Lives
San Francisco, CA
Handicap
5-9
Age
45-54
Gender
Male
Skill
Advanced
Plays
Once a week

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Average Rating

3.3
3.2
Total 8 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

8 Reviews
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
5
Not Recommended Courses
3
Helpful Votes Count
2
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
12/29/2015
Last Review
06/19/2017

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Crystal Springs Golf Course

Played On 06/17/2017
3.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Needed a Reminder of Why I Don't Play Here

Crystal Springs is the easiest course for me to get to, but I always seem to forget why I don't play it that often. I got that reminder while waiting on the first tee. We were third up and the group that was teeing off before us was a five-some. Knowing that we weren't going anywhere, we waited until they all got on the green which took about 10 minutes after all of them had already hit their second shots. Our group of 4, teed off and we still had to wait another 5 minutes for them to clear the green. This was after my snap hook from the first tee, looking for my ball and chipping it back out to the fairway while laying 3. It was pretty much this way for our entire round. We got to #15 in 5 hours and just called it a day after finishing #16.

The course is nice enough. The greens are fast. The layout is good with a few odd looking holes, but this is a nice course overall. Nothing extraordinary, but nice. It was also 85 to 90 degrees by the time we got to the 5th hole so a drink cart would have been a welcome site, which we didn't see until after playing #13. At the turn, they usually have a trailer with refreshments, but that was closed when we got there. They do have water stations with cups on certain holes, which helped. So if you plan to play this course on a hot day, be sure to bring a small cooler with enough hydration to last you the day just in case.

They seem to pack this course in which takes away from the experience and for $79.00, its not the cheapest around. But if you don't want to play 5 to 6 hour rounds, this may not be the best course for you to play on a weekend.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

A Fun Course

Been here twice and have always walked away with a great experience. It helps that we've been paired up with some really cool people as well. The course has a great layout with excellent views of the Bay. The course difficult is moderate, but there are 2 really difficult and long par 4s that usually play into the wind. The fairways are generous and the greens roll well.

Tip: Don't leave food in your cart because the local fox will get it. I had my sandwich in my golf bag, so luckily he/she couldn't get to it, but that didn't stop him from going through the cart. Even knocked my iPhone over. It was pretty cool. These fox are smart too. If they don't find anything, they'll go off to the side, wait for the next group of carts to come up, wait for them to walk to the green then go through their carts. Its was fun to watch.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate

TPC Harding Park - Harding Course

Played On 09/03/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Walked

Long Time Fan of Harding Park

I have been playing this course since it was a run down muni. Back when 6 hour rounds were the norm. Since the renovation many years back, its been a chore to get a tee time and this was probably my fifth or sixth round since. I'm not sure what non-residents pay, but $78 for a resident is a great deal, considering I pay close to that for other courses that aren't even close to being as nice, such as Crystal Springs. The day I played, the greens were close to fully healed from the aeration process. You could still see them but it didn't effect the roll of the ball. It was also nice to see the rough was a manageable height. The last time I played there, it was set up for the PGA and that wasn't fun. The pace was excellent even on a Saturday. We never had to wait for any of our shots, except for one hole. It went smoothly and we finished a tad over 4 hours.

Many people gripe about the carts being cart paths only and I have to agree. They have carts that are GPS equipped yet you have to stay on the cart path. That doesn't make much sense at all. It pretty much negates the GPS. Not only that, you almost tend to walk just as much with a cart. I ended up walking that day and its really not a bad walk. The course is relatively flat and the greens are all pretty close to the next tee box except from 9 to 10 and a few others.

I love this course. With this drought, its tough to find a course that doesn't have its rough patches and being in a part of the city where it tends to be foggy and moisture, this course was actually in pretty good condition. There were some brown spots here and there but thats to be expected.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Crystal Springs Golf Course

Played On 07/09/2016
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Extremely Slow Play Takes Away From the Experience

I've played here plenty of times and it seems as if the course is just getting more crowded. Played recently and played it in a tad over 5 hours. I thought it might have been a bad day so I played here again and it was even worse. This time, it took a tad over 5.5 hours. What makes that period of time even worse is that it can get pretty darn hot out there and I didn't run into a food/drink cart at all.

The course, itself, is nice. Its just a great vibe with the deers running around the course. There were times I had to shoo a deer away because they were standing right in front of the tee box. The greens run fast and the course is in decent shape.

The only negative is the weekend's pace.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

First Time at Monarch

Decided to give this course a try after thinking about it for many years and I'm glad I did. Played this course in around 4.5 hours which isn't bad for a weekend. The wait was minimal and they don't seem to pack in their tee times. We were off the 1st green before the group behind us even teed off.

The course itself was awesome when your looking at courses in that $60-80 range. Its definitely worth it. Its well kept and the greens were running good. You get some great views of the Bay Area on a few holes. Its challenging enough but can be easy for a low to mid handicapper. There are two short par 4s that are drivable if you gambled. #18, from the whites, was playing 289 to the center of the green with the wind in front and I drove it to the fringe in front of the green. There is also a monstrous par 4 as well. One that is 480 something yards and could have been a par 5.

Overall, a great course to play. There isn't a cart service, at least when I was playing. Great value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Peacock Gap Golf Club

Played On 06/11/2016
2.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Could Be Better....

When you walk onto the course, you get a great impression. A nice looking clubhouse and to the right is a nice large grass driving range. We checked in and the guys at the pro shop were super nice. Being our first time there, he walked outside with us and gave us directions on how to get around the course. We get up to first tee and had some fun with the starter before teeing off. Great guy that suggested we play the blues. We hit our tee shots and were off.

This course needs some help from the rain and that was evident on the first hole. The layout was nice. Nothing too difficult. My favorite part of the course were the par 3s, minus the first one (#3) which was basically hitting a ball to a top of a hill. The others were really nice with huge greens, some 3 tiered. The #16 could have been the best of them all, but there were so many geese on and around the green, it was ridiculous. We all hit our shot, walked up to the green and were floored by just how much geese dropping there was. Just to hit my putt, I had to shovel it off my line for a least 2 minutes. It was terrible and when its that much, it becomes disgusting. It just ruined what would have been the best hole on the course.

All in all, it wasn't horrible. The pace was good and it was packed in on a Saturday like many other courses. The range is awesome. The people were super nice and friendly. The one thing I can't get passed and its probably why I wouldn't return is the price and value. Since I live in San Francisco, I drive to most of the courses I play and at times, a good distance. So at $90 with a cart, this is at the bottom of my value list. San Geronimo is near the same distance and the conditions are much nicer, yet $25 cheaper. There are just nicer courses to play out there that are much better values.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 08/05/2016

Thank you for your comments. We take our guests experience and evaluations seriously. We recently invested in a service to address our population of Geese. We've made great strides to reduce the amount of birds on the course and it's been going very well. It's hard to be on top of the issue at every moment but we're doing our best.

We've been granted permission to allocate more water to the course of late. You're probably aware of the severe drought California is in so we've been conserving water and the turf definitely takes the brunt. We kept our greens pristine during the drought and they're still among the best in the county.

Hopefully you can return soon, we'd love to have you back.

Respectfully,

Peacock Gap Team

San Geronimo Golf Club

Played On 04/16/2016
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course with Great Views

I've been playing this course for the last 15 years. It was never a "regular" course for me since I live in SF and have Harding Park to play but I'd play San Geronimo about 5 times a year. The front 9 is a great start of holes. Its very forgiving with wide open fairways. You can hit wayward drives and still be able to save par. Hole #9 is kind of a weird hole with the green suddenly on top of a hill. Probably would be better if it was just flat or just elevated a bit.

The back 9 is where the fun starts and is a complete polar opposite of the front 9 you've just played. The difficulty gets kicked up about 10 notches. I'm usually a pretty consistently average player thats shoots in the high 70s to low 80s. The last time I played this course, I shot an even par in the front and 12 over in the back. This is the only course that has that kind of effect on my game. The back is just that hard but playable.

Overall, its a great place to play. I never had extremely long rounds. Usually in that 4 hour range. The course has some really nice holes while some are okay. When its warm around the Bay Area, it can get pretty hot here so it would be nice to have a cart service. It was around 80+ degrees the last time I played and could have used a bunch of refreshments mid round.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

From Good to Decent

Arrived in the morning with a early tee time and I knew there was going to be a frost delay. Was informed that we'll be teeing off later, which I totally understand. We actually didn't even have to wait that long. Our tee time was at 8:48 and we teed off at 9:20 or so. Enough time to warm up at the range.

We paid for the cart and when we arrived at the first tee, the starter informed us that it was cart path only which should of been mentioned when paying. If that was told to us in the clubhouse, then we would of just saved the money and walked it because with a "cart path" only rule, you're going to walk quite a distance anyways.

Another thing that they failed to mention was that one hole had a temporary tee box which meant a par 4 was playing as a 135 yard par 3. Usually when there are temporary greens or temp anything on the golf course, I'm usually told before the round starts. We drove up to the tee box to find small signs which was our only notice.

Overall, I still like this course. Love the layout. The greens were in really good condition. The fairways not so much. You could launch a drive right down the middle of the fairway and end up on a patch of dirt.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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