Went out on a fairly warm afternoon, the day before the Fourth of July. I first played Reidy Creek maybe six or seven years ago, and had a beginner friend that wanted a little coaching on a course. ... Continue »

Went out on a fairly warm afternoon, the day before the Fourth of July. I first played Reidy Creek maybe six or seven years ago, and had a beginner friend that wanted a little coaching on a course. The course was wide open, and we had a leisurely round. Customer service was great the entire time. Everyone on the staff really seemed to be happy that we had come to enjoy their golf course.

What I love about Reidy Creek is that it *feels* like a regulation-size course. There's no mats on the tee box, it's not a march of 110-yard parallel par-3s to a small green. There's bunkering, the greens are large and have tiers, the holes constantly change directions to keep you thinking about the wind. There's really nice fairway areas before the green complex. The roll on the greens felt a little "sticky" to me...they rolled smooth, but five or six feet away from the cup, the ball would seem to slow down and come to a stop prematurely. Maybe that was a factor of the greens being pretty lush, as my middle irons were landing softly and my short irons were spinning back. I wish there was more sand in the bunkers. They felt like they had only about a half-inch or an inch of sand underneath the ball. I was always caught in no-mans-land between 1) trying a chip and risk leaving my ball in the bunker, or 2) trying an explosion shot that risked my clubhead bouncing off the hard gravel and skulling the ball over the green.

I really enjoyed my time at Reidy Creek. It's got to be in my top two for executive courses in the San Diego area along with Tecolote (if just because Tecolote is so darn hard with all the hazards, and it's a Robert Trent Jones Sr. / Sam Snead-design).