Decided late morning to head to the friendly confines for twilight, but Balboa Park was all booked up until 2:45 with a CIF tourney. So I headed across the bridge to Nado. I didn't know that twilight ... Continue »

Decided late morning to head to the friendly confines for twilight, but Balboa Park was all booked up until 2:45 with a CIF tourney. So I headed across the bridge to Nado. I didn't know that twilight is now at 3 there and it was 1:30 when I got there. Well the tee sheet was empty from 1:15 until twilight so I decided to warm up and then make this my first "walking" round since coming back from hernia surgery as Nado is flat and an easy walk. $35 to walk is a bit steep for this place, but It was wide open, I played solo and didn't catch anyone until 18. Now, me and Nado don't get along, never have, but it's a decent track that's an easy walk. The course was in good muni condition, evidence of punching was still there on the greens and some of the fairways.
Tees: flat and playable
Fairways: mostly well covered, but thin, with many un-repaired divots (this place gets A LOT of traffic!)
Rough: minimal at best, inconsistent and patchy (the views 'from' the course are pretty, the actual course not so much right now . . . but plenty playable)
Bunkers: the best I have ever seen them, some full of heavy deep sand (with some un-raked foot prints in a couple I was in . . . it's OK, people who played before me, I raked em) and others a bit thinner but well covered
Greens: rolling decent, medium speed, still a little bumpy and a bit on the hard side but good shots stuck, just left minimal if any mark
POP: no one was in front of me, 3 hours 15 minutes walking (and just cruising at that)
Customer Service: great, was given time to warm up a bit then sent right out, saw the snack cart twice
Facilities: big putting green, chipping OK, another practice green just past the driving range with a nice deep bunker and lots of area to pitch and chip. Always on mats at range
Layout: I like the layout, it's interesting enough, challenging enough with some pretty longish holes especially considering the wind, flat with some well placed bunkers . . . but I just can never score well here even when I'm playing well, but I have watched friends tear it up.
Overall: a nice muni, usually very busy but I got lucky today, worth the $35 to walk alone, quickly, when it's busy and you are waiting a lot, not so worth it. I'll be back, I always am coming back trying to figure out how to play this place . . . someday!