Played Riverwalk 18 today using the coupon from GK, such a good deal at $35. Course was in overall good shape. Tee boxes were a little beat up but playable. Fairways were good for the most part, a lot... Continue »

Played Riverwalk 18 today using the coupon from GK, such a good deal at $35. Course was in overall good shape. Tee boxes were a little beat up but playable. Fairways were good for the most part, a lot of new sod but mostly playable. Wasn’t in the sand but my partner was and seemed to be good. Greens were good but a little bumpy. They have recovered from maintenance but need a good mow.

For the price it’s a good deal. Pace was under 4 hours and the course didn’t seem to busy.

Played here yesterday (7/10) with GK member Nat and his two friends Bert and Jason on a previously purchased GN tee time for 1pm. Riverwalk holds a special place in my heart as it was the home course ... Continue »

Played here yesterday (7/10) with GK member Nat and his two friends Bert and Jason on a previously purchased GN tee time for 1pm. Riverwalk holds a special place in my heart as it was the home course for the high school golf team that I could never make and for the previously nice conditions and proximity to my residence, however it has slowly slipped into half oblivion and half potential residential property. The conditions here are nowhere near what they once were and although the prices here are always fair, soon even that may not save Riverwalk. Tee boxes: Decent shape as we played the blues today for some extra challenge. Ground was fairly even and consistency of turf varied from rock hard to melted butter. Overall there were no major issues as just moving a few inches presented new turf conditions. Fairways: Varied from total GUR to decent lie depending on the hole. I distinctly remember hole 1 on Presidio having about 50% of the hole be ground under repair and the turf that wasn't all that great. Other holes like 6 on Mission being much better. It really depended on what hole but overall mediocre. Rough: Penal at times, though it varied as much as the fairways. Some areas had stagnant water and we nearly ran our cart straight into it. Other rough areas were fairly deadpan. The penal rough was challenging to lift the ball from, the dead areas didn't offer much in the way of clean shot-shaping. Sand: I was in only one bunker today but it had decent sand to hit from; more dirt-like sand than beach sand, but my litmus test has always been if I can get out and try for a sand save, then it can't be that bad of condition. Sand was raked in most cases. Greens: The highlight of the round and it saved the day. Good and fair roll and rarely an unfixed divot. Burnout spots here and there and some greens were clearly better conditioned than others but never found one unplayable. ETC: Service was friendly though the cart attendant probably had a bad day. Got out in time and made it around in a little less than 4 hours so I will take that any day on a course like this. Carts were serviceable but our GPS didn't work and our cooler had been taken off the cart. Know for a fact the food here (in the clubhouse) is actually quite tasty but the "grill" at the turn has been flip-flopping between a trailer near the driving range and the window near the cart return and it still isn't very clear. Again, for a price less than $35 it is still more than playable, but at this rate either Riverwalk in its totality will probably close and become condos (that WILL flood mind you) or the course will simply fall into disrepair in the vain of Cottonwood before they re-did things.

Played Riverwalk today using the greenskeeper.org coupon. $35 for this course is a good deal.

Tee boxes in good shape, blue and white were combined on most holes. Most were level and easy to play ... Continue »

Played Riverwalk today using the greenskeeper.org coupon. $35 for this course is a good deal.

Tee boxes in good shape, blue and white were combined on most holes. Most were level and easy to play from. Fairways are a mixed bag. Most are good in the center but the more you go to the edges the worse they get. They need to do a better job of marking ground under repair. Sand was good, a little wet due to the rain but still playable. Greens were in good shape and most rolled well with just a few bumps here and there.

If you can get a deal it is still worth playing but I would not pay the regular rate.

Got out to Riverwalk yesterday with the GK coupon ($35). I usually play this course 3 or 4 times a year. It has always seemed to be a average course at best. Yesterday was no different. They always se... Continue »

Got out to Riverwalk yesterday with the GK coupon ($35). I usually play this course 3 or 4 times a year. It has always seemed to be a average course at best. Yesterday was no different. They always seem to have issues with GUR on the fairways. The tee boxes were ok and sand seemed about average. The greens were pretty slow but definately the best part of the course. The guys we got paired up with were locals who played it all the time and had a blast playing with them. Hope they finally get this course where it should be.

Played both the 18 and 9 today. Most will remember the mission / presido is now the only 18 holes and the friars has been renamed the sunset 9. I’ll post a review for the sunset 9 also.

Course is i... Continue »

Played both the 18 and 9 today. Most will remember the mission / presido is now the only 18 holes and the friars has been renamed the sunset 9. I’ll post a review for the sunset 9 also.

Course is in pretty good shape. It’s been a few months since I have played here. The recent rain has helped green the place up. Tee boxes were level with the par 3’s being the only boxes chewed up. The rest were in good shape. Fairways are getting better. Most were green with some brown spots. A couple times I had to move my ball to get an appropriate lie for hitting the fairway. Sand was in gods shape both fairway and greenside bunkers. Greens were the highlight, a little bumpy but nice coverage and rolled at a decent speed.

Take advantage of the offer on blog site and use the coupon. $35 for this course is a good deal.

Played here yesterday (1/3/19) with fellow GK member molebio (Nat) on an 11:45am tee time for $32. In case anyone reading this hasn't been here in the last year or so, the three different 9 hole optio... Continue »

Played here yesterday (1/3/19) with fellow GK member molebio (Nat) on an 11:45am tee time for $32. In case anyone reading this hasn't been here in the last year or so, the three different 9 hole options have been truncated into an 18 (with the routing being Mission->Presidio) and the old Friars 9 now called the Sunset 9. This review is for the 18 hole course. Conditions today were about what I expected considering the weather in San Diego; rain on Monday/Tuesday and freezing temperatures at night. For the price not a bad deal.

Tee boxes: Okay condition. Nothing terrible that would prevent you from standing semi-level on the tee. Blue tee boxes get the most play here as the course isn't particularly long, so they will always take a little extra abuse on the daily.

Fairways: Okay to good condition. Again, nothing spectacular and nothing detrimental outside the occasional GUR. A mixed bag of good lies and hard-pan areas with a generous amount of roll. A few areas of GUR came into play, but only a handful of times.

Rough: Not too much to speak of but those areas where it does exist have some level on penalty to them. The OB and hazard areas are much harder to deal with.

Bunkers: Was only in one but it had a decent amount of good sand with medium consistency, enough to be able to shape shot with. The fairway bunkers are challenging in their placement and size.

Greens: The best part of the course. Great shape, good solid roll and not insanely difficult, though they ran very fast. Good to see people taking care of their divots.

ETC: Carts have very basic GPS that I believe was a bit off on this day. Staff was friendly and got us out a few minutes before our scheduled time. Pace of play was roughly 4 hours in Chamber of Commerce weather. Conditions may not be ideal, but good enough for the price to come on out.

Played Monday 10/8 @ 7:40am. PoP was 4:10. Course is in average shape. Lots of bare spots on the fairways and rough. Decent amount of divot damage on the greens. All in all, impressed with the p... Continue »

Played Monday 10/8 @ 7:40am. PoP was 4:10. Course is in average shape. Lots of bare spots on the fairways and rough. Decent amount of divot damage on the greens. All in all, impressed with the pace of play but the conditions of the course have gone downhill in the last few years

Walked on as a single Monday morning at 9am. Used the GK coupon and check in was smooth, pro shop put me out with a 9:30 tee time behind a mini tournament. Checked in with starter and he paired me up ... Continue »

Walked on as a single Monday morning at 9am. Used the GK coupon and check in was smooth, pro shop put me out with a 9:30 tee time behind a mini tournament. Checked in with starter and he paired me up with another single and sent us to the first tee before the tournament. Nice!
They seem to have trouble growing grass in the first 75 yards of the fairways, pretty much painted green dirt. Rough was pretty much the same way. Tees and bunkers are in good shape. Greens were excellent. Firm, smooth and rolling fast with some subtle breaks that made three footers interesting. POP was a little under four hours. Place was busy but operating smoothly.
GK coupon was a great deal, did see a few walkers but could not find the rate and when I went to check with starter he was swamped. Layout is what you see is what you get.

Played with a bachelors party group on Thursday 2/8, three groups teeing off starting at 12 pm. The check in was, like always, slow. A room full of people and one register going. When I got to the des... Continue »

Played with a bachelors party group on Thursday 2/8, three groups teeing off starting at 12 pm. The check in was, like always, slow. A room full of people and one register going. When I got to the desk there was some confusion as we had been told a rate of $35, but we were charged $49? No worries, we got sent out, a couple players from out of town needed rentals and those clubs were there set up in their cart ready to go . . . on to the course.
Tees: flat enough, with enough coverage to play from, so fine
Fairways: some patchy areas, some dirt areas, not visually pleasing but playable for the most part
Rough: pretty much ditto from the fairways just a bit longer, 1 to 2 inches were there was some
Bunkers: actually some of the best bunkers I've played from in the last couple years . . . let's just say, better than most
Greens: firm, quick and very nice condition almost on par with the bunkers
POP: pace of play was great as we were the first of the three groups out and finished 3 holes ahead
Customer service: was excellent from the snack cart to the 19th hole which kept the kitchen open a bit late for our group which was nice.
Recommendation: sure, it's a mostly mellow golf experience with the only improvements need being check-in and the fairway/rough, but it's been a long time since it's rained making that a tough proposition. The rumor is the place may only be there for another year to so, so go play it before it's gone!

Such a shame if we truly lose such a cool, convenient, golf facility!