Played here this morning. Things were a bit disorganized early in the morning as groups were lining up on the first tee. After several had already gone off the starter came out and finally got things ... Continue »

Played here this morning. Things were a bit disorganized early in the morning as groups were lining up on the first tee. After several had already gone off the starter came out and finally got things more organized. He paired me with a twosome and we teed off about 7:10. The pace felt relatively slow for an early morning round, but we finished in about 4:15, so not awful as busy as it was out there.

Previous posts have mentioned some waterlogged areas on this course. By "some" it pretty much meant the entire course this morning. It was a really foggy morning, but the course was super soggy throughout. Fairways were either shaggy and soggy or thin and muddy. Many areas that would be considered "standing water." The rough was medium length, but tough with the wet conditions. Plenty of bare and patchy areas throughout the fairways and rough, but nothing too bad. Just so soggy it really made for a sloppy round. The greens have mostly recovered from recent aeration, but they are spongy and slow. A lot of unrepaired and poorly repaired old marks made for some bumpy putts. I was in one bunker and it was fine. Overall, I was little disappointed in the conditions, though.

The layout is fine. More residential than I expected and the fog obscured any of the surrounding views of the mountains for most of the round. The back nine layout is more interesting and enjoyable than the front, but that's not saying too much. Overall an OK course that would probably be better enjoyed in the afternoon right now if you want to avoid at least some of the sogginess.

One thing to note is it's hard to lock in a tee time here as a single because their GolfNow times are always jacked up and their website doesn't allow for singles. However, the online tee time deals are always better than the rack rate, which bothered me. I called ahead yesterday and the pro shop girl just told me to book a twosome on their site (no booking fee) and it wouldn't be a big deal if I showed up as a single. I don't really like doing that, but that's what the course actually suggested. It was worth it because I paid only $37.50 instead of the $56 they would charge me if I just walked on. They didn't raise an eyebrow when I checked in as only a single. Whatever works, I guess. They also have coupons directly on their website, so there are deals to be had.

Yucaipa Valley Golf Club Review
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