6:38 tee time Sunday 9/26 first light and there was a tee time for 6:30 member paired with a no show 3-some. I asked him what's your pleasure? He said... » More

6:38 tee time Sunday 9/26 first light and there was a tee time for 6:30 member paired with a no show 3-some. I asked him what's your pleasure? He said he would wait until he could see the ball. I hit my yellow one down the middle. (easier to find in the dim light)
Good to see a course that still fills in the early times seems a few have gone to fixed time regardless of sunrise missing these early slots.

The course is in an improvement in all areas on the course mode. Including tee boxes, cart paths, and it is noticeable. Ownership putting in the capital and the staff working to make it happen. The bunkers may get some sand soon too it's rumored

Greens are good and the fall service will commence this week a verticut and light sanding scheduled. They are soft and receptive and rolling smoothly. No many undulations so ability to make a straight putt from the mid-range should help your score here.
Fairways are good have some patches crabgrass and the rough is playable not too long.

Early tee time cooler fall weather. = Fun and a recommend.
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Played an early 9 holes Saturday morning. One group out ahead of us at first light. We had 7am and only the shop was open. Cart guy wasn't in yet!? ... » More

Played an early 9 holes Saturday morning. One group out ahead of us at first light. We had 7am and only the shop was open. Cart guy wasn't in yet!? Easy walk which I planned to do anyway.
Course is consistent and conditions much like sixpez review 6/19/2020. No recent rain but the course was well watered. First hole is wide open driving area and the #1 handicap rating is the second shot over a creek edged with thick briers to the green 10 yards past the hazard. From there it's pretty straight forward following the score card to the second tee box par 3. No hole signs to indicate. This tee is shared by the 9th going back to the clubhouse.
Greens rolled nice mid paced damp held shots well. A few more ball marks than I prefer to see.
Fairways had a few bare spots and areas of crabgrass. Bunkers are brown dirt thin and machine worked.
Didn't use the inside facilities but look nice and spacious.
Rate is $30 to walk and $41 to ride once around (9 holes) Imo a little overpriced as the course is more muni than resort conditions. No complaints.
Fun enjoyed the layed back atmosphere.
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8am is the season's first tee time. Spectacular blue sky and Temp mid 40's - 70's
As expected course is in great to almost as good as I've playe... » More

8am is the season's first tee time. Spectacular blue sky and Temp mid 40's - 70's
As expected course is in great to almost as good as I've played it condition wise.
Greens are rolling quick and slick and hold well struck approaches.
Tee boxes well manicured and the fairways are great too.
Bunkers are hit and miss condition wise. So just miss them. The tracks only flaw I could see right now.
The one I was in was not raked and I was in footprint in the face. I picked it up and let it roll to the bottom and dealt with it from there.
Usually late summer fall the courses in the Sierra mountains are as good as they are going to get. The moon is in this shape.
Played some a combo of gold and white tees. No rating for this combo but the tougher driving holes requiring length we moved up. Made approaches easier (shorter) in most cases. Gold tees 15th hole My partner cleared the ravine on the par 5 in three first time ever. I still hit it in the woods ;(
Looking forward to our final round in a ten play package deal we bought early season.
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Played Sunday early and when the sun was just over the horizon it was blaze orange because of wildfire smoke. The air quality turned out to be 351 AQ... » More

Played Sunday early and when the sun was just over the horizon it was blaze orange because of wildfire smoke. The air quality turned out to be 351 AQI and burning eyes and light headiness experienced. Couldn't use our expired golf moose vouchers for cash equivalent until after 9am. We booked on-line club site last minute for $54. Before 8 on weekends the public can get-on after that it's later in the day it seems as membership has first dibs (as they should)

Course is older and in good overall shape. Pictures posted 2014 by sixpez still good reference to what you'll be playing here. Greens were good, mowed and rolled but putted slow due to a LOT of watering overnight. First hole cup was 3/4 full of H2O. 16th hole a chip rolled out with a rooster tail of water. 17th green was casual water on the low edge. Must have been ok I made birdie there. Fairways good coverage most areas. Rough was deep in some spots. Playable most areas.

Track winds through the wooded community with houses on sides of many holes. Most protected by large evergreens or oaks. Bunkers had been machined worked and I found my share. Rakes were out and if the course takes the time to give their sand some attention, then I'd say it's our responsibility to start raking them out again. At least it is for me.
As always It was just fun. Albeit too smoky.
Like the layout and laid back feel of the club. More pickups than sports cars in the parking lot. Friendly atmosphere around the driving range / practice green.
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Lunch was simple fare Hot dog and Hamburger cold draft beers. More fancy options available on lunch menu. All good as was the waitstaff. Check-in eas... » More

Lunch was simple fare Hot dog and Hamburger cold draft beers. More fancy options available on lunch menu. All good as was the waitstaff. Check-in easy in pro-shop using golf moose voucher and directed to the first tee for the MGF afternoon round here. So we didn't use the large grass range. Today weather ideal for PM play. POP was 4.5 Course was busy and weather partly sunny.
Comparing to the nearby EV which we played in the morning and honest assessment is that Chardonnay is a notch or two up in most areas. Greens are fine rolling smooth medium pace. They are large with the scorecard showing 6 hole locations for them. One or two clubs difference from a center of the green yardage to a back or front pin. Fairways tight lie drives rolling out well. The rough and edges of the course are more kept and less weed crabgrass spots as compared to it's next door neighbor.
A solid public course that I enjoy playing. Like a fine wine it gets better with time. The scenery and routing are terrific. Still learning the bounces and the lay-ups which require the players attention.
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