Clubhouse: nice and medium sized, very large clubhouse rest rooms, decent pro shop that does needs some restocking. the only thing that could be a little better is over all cleaning, but still nice.
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Clubhouse: nice and medium sized, very large clubhouse rest rooms, decent pro shop that does needs some restocking. the only thing that could be a little better is over all cleaning, but still nice.

Food: I had the club wrap I think and man was it good, also included some large fries that had some type of seasoning on them that was very very good. Service was fast, the bartender even offered me a free piece of pumpkin pie.

Tee Boxes: as level as they come. I did not have any problem finding a nice spot to hit from. A few had short carpet like dormant bermuda patches but over all nice.

fairways: Smooth, semi dormant bermuda grass, a few wet patches from the large amount of rain received last week, the slope on this course is tuff. You had better be able to cut or draw the ball at will.

Greens: recent punching did not affect the roll on these greens what so ever. they rolled so true. a few had some bare spots. but over all in great condition, and nice that the grounds keeper did not put the cup cut any where near the bare spots which were mostly on the outside of the greens.

Bunkers: very DEEP pot like bunkers that guard a majority of the greens from the fairways. I will say that the condition of the bunkers is poor. One reason is all the rain that took place last week, but they could all use about 8 inches of filling with nice sand.
The sand is these bunkers is hard and mixed with dirt.

Rough: approx 2.5 inches deep, again some dormant bermuda patches, but forgiving and overall was not bare in many places.

Service: Joe in the pro shop was very helpful and just a cool guy, this morning they had to delay the start of play due to frost. So Joe and I through the rubber cup around on the carpet and played 9 holes of putt golf. The over all feel is that these people are here to please. I talked with the Head Pro and he said the whole course has gone through some MAJOR MANAGEMENT CHANGES.

I loved the layout of the course, I had a really good time here, I think things are only going to get better. I mean look at the last review to this one in with one months time separation.

Played in a tournament at Temeku on 11/15/08. Given the nice location (Temecula Wine Country) and cost to play, it is a shame that Management doesn't seem to care about golfers.

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Played in a tournament at Temeku on 11/15/08. Given the nice location (Temecula Wine Country) and cost to play, it is a shame that Management doesn't seem to care about golfers.

The practice facilities give a clue about the course conditions. The practice green had many bare spots and the driving range was horrible. I don't like hitting off of mats, but if I'm forced to, the mats shouldn't look like they have been exposed to the elements for 20 years. I've never seen such a sorry excuse for a driving range.

The course layout is actually interesting and challenging but the course conditions are just poor. It looks like they water the sand traps but don't water the fairways...BROWN, DEAD grass is everywhere. I'm not a big hitter but I hit a couple of drives about 300yds because they run forever on the dead fairways. I also had a couple of shots roll back 30 yds plus because of the conditions.

The greens were medium speed and rolled true for the most part but there was lots of divot damage, bare spots, and some greens looked diseased.

To top it off many of the ball washers have water (but no towels) and the water drinking stations have water but there aren't any cups.

I won't come back until this place changes management and someone comes in who actually cares about golfers.

Course overwatered, ball sinks into mud even if hit straight down fairway. Rough extremely high not maintained and gooey...easy to loose balls. Poor course management no spacing on tee offs get em' of... Continue »

Course overwatered, ball sinks into mud even if hit straight down fairway. Rough extremely high not maintained and gooey...easy to loose balls. Poor course management no spacing on tee offs get em' off as quick as possible and let em' wait going around the course....best off to stay away from this course.

Course has potential, but is lacking lushness, dead grass everywhere, weeds in the rough, just felt like a trashy course. I just cant belive how bad the course was, with redhawk right down the street,... Continue »

Course has potential, but is lacking lushness, dead grass everywhere, weeds in the rough, just felt like a trashy course. I just cant belive how bad the course was, with redhawk right down the street, i dont see why they would let the course go. I wont be coming back here

Wow,
what a disappointment.
I made the one hour drive from home to met friends at was once a nice course, and wow what happened to temeku hills, I think they closed the course, shut off the water an... Continue »

Wow,
what a disappointment.
I made the one hour drive from home to met friends at was once a nice course, and wow what happened to temeku hills, I think they closed the course, shut off the water and just didn't tell us. The front nine is dead and gone, no joke, the greens and fairways were so dead and dry that they have started to seperate leaving small gullies. The back nine was somewhat better but after playing the front you don't really care anymore.
Someone needs to save this course

What's happened to this once nice course? Greens especially on front nine had some kind of disease, my cart ran out of juice on the big hill on #12. Cart person said they had lost their general manage... Continue »

What's happened to this once nice course? Greens especially on front nine had some kind of disease, my cart ran out of juice on the big hill on #12. Cart person said they had lost their general manager and it's been going down since. It's a crime if you have to pay full price but I got on with red dot but still felt a little cheated. Eric in pro shop was great and other staff but course is hurting till they get new management.

Whole course in terrible shape, Greens, Fairways, Tee Boxes all in terrible condition. No sand in sand traps, Back nine Greens a little better then front but still patchy and bumpy. Hot day no beverag... Continue »

Whole course in terrible shape, Greens, Fairways, Tee Boxes all in terrible condition. No sand in sand traps, Back nine Greens a little better then front but still patchy and bumpy. Hot day no beverage cart. Pro shop guys great. Had a great Re-Gripping deal. Got a new Two Thumbs Grip for my putter. Try it works great.

This is the worst golf course I've ever played. Brown grass all over the place. Greens were the worst I've ever seen at a 18-hole course.
Green Fee was $69, should have been more like $29 for the p... Continue »

This is the worst golf course I've ever played. Brown grass all over the place. Greens were the worst I've ever seen at a 18-hole course.
Green Fee was $69, should have been more like $29 for the poor quality of this course.
Two words describe this hole accurately: GOAT TRACK

July 5th, 2008 was the first time I played this highley regarded golf course in Temecula Wine Country. I have heard great things about Temeku including; great value, beautiful scenery, mint condition,... Continue »

July 5th, 2008 was the first time I played this highley regarded golf course in Temecula Wine Country. I have heard great things about Temeku including; great value, beautiful scenery, mint condition, great staff. Today EVERYTHING was completely the opposite.

COURSE CONDITIONS:
First, the course was in terrible condition. There was almost zero green grass anywhere on the course. Burnt, brown grass dominated the entire 18-hole course. The only exception were in areas where drainage problems created minor flooding issues (and thus greener grass). The teeboxes AND greens looked like they haven't been seeded or rolled in about 6 weeks. Of the 18 greens, only 5 were in decent shape. The rest were were either over, or under, watered. Also, the Greens were filled with crabgrass, old divots, and poorly refilled holes! Many had golf cart tire tracks running through them. Every green sloped from front-to-back and completely lacked originality.

$$ VALUE $$:
The value just wasn't there today. For it being summer/off-peak conditions I'd expect to pay lower than peak greens fees. With a "Click-for-Tee-Times" discount I payed $54 to tee off @ 10am. Regular price is $69 for weekends.

COURSE MANAGEMENT:
Some of the employees were completely incompetent. First, Temeku has a 'no-denim & collared-shirt only' dress-code policy. However, numerous golfers wore ripped jeans, sneakers/basketball shoes, and/or T-shirts.
Second, an older male starter scolded a young female starter very loudly as I tried to tee off from the 10th tee. I asked his to quiet down but all I got was a smug look before he resumed making this young lady feel stupid.
And, Temeku's staff allowed numerous college aged kids to play for free with carts. This was confirmed by the obnoxious and cocky players who admitted as much. The most troubling aspect of our round was the actions of a volatile twosome that were let on the course for free (and giving free reign to raise hell) by an employee named Chase, or Jason? After playing the first 12 holes without seeing these hoodlums anywhere, they popped up behind us on the 13th fairway. We witnessed them trash the course by intentinally taking divots out of greens & teeboxes with wedges. They threw golfballs at a home with a for-sale sign on it. FInally they threatened to "beat me up," with a 5-iron, after I asked them politely not to cut over to the 15th tee as I was finishing on the 14th green. They must of thought this was WWE and not GOLF!

My advice to ALL GOLFERS is to stay far away from Temeku Hills Golf in Temecual, CA. There are at least a dozen better public golf courses within 30 miles. Or, if your looking for a uniquely annoying, and possibly dangerous golfing experience then Temeku Hills is just the right place for you!!