Date: 11/05/22

Pace of Play: 4h35m @ 7:30am (4th out) / 4h10m @ 1:40pm (chasing daylight)

Cost: $80/$40(replay)


Service and Amenities:
Clubhouse was closed along with the restaurant and... Continue »

Date: 11/05/22

Pace of Play: 4h35m @ 7:30am (4th out) / 4h10m @ 1:40pm (chasing daylight)

Cost: $80/$40(replay)


Service and Amenities:
Clubhouse was closed along with the restaurant and proshop. Check in is done around the building on the backside at the cart barn window. Staff was friendly and welcoming. Starter was friendly enough but did not offer any guidance about the course. He was there to take receipts and then disappear after getting the waivers.

Small snack window on the right side of the clubhouse (when looking from parking lot) that had standard fare: hotdogs, chips, beers, etc. Fair prices for a course.

Bathrooms and locker rooms non-existent outside of the comfort stations that were in need of some TLC.

Range was great with decent amount of targets and very nice grass to hit off of. Their range grass was very reflective of fairway grass. Range Balls were definitely below average with a mix of well worn range balls and an assortment of balls that seemed to be lost from holes to the range.

No chipping green but there was a putting green on the way up to the first tee. We did not use it before our round but definitely should have.

Greens:
The greens were very interesting. We didn't think they were going to be quick by their looks but they definitely were. Probably rolling around 11-12 and rolled very true. Having never played here before I had a hard time reading the greens for whatever reason and could not get a feel for the speed. That isn't on the course, it is on me! I will say that I have not played greens this receptive in some time; caveat that with them being extremely soft. I was able to back up a 4iron and my buddy had a 3wood spin back on 18. It was fun to zip wedges back past the pins though. Speaking of pins, the locations were tricky and seemed to always be on edges of slopes.

Fairways:
The fairways were some of the best I have played in recent memory. They reminded me of torrey pines leading up to the tournament every year. They were very lush but firm. You could take nice clean divots and replace them which is always a good feeling. Drives got a decent amount of roll.

Bunkers:
Green side: decent with varying degrees of depth but thin in spots. Outside of the green side waste bunker on 9, they seemed to have nice sand and you were able to get out of with high, soft shots.
Fairway: the one I was in had small, medium, and large rocks. No rake so I wasn't sure if it was supposed to be groomed or not. In either case, got out without issues but there was a bit more sand in there than expected.

Tee Boxes:
No complaints here. Nothing special, definitely well played, but flat and had good grass to hit from on the par 3s.

Rough:
Two different types that we saw out here. First was the very thin hairy rough that would gobble up balls if they settled down but not hard to hit from if you found it. Second was thick wet rough that was very penal. Overall, rough was up 2-3 inches on average with some areas that were more and less. Group had a few lost balls where it ran through fairways and was never found again.

Overall:
Course was great! I would love to play here again but it is such a trek up from San Diego. Fun layout with challenging greens and tee shots. Course played very different from the two tee boxes we chose for each round. Gets a bit windy in the afternoons which adds to the fun. This course will definitely be on my list, especially when I am planning desert trips as it could be an easy stoping point to break up the drive right off the freeway.