I played The Journey for the first time yesterday. I used an Underpar deal and was joined by rudyclub. The customer service was great from the parking lot security guard being helpful when I got a bi... Continue »

I played The Journey for the first time yesterday. I used an Underpar deal and was joined by rudyclub. The customer service was great from the parking lot security guard being helpful when I got a bit turned around,to my bag getting picked up at my car, and the friendly and efficient pro shop staff. We spent a little time warming up. This was one of the nicest practice areas I’ve seen- grass range with complimentary balls, a multi-bunkered chipping area and a very large putting green. All of these were in beautiful condition and it made me even more excited to get to the course. We headed out right on time at 8:30 am in the very comfy cart with good GPS and water bottles in the cooler. The course conditions were as close to perfect as I’ve seen anywhere recently. There were a few damp areas in the completely green fairways but they were not problematic. A nice touch was the divot mix being green to blend in with the grass. The tee boxes were level with very few divots, the rough was lush and cut short. The bunkers had wonderful sand. It was soft and just little heavy. It was so easy to hit out of that I was actually excited when I got to. It was such a pleasure to see every bunker on the course groomed and raked by previous players. The greens were wonderful. They were smooth and rolled a fast medium speed. Tim’s course knowledge was really helpful with the many hard to read undulations. The layout is so much fun and still challenging from the very short forward tees. There is a big variety of holes, from wide and relatively flat to extreme elevation changes and blind shots. I enjoy taking a lot of photos during a round of not just the golf holes. There were many interesting things on this course like big bridges and Indian huts. POP was a little over 4.5 hours. We waited only a few minutes here and there. There was no one behind us for most of the round so we were able to play at a leisurely pace and hit some extra shots. The Underpar voucher included a bounce back deal so I will definitely be back. I very highly recommend The Journey at Pechanga.