played the blacks on friday 4/12 on a golf now 26.00 hot deal, weather high 60's with 10 to 15 mph wind.first let me say it has been over a year since I have played up here in Ramona (about a 40 min d... Continue »

played the blacks on friday 4/12 on a golf now 26.00 hot deal, weather high 60's with 10 to 15 mph wind.first let me say it has been over a year since I have played up here in Ramona (about a 40 min drive) and if not for Rubyclub's last review I might not have gone...so just to be clear all the reviews I had read from other sourses said don't waste your money,no grass in the fairways,greens are like putting on dirt, well I am here to say its not true...the greens were very good(yes occasionaly small bald spots near the outer edges of 2 or 3 greens)fairways were lush,some large of trees have been cut down,bunkers were great, service was very good(grumpy had the day off)maintance is still working hard.As of today they tell me they have not recieved a time line when they will close to overhaul the course.as for the two things I think that were under par...all the black tee boxes had been punched and sanded and were not very leval at all, and my other concern is how the course treats single golfers(yes I was the only purchased tee time at 12..but they make no attempt to group with a three some that tee off 1152 or a single at 1212 so be forwarned if you need to play with others you might want to bring your own!
lastly sometimes you have to see a course to guage someone elses review..play it now and make own judgement before it closes.

Played 4/1/19 3:30 pm $27
They have delayed the reconstruction of the course until sometime in May, so the course is still open. As you may expect, they are not doing a lot because the reconstruction... Continue »

Played 4/1/19 3:30 pm $27
They have delayed the reconstruction of the course until sometime in May, so the course is still open. As you may expect, they are not doing a lot because the reconstruction will be removing & replacing greens & fairways. The greens were firm. Running at a touch above medium. (Which is FAST for SV)
But were bumpy in the afternoon. Many sick areas mixed throughout the greens. Fairway's were in good to great shape. Green and mostly lush. We easily got the round in and then played 4 mores holes to finish the day. Worth a day if you can find a deal before they close for the year of renovation.

Played the back nine on 8/5/18 Summer has taken a pretty big bite. Fairway's are mostly green with many dry/brown areas mixed through out. The green areas are great. The dry areas are hard pan. I'd sa... Continue »

Played the back nine on 8/5/18 Summer has taken a pretty big bite. Fairway's are mostly green with many dry/brown areas mixed through out. The green areas are great. The dry areas are hard pan. I'd say it's somewhere around a 65/35 that you find the good grass from Tee.
Green at SVR have always been very slow. This day they were berber carpet slow and very bumpy. Nothing a good mow and roll wouldn't solve! Were very receptive and mostly in green lush shape. Bunkers were very firm, but looked consistent. If you can find a deal fun can be had.

Played 10/15/17 1:30 $ 30 POP 4:05
Course was in decent shape. Fairway's a mixture of grasses and mostly green and some what lush. Decent lies most of the time.
Greens mostly healed from aeration,... Continue »

Played 10/15/17 1:30 $ 30 POP 4:05
Course was in decent shape. Fairway's a mixture of grasses and mostly green and some what lush. Decent lies most of the time.
Greens mostly healed from aeration, but most have dead areas along the perimeter from a disease they have been battling. They never caused any issues as long as you could chip over them instead of putt across them. They were still bumpy and typically SLOW. Over all in good shape and if a deal can be found a fun day to be had.

played on friday june 2nd with a 1230 tee time...finished at about 445pm..never had to really wait on the group before us.Custmer service is first class from Fred and Jack in the pro shop to the girls... Continue »

played on friday june 2nd with a 1230 tee time...finished at about 445pm..never had to really wait on the group before us.Custmer service is first class from Fred and Jack in the pro shop to the girls in the sandwich snack bar at the turn, which you will aslso find a full bar and resturant,there is no cart girl so load up before and at the turn,plenty of water stations and one restrooms on each nine plus the clubhouse.the course itself is very player friendly/wide landing areas off the tee and most greens are medium to large and protected by bunkers on the sides though a straight path from the fairway for low running shots.There are really no forced carries off the tee but just plenty of sunshine /nice views /and not many homes to contend with(really just the first 5 holes).
every one has something that keeps them coming back to a course or courses... for me it is fairways,I like places that have fairways that feel like capeting/ I am not a big divot maker more of a scooper of the ball so these fairways always seem to have the ball sitting up nicely.I highly recomend making that 40 min drive from san diego...its well worth the trip!!!

Played a 4 hole loop at 5 pm on 5/21/17 The fairways were perfect. Green & lush. The 4 greens I played were in great shape and typical pace of medium/slow The course is in fantastic shape. Wish the gr... Continue »

Played a 4 hole loop at 5 pm on 5/21/17 The fairways were perfect. Green & lush. The 4 greens I played were in great shape and typical pace of medium/slow The course is in fantastic shape. Wish the greens had a little more speed in them.

Haven't been here in along time, too long. I really enjoy this type/style of golf course, what I call 'old-school', greens with open fronts defended and defined by bunkering, trees, not too many force... Continue »

Haven't been here in along time, too long. I really enjoy this type/style of golf course, what I call 'old-school', greens with open fronts defended and defined by bunkering, trees, not too many forced carries, with a good variety of holes. I had a 9:52 but was asked and then sent right out at about 9:20. POP was decent at just a tick over 4.5 hrs. The three I was sent out with (no Wendy I didn't have to invite myself?) were all older players (the youngster was 70) that played from the green or front tees . . . and they could play well, quick and efficient, a pleasure to play with. The course is in very good shape right now, it's not a perfectly manicured type course and doesn't ask those kind of fees. Tees, rough, fairways, bunkers and especially the greens were in great shape, I saw a few bare spots around greens, but nowhere near the hole, the fairways were a bit shaggy on some holes, but overall a very enjoyable experience.

Played 1/8/17 2 pm $35 Did not finish
Typical Sunday slow play. Lots of large groups & family's
Fairway's mostly lush and in great shape. A occasional dry or brown area, but most very nice to hit ... Continue »

Played 1/8/17 2 pm $35 Did not finish
Typical Sunday slow play. Lots of large groups & family's
Fairway's mostly lush and in great shape. A occasional dry or brown area, but most very nice to hit from and cut at a nice length.
Greens in very good shape, Held shots well and fairly smooth for late in the day. Typical San V. pace. Slowww.
Rough typical 1" -3"
Traps in decent shape.
Slow play can be an issue here, but it is really a fun course to play and in pretty good shape

I played on Monday 8/22. I had found a GN hot deal for $20/1 player at 11:30am. When I arrived I was told that deal was a mistake and that I could either play by myself or join a foursome. I really d... Continue »

I played on Monday 8/22. I had found a GN hot deal for $20/1 player at 11:30am. When I arrived I was told that deal was a mistake and that I could either play by myself or join a foursome. I really didn’t want to play by myself, but I wasn’t about to invite myself into a foursome. The lady said one of the men was a member there so she talked to him. Their only concern was if I could keep up, so after assuring him I could, they graciously welcomed me to play with them. They are all retired cops who play there regularly and were a lot of fun to play with. The conditions were nice. The fairways were a mix of green and yellowed, thin in places but really no bare spots. The rough varied from thin to thick, nasty, club-grabbing grass. The bunkers were soft brown dirt- easy to hit from, tee boxes very thin but mostly level. The greens were absolutely gorgeous! This was my first time here and as soon as we start to play I knew I was going to love the course. It’s an older course and there was something just so calm and charming about it. It’s very woodsy with old pine and oak trees. There were even a couple dozen wild turkeys roaming the along the 17th fairway. For me this was the ultimate confidence building course. I don’t say that because I had a good score – I didn’t. I played from the golds which at 5500 is a just on the verge of being long for me. There is a wide variety of dog legs, blind shots, forced carries over water and vegetation, some big elevation changes. But when sizing up each shot, my thought was always “this is cool, I can do this,” not, “uh oh, how am I going to do this.” That was huge! Maybe it was the course, maybe the company that made it such a great day. I left there a very happy golfer and am already planning to play it again in a couple weeks.