Played today. POP of 3 H. Course is really coming into shape. All tee boxes green/level/clean. Fairways are now firming up and providing decent roll out (hope they get even firmer). Not in any bunkers... Continue »

Played today. POP of 3 H. Course is really coming into shape. All tee boxes green/level/clean. Fairways are now firming up and providing decent roll out (hope they get even firmer). Not in any bunkers and heard no complaints from anyone who was. Little or no rough anywhere to contend with (even around the greens). Greens were firm and chipped/putted very nicely (no doubt they will get faster?). Only knock on the greens, is that there are to many old repaired divots showing on many greens? Customer service excellent at all levels.

Played today in 4 H pace. Very slow group in front of us. If people wish to play early, they should not play slow? Effects everyone behind you. Course has rebounded nicely over the last 2 weeks. Tee b... Continue »

Played today in 4 H pace. Very slow group in front of us. If people wish to play early, they should not play slow? Effects everyone behind you. Course has rebounded nicely over the last 2 weeks. Tee boxes are all now green, clean and playable. Fairways were damp when we started (so no roll) but on the back 9 they began to dry out and provide some good roll. But the fairways are not "lush" (and still some dry/brown spots) so you will encounter some thin lies and hopefully you know how to deal with that? Bunkers were all fine and playable. Greens have come back very nicely from aeration. Wet when we started and had not been mowed, but sill putted fine. By the time we got to the back 9, they had dried out and chipped/putted just fine, with good speed. Customer service excellent at all levels.

First off POP 3 H. Course is getting better each week (IMO). Tee boxes have all filled in since they were "scalped" last week. Fairways were a little wet to begin, so little roll but good lies and as ... Continue »

First off POP 3 H. Course is getting better each week (IMO). Tee boxes have all filled in since they were "scalped" last week. Fairways were a little wet to begin, so little roll but good lies and as they dried out, more roll (not all) and good lies. Bunkers were just fine and playable (in one). Very little rough and what there is, is playable. Greens have come back very nicely. The greens have picked up speed (not all) but they are getting there. Customer service excellent at all levels.

Played this morning, in a POP of 3 H. First thing you notice, is that all tee boxes have been aerated/scraped and are the color of brown (but it did not effect the teeing process). Fairways were very ... Continue »

Played this morning, in a POP of 3 H. First thing you notice, is that all tee boxes have been aerated/scraped and are the color of brown (but it did not effect the teeing process). Fairways were very wet and provided no roll but decent lies. Bunkers were all clean and playable. Greens have come back nicely from aeration on Sept 4/5 but they are putting a lot of water on them and they are slow. Customer service excellent at all levels. No doubt conditions will improve, with the cool weather we are experiencing?

Played today in 3 H. No one there, as aeration began. We got lucky and played 50% aerated and 50% not. They did a very good job (IMO) in punching and cleaning and tried to make the course playable. Fa... Continue »

Played today in 3 H. No one there, as aeration began. We got lucky and played 50% aerated and 50% not. They did a very good job (IMO) in punching and cleaning and tried to make the course playable. Fairways were clean, soft, not much roll, but good lies. Bunkers all appeared wet and in need of raking, after the long weekend. Tee boxes were all fine. Excellent customer service at all levels. 10 days to 2 weeks, should bring the greens back to good shape (IMO).

We played today in 3 H. Decided to play, as greens are being punched next Tues and we know they will take some time to heal. Usual mower and grass clippings going on in front of us (I asked why they d... Continue »

We played today in 3 H. Decided to play, as greens are being punched next Tues and we know they will take some time to heal. Usual mower and grass clippings going on in front of us (I asked why they do not have a mower with a grass catcher? To expensive - thx). Not much change from last week, except the greens were much slower (no wonder they need to punch). No tee box issues. Most of the bunkers were wet, so no soft sand. Fairways were soft with virtually no roll. Customer service excellent at all levels. Perhaps by mid/late Sept the course will be back in better playing conditions? Not ideal at present, IMO.

Played AM today in 3 H. Tale of two courses today. Going off early, you expect to be behind maintenance (which is fine), just wish they would buy a mower that picks up the grass clippings? When we did... Continue »

Played AM today in 3 H. Tale of two courses today. Going off early, you expect to be behind maintenance (which is fine), just wish they would buy a mower that picks up the grass clippings? When we did find our golf balls (and cleared the clippings) we found good fairways with good lies (front only). And the greens today on the front were firm, clean and fast (thanks). Bunkers had been cleaned (from what I saw) and heard no complaints (both front and back 9's). Back nine was a different story? Fairways had not been mowed (so they were soft) but provided good lies. The greens had not been mowed and were soft and slow. Customer service was excellent at all levels.

I don't ever usually feel like I didn't get a great deal at Rio Hondo, but today's $64 to ride while waiting sometimes three groups deep at some holes and playing on some spongy greens that had a few ... Continue »

I don't ever usually feel like I didn't get a great deal at Rio Hondo, but today's $64 to ride while waiting sometimes three groups deep at some holes and playing on some spongy greens that had a few too many ball marks and cleat evidence to boot, tested that notion.

In fairness the greens were more than playable if you were lucky enough to not have some of the patchwork bumps directly in your line. And that was more often than not so don't let this review deter you from going, just maybe not at full rack rate if you can get it.

Fairways were in pretty good shape with some areas of lush grass, and some not so much. Thin spots for sure here and there, but mostly all good. Spots of rough were very thick and tough to play long balls out of throughout the day. Bunkers - wow, amazing how many unraked bunkers there are here. Why? Just rake them. Not the greatest sand but not the worst. And tee boxes varied from just fine to get help quick.

It was hot out there and we did see the cart girl a few times so that was good. What was not good of course were the stops in play due to pileups at some key points on the course. It was hard to get a rhythm and that makes a tough, narrow course like Rio Hondo especially difficult to stay accurate at. Unfortunately I think the 'wow' factor I had when I first started playing at Rio Hondo a few years ago has been replaced by a more sublime appreciation for the routing and an acknowledgement that it's a good, not great layout that at times forces bottlenecks that could/should be avoided.

But overall I would never balk at playing here if someone shot the idea across my bow at any point when I had an extra five to six hours to kill. It's still a good, fun course that I've seen in much better condition than today, but we've also all seen a lot worse.

Played today in POP of 3 H. We did not find the course in as good a shape as 2 weeks ago. Lots of maintenance and too much grass clippings in the fairways (maybe they do not have enough staff). Course... Continue »

Played today in POP of 3 H. We did not find the course in as good a shape as 2 weeks ago. Lots of maintenance and too much grass clippings in the fairways (maybe they do not have enough staff). Course had been heavily watered and there was little to no roll in the fairways. Greens were wet and had not been cut, but were much better by the time we reached the back 9. Tee boxes were fine. Bunkers were fine. What little rough there is, was wet and difficult to play out of. Customer service excellent at all levels.