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This is a well designed course with 4 sets of tees providing a fair test for golfers of all levels. The fairway grass is good but completely dormant this time of year. The greens are on the fast side and in excellent shape. Sand in the numerous bunkers is well maintained.
Courses knowledge is key in targeting drives to blind landing areas. There are steep uphill holes and some forced carries over canyons. The Par 5s are medium short and open, but the Par 3s are surprisingly long with small landing areas.
The practice range is excellent and range balls are included in the green fee. The carts are high quality with good GPS. I was surprised that cart path only was the rule even though the weather has been dry, so the GPS plus laser range finders are a must.
The clubhouse facility is top notch resort/club style and the pro shop and employees are both excellent.

We played using a Hot Deal low price green fee with a late afternoon tee time. There were only a few groups on the course along with a single or two. No one held us up and we easily let singles play through.

The course is mostly as described in the About section. It is set in an open area of gently rolling hills with newly developing neighborhoods alongside. The driving range is a lake into which you hit floating balls. The practice greens are small.

The fairway grass is a bit spotty and the greens are close to being very good following recent treatment. The bunkers are in good shape and abundant but are easy to avoid due the wide fairways.

The main thing this course lacks is proper signage and/or a course guidebook. There are blind landing areas for tee shots plus dogleg holes that are hard to picture from the tee. The scorecard and the tee box signs lack any hole maps or diagrams. Some signs are missing. The carts do not have GPS.

I do give them high marks for having five tee box choices plus a sign at the first hole with recommendations on which ones to play based on age/handicap. All courses should do this.

Staff and management are great and they keep a close watch on everything. The fairway grass is growing in nicely now. Greens are almost always in excellent shape and run fast.

There is always a starter present and slow play has never been an issue the many times I have played there. As a bonus the course is near scenic and historic Castroville and the on site restaurant Julianna's is very good.

They are currently rebuilding some tee boxes and I have heard that the awkward second hole will be redone.

I played at 1245 pm using a Golfnow reward credit.
Course was a little busier than usual. I started solo and then joined a twosome.

Social distancing measures are in effect (max. 6 people at time on practice tee, one to a cart, flagsticks left in hole, etc.) No water available on the course, this could be a concern for walkers in hot weather.

This course is unique, with zoysia grass fairways and greens. Both are in very good shape. Green speed was posted as 11 Stimpmeter, faster than most other area courses that I play. Fairways are wide but rough is tall and balls hit there are mostly gone. For best results play this course "links style" by landing approach shots short and roll up to the pin. Greens are also extremely large and good lag putting is key.

Overall this is still a very good choice for play even under the current social distancing guidelines. I rated off course amenities as Average simply because most are no longer available.

Played an afternoon round with two other GolfPass member medium to low handicappers. Pace of play was good except for when we caught up to a single who was playing several balls and oblivious to the situation behind him.

Clubhouse, practice green, and range are all good quality. This was a "mats only/no driver" day and water was still pooled on the mats from recent rains.
Had to look for dry spots to avoid splashing water when hitting.

Clubhouse staff are very helpful. There is no on course marshal however golfers are called to first tee via PA system. There is a beverage cart service.

The greens are in excellent condition right now. The fairways and rough are the usual central TX dormant grass. The bunkers are normal sand.

This course deserves very high marks for design, location, clubhouse staff, and especially for the condition of the greens. It is generally flat and somewhat protected from the winds. Trees and multiple creek crossings add to the difficulty. There is no in cart GPS and they do not have yardage books available.

On the negative side the drainage may be the worst of any course in the area. Extensive ponded water and mud made for an awkward cartpath-only day. There appears to be quite a bit of remedial work underway. I recommend that you check the course condition before playing and avoid wet days.