Played Course 1/2 (5,155/64.9/110) on 5/4/26 from the Green tees with a high school buddy in cool, blustery weather conditions. These two courses are generally recovered from greens aeration last mont... Continue »

Played Course 1/2 (5,155/64.9/110) on 5/4/26 from the Green tees with a high school buddy in cool, blustery weather conditions. These two courses are generally recovered from greens aeration last month. Course conditions are similar to those in my recent reviews, although in the cooler weather today the greens seemed more receptive and softer. Putts didn’t run out like they normally do, but you still have to be careful on the downhillers. Many teeboxes here have a lot of slope to the rear of a right-handed golfer – that should be an easy fix for course maintenance – anyone have a string and a level? Kikuyu rough continues to be unpredictable for lies but consistently eats your ball quickly when you hit into it. Played in just over 4 hours.

Played 9 holes on Course 3 (the shortie) on a gorgeous golf day in the afternoon on Friday, 5/1/26. Course came out of aeration of greens just last week, and the difference from normal conditions is e... Continue »

Played 9 holes on Course 3 (the shortie) on a gorgeous golf day in the afternoon on Friday, 5/1/26. Course came out of aeration of greens just last week, and the difference from normal conditions is evident. Greens are still showing aeration holes/sanded areas in scattered parts of some greens. Greens are softer than normal, holding/slowing pitch shots, and are rolling slower than usual – on longer putts, it’s easy to leave a lot and risk the dreaded 3-jack. Rest of the course is in very good condition. I wasn’t in any traps, but no complaints from playing partners.

Course was busy and is frequented by the older members here. POP today seemed slow with a lot of waiting, but we finished in just over 2 hours.

Played Course 1 (2,652) on 4/19 and Course 1/2 (5,155/64.9/110) on 4/23/26 from the Green tees after the two nines had come out of green maintenance/aeration the week prior. Not much has changed in th... Continue »

Played Course 1 (2,652) on 4/19 and Course 1/2 (5,155/64.9/110) on 4/23/26 from the Green tees after the two nines had come out of green maintenance/aeration the week prior. Not much has changed in the way of conditions here in the 10 months since I resumed playing. Tees are usually good but many on these two nines are somewhat or severely sloping. Fairway bunkers are very firm and greenside bunkers lack sand and are difficult to play from and control your shots. [Shop said an extensive bunker renovation program is planned soon - we'll see.] Fairway lies are tight but usually good with pretty good runout (for kikuyu), while rough is highly variable and you can get the ball in a grass clump, sitting down in an uneven area, bare dirt, and who-knows-what. Greens are consistent in term of speed and firmness, with more exposed greens being firmer/faster in the late afternoon. The recent aeration left some limited areas on greens with visible sand fill and softer landing conditions, but those should clear up quickly. No cart girl or ranger at any time. The course is generally pretty busy as the membership here is large. Many walkers and personal carts but play usually moves OK – we finished 4/23 in just over 4 hours.

Played 18 holes (Course 1/2) getting ready for Las Posas GK/Vivid event, on the back end of several days of northeast winds and sunny, dry days. Course was dry and greens were dry and firm, not holdin... Continue »

Played 18 holes (Course 1/2) getting ready for Las Posas GK/Vivid event, on the back end of several days of northeast winds and sunny, dry days. Course was dry and greens were dry and firm, not holding shots well and slick to putt, especially downhill. Generally good conditions, but bunkers continue to need more sand and regular deep grooming – greenside bunkers with very thin sand layer over a packed base results in bounced/bladed recoveries. I think course 2 has some of the most interesting holes of the 3 nines – the stretch from Course 2 holes 4 thru 7 are visually appealing and challenging to your game, with uphill approaches to trapped greens and slopy, slick putting surfaces.

Played 9 holes (Course 3) starting to gear up for the Las Posas GK/GM/VIVID event. Will have to do better going forward as I hit maybe 2 or 3 solid shots all day. Only some good breaks and making a fe... Continue »

Played 9 holes (Course 3) starting to gear up for the Las Posas GK/GM/VIVID event. Will have to do better going forward as I hit maybe 2 or 3 solid shots all day. Only some good breaks and making a few putts I normally do not make kept the final total from being ugly.

Conditions remain good. With the recent occasional rain and cooler temperatures, the fairways and rough have greened up and filled in quite a bit, so large bare areas are rare. Greens have pretty good coverage, although most are pretty firm and low-trajectory shots (like mine) have long releases, Ball marks on these greens are generally small – that does not excuse all the unrepaired marks on every green(!). I was not in any sand traps. Tees are generally level and well-grassed; tees on the par-3 holes are more challenged, although players appear to be making use of the sand bottles on the tees.

POP was right around 2 hours. The first tee was busy and I feared a slow round, but we moved fairly steadily, with only short waits on most shots.

A couple of very late reviews. Played 9 holes (Course 1) with GKers Itslikeimsayin and TomHooter on 1/30/26, then tried to play 18 holes (Course 1/Course 3) with GKer lkmckin on 2/5/26. Tee times are ... Continue »

A couple of very late reviews. Played 9 holes (Course 1) with GKers Itslikeimsayin and TomHooter on 1/30/26, then tried to play 18 holes (Course 1/Course 3) with GKer lkmckin on 2/5/26. Tee times are hard to come here by if you don’t jump on them immediately (available 7 days in advance), so in both rounds we got later start times and limited light. The round on 2/5 was scheduled for 1:30 pm, but the tee sheet was running late and we were behind a deliberate foursome; we finally jumped ahead of them by skipping holes 2&3 on Course 3, then raced to finish 15 holes before the cart return deadline. Thanks to Mark, Tom, and Lindsay for joining me for these rounds.

Conditions continue to be pretty solid as we go through a mild, damp winter. Greens coverage is good with a few scattered bare spots. Green speeds are usually pretty constant through the round; uphill putts need to be struck solidly and downhill putts, especially to the SW, can surprise with rollout. Greenside bunkers usually have adequate sand, a firm base and adequate playing layer. Fairway coverages are good; rough can be cut low and playable or deeper/bushy/juicy and be difficult to effectively move the ball forward. Tees are generally flat, set wide, and provide a good hitting surface. Some show a lot of divot damage. As with most courses, many players fail to fill divots and repair ballmarks on greens.

Accepted a gracious invite from dconnally to play nine holes here this afternoon along with TomHooter. We played Course 1, which fittingly begins right below the clubhouse next to the practice putting... Continue »

Accepted a gracious invite from dconnally to play nine holes here this afternoon along with TomHooter. We played Course 1, which fittingly begins right below the clubhouse next to the practice putting green. Our time wasn’t until 3:24 but we teed off maybe 8-10 minutes early. Despite waiting on the group in front of us pretty much all afternoon, pace was pretty good and we finished nine in about two hours flat, with just enough sunlight. There was no one behind us, but maybe one or two more groups could’ve finished if there had been.

Conditions are very nice! White tee boxes were all great, no issues. Fairways had uniform coverage of healthy green turf, providing nice lies. The rough also has good coverage and is 2-3 inches in most areas but deeper in a few rare spots. I was in a couple bunkers and they were in good condition with more sand than it felt like there was, if that makes sense. The greens were mostly smooth, medium to medium-fast speed, and very accepting of well-struck shots. As you might expect so late in the day, there were quite a few unfixed ball marks, but nothing terrible.

Course 1 is the longest of the three nines and is comprised of three par 3s, three par 4s, and three par 5s. From the white tees, the par 3s could use more variety in distance, but otherwise no complaints. The par 4s and 5s on this nine are very nice with a good mix of elevation changes and doglegs. I liked it quite a bit! Great times with David and Tom! Thank you for the invitation, David.

Played all 3 nines over the past two weeks, including my first full 18 holes in 6 months on the 1-2 combo on Wednesday, 12/10/25, trying to get better prepared for the GK Plays Desert Willow on 12/20.... Continue »

Played all 3 nines over the past two weeks, including my first full 18 holes in 6 months on the 1-2 combo on Wednesday, 12/10/25, trying to get better prepared for the GK Plays Desert Willow on 12/20. With the cooler weather and no rain in 2+ weeks, the courses are dry, fairly firm, and play fast across the close-cut fairways. Lies in the fairways are not lush but generally good. Rough has thinned out with the dry spell and is generally easy to hit from. Greens are dry and pretty firm – approach shots generally leave only small ballmarks. Greens roll well at medium+ speed and are dangerous downhill as speed must be controlled. Some greens have scattered bare spots/damaged turf. Traps are in only OK condition with firm, thin playing layers being the norm. Tees can be spongy and somewhat uneven, but are generally OK to hit from. Ongoing issues include no on-course monitors to move play (although generally 9s are completed in just over 2 hours); unrepaired ballmarks and sand raking (common everywhere, I guess); and questionable playing etiquette from too many members.

Course 3 again on a beautiful, pleasant day. Time change has pushed everyone to start earlier, and the Club Championship was finishing up so many fivesomes packed across courses 1 and 2.

Conditions... Continue »

Course 3 again on a beautiful, pleasant day. Time change has pushed everyone to start earlier, and the Club Championship was finishing up so many fivesomes packed across courses 1 and 2.

Conditions are similar to previous reviews. However, several greens on course 3 had scattered bare spots. Greens are pretty firm and quick despite the recent aerification in late September – beware the downhill putt or the extended rollout. Tees look like they’ve recently been thatched or whatever – many areas of ruffled grasses. The short par-3 4th had a hitting mat set up to one side for all tees as the main teebox was being worked on. Fairways and rough are pretty short and tight – both have many/scattered thin/bare spots that make for tight/difficult lies. Traps continue to be very firm with only a very shallow surface layer.

Generally, always a good pace and amenable to a relaxed play.