Played Eldo in a rare mid-morning round. While I have always liked Eldo, it has never treated me well. Always seem to struggle here. I don't know if it was the course, the pace of play, or just the fa... Continue »

Played Eldo in a rare mid-morning round. While I have always liked Eldo, it has never treated me well. Always seem to struggle here. I don't know if it was the course, the pace of play, or just the fact I don't play very well anymore! Certainly not use to the pace of play, being accustomed to quick early rounds, so maybe I'll use that as an excuse.

Mark's most recent review was spot on. Greens certainly the best part of the course. Better than can remember when I played here on a more regular basis years ago. Rough here has always been inconsistent, so no surprise there. Despite the long afternoon, the questionable performance on my part, still had a good time. However, I just cannot get over how expensive it is to play here now. I remember the days when it was $4. (Am I showing my age again?) Those days, like my distance/skills are long gone.

Played here today with a 2:20 TeeOff.com "Deal" time for $25 with cart! Amazing deal that popped up sometime Friday morning. Check-in was simple and I was paired with a threesome. Started right on tim... Continue »

Played here today with a 2:20 TeeOff.com "Deal" time for $25 with cart! Amazing deal that popped up sometime Friday morning. Check-in was simple and I was paired with a threesome. Started right on time behind a twosome who were directly behind a tournament. Pace was slow – three groups were backed up on the par-5 7th tee – but overall time on course was surprisingly decent at a little under five hours. The projected high temps didn't really pan out as it was cloudy and breezy much of the day; almost felt like midwestern thunderstorm weather. Hole 1 was CPO. Conditions are pretty good. Greens are the highlight, running smooth and medium-fast. They accepted full shots well but shots from the rough and/or shorter shots ran out some. The poa was flowering a lot late in the afternoon but it didn't affect any putts; just gave the surfaces almost like a white sheen. Fairways were mostly good except some dried out spots here and there. Rough was a mixed bag of thick kikuyu and thinner areas, some bare spots. I was in several bunkers and they were all pretty good – fairway bunkers were hard and thin while greenside bunkers had lots of soft sand. Blue tee boxes were the low point; lumpy, not level in many places, and lots of divots. Hadn't played here for a while and loved the deal I got. (Normal rates have gotten quite expensive here.) At one point ElDo was my favorite Long Beach course but now I think I prefer Rec Park. ElDo is a tougher test but is flat and pretty boring where Rec Park takes advantage of contours much more. Played terribly today but still had fun. I always like the Long Beach courses when temps are forecast to be super hot. Beverage cart was out and about, but like RDDenn mentioned, the snack shop was not open.

Played early today, 6/25, around 6:30 am. Started about 10 minutes late but the course moved okay. Finished in about 4:15. Nice to get out here again. The course is in excellent shape. Lush fairways a... Continue »

Played early today, 6/25, around 6:30 am. Started about 10 minutes late but the course moved okay. Finished in about 4:15. Nice to get out here again. The course is in excellent shape. Lush fairways and rough. The greens were very nice. Consistently fast. Just a nice day at a good public course. $63 to walk for a non-resident but the conditions merited it.

Place was packed also. The range was about full when I got there at 6:10 and completely full when we finished. One thing, they have a cart girl now (we saw her on 14) and the snack shack near 2 and 14 greens was closed. There is a sign on it saying that it is empty when closed and entrance is prohibited. "Final warning." Sad to see that.

Played on May 23rd, the course was in great shape. We started at 10:40 am and finished in 4 hours and 15 minutes.

The greens were rolling true and fast for a public course.

The bunkers were not ... Continue »

Played on May 23rd, the course was in great shape. We started at 10:40 am and finished in 4 hours and 15 minutes.

The greens were rolling true and fast for a public course.

The bunkers were not horrible, although some could use some additional sand.

The rough was just long enough to be penalizing.

Overall challenging course, I will play here again.

had 5:40 am tee time. amazing pace. 2 some behind us was slow. we saw that the entire course was backed up. after about 13th hole they started to catch up. pace of play for everyone else looked br... Continue »

had 5:40 am tee time. amazing pace. 2 some behind us was slow. we saw that the entire course was backed up. after about 13th hole they started to catch up. pace of play for everyone else looked brutual. most fairway has enough trouble to make it challenging. fairway conditional was amazing but the green was even better. fast and smooth green. would love to go back but looking at the pace of play I may reconsider unless it's first few tee times of the day(most early birds like to move fast) snack shop was open til later so not sure how it is.

This review is a week late but figured this course hasn’t been reviewed in a while and it’s worth an update. I played on 5/11 Thursday, my first time since the course was under water from all the rain... Continue »

This review is a week late but figured this course hasn’t been reviewed in a while and it’s worth an update. I played on 5/11 Thursday, my first time since the course was under water from all the rains. Happy to report that the course is playing like it used to. Fairways were mostly nice to play from, no more standing water, and generally very green. The greens were also in good shape, had been lightly sanded a few days before but otherwise very puttable and nice rolls. The bunkers were pretty poor, some with standing water in them and all pretty thin and/or muddy. But the course is definitely playable and I might play again in a few days.

Played Saturday 18 with an early tee time. I have to say, this is the worst condition I've seen for El Dorado. With the rain and all of the drainage challenges at El Dorado, there was a lot of stand... Continue »

Played Saturday 18 with an early tee time. I have to say, this is the worst condition I've seen for El Dorado. With the rain and all of the drainage challenges at El Dorado, there was a lot of standing water even though it didn't rain for the last two days. The most aggravating part is the lack of communication at the front desk or when reserving. There was no sign of fairways not being cut AT all and portions of the greens being sanded. Literally you can drive to the center of the fairway and not find your ball because they hadn't cut the fairways. I realize that it is extremely wet and the mowers would destroy the fairways but having a sign at the front desks would help people make an informed decision. Unfortuntely there are still people willing to play so there's no reason for them to improve.

Played here on Sunday 2/19. Teed off at 12:50 as part of a foursome. Second time on this course and the main thing i noticed was how much better it plays once it's had some time to dry out. Decent rol... Continue »

Played here on Sunday 2/19. Teed off at 12:50 as part of a foursome. Second time on this course and the main thing i noticed was how much better it plays once it's had some time to dry out. Decent roll out in the fairways, though one of my playing partners had the unfortunate luck to find his tee shots coming to rest in an unfilled divot multiple times. I had mostly decent lies, however, and didn't notice many truly bad areas. Rough was not penal at all, sand traps were mostly in decent shape, raked for the most part, though some fairway traps were certainly firm. Greens were a highlight, most of them ran fairly fast especially on downhill putts, rolling true.

POP on the front was around 3 hours and we didn't think we'd finish but somehow we started moving briskly after about the 10th hole and finished a few minutes after sunset. Really enjoyed the course, there were certainly some holes where the wind either helped or hurt and made you think about club selection. Especially on a few of the holes where water comes into play. Still a fun time and would recommend even though i still think the green fees are a tad high.

Out to Eldo, one of my go to muni courses, after a nine week layoff. Played on Wednesday teeing off about 6:50 finishing in 4:15. Colder than expected at 37 degrees. So glad I bought a pair of recharg... Continue »

Out to Eldo, one of my go to muni courses, after a nine week layoff. Played on Wednesday teeing off about 6:50 finishing in 4:15. Colder than expected at 37 degrees. So glad I bought a pair of rechargeable hand warmers a few weeks ago to put into my cart mitts.

The course does not drain the best so I wasn't sure what conditions awaited after all the rain in recent weeks. The fairways had good coverage with some wet spots marked with little flags to keep carts and walkers out of the soft spots. Only had to take standing water relief once. Carts were on a 90 degree rule. The rough had good coverage along fairways and greens. The rough was long enough to affect shots but not too penal. Some areas thin/bear mostly in the tree lines. The greens were in good shape. They rolled smooth with medium/fast speed and held shots. The tee boxes had decent coverage and were mildly unlevel in spots. The bunkers were a mixed bag. They were all well groomed but the sand was inconsistent. Two bunkers had good fluffy sand while the other two I was in the sand was compact and firm but playable. Always enjoy a round at Eldo and the staff was friendly.