Got out Sunday, late morning as a walk-up single, joining a father-son two-some when I caught them backed up on the fifth tee box. The good parts were an uncharacteristically warm, very clear day, ple... Continue »

Got out Sunday, late morning as a walk-up single, joining a father-son two-some when I caught them backed up on the fifth tee box. The good parts were an uncharacteristically warm, very clear day, pleasant company, interesting, quick and challenging greens. The rest was a mixed bag. The fairways were winter thin and fast overall. While generally quite playable, certainly not remotely lush and there were definitely spots where the grass covering was primarily cosmetic. These areas would be grass covered as opposed to truly bare, but when you got over your ball, you realized that grass was insufficient to be any cushion to the now-visible, underlying dirt. Tee box coverage varied and generally thin, but given that you are teeing, most were pretty reasonable, and a level stance is the norm, with minor exceptions. Bunkers also varied. Two out of three I experienced were pretty good sand, but when I went to hit out of the front left bunker at the tenth green, there was a about an inch of soft sand over a hard base which caused my wedge to bounce and skull my ball across the green. You could not feel or see the hard base until actually hitting into it, but I strongly suspect this bunker was really an exception to the vast majority of the rest. A few of the greens had a bit of goose poop and/or excessive unrepaired ball marks, but it was not the norm. Most were really pretty good. Pace was good for the first four holes and then it slowed, with a three group wait on the tenth tee being the low point. I'm guessing the round a bit over 4.5 but under 5 hrs. It's a short course with a flat front nine and a hilly back nine. And while it is usually is a decent, well maintained little muni with friendly service and interesting greens, it is currently going through the bottom of it's winter conditions curve as many courses probably are right now after the recent cold spell.

Played yesterday, Friday 11/23, 1:06 tee time but didn't tee off until 1:35. The course was crowded, and the pace was such that we quit after playing 17, pretty much in the dark, except for the glare ... Continue »

Played yesterday, Friday 11/23, 1:06 tee time but didn't tee off until 1:35. The course was crowded, and the pace was such that we quit after playing 17, pretty much in the dark, except for the glare from the driving range lights and moonlight. But on the what is generally the busiest day of the year for a lot of course, the pace was not indicative of anything. Mainly I wanted to note that the course is in pretty good all around shape and the various construction projects (tees and pro shop) and green aeration are all done and recovered. The greens were in nice shape and reasonably quick. In fact, for a short-ish course, I am beginning to really appreciate the challenge the greens present. There is usually some slope, ridge, waffle, or combination of all to make the putt interesting and challenging without getting stupid fast or impossibly situated. Drill down in the reviews for more details on the general layout. Other than the lack of time to finish, it was a beautiful day and, for what the course is, I'd recommend it for playing conditions right now.

Alhambra Golf Course Review
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Greens recently punched so it might not be the best time to come out - a little bit bumpy and super slow. The greens here are usually the best part of the golf course so I would recommend a few more... Continue »

Greens recently punched so it might not be the best time to come out - a little bit bumpy and super slow. The greens here are usually the best part of the golf course so I would recommend a few more weeks. The course is a nice place to practice your short game but at the same time, you can also hit driver off most tee (at least for me:) and not be worried about losing your ball (except for a few holes that are the border the boundary of the course. Staff is usually pretty nice and they just renovated their proshop (there is no merchandise yet).

Some of the tee boxes have been redone so you might encounter just dirt on the tee boxes.

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Played this course for the 1st time on 9/4/12. It was a decent short course. Took 4 hrs to play. Tee boxes, fairways and rough were decent, bunkers were so-so. Greens were terribly slow. You lite... Continue »

Played this course for the 1st time on 9/4/12. It was a decent short course. Took 4 hrs to play. Tee boxes, fairways and rough were decent, bunkers were so-so. Greens were terribly slow. You literally had to hit your putts like a chip to get it close to the pin. The starter was kind of a jerk. May have just been me.

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Got out Saturday @ 9:30 as a 3-some with a couple of friends. You can scroll down through
the reviews for this course to get a better idea of the layout, character, etc. Overall conditions were good.... Continue »

Got out Saturday @ 9:30 as a 3-some with a couple of friends. You can scroll down through
the reviews for this course to get a better idea of the layout, character, etc. Overall conditions were good. With a couple of exceptions, generally better than average tee boxes both in coverage and level. They finished the rebuilt boxes on the 7th and 8th holes and they are nice. Fairways were good with some thin spots and some soft spots from watering, particularly on the front nine. Greens were medium quick and I think they provide a lot of subtle challenges overall. Not bad in terms of ball marks, etc. Rough was mixed and could be anything from a few inches to hard pan, depending. Pace of play was good. We were actually slower than we should have been, so had no one immediately in front after a couple of holes and no pressure from behind. Group behind fell off the pace after about four holes and finished well behind. If you were behind them, your POP experience would have been much different than ours. The starter/pro shop is closed for renovations until sometime in September and they are operating out of the driving range shack. Not a grand golf experience, but a solid little muni that seems to keep improving—not expensive, easy to get on, polite staff and good conditions. Fun little course and we had a good time. I always like it as a change of pace.

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Played today with 8:10 tee time. Have not played here in over 10 years, no particular reason been playing other courses in our rotation. Had a good breakfast, service was very good and food was good a... Continue »

Played today with 8:10 tee time. Have not played here in over 10 years, no particular reason been playing other courses in our rotation. Had a good breakfast, service was very good and food was good and inexpensive. Front desk was cordial and welcoming.

The course in general was in very decent condition, tee boxes were fairly even with few divots, fairways varied from very good to decent, some had thin to good grass. Lot of areas had been mowed too low IMO, some had brown areas and some had casual water. The greens were very nice, lush, and receptive with many ball marks (Fixed as many as we could). The bunkers had fluffy sand but it was damp from recent watering, but nice thick layer with no dirt that I could see.

Ahead of us were a 2some, followed by a 4some, then our 3some. Around the 4th hole the 3/4 became a 6 and were moving slow with no intention of allowing us through, at the 7th my buddy told them that they would have to play faster or let us play through, they informed us that they were playing 9 holes. So all in all turned out OK, just over 4 hr round. Price was higher than we expected, $40 with cart seems a bit steep for a muni. We might come back but not too soon.

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Had an interesting day at Alhambra—played as a single on a reasonably busy Sunday afternoon, teeing off @ 1:30-ish. The threesome ahead of me was 3/4 down the fairway when they put me out with no one ... Continue »

Had an interesting day at Alhambra—played as a single on a reasonably busy Sunday afternoon, teeing off @ 1:30-ish. The threesome ahead of me was 3/4 down the fairway when they put me out with no one to immediately join me, and I was followed by a foursome when I got near the first green. The threesome kept enough pace that I never really reached a tee box in which they were waiting so, while it would be logical to join them in that case, it never happened. The foursome behind was slow (with a continuous line of golfers behind them) and were maybe four holes back at and out of sight by the end of the round. So I just went along in my little bubble, occasionally playing a second ball for practice. This shorter course is in generally pretty nice condition with the par three tee boxes the exception but still playable. As mentioned in the previous review, the upgraded tee boxes-in-progress on the par three holes 7 and 8 are going to be a big improvement in quality and size of teeing ground. No other renovations in progress. The greens run a nice medium fast, ran pretty true, and have enough contour and slope to them to provide some challenges. Fairways were on the firm side and in good shape. I was in more than the usual bunkers and I can attest to them being in good shape with good sand—the occasional un-raked footprint not withstanding. Due to overall length and the flat nature of the front nine, it tends to be thought of as an easy walking course. I would qualify that the back nine is much hillier than the front and while it averages out as a very do-able walk, you will be doing some hill work on the back nine, so factor accordingly if you are very particular about walking conditions. I wasn't tracking the time so I'd guess it was a little over a four-hour round. Whoever manages the place seems to do a good job on the customer service training as I have consistently found the attitude in the pro shop friendly and helpful.

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I play here often and this is a challenging shorter course.

They are currently making improvements to the tee boxes on the 2 front par 3's - holes 7 and 8. Hole 7's tee box is almost complete, t... Continue »

I play here often and this is a challenging shorter course.

They are currently making improvements to the tee boxes on the 2 front par 3's - holes 7 and 8. Hole 7's tee box is almost complete, temporary tee box is 117 yards to middle of the green. They just started work on hole 8, it is playing very short, less than 90 yards.

No work being done on the back 9, back 9 is more challenging than the front. $20 twilight rate on the weekends. Easy course to walk, rating is 64. Friendly staff

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Fun short course. Many short par 3's that are drivable or almost drivable. Course is in decent condition right now. Fairways are green, but can be a little thin. Rough can be 1 to 5 inches dependi... Continue »

Fun short course. Many short par 3's that are drivable or almost drivable. Course is in decent condition right now. Fairways are green, but can be a little thin. Rough can be 1 to 5 inches depending on the hole. Greens were pretty smooth, but slower than usually, although they are aerating in a week. Fun little layout. Easy to walk the front 9, but a few holes on the back can get tiresome with the hills. Some course knowledge is great here. Will be back. a 10 minute late start and a 5 hour round, but nothing I'm complaining about for this course.

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