Played 4/8/15. New owners have improved drainage and although it had rained the night before the course was in pretty good shape with a few muddy spots in the rough. Overall the fairways are much im... Continue »

Played 4/8/15. New owners have improved drainage and although it had rained the night before the course was in pretty good shape with a few muddy spots in the rough. Overall the fairways are much improved with grass now growing where there used to be bare spots.
Sand in the traps was wet and heavy and trying to explode the ball out was an exercise in futility.
Greens had been aerated and sanded on the front half. Sand was quite thick in some spots which really affected approach shots.
Pin placements were horrible on four greens. Holes were placed on steep parts of slopes or bowls and lag putts to within a foot didn't hold and rolled 15-20 feet away. Not a fair test of golf unless they add windmills and clowns.
But with the $32 special ongoing (green fees, cart, lunch, two beverages) I can't complain.

The staff is nice here, never had a problem with them. The practice facility works if you don't mind mats. Other than that, I can't say anything positive about RSJ.

Tee'd off as the first group on... Continue »

The staff is nice here, never had a problem with them. The practice facility works if you don't mind mats. Other than that, I can't say anything positive about RSJ.

Tee'd off as the first group on a Saturday morning, played the front at what should be POP everywhere, but it's not, of 1.5 hours. When we approached the 10th tee, there were multiple groups on the tee box waiting. I found this strange, so I asked the starter what was going on and he replied "They are playing the back 9 only".

I find it incredibly pathetic and greedy that RSJ would let groups play the back after a certain time in the morning. The reason people wake up so early and pay the premium rack rate at courses is for one simple reason, Pace of play. We get up that early and tee off in the dark so we don't have to wait. Again, pathetic RSJ. When I questioned this to the starter he had no words to say back, just sat there.

I wouldn't recommend this course to anyone who actually enjoys golf.

Played today with the Senior deal(cheap rate, lunch & Beers!). For the life of me I can't understand why the owners don't dump some money in this course. With its location and the proximity to two ver... Continue »

Played today with the Senior deal(cheap rate, lunch & Beers!). For the life of me I can't understand why the owners don't dump some money in this course. With its location and the proximity to two very over-priced courses this place could be something..At any rate we got off on time and the fairways on the front nine were pretty beat (they usually are). Greens were really pretty good. Ball rolled pretty well. I really like the back nine on this course. Fairways are much better. Only play this course if you get a deal and you'll have a good time.

Played 2/15/15 as a single walk-on and got out within 30 minutes. Slow play on the front nine, better on the back. Had marshall on first tee, which moved things along. Greens were very good with mu... Continue »

Played 2/15/15 as a single walk-on and got out within 30 minutes. Slow play on the front nine, better on the back. Had marshall on first tee, which moved things along. Greens were very good with much slope. Fairways uneven with bare spots with nominal rough. No cart girl, but they have internet specials which include lunch with drink at the turn. Easy to get out as a single and reasonably priced weekend golf.

Played the course on Sunday February 1 and it was in terrible condition. The fairways had dirt patches as large as 30 yards. Dead patches of grass everywhere. Some fairways had portions covered with p... Continue »

Played the course on Sunday February 1 and it was in terrible condition. The fairways had dirt patches as large as 30 yards. Dead patches of grass everywhere. Some fairways had portions covered with plastic. It took over 5 hours to finish the round. Off the fairways and sometimes in the fairways some parts were some lakes and muddy. Not worth the drive and especially not worth the money.

Played this course on Sunday the 18th. Fairways are sparse grass and or dirt. Lots of GUR. The Greens and tees are still in good shape. IMHO There's no way they should be charging that much money to p... Continue »

Played this course on Sunday the 18th. Fairways are sparse grass and or dirt. Lots of GUR. The Greens and tees are still in good shape. IMHO There's no way they should be charging that much money to play a course in such bad condition. I'm not going back until they fix that place.

Could not agree more with the last review by chevelle. The greens are really the only good part of this course, other than the layout. It is overpriced and because they have so much back nine play i... Continue »

Could not agree more with the last review by chevelle. The greens are really the only good part of this course, other than the layout. It is overpriced and because they have so much back nine play in the morning, makes it all but impossible to get around quickly when teeing off at dawn. When you factor in the price and conditioning, better off traveling somewhere else and spending a few more $$ if you intend to play in the OC

Played Friday Jan 9th. As stated in the previous review, this course is in terrible shape. The tee boxes were ok, greens rolled pretty nice, the traps were mud, and the fairways, OMG horrible. Nothing... Continue »

Played Friday Jan 9th. As stated in the previous review, this course is in terrible shape. The tee boxes were ok, greens rolled pretty nice, the traps were mud, and the fairways, OMG horrible. Nothing but mud. POP was good at 4 hrs and that is with us waiting every hole on a walking 4some in from of us. IMHO, this is a typical Orange County course that is WAY over priced, $48 I mean come on, We are playing The Babe this friday for $49. This is not the only O.C. course that likes to charge high fees because of there location,(O.C) they really need to get off their (O.C.) high horse, their course is horrible. Their price should be $34 INCLUDING cart. At least I won't have to come back for another year when my group will play here again.

Course is in bad shape due to the drought and recent rains. They are doing a lot of work to improve things but have a long way to go. Fairways are either thin or muddy with lots of bare spots; even ... Continue »

Course is in bad shape due to the drought and recent rains. They are doing a lot of work to improve things but have a long way to go. Fairways are either thin or muddy with lots of bare spots; even if you play "lift, clean, and play" its hard to find a decent lie. Tee boxes and greens are fine.
It appears that most of the work to install drains has been done as there were no open trenches on the course. But I hope the work they've done is more effective than today's conditions show.
Drainage and sand in some of the traps is much improved.