riskybz

Troon Golf Management should be totally embarrassed over the conditions of the greenside bunkers on this otherwise beautiful golf course.
There is barely 1 inch of sand on top of hard pan or standing water and mud.
Our group decided to declare all the greenside bunkers GUR because they were impossible to play out of with any hope of a good shot.
Troon should bite the bullet and close down for a couple of weeks and rework/rebuild all of the bunkers.
We played at a reduced rate because I am a member of a Troon managed private club. It was overpriced by double even then. I can't imagine paying the $155 rack rate while this course is in this condition. PLAY SOMEWHERE ELSE!

Played this course from the blue tees on 8/8/2015 (Saturday). First the good news:
Practice areas were in very good condition including the putting and chipping greens.
The greens on the course were generally in very good condition. They rolled well and were receptive.
Now the bad news:
Bunkers were in terrible condition especially the ones in the fairways..weeds growing, hard pan, washed out. no evidence of any maintenance for a long time.
The fairways (if you want to call them that) were burnt out, blotchy, and again very poorly maintained with a lot of bare spots.
The rough was in better condition than the fairways.
The restroom facilities were smelly and the building on the front nine had dead branches on the roof from a recent storm.
In general, it appears that management has cut way back on maintenance. We talked withe proshop staff and they acted like it was "normal". Will go back to Oak Valley next time.