9/23 100 teeoff $30 deal time with 20% off--balmy and pleasant wide open with no one in sight 315 POP. 18 holes open now with still the temp holes i... » More

9/23 100 teeoff $30 deal time with 20% off--balmy and pleasant wide open with no one in sight 315 POP. 18 holes open now with still the temp holes in play as construction has what was the original #4 out of service. Fairways are in late summer mode with mostly good lies but some thinner areas that could make fairway metals more difficult to manage. Also some area fronting the greens had been cut tooo close and had some scalped or burned out areas. Rough is healthy cut to about 2 inches which certainly retards forward roll and can present a challenge when sitting down. Tees have mostly good cover with some new boxes in play. Older boxes are often levelly challenged.
Bunkers were well maintained with many having newer sand. Rakes were present and used about 1/2 the time.
Greens continue to be the highlight. Medium medium fast smooth receptive to full shots. Turf on the greens is healthy with good root structure and tightly grained with most ball marks repaired.
Staff members are very welcoming and cheerful. Drink cart making the rounds. Basic cart no GPS. Course no longer has driving range nor putting green.
On going construction detracts to some extent from the aesthetics but if you focus on the course itself it is in good playing condition.
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9/20 GK/Golf Moose outing playing with David Sal and Perry quite enjoyable company fortunately as it was POP 515. Course is older with mature trees p... » More

9/20 GK/Golf Moose outing playing with David Sal and Perry quite enjoyable company fortunately as it was POP 515. Course is older with mature trees parkland feel and mostly flat. Layout seems similar to many older north county courses. Fairways were mostly in good condition with just a couple that had issues. Lies were good overall. Rough was penal cut between 2-5 inches and was grabby both impeding roll and often difficult to cleanly advance. Most tees ok with a couple that are due for a makeover. Played out of 2 bunkers and found them quite good.
Greens played better than they looked as many had un or poorly repaired ball marks with left over brown spots. Speed medium fast and even with the spots mostly smooth. Green complexness are large often with significant slope often influenced by the prevailing topography with a pull toward the south and west.
We played the white tees South /North 6200 yds which seemed to play longer as fairways did not give a lot of roll and the rough gave none. Carts are basic. Range used mats. Large chipping area with bunkers and large putting green.
Staff was friendly but unlike resort courses there was no help with bags. $65 for the outing was very fair and would definitely do it again.
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9/15 guru outing paired with John, Alan, and Nate a great group to play with mutually providing humor, sympathy and empathy on what proved to be a tou... » More

9/15 guru outing paired with John, Alan, and Nate a great group to play with mutually providing humor, sympathy and empathy on what proved to be a tough day on a demanding course where marginal shots were punished and bad shots were executed. The course is aesthetically pleasing with very mature trees and the layout being fit into the available terrain.
The result is a parkland setting that welcomes you with what appears to be ample fairways and inviting greens. However the warm fuzzy feeing is short-lived and the grind begins. The fairways are lush and healthy being well maintained with almost all divots filled providing excellent lies but quite often limited roll. Also many are predominantly uphill and even the flater ones have an up hill approach to the green proper. The adjacent rough is cut to about 2 inches and mostly playable. Beyond the adjacent area there are some 2 foot high patches of thick grass where recovery is doubtful. Bunkers filled with a fine grained compacted sand. Tees level and lush.
Greens have diabolical slope very fast from above the hole and requiring an extra club from below the hole. And then there is the break from the side hill. Condition is really good but oh my.
Overall Saticoy provided a memorable experience even though I was battered and ego bruised by the end of the day. But I would return as the overall experience of this 100 year old classic has to be part of the pain and joy of a golfers journey.
A big thank you to Johnny for making itn possible and also to the staff for the warm welcome. .
Not sure why my rating came out 7.9 more accurately 8.5 ish
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9/12 GK plays with Tim and Ty who played from the gold while I stayed in my lane and played the whites. Overall course is really nice with lot of gre... » More

9/12 GK plays with Tim and Ty who played from the gold while I stayed in my lane and played the whites. Overall course is really nice with lot of green every where highlighted by the white sand in the bunkers so quite visually pleasing. Fairways are lush with very good cover not cut really short so the ball sits up for good lies. However ball doe not get a lot of roll so it feels like the course plays a little longer than stated. Rough is thick but cut down so while it would slow the ball it was very playable. I actually hit 13 of 14 fairways off the tee so my encounters with the rough was around the greens.
Tees lush and level. Bunkers have ample sand but need more attention and more frequent grooming. Also obviously need more rakes like 2-3 per trap so they would be handy to use and probably little signs to remind people that raking foot prints is not optional.
Greens are rather tricky with more grain to factor in and many are influenced by the general topography so what looks like a down hill putt from the back of the green is really pretty flat. Greens are healthy with little evidence of ball marks.
Well run operation with friendly helpful staff. 415 POP thankfully with 110 temp at the end.
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9/8 415 POP which seemed slower due to some trouble early on causing our 4 some to be out of position with the groups ahead playing really fast and th... » More

9/8 415 POP which seemed slower due to some trouble early on causing our 4 some to be out of position with the groups ahead playing really fast and the 4some behind was about a hole back. The course is getting a lot of play and some areas show the wear. Fairways have good cover and more divots have been filled but still a fair amount were neglected. On our cart the bottles were empty but was able to fill up on #3 where there was a box with divot mix. Rough is currently being cut down and with it being on the dry side it is not very punitive. Tees are mostly good.
Sand traps are a mess greenside being the worst. The course has removed all the rakes as most people were not using them and has made a local rule to lift and place. It was obvious also that they had not been groomed for a couple of days.
Greens are very playable and roll well even though they show the effects of so much play and some un-repaired or poorly repaired ball marks.
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