Played Diamond Bar GC with my buddies for a twilight rate of $37.50 w/ cart today and I honestly thought that it would be fairly wide open at about 11:30 AM. Boy, was I wrong! I don't understand why ... Continue »

Played Diamond Bar GC with my buddies for a twilight rate of $37.50 w/ cart today and I honestly thought that it would be fairly wide open at about 11:30 AM. Boy, was I wrong! I don't understand why courses allow 5-somes after 5-some. If they were to spread out the starting times a bit, it might make it a little easier. I heard that American Golf managed companies allow 5-somes to go out.

This track is a popular track and judging by the amount of golfers out today, you would not have thought we were in any kind of recession. Nonetheless, it makes the pace of play ridiculously slow. So slow, we were about to give up at the turn.

Hole #1 is a dog left, par 4 that is reachable in two if you can keep your drive in the fairway. I actually did and par'd the first hole but, it took about 20-minutes to tee off and putting out. This was a tell tale sign of what the rest of the round was going to be like.

The course is not in horrific condition but, I have seen this course in much better condition. Tee boxes were not level and had plenty of divots. Fairways were tightly mowed, starting to brown but soft. The greens were in decent shape but had plenty of un-repaired ball marks. Luckily for me, I didn't hit a sand trap at all but, my buddy told me that it was not a sand trap but, a baby gravel pit.

Again, the pace of play was bad. Too many 5-somes with plenty of mixed walkers and riders. I also attribute it to golfers playing the blue tees when they honestly should not be. Our fourth player was a walk-on senior that played from the whites and he kept up with our pace of play and we kept creeping on the group in front of us which complained by the way about the group in front of them.

All in all, the round took way too long - 6 hours. What a joke. We putted out the last ball as it was getting real dark. Would I play here again? Probably so because it's so conveniently located BUT, I would have to be one of the very first groups to go out. Weekends are guaranteed worse. Golfer's beware! If you have time for a 6-hour round, than you will be fine. But, for those that are affected by slow play - find another track.

Enjoy!