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Executive at Vista Valencia Golf Course
Played On 02/05/2017Avoid - Terrible condition, pace of play, etiquette!
Our threesome is average, bogey golf that can score at times. We scheduled an 8:37am tee time so as to be wrapped up well ahead of Superbowl Kick off.
-our first vision was the "Course Ambassador" talking to TWO foursomes waiting on the 2nd tee -
-next vision was the largely ungroomed state of the course. The fairways were an average of 75% brown or bare dirt, even after weeks of rain here in Southern CA
-practice facility completely full, ball dispenser completely empty
-line up for the starter at 8:20am and told to back up as there was another foursome ahead of us
-starter informs is "we are running around 20 minutes behind" at 8:30am!!
-running that slow on a Sunday and walkers were still being sent out
-2 foursomes go off before us, play the tips and proceed to rip balls into the OB 100 yards down, continue to play in this fashion.
-the course ambassador does nothing with their poor play, even as the gap in front of them became 1 to 2 holes and they never offered to let us play through. In addition, they were occasionally dropping a second ball when they missed a putt.
-not sure who the designer set this course up for but a few of the par 3's are over 200 even from the whites and reds. Most players refuse to use those and are trying to hit from the blues.
-I would refer to this course as a cow pasture but that would literally be an insult to cow pastures!
The operators of this course should be embarrassed to open it for play each day in its current condition and should be charged with a felony for charging $40 to play it. I have played 35 years, muni's to private, this is the worst course I have played. I don't know that I would play here again even with a full comp. Sad really!
Total agreement! I have been playing this course 2-3 times per year for over 35 years. I will not ever play this dump site again - better suited as a landfill.