Caught the bogey train at Eagle Glen GC on a warm, breezy afternoon at 1:00pm on Thursday, 4/29/21 booked through GolfNow for $42; also spent some time upstairs in the DB Lounge. It’s easy to do here ... Continue »

Caught the bogey train at Eagle Glen GC on a warm, breezy afternoon at 1:00pm on Thursday, 4/29/21 booked through GolfNow for $42; also spent some time upstairs in the DB Lounge. It’s easy to do here if you get in the wrong places or hit poor shots, especially on holes 1-5 and 16-18. I had booked as a single at 12:40, but starter Mike was pretty casual in terms of getting people to the tee – many groups went early, including the 3some I was to join. I was finally paired with a 3some of seniors and teed off 20 minutes after I was scheduled. They were OK playing partners, even the guy with the “Trump 2024” cap!

Eagle Glen is currently pretty Jeckel and Hyde in many places in terms of turf quality. I was forewarned on the practice putting green where dry, bare dirt patches were interspersed fairly lush growth that caused putts to wiggle around the hole. I found the same thing out on the course, especially in the fairways – really incongruous to see the large bare patches of rock-hard dried mud alongside areas where you got a nice green cushion under the ball. Other fairway areas were thin and shorter. Many holes had significant damage along the margins where carts enter and exit the fairways. I was disappointed at the several holes roped/marked as “cart path only” - the entire par-5 3rd; .the lower portion of the par-5 5th ; the par-4 11th; and the approach shots on the par-5 12th and the par-5 18th.

Rough had similar inconsistent conditions. I played the Blue Tees 6,279/70.4/131 (Whites are only 5,552/67/121 and many heroic required carries are eliminated; and there is no rated/sloped White/Blue combo on the scorecard) and never had a problem finding a good spot. From the Blue tees as placed today, all of the par-3s were in the 140-150 yard range. No rakes in bunkers but there was sufficient sand for normal play, although some had a lot of footprints. Greens were generally receptive and most had good coverage, although we saw scattered thin/bare spots and speeds were inconsistent. Remember that everything goes down the canyon toward the freeway!

Carts were comfortable with an interactive GPS that gives distances to the COG only, and a cooler with no ice. I don’t recall seeing a marshal, but we kept pace and it was busy behind us, finishing in ~4:20. There was divot mix provided on the carts, but the refill rack next to the 10th green was missing. We saw the cart girl several times. Restrooms were open. Outside patio dining was very busy with a buffet when I arrived – don’t know if it was walk-in business or a private party. Easy check-in with very helpful and informative Devon in the shop.