Fairfieldhacker

The course is now a green wonderland. The recent rains have made the grass lush on the fairways and around the greens, including the browned and bald areas between the fairways. The problem is that the grass cuttings stick to one's shoes and all over the clubhead.

Great course to hone one's game for amateurs like me. The layout poses obstacles to employ all the clubs in the bag. From the tee: driver at the par 5's wide fairways, 3 wood at several dogleg holes, precise iron play at well bunkered greens, and a par 3 that requires hitting over water.

The golf course is in fair condition. the fairways are well maintained, the greens have consistent roll. A good course for a relaxing round, walkable, it offers enough challenge for those working on their game, and beginners will not lose too many balls on this flat course.

Always get an excited feeling at the first tee where a grand view of the course, like a landscape painting, appears before I take that first swing. Magnificently manicured fairway, trimmed trees around a well maintained pond, ,and what constitute as the rough are cut short. Not so difficult to find wayward balls. You can't miss the greens, they are large, enough to fit in a five bedroom house, which meant a few 100 feet putts for me.
It's been raining for weeks since Christmas, so the greens were quite soft and got bumpy late in the afternoon. Despite the cold cold winds, 36F on the 18th,, the finely manicured course made up for an enjoyable round.
My buddies and I play all over the SF Bay area, easily Rancho Solano GC gets our vote as the best municipal course in Northern Cal.

As a newly retired baby boomer, I am now able to play 18 holes as much as twice a week, and thus have the chance to go around the courses here in the East Bay.
At my age, rather than the challenge of the layout of the holes and undulating greens, my source of enjoyment as well as my buddies' is on well maintained courses where we don't find pockmarked fairways, bald greens and thick roughs.
Having played Skywest off and on the past 15 years, I am pleased to find the course at its best condition ever. Kudos to the greenskeeper!
The fairways which used to be muddy during the winter months (especially the 4th hole) and bald and hard pan on black clay during the summer, are all covered with healthy grass. I was happy to hit my ball on a tee of grass all thru 18 holes. Even the tee mounds are being rehabbed.
The greens have greatly improved! They used to suffer from errant weeds, which caused very uneven rolls and breaks. They've finally have gotten rid of the weed problem and now the ball rolls relatively consistent.
SkyWest as it is flat and fairly wide, is a player friendly course for us seniors. Its length provides quite a challenge for seniors like me with ample use of fairway woods and long irons.
Among all the public courses in the East Bay I think SkyWest offers the best value for the midweek golfer.