First time here, played a really smokey and windy, but fun round at D. O. on Sep 8th.
Typical C19 features like foam in cups, no flags on practic... » More

First time here, played a really smokey and windy, but fun round at D. O. on Sep 8th.
Typical C19 features like foam in cups, no flags on practice green, no rakes, and no indoor loitering(outdoor loitering ok). D.O. is mostly straight forward tree lined golf, however, at least a third of holes have challenges that should be respected and given attention. From the tees, some par 5s and 4s had elevated LZs or a rise to hit blindly beyond. And still, other holes have pretty good side slope to the fairways, that even a well placed drive with roll out might flirt with the fairway rough(reminds me of some holes found at places I like...Diamond Bar, Jurupa Hills & Mt Woodson).
The tees were good, I played whites, except one, that all you needed to do was move closer to the left marker or just move deeper from the tees.
The fairways were good, mowed well and lush to hit from.
Rough was both good and penal, but mostly good. Rough is used more than fairway bunkers here, and should be respected.
Traps were in good shape and predictable to hit out of, no issues.
Greens, accepted shots well, especially high rpm shots from within 150. Greens were rolling at a medium pace and only the side break was tough to master.
Areas around the greens, were very healthy and could be found at many different cuts and depths...read these lies carefully.
We warmed up on the range and saw that we were starting with a full club headwind. By the turn, we were dealing with 1 club side wind and 2 club headwinds! I lost two in the rough and one in the drink, but still shot a few strokes above my average. We enjoyed good customer service and many cold loiter lagers. Price is right and recommended.
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Played in the GK plays event here at Mt Woodson and had a great time. This was my first time here. Wow, what a setting and layout of holes. I can see ... » More

Played in the GK plays event here at Mt Woodson and had a great time. This was my first time here. Wow, what a setting and layout of holes. I can see why many in GK, hold this course in high regard. Come see for yourself.
I think conditions overall were good, as was customer service. POP was way less than 4.5 hours, respectable for a prime mid-moring weekend slot. Woodson will challenge you as well as reward you, and have you wanting to come back again for more. Recommended.
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Played 8/5 for 36 holes at Cimarron Pebble&Boulder(in that order), with one of the ironmen of GK, Nickesquire! He must have somehow known that I neede... » More

Played 8/5 for 36 holes at Cimarron Pebble&Boulder(in that order), with one of the ironmen of GK, Nickesquire! He must have somehow known that I needed some stick time playing with the FFlights. Well, I jumped on his spur of the moment offer and hauled @$$ to Palm Springs. My iron play is coming along, this helps, thanks Nick.
I agree with Nick's reviews, so I will just add a few of my comments...I was new to Cimarron, and found check-in was efficient and customer Service to be great. The pro shop helped us between rounds and between 9's for reasonable requests during C19 conditions. I really appreciate the cart shop topping off our ice chest for the last 9, it made such a difference. The cart GPS worked good and all hazards and boundaries were clearly represented(this is something I appreciate more than most as I'm not really a good fairway splitter and new to these courses). I only lost one ball the entire day, so kudos to the GPS and Nick's caddy advice! Cimarron is very quiet and away from distractions...relaxing, even though it is close to the airport. Lots of wildlife. Very few fellow golfers that day, even though temps were down at least +10 degrees from just days before. This allowed us to play a very comfortable pace for shot planning and execution.
The afternoon breezes showed up and came into play, but they were at fun airspeeds for mostly tail and head winds on Boulder. The greens had been punched in the recent past, but they are healing well and rolling good. Reads to rolls, no surprises and pretty straight forward. I left about 8-10 putts just inches short of the cup, no fault to the greens, all me and the tuning that I keep doing with my putter. These were fun rounds at lower cost and in decent conditions...high value. Recommended.
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Played 7/6 at 8:30. Shandin is in good all around shape for summer! Tees are good. Fairways are actually in nice shape, nice to hit any club or trajec... » More

Played 7/6 at 8:30. Shandin is in good all around shape for summer! Tees are good. Fairways are actually in nice shape, nice to hit any club or trajectory from. Rough is under control, and challenging at times, but consistent everywhere. Traps were all machine groomed today - nice to hit out of! Greens are good...the front nine was med-fast, the back nine was a little faster than the front, just right. Any approaches on greens from farther than 30 yards would require housekeeping( the way it should be)!
Snack bar meal and drink included(with your reciept). No drink cart today. Flags in, cups upside down. Sand bottles on carts. Cheers,
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