Played for the first time in a tournament on Sunday morning, on a very mild, pleasant day where a nice breeze came up around noontime. Layout is okay, not wide open, but not too tight either. It's ... Continue »

Played for the first time in a tournament on Sunday morning, on a very mild, pleasant day where a nice breeze came up around noontime. Layout is okay, not wide open, but not too tight either. It's good to play a course where houses don't line every hole (although they are on the left side of the first hole). On the front side, there is a stretch of holes that go steadily uphill along the I-215 freeway. A couple of those greens had holes cut on some pretty tough slopes. The back nine is across the freeway. The constant train movement nearby was a bit distracting. One train in particular made some really awful squealing noises, like "The Best Sound Effects from The Exorcist". Greens were nice, smooth and a little above medium speed. Ball marks looked mostly repaired, but not repaired very well. Worst part of the course appeared to be the bunkers. Each bunker I was in seemed to have less dirt (not sand) than the one before. You almost had to play the shots like chip shots off of hard pack. The tee boxes sometimes had little slopes in them, but not as severe as I've seen other American Golf courses. Service was pleasant, with the pro shop being extra friendly. The range was kind of odd...irons only, with no fencing on either side, just tall trees. I was in a tournament, so play was pretty slow. I wouldn't mind playing here again, but I don't think I'll make a point of it.