Hadn't been here in over a year but made the trip out on Saturday 9/27 for a 11:27 tee time with my threesome paired with a single. Shortage of carts ... » More

Hadn't been here in over a year but made the trip out on Saturday 9/27 for a 11:27 tee time with my threesome paired with a single. Shortage of carts meant i rode with the single but he was extremely enjoyable to play with so all good although YMMV.

Didn't realize the greens had just been punched (should've checked GK!) so they were still slow and sandy but looked like they were healing up nicely. Should be great in a couple more weeks. Fairways were lush and tee boxes were in mostly good shape. Was in a couple of bunkers and the sand was firm and wet but otherwise not bad to hit from. Overall, I thought the course was in really great shape. Once the greens heal up again I'll be sure to try and add this to the rotation. It's a fun, challenging layout that requires you to hit a golf shot, and while there are a few holes that I find gimmicky, it's still a good track.

I do have to say POP was pretty brutal at around 5.25 hours; front was especially slow but things opened up somewhat on the back. There was cart service which was helpful, and the bar is conveniently located at the turn.

Nice day, nice track, can't complain. Will be back soon
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Played two rounds here over the weekend and to echo previous reviews, conditions here are suboptimal. Hitting from the fairway is like hitting out of ... » More

Played two rounds here over the weekend and to echo previous reviews, conditions here are suboptimal. Hitting from the fairway is like hitting out of the first cut if you're lucky, and thick rough if you're not. Easy to lose a ball in these conditions with the fairways overgrown and overwatered with absolutely no roll out.

The rough is extremely overgrown as well, which is actually kind of cool and presents a good challenge for such a short course. Wouldn't mind it staying this juicy to be honest, but it does make finding your ball hard. Pace of play both days was around 5 hours which is brutal for such a short course.

Thankfully the greens are being aerated today and tomorrow (9/22-23) so hopefully they'll be good again in a few weeks, because they were in pretty poor shape. Tons of unfixed pitch marks along with crabgrass growing in made for a very bumpy putting surface.

I wasn't in any bunkers so can't speak on them, but I did hear that they're going to be renovating a number of bunkers soon by adding in new liners/drainage as well as fresh sand, so that's something to look forward to.

For now give I'm going to take Alhambra out of the rotation for at least a few weeks while they work to get conditions back to their normal levels
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