I was finally able to secure a tee time for the Dinah Shore course last Saturday for a fun birthday round with Greg, Alex, and Hillary. I was excited to finally use my Club Corp to play after the shut... Continue »

I was finally able to secure a tee time for the Dinah Shore course last Saturday for a fun birthday round with Greg, Alex, and Hillary. I was excited to finally use my Club Corp to play after the shut down and maintanece. During the winter its tough to get a weekend tee time so finally summer has come and the course was empty.

We played the Blue tee's which they were all placed back at the ANA tee placements this day so around 6700 yards and very strong winds. As previous reviews mentioned they fairways are tight and there are plenty of tall trees in play just off the fairways.

Conditions ranged from great to crappy. The tee boxes, fairways, and greens were all fantastic. Greens were firm and fast but rolled very well. I only recall one green showing any sign of the punching from a few weeks back. Fairways cut short and have some undulation that can kick your ball into the rough which wasnt fun. Tee boxes were fine with plenty of grass and 5-6 tee boxes to choose from.

The Only bad things about the course was the Rough and Sand Traps. The Rough was ok within 5 feet of the fairway then a 50/50 chance if you were going to find clumpy grass and dirt or roots from the trees. I dont know if they are just getting rid of the rough but it sucked to play from. The only way to hit well out of it was to hit stingers or punch shots. With No rakes in the bunkers it looks like even the crew has stopped caring about them. Most of them were firm and a few had heavy sand with a crunch top layer. Not fun to play from at all.

This is a great course and the layout is fun but given the chance I'd pick Pete Dye over this one anytime.