American Golf.......Please take Note: The course has gone down hill in the last two months, but let's get to that in a second. Something MUST be done with the Geese/Ducks at this course. The sme... Continue »

American Golf.......Please take Note: The course has gone down hill in the last two months, but let's get to that in a second. Something MUST be done with the Geese/Ducks at this course. The smell ruins a round, you need to get s&%t off your shoes and cart wheels. They are all over the place!!! Geesh! As for the course....played 1/31 and got out at noon. Round took ~ 4.5 hours (for a par 61 course) greens were a strength 2 months ago, today they were very inconsistent. Some I would rate as good, some poor. Many greens had excessive divots and large areas of unmarked GUR. Typical winter/muni fairways. Tee Boxes were generally poor to fair. Traps were sad! The rains passed thru 1 week ago, yet some traps were muddy and the others were hard packed. These traps have not seen a grate in weeks. Excellent customer service from the front desk to the starter to the marshalls. Saw the cart girl 4 times on the front nine (OBTW...cart girl rating was a solid 9!) but zero on the back.

12/21/08: Got a decent rate on Golfnow.com for a last minute tee time. Course is in o.k. shape, but could be better. It was better a few short months ago. Some repair areas on several greens, most not... Continue »

12/21/08: Got a decent rate on Golfnow.com for a last minute tee time. Course is in o.k. shape, but could be better. It was better a few short months ago. Some repair areas on several greens, most notable on 11 and 16. Not really sure of what happened here, but new sod is healing in. Many tee boxes seem to be a bit beat up; however, those areas do have fresh seed and sand, so they are trying to rehab. Sand traps were alright. They looked hard packed, but the two I hit (greenside 5, fairway 9) were o.k. When I got home, American Golf sent me a "Thanks for playing." Never got that before.

Got out at 7:45am on 11/23. Greens were in surprising good condition. Rolled rather true with minimal bumps. Fairways were consistant and yielded good lies. Tee Boxes and traps were less than average.... Continue »

Got out at 7:45am on 11/23. Greens were in surprising good condition. Rolled rather true with minimal bumps. Fairways were consistant and yielded good lies. Tee Boxes and traps were less than average. This is a fun course as you get to use just about every club in the bag. However, $44 (18 + cart) for a par 61 exec course is a little high. It will be awhile before I return. Same old problems with back ups on the first 3 holes. Kudos to the ranger who actually got a group to speed up play that had fell two holes behind on the 4th hole.

Played 18 with some friends. The course was in rough condition as the tee boxes were under repair and many were in brutal shape. Several of the greens were also under repair but what made this round... Continue »

Played 18 with some friends. The course was in rough condition as the tee boxes were under repair and many were in brutal shape. Several of the greens were also under repair but what made this round particularly difficult was that work was being done during the round and the sounds of chainsaws, blowers and other equipment really takes away from your concentration and overall enjoyment.

It was great to get out and play again after a 3 month injury layoff. The course wasn't busy and was in pretty good shape overall except that the rough was very long and the maintenance crews were ou... Continue »

It was great to get out and play again after a 3 month injury layoff. The course wasn't busy and was in pretty good shape overall except that the rough was very long and the maintenance crews were out on several holes cutting and doing some repair work. Still worth the time to be out and play.

Played here on Friday, July 11, 2008. Walked on as a single at 7:00 a.m. Starter was kind enough to give me a discount that I had received but didn't have the paperwork. I probably wouldn't want to pa... Continue »

Played here on Friday, July 11, 2008. Walked on as a single at 7:00 a.m. Starter was kind enough to give me a discount that I had received but didn't have the paperwork. I probably wouldn't want to pay full rack rate here as it is only a 4366 yd. executive course. Course in mostly good condition. The only drawbacks are lots of divots and uneven ground on tees (but they were lush), standing water in some traps, and plenty of old ball marks on greens. Other than that, everything looked pretty good. Pace of play for our threesome was about 3 hours and 15 minutes, including waiting for the foursome in front of us from about the 4th hole on.

Addendum to my June 22, 2008 review: Sand traps were in poor shape with dirty, hard-packed, and thin sand. Not good, but I guess I should not have hit into them. I want to give this course a good rati... Continue »

Addendum to my June 22, 2008 review: Sand traps were in poor shape with dirty, hard-packed, and thin sand. Not good, but I guess I should not have hit into them. I want to give this course a good rating, but there are some things that need attention right now.

Played on Sunday, June 22, 2008. I received a two-for-one e-mail special (check out americangolf.com) at the twilight rate of $30, including cart. Only took the cart because it was hot--about 107 degr... Continue »

Played on Sunday, June 22, 2008. I received a two-for-one e-mail special (check out americangolf.com) at the twilight rate of $30, including cart. Only took the cart because it was hot--about 107 degrees. Greens were getting hammered from the heat. Nothing major, but the superintendant could use a syringe crew on those hot days. Other than the stressed greens, the tee boxes were pretty beat up. I guess with the many par 3 holes, everybody and their mother has to take a huge divot; it makes for some uncomfortable stances. Fairways and rough looked pretty good, although debris from the many eucalyptus trees could hamper efforts to find balls in the rough. Finished round in about 3.5 hours.

Wow. Is Vista Valencia really still being managed by American Golf?? Why can't they keep Upland Hills in this good condition?

I used to live in Valencia...so - I've played this track a LOT...but ... Continue »

Wow. Is Vista Valencia really still being managed by American Golf?? Why can't they keep Upland Hills in this good condition?

I used to live in Valencia...so - I've played this track a LOT...but not in several years.

I must say....it's in prime condition right now!

Fairways lush, rough long, but not-too-long, I think that the greens are near perfect (could be because I drained some Tiger-esque bombs yesterday!)

4.0 hours - booked on-line...a great golfing experience all around!!