I have been playing this course for years. It has had its ups and downs, but right now the course is in the best condition I have ever seen. Even the renovated bunkers are finally starting to play l... Continue »

I have been playing this course for years. It has had its ups and downs, but right now the course is in the best condition I have ever seen. Even the renovated bunkers are finally starting to play like bunkers, but they still have a ways to go - too many rocks, too much sand, and hole # 6 actually has a pipe running through the pock bunker in front of the green. I found it a couple rounds ago, ouch!

The marshals are good about "trying" to keep the speed up, but I stay clear of Saturday's - it is pretty slow and even tee times after 11 on Sunday can be a 5-6 hour round.

Like the poster below, I will never understand why they mess with the greens so much. I played on 2/19 and they were slow. 2 days later on the 21st, I was blowing them by the hole 4-6 feet! Just as soon as they get them in pristine condition, they punch them. And I heard that they don't roll them often enough and that they don't use the ring around the hole creating a "crown" letting many putts "fall off".

Still, it is a very fun, challenging course and the back 9 is so different from the front.

With the Creek Card, it is the best value in Orange County for a "higher end" course. Strawberry at $150 is ridiculous and the last time I played not in great condition. I love Arroyo, but not in the winter time with the dormant fairways, and they raised their rates!

Course is in suprisingly good shape. Fairways are still green while most others courses are dorment right now. Green are better than some posts have let on... slower than some courses but still fairly... Continue »

Course is in suprisingly good shape. Fairways are still green while most others courses are dorment right now. Green are better than some posts have let on... slower than some courses but still fairly smooth. I do find them spongy at time which is likely why so many complain about the occasional bumps. In my opinion, this is still one of the best public courses around.

Mid Winter conditions with the tee boxes and fairways suffering now. Greens are in very good shape but speed is inconsistent. Bunkers are in good shape.

Mid Winter conditions with the tee boxes and fairways suffering now. Greens are in very good shape but speed is inconsistent. Bunkers are in good shape.

Played here 1/13/07 and as usual the course is in great shape except the GREENS!!!!! I just don't understand why they can't figure out how to keep the greens in good shape. I'm not a greenskeeper by... Continue »

Played here 1/13/07 and as usual the course is in great shape except the GREENS!!!!! I just don't understand why they can't figure out how to keep the greens in good shape. I'm not a greenskeeper by any means, but I dont get how 6 weeks ago the greens were SMOOTH and FAST, and literally 2 weeks later I played and they were CRAP. I played here again last week and they have ALREADY sanded the greens again after just overseeding and punching them 6 weeks prior. The greens were SUPER BUMPY, with sand all over them so that your approach shots would just skip across the sand like little ball bearings, and it makes it nearly impossible to make any short birdie putts because you just had to hope that it would get a lucky bounce and make it in the hole. This is my home course and I love it, and the Staff is GREAT, and the Course is GREAT, but the greens are absolute GARBAGE. I'll be back every other week like usual because it is a great course. I just wish the greenskeeper would talk to a greenskeeper from a sister course to get some advise on how to keep them fast and smooth.

Course is in good shape, fairways are lush, but the greens are very hard and quite bumpy. Still a very enjoyable course!! Great service!!!

Course is in good shape, fairways are lush, but the greens are very hard and quite bumpy. Still a very enjoyable course!! Great service!!!

Conditions are fine. Greens are fairly fast and hard. Some areas were overwatered; some thin spots on fairways. But, overall, nothing to complain about.

Conditions are fine. Greens are fairly fast and hard. Some areas were overwatered; some thin spots on fairways. But, overall, nothing to complain about.

Great Value in Southern California! First time I played this course was yesterday and found it to be in great shape. Greens were fast and smooth. Golf Shop informed me of a Membership Program calle... Continue »

Great Value in Southern California! First time I played this course was yesterday and found it to be in great shape. Greens were fast and smooth. Golf Shop informed me of a Membership Program called the "Creek Card". By joining this program the rates are better than any other course for the value you receive. I will definitely be back!

Played on the 12/21 and what a difference there has been from summer time play. Greens and fairways in great condition. One thing that I enjoy now are the greens. They finaly roll without jumping a... Continue »

Played on the 12/21 and what a difference there has been from summer time play. Greens and fairways in great condition. One thing that I enjoy now are the greens. They finaly roll without jumping and skipping around. Great job out there greenskeepers. Play was just under 4:15, seems pretty long for a Wednesday afternoon. Best public course in South County by far. ck

Course much improved since I last played there during the spring. Still a lot of wet spots in the fairways, greens generally good, with a few suspect areas. Difficult not to like this course, particul... Continue »

Course much improved since I last played there during the spring. Still a lot of wet spots in the fairways, greens generally good, with a few suspect areas. Difficult not to like this course, particularly the back nine.