it today. The back nine is definitely a step up from the front. The front is good but more residential, while the back explores more natural terrain and brings in more elevation changes. (Still some houses on some holes, though.) The par-3 17th may be one of the "Most Downhill" holes I've ever played... would love to know the elevation change from tee to green. For the inexperienced, the routing seems confusing and signage is a little lacking, but I guess the only people who really need directions are unaccompanied non-members. (Hole numbers on the "Map" feature on the GPS would be helpful. Currently only the hole diagrams are there with no numbers to indicate which hole is which.) GPS was nice with yardage to the pin and the ability to order food.

Overall, an excellent day and highly recommended. Here's hoping they hold another event here soon.
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Played here today with a 2:06 tee time using a free round included in my JC Golf Anytime Players Club membership. Booked late in the day in hopes of a... » More

Played here today with a 2:06 tee time using a free round included in my JC Golf Anytime Players Club membership. Booked late in the day in hopes of allowing the marine layer to lift and the course to provide great ocean views, but the cloud cover over the ocean remained pretty strong all day. Looking inland was all blue sky, but not over the ocean. Perfect temps for golf and a really nice day otherwise. Paired with three other singles and I brought my daughter as a spectator for a $15 fee. Started pretty much right on time and we had to wait on nearly every shot, but overall POP wasn't too bad at around 4:45.

Conditions are decent and seem improved since Jay's May 10 review. The biggest problem today was an abundance of ball marks on nearly every green. I had at least one putt knocked offline by an imperfection on the green, and many other greens required repair and/or tapping down spots on my path to the hole. Overall, greens are semi-bumpy, medium speed, and accepting of full shots. They were also a bit inconsistent. Some seemed in better shape than others, and at least one had some visual evidence of recent aeration. The fairways were pretty good; no complaints. Rough was good except for some bare spots here and there – not very deep nor penal, just a little fluffier than the fairways. Blue tee boxes were good. Bunkers were inconsistent; one I was in was thin and another was fantastic.

This was my first time here. It was the lone JC Golf course (other than the short ones and Cathedral Canyon) that I hadn't ever played. Without a JC membership, tee times can be tough to come by. I enjoyed the course but wasn't wowed by it. One cool feature is a free miniature golf course adjacent to the practice putting green. My daughter and I played a quick round (I think it's six holes) before I started warming up for my round. All staff we encountered were friendly.
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