Played last week as a reciprocal on my way south to Ventura. Teed off at 4:30 and had the place virtually to myself. I enjoyed the course and the layout after hearing some people dunk on it over the y... Continue »

Played last week as a reciprocal on my way south to Ventura. Teed off at 4:30 and had the place virtually to myself. I enjoyed the course and the layout after hearing some people dunk on it over the years. Great scenic setting and I got to play in less than two hours which automatically places it above almost every course in Southern California. (Public, private, or nine holes, LOL) Course was in private course shape all around, however the bunkers are full of sand, but it is the brown and crusty variety. (I seem to play better out of that kind, so it was fine by me) As an aside when I was driving out past the River Course The bunkers were filled with blinding white sand that looked deep and fluffy. The greens were smooth and looked fast, but I thought were not even medium, not a great combination and they took some getting used to. Four distinct par threes, some gettable par fives and fun par fours made for a solid layout. It is expensive, so I get why it doesn't get a lot of love, but they charged me the 9-hole rate and I was more than satisfied.