Played the Champions Course on Monday 11/26/18 as a twosome. Teed off at 9:30am. Pace of play was a leisurely 3.5 hours. It was a pleasantly cool day in the low to upper 60's, with a constant light wi... Continue »

Played the Champions Course on Monday 11/26/18 as a twosome. Teed off at 9:30am. Pace of play was a leisurely 3.5 hours. It was a pleasantly cool day in the low to upper 60's, with a constant light wind around 10 mph, with occasional gusts a little higher than that. Into the wind, your shots were definitely affected, but it wasn't too bad. I had never played this course until today. I was hoping for very nice conditions. Although it was pretty good, the overall course was good, but not great. Tee boxes were fine. The fairways were mostly green, with some thin and bare spots around. The coverage was good, but I was hoping for more lush conditions. The rough was patchy. Some areas were thick and lush at about 1 - 2 inches. Other areas were hard pan and bare. Most of the green surrounds were fairly lush, and mostly good to hit from. I was in 2 greenside bunkers and 1 fairway bunker. The sand is more dirt like, firm but reasonable to hit from. I had no trouble splashing out onto the green. The greens were firm and medium fast. Downhill they were very fast. The hard greens meant few pitch marks from balls landing on the greens and it was difficult to hold the green on your approach shot unless you hit it high with a good amount of spin. We ended up hitting approach shots short and letting them run up on the greens so they wouldn't end up at the back or even off the back. This is a fairly challenging course. Most of the tee shots play to comfortably wide fairways. The greater difficulty for me was the approach shots. Many holes are heavily bunkered, with sloping and elevated greens. Depending on pin placement, 3 putts were definitely in the picture. I enjoyed the round today, but it's not my favorite course in the Riverside county area.

October 13, 2018 goes on the Southern California calendar with reports of the long awaited rain which was great! The temperature was in the high 50s for the most part with some breze. I’m not sure t... Continue »

October 13, 2018 goes on the Southern California calendar with reports of the long awaited rain which was great! The temperature was in the high 50s for the most part with some breze. I’m not sure that this playing and current weather conditions will be a fair review for the course. It was wet and soggy conditions. What’s good is that the course is covered with good grass and for the most part the rough were lush though not very penalizing.. aw wet sand and some water in it. The greens rolled real well but it’s soaked and holds the ball where it lands- that could be good news for some or not.. for some. The pace of play sucked behind a very slow tournament- over 5 hours... YIKES!!!! Still a good golf day- better than going to a dental appointment. The kid practicing for his am tour next week was an inspiration to tee with- all day bombs and darts from him.. shakin my head.. kids these days... I’ll need to come back here and play it again in a better weather and conditions- nice track. Bev cart were around a few times. Staff were good and attentive including snack bar food folks.

Played 10/9 at 2 pm . 4 hr round. Minimal waiting. Cart girls always there till 330. Staff is always great. $25 round. Course was in great shape. Rough was just cut easy to find ball, but rough is ve... Continue »

Played 10/9 at 2 pm . 4 hr round. Minimal waiting. Cart girls always there till 330. Staff is always great. $25 round. Course was in great shape. Rough was just cut easy to find ball, but rough is very penal, After the first cut. Fairways in great shape. Some areas were really muddy played those as gur. Greenside bunkers were great, I was in a few ( 3 sandys!!) Greens were great, fixed a few ballmarks. Course is in spectacular shape. Only complaint is they dont have ball washers anywhere on the course?? But it's been like that since they had the ball/club cleaner on cart then removed them.

After reading Hollis and adigitalg87 reviews I decided to play the champions course before it goes down for maintenance. I want to thank Morongo for a great experience and Hollis and adigitalg87 revie... Continue »

After reading Hollis and adigitalg87 reviews I decided to play the champions course before it goes down for maintenance. I want to thank Morongo for a great experience and Hollis and adigitalg87 reviews. I've been passing on playing here despite it being local. Golf course was in wonderful condition. Much improved from my last round here in the Spring.

Booked an 8:52 round for the champions course Sunday morning for $63. I arrived at the course more than an hour early in order to take advantage of the ample and very spacious practice area. Two huge ... Continue »

Booked an 8:52 round for the champions course Sunday morning for $63. I arrived at the course more than an hour early in order to take advantage of the ample and very spacious practice area. Two huge putting green complexes, an ample chipping area that often has balls ready to be collected to practice with, including a pretty big bunker adjacent to get bunker practice in, along with an all grass range with about 20 or so stalls to hit from. The champions course was very busy today, as expected due to the closure of the legends course for maintenance. Short waits on nearly every hole, but not long enough to be annoyed, at least not in my opinion. Pace of play ended up being right around 4:45.
Tee boxes had good coverage, don't remember any being unlevel except for the tee box on the par three number 15. Large tee areas for tee boxes to be moved around regularly ensure no overuse in any one particular spot to avoid excessive divot damage, very important for the par three holes. 8/10
Fairways were very lush in some places, quite wet in others where there was a bit of over watering, but virtually no dry spots that I came across. The softness of fairways led to good drives having very little roll out, which is not a complaint, just a state of fact. 8/10
The bunkers, and I was in a few, were mostly damp, but playable as long as you didnt try to get too far under the ball. A pleasant surprise to play out of actual sand versus the soft dirt I've encountered at some other inland empire courses. 7.5/10
Rough was quite penal, in some places your ball was only visible standing within 10 feet or right on top of it. In other places, though not many, it was a bit patchy wherein the ground was maybe a bit too hard to grow consistent coverage throughout. Difficult to rate
Greens were nicer than I typically expect here with the high amount of traffic. They did seem to be just a touch quicker than the practice greens. Plenty of contours on these green complexes, and I've played here when it seemed the person who places the pin positions was angry at the world, but not so much on this day, lol. I did find myself fixing between 2 and 3 unrepaired divots per green. 8/10
Due to the large practice areas, engaging starters who maintain order on first tee box, a cart girl who makes regular rounds, the course marshalls who constantly observe and the friendly staff, from check-in, restaurant and cart barn attendees, this is one of my favorite places to play. Highly recommended.

Played 8/26 @3pm. $20 after 3. Best deal in my area. Not to mention steak night. For $12.95. $33 for 18 holes and a great steak! Can't beat it. POP was about 3 and a half hours. The course is in ... Continue »

Played 8/26 @3pm. $20 after 3. Best deal in my area. Not to mention steak night. For $12.95. $33 for 18 holes and a great steak! Can't beat it. POP was about 3 and a half hours. The course is in great shape. Legends is closed for fall maintenance. Fairways are great unless you land on the kikuyu areas. Rough is penal if you veer too far off track. The bunkers looked great.. Greens are in great shape. Staff is very friendly. Very lucky to play this great course for the price!

Played the Champions course 5/5/18. I was supposed to play the legends but they moved us over at our request because it was less busy.This course is beautiful! I was very impressed with how green the ... Continue »

Played the Champions course 5/5/18. I was supposed to play the legends but they moved us over at our request because it was less busy.This course is beautiful! I was very impressed with how green the fairways were. Tee boxes were in pretty good shape. Some had some damage but overall they were good. They cut the grass so theres 3 cuts. Fairway, 1st cut and a 2nd cut. I love this because this is how a course should have it. Greens were slow in the morning and sped up as the temperature went up. Not too difficult to read. The point on this course is just to play safe and you can score well. It's not a course you want to take risks on. The scenery was great and my father and I finished in 4 hours. We only had to wait on the 1st hole and other than that P.O.P was great! The starter was an older man who was very kind but you could tell wasnt all there in the head. He told us, "Now after you play hole #1, you then go to play hole #2." HA!! I think he was just lonely. Anyways it was a great day for Golf. Only bad thing was that we got there at 6:50am on cinco de mayo and they had NO ONE IN the bar!!!!!! We saw the cart girl 3 times but not until hole 8. It was 97 degrees out and cold beer would have been great on holes 1-7!!!! They need to staff their clubhouse more efficient.

Was disappointed on the conditions at the course. The fairways were not in good condition and for the price it should be much better. The greens rolled well ,but so firm you could. It hold an approac... Continue »

Was disappointed on the conditions at the course. The fairways were not in good condition and for the price it should be much better. The greens rolled well ,but so firm you could. It hold an approach shot. I played the course in December and it was awesome, so I hope it is just changing of the grass seeding and not just letting it go?

Played Morongo yesterday with a 1037 tee time. POP was 5 hours and 45 mins (!!). I love the layout of these two courses but right now the conditions are pretty sub par for them.

Tee boxes: A litt... Continue »

Played Morongo yesterday with a 1037 tee time. POP was 5 hours and 45 mins (!!). I love the layout of these two courses but right now the conditions are pretty sub par for them.

Tee boxes: A little beat up but level. Mowed close and wide enough to find clean spots.
Fairways: Winter thin, fairly firm, but the ball always sat up. A couple of times it bordered on too thin however. Back nines coverage better than the front.
Rough: 1.5 to 2 inches. In some places much higher. Ball would sit up though and it wasn't a huge factor in club selection
Bunkers: Seemed thin but actually played just fine. A lot of pebbles but that has more to do with how windy it is out there I think.
Greens: My major complaint. While they rolled smooth and quick they were absurdly firm. As in not being able to hold greens with short irons firm. A real issue at this course since almost all the greens are fronted by bunkers so playing punch/run shots was near impossible.

Like I said I love these courses, and conditions aside, the near 6 hour round is just crazy. I can get that in OC don't need to drive 1.5 hours thanks. Unfortunately cannot recommend the courses at this time.