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With all the rain recently, much of the rough was a bit overgrown. Very difficult to find your ball. Greens were recently punched but that’s at most courses that maintain their greens properly. The clubhouse is great! New ownership has invested a lot in maintenance. Fresh paint! Improved interior. Regular restroom maintenance. Great food!

“New” carts are very nice.

My biggest complaint isn’t with the course, it’s with the todays golfers which have no etiquette whatsoever. They’re loud, play their music so everybody can “enjoy” it. They bounce around the course to whatever hole they feel like playing. And worse of all, combining 3-4 carts and playing 6 people! I haven’t played this course under 5 hours in years. My best reason for playing here is I can afford to pay for a foursome that includes my 2 grandsons.

Always love this course. Layed out good. Always in top shape. Recent rains have left some small areas wet or muddy, can’t blame them! But I’m sure it will dry out. Thumbs up!

Played here a few times. Really like this course. However a downside of all our recent rain has brought out all the bad growth. If your Just off the fairway and you’ll never find your ball but you will find 2 or 3 other lost balls. Not fair to everybody including the lawnmowers. I’m sure they are aware and will mitigate it. I just hope it’s soon.

I’ve I’ve always found it in good shape. It’s challenging but fair. It’s not punishing like some courses. Staff is great. Starter is on top of it. No straggling to first tee. Food was excellent.

Appreciate that everyone is a beginner at one point but much needs to be said about picking up and moving along. 7 strokes or more to get to the green? Nuts

The turf conditions on this course are on par with very expensive Palm Springs or Las Vegas courses. Feels like you’re driving on carpeting. Yours irons will behave in ways you didn’t know they could.

This course is always impressive. It reminds us of some courses in Monterey Ca. It can be tough but not impossible. Conditions have been excellent. Hats off to the grounds keeper. Staff is a happy bunch.

Good course to play . My negative review would be of the fairways. Grass was blotchy, maybe a disease? And the roots had no strength. Everyone in our group had a difficult time hitting the ball without tearing out a divot that would allow your club head to go right under the ball. So lots of flop shots. Lots of divots to fill in. We played 6 rounds at different courses (vacation) so it wasn’t our lack of skill, it’s just that fairways were to soft or mushy or weak roots.

I hadn’t visited this course in a long while. Their prices had gone above other comparable courses. But on golf now I got a good deal at a great start time. My wife and I drive just over 2 hours to get here. So a late morning start works great and we don’t get home too late. Some places give these deals after 2 pm which negates the possibility of playing.

When I booked this for the two of us, I was not made aware that the course was under maintenance conditions. So not until we show up ready to play are we made aware that the back nine is closed. Have to play the front twice. Worse is how mostly dry the course was. The greens were completely covered in sand. Not a little sand, buy more like a thick half inch thick of sand. I get that courses have to do maintenance, that’s what makes them nice but why do they hide this fact when it is in progress. We were on a vacation itinerary and prepaid so were basically forced to play under these conditions. Sad.

The course is excellent. It is suffering from a slight infestation of these little white flowers which can make it difficult to find your ball. But other courses in the area have this too. Might be a spring occurrence. But otherwise I definitely recommend playing. Reminds us of Blackhorse/Bayonet in Monterey. Very scenic.

My wife and I had the course to ourselves, or so it felt that way. We had never played this course because as a private country club we didn’t have access. Fairways are very wide. Not difficult to play well. Thoughtful layout. Really enjoyed it. Condition was ok. With our extremely hot summers and drought conditions can’t really blame it on groundskeepers.

I really like this. The drawbacks are summer can be on the warm side, north of 85. And the pace can be slow. However it is probably the players doing.

Over the years this has been one of the more expensive courses. But because it is in the middle of the city it was ok. But 5 hour round? 4 some followed by 4 two somes? Followed by a group of 6? Ridiculous! Someone in management needs to get off their butt and see what’s going on. Needs large amounts of maintenance around their ponds. Way too much poop from mud hens. And reeds so tall you can’t see the par 3 #15.

Don't know how I never heard or ran into this course. Glad I did. It is situated inside a housing community but the homes don't really come into play unless you really hit bad. Most holes are very fair some are devilish. Price is fair for what you play. The weather in the summer is comfortable.

2nd time we played. Good condition. Like all golf, if you play conservative, it is easier. The clubhouse staff is a bit "stressed" or something. Not exactly friendly. The marshals are much more relaxed and in a good mood. It is a nice course. Very fair. Weather is perfect!

The reports of this course being closed are greatly exaggerated! This course has always been underrated but in truth the long yardages make it a challenge. Tell your friends! North Kern is very playable. The condition is no worse than it has always been. It is not a country club but a true public, great deal course, go play!!

This is a great course to "grip it & rip it". Can be tough in the later hours as the headwinds really shorten your drives. Have to hit low burners. This course has been on life support for a few years due to the drought. The rains have been helping to keep it alive. It is in much better condition than had been. Before summer I would recommend as a value to play. When summer begins only a good water source can maintain this opinion. Hope it works out!

Course in good shape, always challenging layout. Usually enjoy it a lot, today not so much. Tee off time was delayed 30 min. Extremely slow play over 5 hrs! Chalk it up to lots of people deciding to show up and play with no tee time. CROWDED!

I will say it is not normally like this.