From 5/19 Played another very fun round of golf at one of my favorite courses in the Desert and Valley. This a great course layout designed by Jack with strategic challenges and scenic views. For ... Continue »

From 5/19 Played another very fun round of golf at one of my favorite courses in the Desert and Valley. This a great course layout designed by Jack with strategic challenges and scenic views. For the positive, the layout is fun and challenging. The layout and design are an A+. This is a great course for an advanced golfer, yet playable for mid-level golfers. ESG is a fun Players Course that is a reasonable test of golf with wind speeds that exceeded 20 mph in the afternoon.. ESG is a very well-designed into the desert and places premium on accuracy off the tee and into greens. The course features clear definition between its mid-sized to wide fairways and rough areas, well placed bunkering on fairways and proximate to greens, along with strategic water hazards on a couple of holes, with fast greens. The course layout is rated a 4.8 out of 5, conditions are rated a 3.0 out of 5. I note the following: Tee Boxes: Average condition Fairways: Mixed green, yellow, and dry and at times tight. Average condition Greens: Damage that included dirt spots, dead spots, and bumpiness. Speed cannot be determined as each spot presented its own challenge. Poor condition Sand: Maintained and firm. Average condition. Rough: rough was defined from the fairway and green collared but not too overgrown, about 2 – 4 inches. Very grabby at times. Average condition. Waste Areas: - Waste areas on various holes did not offer the opportunity of recovery due to their overgrown nature. Above average. Driving Range: None available. Large hitting nets with multiple stalls available for warm up. A nice chipping area was present. Practice Putting Green: 2 small greens noted on site, condition average. POP: 4.75 hours The facility included a nice restaurant, and pro shop. Service received at both was good in the morning only. However, the restaurant closed after 2 pm and made it clear that they did not want to provide service for their customers after 2 pm. They were very rude about it as well despite many customers requesting food and drinks. They had advised that they were closing at 5 pm when I made the reservation but changed their mind and were unapologetic on our golf day. Furthermore, this misrepresented their hours on their website as well. Dog Vomit Rating for them in this area! Won't eat here again! Really enjoyed this layout, morning food, and the quality of my play for the day. However, conditions and service here were below average, which was surprising. Cart guy didn't greet us or give us carts at arrival, self service. After the round, he took our bags of and placed them on the ground after our round. Didn't even use the stand. Employees just wanted to leave and did not care to provide any customer service. So bad! Complete fail in this regard. EGC is a shadow of what it once was, sadly. Hoping they recover as this is a solid track.