On the way back from OC took the chance to see if I could get out around 1PM. Starter put me right out at 1:15 and POP was 4.5 hours. I can see why everyone likes this course. It is old style with ple... Continue »

On the way back from OC took the chance to see if I could get out around 1PM. Starter put me right out at 1:15 and POP was 4.5 hours. I can see why everyone likes this course. It is old style with plenty of trees and somewhat smaller greens than other courses. You have to think yourself around this course to score well. The course is in great shape. Fairways provided good lies; greens rolling with good speed and bunkers in good shape. The customer service is excellent and I noticed a marshal monitoring the play throughout my round and the beverage cart making the rounds several times. They also put the snack bar and restrooms in a strategic location giving you access to both from several holes. Great golf course and one I will frequent more often.

I have not played here for about three years, but have been playing here off and on since 1970. The course was in the best condition I have seen in a very long time, in fact I thought the greens were... Continue »

I have not played here for about three years, but have been playing here off and on since 1970. The course was in the best condition I have seen in a very long time, in fact I thought the greens were the best I have ever seen them.

Overall, very pleased with the conditioning. Pace of play was OK - for El Dorado. Got off on time and finished in about 4:20 Not too bad for this course on a mid day round.

Walked on this past Friday as a single at 6am, on the tee in 10 minutes, $40 walking, PoP around 4:15. Course is good condition and the greens were excellent, rolled quick and true ... Poa at it's be... Continue »

Walked on this past Friday as a single at 6am, on the tee in 10 minutes, $40 walking, PoP around 4:15. Course is good condition and the greens were excellent, rolled quick and true ... Poa at it's best. I've found that on Friday mornings, the maintenance crew has every thing picked up, mown, and bunkers are at their best. Easy to get on, too. I'll be back.

Got out today at 7:30 and buzzed around the course in about 4 hours 20 minutes. My thoughts pretty much echo the last two reviews, which is amazing considering how bad El Dorado had it a few months ag... Continue »

Got out today at 7:30 and buzzed around the course in about 4 hours 20 minutes. My thoughts pretty much echo the last two reviews, which is amazing considering how bad El Dorado had it a few months ago.

Fairways are 100% back to normal after being borderline unplayable in in the winter due to frost damage. Kikuyu is healthy and very consistent with just a few burned out patches here and there.
Rough isn't long, but with kikuyu it really doesn't matter. Stay in the short stuff and you won't have to visit it!
Greens looked great with limited ball mark damage. Very receptive and quick downhill. They are holding lines very well right now and I don't think I had a single putt bounce off line all day which is amazing for Poa.
Bunkers had good sand, but were damp and didn't appear like they had been raked that morning.
Tee boxes were a bit chewed on the par 3s with #3 being the worst but you could still find plenty of level grass to hit from.

Overall, ElDo has done a 180 from about 4-5 months ago and is in very good shape right now. The price ($38 walking) pretty much fits the conditions. Can't wait to see what they do to it come Long Beach Open time. The superintendent could make this course a beast if he really wanted to and current conditions would definitely allow him to do it.

See RD Denn review, totally agree with his assessment. We were a few groups behind him, our tee time was 8:04. A little busier at that time, but POP was 4 hrs for us. 5 some in front of us only played... Continue »

See RD Denn review, totally agree with his assessment. We were a few groups behind him, our tee time was 8:04. A little busier at that time, but POP was 4 hrs for us. 5 some in front of us only played the front 9, some kind of mini tournament according to front desk. $42 senior rate is about the right price, Beer was a bit overpriced after our round, but it was cold.

Played at 7:20 am this morning. The course was pretty deserted. A group went out about 25 minutes before us and there was no one before them for at least 10 minutes (when I got to the course). I wa... Continue »

Played at 7:20 am this morning. The course was pretty deserted. A group went out about 25 minutes before us and there was no one before them for at least 10 minutes (when I got to the course). I was in a group of 3 singles. We played in 3.5 hours. We played through the group in front at the turn (we caught them on 5) and hit the rest of the early crowd on 14. At that point, we had two holes on the group behind us.

The course was in excellent condition. The fairways are in about as good a condition as I have seen them. Saw few if any bare spots. The rough was a factor and a few times it took a while to find a ball in it. I was only in a couple of bunkers and they had plenty of sand. The tee boxes were relatively level. On 11, there was a sprinkler head in the tee area, which made no sense to me, but otherwise the tees were nice. The greens looked like they had just had a verticut but they were running true and medium speed. They were softer than they were last year.

I am told the course has a relatively new greenskeeper. If so, he is doing a great job. The course conditions are markedly better than they were much of last year.

This course is challenging for sure....the greens were a bit bumpy but ok for the amount of play they get. They DO need a marshall out there as we were stuck behind of group of folks that were a hole... Continue »

This course is challenging for sure....the greens were a bit bumpy but ok for the amount of play they get. They DO need a marshall out there as we were stuck behind of group of folks that were a hole behind and we called the clubhouse to remedy it and nothing was done! Course conditions were good (other than the slow play) you will need to use all the clubs in your bag to play this one...plenty of trees, some water and assorted traps too to keep you on your toes. Usually enjoy this course but they need to keep the pace going ( 5 somes) or they will lose some players....

Got on as a single for the second week in a row on a Friday at ElDo, same results: it took about one hour between putting my name on the waiting list 6:20 and teeing off 7:15 ... perfect amount of tim... Continue »

Got on as a single for the second week in a row on a Friday at ElDo, same results: it took about one hour between putting my name on the waiting list 6:20 and teeing off 7:15 ... perfect amount of time to hit a small bucket off the grass (Fri-Sun), bump a few balls on their well-cared-for practice chipping green, and roll some putts on one of two huge practice greens. What a gorgeous day and the course is close to the best I've EVER seen it. Two months or so away from the LB Open, so things are getting green, even the patchy rough. Greens are rolling faster (my guess is a solid 10, I hear they want them at 13 for the Open) and just near flawless. Bunkers are supurbly maintained, not a footprint to be found. Super is doing a great job, my compliments. Highly recommended. POP today was a leisurly 4.5 hours, and not a coot to be seen.

Friday tee time at 11:30a- makes sense it'll be a long day. But after teeing off 30 minutes late we made the turn in 3 hrs and continued on that pace for the remainder of the day...that's simply unac... Continue »

Friday tee time at 11:30a- makes sense it'll be a long day. But after teeing off 30 minutes late we made the turn in 3 hrs and continued on that pace for the remainder of the day...that's simply unacceptable. We think we saw a Marshall once but he was driving like he was late for dinner. Now that said, the weather was awesome and the greens were as good as I've seen on a muni course in years. Overall, this course is in great shape.