Had to take my son to SD airport, so figured I'd take the opportunity to play down south.
Played Presidio / Mission on 6/17 as a single. TeeOff.com rate of $59. Paired with 2 other singles. Played... Continue »

Had to take my son to SD airport, so figured I'd take the opportunity to play down south.
Played Presidio / Mission on 6/17 as a single. TeeOff.com rate of $59. Paired with 2 other singles. Played white tees.
Conditions: Tee boxes good coverage, a few par 3s a bit chewed up but certainly acceptable.
Fairways - for the most part pretty good, a little wet in spots, but nice lies. A few holes had some dirt patches, but not bad.
Rough - spotty, some sections a mix of grass and weeds. More than a few bare/dirt patches.
Sand - hit or miss. A few had nice soft sand, a few had a shallow layer of sand with hard pack underneath.
Greens - best part of the course IMO. A little on the slow side, but consistent from green to green.
A few things - GPS on my cart didn't work.
POP - Over 5 hours. I understand it's Saturday morning, but really, 5+ hours for this course? Group in front was the issue. No effort by the course to move them along.
Not sure what other SD courses charge, but $59 for course conditions and POP was about the max I'd pay here.

Played 2/25/17 8:30 $69 POP 5 hrs + Played Mission/ Friars. Mission fairways mostly green, with many browned areas mixed in. Over all not bad. Tees good, traps ok. mix of good and hard pan Greens in ... Continue »

Played 2/25/17 8:30 $69 POP 5 hrs + Played Mission/ Friars. Mission fairways mostly green, with many browned areas mixed in. Over all not bad. Tees good, traps ok. mix of good and hard pan Greens in good to very good shape. Receptive. Ran fairly smooth at a good pace of medium fast. Many poorly or un repaired ball marks. Friars fairways in mostly poor shape. Since it will be demoed in the near future they are not doing much to keep them in good shape. 10%-20% hard pan dirt areas mixed through out. Greens were in the same shape as mission. On the other side of the tunnel of the Friars side. There was a table set up where they had a person selling draft beers for a buck. He said it was a 'thank you' for playing the Friars 9. We hung out for a few minutes !!!

Played on 1/8 with my $19 birthday round. Played Mission/Friars. Teed off (as a 3 some) at 6:37am and didn't have anyone in front of us until we hit the Friars 9 around 8:00am. Then things basicall... Continue »

Played on 1/8 with my $19 birthday round. Played Mission/Friars. Teed off (as a 3 some) at 6:37am and didn't have anyone in front of us until we hit the Friars 9 around 8:00am. Then things basically ground to a halt. There was one horribly slow foursome that caused the tee boxes to be backed up four groups deep on some holes. Ended up around 2:45 to play the second nine.

Conditions seemed improved over where the course was in the Fall. Greens were in good shape. Cut tight and rolling very quickly. I really struggled reading the greens, especially on the Friars nine, where I struck it reasonably well but ended with 21 putts...lol.

Fairways had some areas of burnout/packed mud because of flood damage from the recent heavy rains, but there were always some good areas nearby to move to (winter rules!). They were cut short. Rough was fairly short and playable. Generally decent coverage but some trouble areas just like the fairways. I think I was in one bunker and there was enough sand that you didn't need to be worry about blading it 70 yards over the green. Grass on tee boxes was a little long, but nothing that inhibited play. A few could also use some leveling, but again nothing too drastic. So, overall, the course was in pretty good condition and certainly worth the $19 I paid for the cart!

I've always liked the layout at Riverwalk. It's a very playable course for all skill levels. It's got a good mix of shot making and grip it and rip it holes. And it's nice to walk a flatter layout once in a while. Definitely a place to put on your list if you are struggling and need to get your game right.

Piggy-backing on the reviews of Itslikeimsayin, apisarski, and Gregholla. Had a great time playing with those guys, loose atmosphere with a lot of laughs. Some pretty thick fog obscured the golf cou... Continue »

Piggy-backing on the reviews of Itslikeimsayin, apisarski, and Gregholla. Had a great time playing with those guys, loose atmosphere with a lot of laughs. Some pretty thick fog obscured the golf course until the third hole, making for some damp conditions to start with. The Presidio nine did look like it had some fairways with new patches of sod laid down, and some repairs needed to the edges of a couple of the greens. The Mission nine was in the usual pretty good shape. The bunkers stood out as the best feature of the course to me that day, lots of consistent sand to dig into.

We were unfortunately out of sync with the beverage cart, catching it once on the front side, but then seeing it roll by while we were near the clubhouse (Greg, I still owe you a drink).

Played here on Sunday, what a morning! Overcast with a slight drizzle of rain, sun just peeking out through the marine layer, couldn't ask for a better morning! Played with Alex, Mark and Andy. Great ... Continue »

Played here on Sunday, what a morning! Overcast with a slight drizzle of rain, sun just peeking out through the marine layer, couldn't ask for a better morning! Played with Alex, Mark and Andy. Great group of guys, minus Alex (kidding).

Tee'd off right at 7:50, only one other group in front of us, and the pace stayed that way throughout the round. The fairways were very nice, a little damp in the morning due to the drizzle. The nice part about playing in the morning is the club just cuts right through the grass.

Teebox's - Very level, plenty of room to get a stable footing. Overall very nice to hit from.

Greens - The roll on the greens were amazing, true rolls all day. Besides a couple repair marks, the greens speed stayed consistent during the day.

Sand Trap - Although I only hit out of one bunker all day (phew) the lie I had was in a non-repaired shot from the previous players, besides that it was a great. A little wet, but that was expected.

Fairways - There was significant repairs going on with the fairways, but if you hit the tee shot right, there was always a good lie. There were a lot of un-repaired shots in the fairways, kind of a bummer when you hit a great shot and end up in a divot.

I really enjoy this course, the shape could of been a little bit better. I still enjoy myself every time I come play the Mission/Presido courses. Great time, good laughs, great people always equals a good round. I will be back again!

Played Riverwalk for this past sunday 11/6 with Gregholla, Mark, and Andy. We were greeted by a friendly staff and out on the tee box on time. Groups had good separation and we never had to wait all d... Continue »

Played Riverwalk for this past sunday 11/6 with Gregholla, Mark, and Andy. We were greeted by a friendly staff and out on the tee box on time. Groups had good separation and we never had to wait all day. We started the day on the Presidio course followed by the Mission. I favorite nine was by far the Mission course. Great holes with lots of water hazards to adjust your approach to. Lots of the holes had good risk vs reward mentality, and really challenged you to think about placement and club choice. A lot of the courses I play you can grip it a rip it so this was nice to see.

As far a conditions go greens would have to be the highlight of the round. They were nice and firm and decently fast. All breaks were true to read but still very challenging to make longer puts. Pin placements really made you have to nail your approach shots as a bad placement could easily turn into a 3 putt.

Fairways were okay shape and were under significant repair. They are adding a ton of sod so there is a lot of patchwork. If you were in the fairway you generally had a good lie. The rough was inconsistent mix of kikuyu grass dirt and other grass. One thing i noticed is how many unfilled divots there were. All over the place there were big deep divots that people just left. This can be a problem in high target areas.

All in all I really enjoyed this course. Maybe in a few months as we get into the spring season the repairs with take shaped and provide another level of quality. Even so fun day with good company and good laughs.

Played a GK Review Guru outing here today with gregholla, apisarski and Kahoutek. We had a 7:52 tee time on Presidio-Mission. We started right on time with a little gap ahead of us (group in front was... Continue »

Played a GK Review Guru outing here today with gregholla, apisarski and Kahoutek. We had a 7:52 tee time on Presidio-Mission. We started right on time with a little gap ahead of us (group in front was just finishing the first hole) and it stayed that way all day. No waiting and we finished in almost exactly 4:00. Foggy early and then on the 4th green suddenly the sun burst through and it was nice the rest of the day. I mention this because I feel this course looks and even plays much better under sunlight rather than moist, dreary skies.

Conditions: Some greens showed visual evidence of a somewhat recent aeration, but I don't think it affected how any putts rolled all day. For the most part, the greens were really nice: smooth, medium fast, and very accepting of full shots. I think Kahoutek had one putt bounce on him, but otherwise they were smooth. There's a good amount of subtle undulations on these greens that make them challenging to putt well, imo. Fairways have good coverage but are slightly thin in some spots, which is where the wet early morning conditions become troublesome, at least for me. On the thinner fairways that I know are wet underneath, I tend to try to "pick" the ball too much instead of hitting through it. That's why I'd prefer to avoid the morning fog and play here later in the day when the sun is out and the course dries out some. Rough also had good coverage, although not quite as consistent as the fairways. Not too deep nor too penal anywhere. I was in one bunker and it was really nice. Tee boxes fine all day. All in all, Presidio-Mission looks and plays quite good right now.

Played 10/30 11:15 tee time with Mark and Pat, scheduled for Friars/Presidio. Got sent out a little early only to wait on four in front of us. First tee on Friars was a temporary, about 100 yards in... Continue »

Played 10/30 11:15 tee time with Mark and Pat, scheduled for Friars/Presidio. Got sent out a little early only to wait on four in front of us. First tee on Friars was a temporary, about 100 yards in front of original tees. Large bare dirt spots in fairway despite recent resodding. Waited on every shot for first two holes, as did the group in front of us. Next group were the culprits. We skipped 3 and 4 and pace was great the rest of the round. No marshal in sight. I guess it's just the expectation of beating the crowd during the Charger game that got me a little miffed. This is not the place to beat that crowd. Friars greens and collars were decent, still showing signs of aeration and some bumps, but the fairways, rough and fairway traps well below average. The greenside bunkers were okay, but there many rocks and in one case an exposed rock face in the fairway bunkers. Tee boxes, the six we played, were level with average coverage. As we made the turn there were two foursomes on the tee for Presidio, neither of which was the foursome we had been playing behind. It was clear they were getting as many people out as they could, with little thought to routing play efficiently. When I went to the pro shop they looked around, called the first tee on Mission, and sent us out in front of the foursome that was waiting there. Mission was in much better shape, the greens seemed a little quicker and smoother, the fairways were well covered with the usual Heinz 57 mix of So Cal grass. Fairway bunkers were better, but still with some rocks. Other than just pumping as many folks as they could out, staff was pleasant and accommodating. I learned not to come here expecting a quick round on a Sunday, even as we finished, at 2:30 - only played 16 - there were foursomes waiting on the first tee of Mission.

Birthday golf...Friars/Presidio. I would have been happy with 9 holes as I didn't have reservations but got to play 18. I will play there again. Friars was under going some maintenance but played fine... Continue »

Birthday golf...Friars/Presidio. I would have been happy with 9 holes as I didn't have reservations but got to play 18. I will play there again. Friars was under going some maintenance but played fine. Overall a fun day.