Had the treat of playing at PVCC - Championship with Gary, Ron, and Matt. A Most Excellente Magical Monday with solid golfers who were excellent playing partners! PVCC - Championship is a hybrid Park... Continue »

Had the treat of playing at PVCC - Championship with Gary, Ron, and Matt. A Most Excellente Magical Monday with solid golfers who were excellent playing partners! PVCC - Championship is a hybrid Parkland and Resort style course that features mature palm trees, strategic bunkering, fairway mounding and moguls, along with numerous water hazards that are traditional of Ted Robinson Design golf courses. In many ways this course reminded me of Marriot Desert Springs – Palm Course in Palm Desert, CA, but much better and more challenging. The course is primarily flat but offers a lot of fairway undulations throughout, which keep you in-check. The course is surrounded by various dwellings, which appeared to be for quality living. The course is certainly walkable and is very scenic. The course primarily defends itself with well positioned bunkers and beautiful water hazards, medium to fast sloped greens that tend to be elevated, and funneling wind conditions. The course was always fair and played in a “what you see, is what you get” manner. The course played its yardage, fairways offered moderate roll out on drives and greens held approach shots well. The course was very well manicured and in Pristine-Christine Condition! The course layout is rated a 4.9 out of 5, conditions are rated a 4.9 out of 5. I note the following: Tee Boxes: Level and green, no damage. Condition excellent. Fairways: Green, lush, and defined from rough. Condition excellent. Greens: Green, medium-fast in speed, with medium firmness. Noted to be undulating and tricky to read at times. Speed about a 10. Condition excellent. Sand: very well maintained, heavy, and soft. Condition excellent. Rough: very well maintained and defined, about 3 – 4 inches. Condition excellent. Water Hazards: Water features were very well placed but never unreasonable to the player. Such were noted to be very attractive which provided an additional beauty element to this very fine golf course. Condition excellent. Waste Areas: Waste areas were noted on a handful of holes and were maintained with manicured nature that offered little to no recovery potential. Condition excellent. Driving Range and Practice Areas: The range was very nice, hitting off an artificial turf matt surface into a grassed valley. Range included various markers from 100 - 250 yards with runout at about 300 yards. Range balls were quality range golf balls that were very well maintained. I also noted a very nice chipping area and practice bunker. Excellent practice facility here, no doubt. Practice Putting Greens: Two were noted. Large and in excellent condition. Speed was consistent with course. POP: 4.25 hours – no wait was encountered on any hole. We paced ourselves accordingly. Pro Shop: High quality and beautifully stocked. Service received was excellent. Food: Had their Signature ABC Burger with fries. It was one of the best burgers I have ever eaten. WOW! Really enjoyed this course and I strongly endorse playing PVCC if given the opportunity. This course is a fair test of golf that comes with a great surrounding environment, nice water features, and an overall beautiful scenery. I note the members here are very spoiled by this well-manicured wonderful golf course! I will play again if given the opportunity. I place this course as one of my top 3 favorite courses in the Desert and would consider joining if I lived I the vicinity. Everything about this club was perfect or close to it. This was a 5 Star Experience! Thank you, Johnny and GreensKeeper.org for this Awesome Outing!