Very fun to play this course because of its unusual geography

Very fun to play this course because of its unusual geography

played 5/31 - other than the complete sanding of the greens on #9 and #10, the course is in great shape. i don't get the aeriation of 2 holes a week for the next 10 years being any better then just g... Continue »

played 5/31 - other than the complete sanding of the greens on #9 and #10, the course is in great shape. i don't get the aeriation of 2 holes a week for the next 10 years being any better then just getting it done and over with in 3 weeks? overall, a great place to play and a great value at $50 with coupon.

Played 5/25/05, Always a joy to play this track.

Played 5/25/05, Always a joy to play this track.

Played 5/11/05. Beautiful day, a great track to play. The greens were a bit slower than usual, maybe due to healing from being punched. Customer service top rate. 4 hours to finish 18.

Played 5/11/05. Beautiful day, a great track to play. The greens were a bit slower than usual, maybe due to healing from being punched. Customer service top rate. 4 hours to finish 18.

Best course in Riverside County!

Best course in Riverside County!

Played 4/20/05. No doubt this is my favorite place to play. Other than the greens being punched and the bunkers in need of sand the course is in excellent condition. Customer service is top notch and ... Continue »

Played 4/20/05. No doubt this is my favorite place to play. Other than the greens being punched and the bunkers in need of sand the course is in excellent condition. Customer service is top notch and overall a super value. Attention fellow golfers, if you have the chance to play here, don't pass it up.

Good course, reasonably priced with a GolfQ coupon for $50 on weekdays.

From one perspective, it's a one-hole course: the magnificent par 3 14th down into the depths of the quarry, with an enormou... Continue »

Good course, reasonably priced with a GolfQ coupon for $50 on weekdays.

From one perspective, it's a one-hole course: the magnificent par 3 14th down into the depths of the quarry, with an enormous rock face rising up behind the green. It really does give the impression you are playing golf in Yosemite Valley.

The rest of the course is more than adequate, but not many of the holes struck me as being ideal natural holes, like, say, the 10th at Sandpiper is such a joy because the land is so perfect for a golf hole. Instead, I kept thinking, "Boy, Curley and Schmidt did a good job making this awkward stretch of terrain into a decent golf hole."

From the other, less churlish perspective, Oak Quarry gives you 17 fine golf holes and one staggeringly great one, so why complain?

Further, there are no homes anywhere near the course, and you have spectacular views of snow-capped Mt. San Gorgonio on many holes, most notably the 15th where you drive out of a vast slot carved in the rock directly at Old Grayback.

One interesting thing about the course is that most of the length is in the par 3s and par 5s. From the 6600 yard blue tees, there are no par 4s over 406. For a shorter hitter like me, that's an attractive set up.

The hole corridors are adequate but not particularly generous in width, although you will lose balls in the many staked off environmental areas. Rustic Canyon this is not in terms of width, but it's more playable than many 1970-1980s courses built on similarly rugged terrain.

Conditioning seemed fine on April 14th although perhaps not up to the finickiest standards, but that's not a big issue for me. The sand in the traps seemed too hard to explode out of so I ended up chipping out.

I was a little disappointed that all the local grasses on the hillsides above the course had turned brown already this Spring, but their bushes are still verdant and some are flowering.

Played on Mon. 4/11/05 and the goofy aerification of the greens made for a lot of three putts. Every green a different speed. Also they just that day instituted a 5.00 charge for range balls. I thi... Continue »

Played on Mon. 4/11/05 and the goofy aerification of the greens made for a lot of three putts. Every green a different speed. Also they just that day instituted a 5.00 charge for range balls. I think for the drive and the $$ they could still throw in the range balls if they still want to be "the best course in So. Cal." Also their senior rate starts at 55. I think it should be 50, just like the senior tour. Give some back!!!!!

Course in good shape, but do agree, greens get chewed up a little, mostly from golfers who do less than adequate job of fixing ball marks.
Cart person did remark that effective 3-21 they were going ... Continue »

Course in good shape, but do agree, greens get chewed up a little, mostly from golfers who do less than adequate job of fixing ball marks.
Cart person did remark that effective 3-21 they were going to commence their goofy aerification schedule of 2 greens/week til done. Which means that for the next 3 months all greens will be different speeds again.