$30 to play the back 9 at 12:30pm. Layout is still broken, so you have to drive the cart backwards on 9 holes to get to where you're starting. I asked... » More

$30 to play the back 9 at 12:30pm. Layout is still broken, so you have to drive the cart backwards on 9 holes to get to where you're starting. I asked if someone would drive me out there so I could walk, but they didn't have any spare cart barn folks. Next time for sure.

Honestly the back 9 of this course feels neglected. Huge standing water in #10 fairway, some crappy spots in the fairways themselves, unmarked GUR, bunkers the worst of the whole 36 that I've seen. That said, the greens were reminiscent of this course's former glory: smooth and fast, the only blemishes I saw were unfixed ballmarks and some rough areas on the edges of a few greens.

Worth it? Only if you live down the street like me, probably.
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Seven Hills is a great little course that's not too hard, showcasing the accessible side of golf that's available in central Riverside county. Greens ... » More

Seven Hills is a great little course that's not too hard, showcasing the accessible side of golf that's available in central Riverside county. Greens are not too fast, but roll true and are actually quite small, putting some pressure on your approach shots - my playing partner was over the greens all day. The layout is mostly flat and wide parkland style, teeboxes are 'you can find a flat spot if you hunt' level and not chewed up. The rough is actually cut like rough here, and will punish you with bad lies if you find it. Bunkers are actually playable soft sand, which is more than I can say for Tukwet Canyon or Yucaipa Valley (yes I'm naming names). 100% walkable, carts have no GPS, every hole has distance stakes from 100 to 250. Clubhouse includes a nice looking restaurant and patio, there are multiple chipping/putting greens for practice in addition to the range. Go check it out - the layout might not be as interesting as Hemet GC but there are great rounds of golf to be played here. Make sure to pay tribute to the broken tee garden next to the 18th teebox.
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1:39 "hot tee time" on GolfNow was $63 for two players, we walked even though the cart was included. Course is in good shape after aeration of the gre... » More

1:39 "hot tee time" on GolfNow was $63 for two players, we walked even though the cart was included. Course is in good shape after aeration of the greens, even the 2nd and 18th which were kind of scorched have grown back the dead patches. Incredibly (maybe due to this being a league day) we had no one in front or behind and were able to walk 18 as a twosome in 3.5 hours. I think that is lucky for this course, usually it's busier. Rough is deeper in some spots, greens are definitely firm, teeboxes are middling but you can find a flat spot to stand... this is a fine time to get out at Yucaipa.
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Got a "hot time" on GolfNow, $55 with cart for 2 players at 1:50. There was no starter, my buddy and I teed off around 2:00 due to being silly gooses,... » More

Got a "hot time" on GolfNow, $55 with cart for 2 players at 1:50. There was no starter, my buddy and I teed off around 2:00 due to being silly gooses, also joined by another player who got the 1:50 deal and was also running late.

Conditions are good with some bad spots. Teeboxes unlevel at parts, but actually cut. Fairways are great, even managed to hit a perfect dinger 4-wood out of a sandy divot. The rough is thinner in some parts and more punitive in others. Greens rolled great but were VERY soft - a high-flighted 7 iron from 160 plugged very deep in the 14th green and every shot that hit a green from a well-struck iron left a huge divot. They felt kind of... spongy? and have some tricky less-than-you-think breaks around the holes.

The 'hot deal' is probably the only way I would play a full round here. I just don't think it's worth full rate, they actually will charge $50 for 9 holes on the weekends.

There is a grill/snack bar/booze bar in the clubhouse now, didn't partake in a glizzy but they gave my playing partner the last of the morning coffee for free, and it didn't taste half bad and was strong, so, that's something. No beverage cart to speak of, despite plenty of other people out on the course.
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While the Champions course is closed for overseeding, Legends has the front 6 holes or back 9 available. There is a bridge out between the 6th and 7th... » More

While the Champions course is closed for overseeding, Legends has the front 6 holes or back 9 available. There is a bridge out between the 6th and 7th hole and there's no telling when it'll be repaired due to environmental impact studies or somesuch, I've heard from the cart barn and pro shop guys.

That said, the greens on Legends are in reasonable shape but you really get the feeling that management/ownership here really just doesn't care about golf. No appreciable improvements seem to have been made and things continue to be just kinda crummy, including standing water in some bunkers, rocks in bunkers, bare spots on fairways or greens, unlevel or beat up teeboxes, etc.

$20 for the front 6 is a fine deal, but I wish there wasn't a security guard in a cart hounding the area to make sure I'm not replaying. The pro shop stated it would be another $20 to replay which is a blatant rip-off - with the broken routing they should just offer two 6's given the conditions.
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