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No warning/heads up about the green aerification and sanding!

Now that it’s fall, the course is beginning to show “all the love “ it has received from a busy and hot summer of heavy use. Lots of dry and bare spots near the edges of the fairways . Also quite a few “ground under repair “ areas where there are apparent broken/leaking sprinkler pipes. The good news, though, is that most of the problem areas are not in the centers of the fairways, around the greens, or even the tee boxes. Just keep it in the middle and you’ll be fine! The recently aerated greens are still a little bumpy and slow, but we’ll be back soon.

The Hot Deal price offered on GolfNow seemed too good to be true and it was.
It was a good deal to be sure but when we arrived at the clubhouse to check in, we were informed that the back 9 was closed and the front 9 greens had been punched and sanded! What a disappointment. We played the front 9 twice and enjoyed the course (condition and layout), but just wish that GolfNow would have alerted us of the aerifying of the greens.....

We came to Monterey to attend the golf tournament and found another reason to return this summer.
The friendly staff set up our two threesomes with a great pair of singles who gave us some insights on the idiosyncrasies of each hole. While the tournament was being postponed due to high winds, we were able to complete the entire round with pleasant conditions! The course played fairly, good shots were rewarded and poor ones hurt. The greens were manageable and fair as well. Green fees were better than reasonable , especially for this area. Looking forward to a return visit during the summer season.

A wonderful course! Great layout and well maintained.
It’s held up well through all of the recent storms.
Watch out for the par 3’s. You may actually get a green in regulation , but that won’t rule out bogeys. Large and undulating greens definitely bring 3-putts into the equation.
Our whole group had a great afternoon playing Rancho Solano and we’ll be back, a great value!

After a long hot summer, we did not have high expectations for our round. The local munis have been showing the effects of weeks of 100+ degree temperatures (dry/bare fairways and greens) so we did not expect conditions to be any different here. Boy, were we surprised! Green fairways, fluffy rough, receptive greens , and smooth putting surfaces were there to make for a very pleasurable day. The cart-guy brought out our rides before we were even unloaded. Nice practice facilities to loosen up before the round too. All in all, this was a great way/place to finish off the golfing season before winter!

Course knowledge helps a lot on this venue. We hit some pretty nice drives and irons only to find more difficult than necessary following shots in to the greens.. If only we had played the previous shot towards the other side of the fairway for a better angle.
But overall it was a beautiful day on a beautiful well-maintained course. A very pleasant experience!

We have been regulars at Table Mountain this summer. Why do we keep coming back week-after-week? Because we enjoy our afternoons on this particular course. It starts with the friendly banter in the clubhouse and carries out to the course with the courteous maintenance crew. The course is fair and not “tricked up”. If you play well, you can score well . If you don’t, you won’t. My one complaint is the bunkers, they could use a lot more sand! Some are like concrete, a ball can actually bounce right through them. But we keep going back because it’s a comfortable place to play.

Had a very good time playing Foxtail North today..
Out-of-towers, we were paired with a couple of locals and were glad of that.
They were able to take a lot of guesswork on many of the tee boxes.
The course was in very good condition ( tees, fairways, greens).
Pin placements were pretty tough- too many three putts for me.
Felt safe getting in our carts after watching them being thoroughly cleaned before we were given our carts.
We will be back!

Finding an open course these days is no easy trick, but Table Mountain GC has managed to remain so and seems to be thriving in it. They have the “social distancing “ routine well-managed: individual carts, raised hole-cups, missing bunker rakes, etc. Watching the carts being cleaned/disinfected prior to our use was a comforting sight as well.
The course is being maintained nicely during this time too, fairways and intermediate rough were recently mown, the greens firm and true, and the bunkers filled with ample sand.
So, though the options are few these days, Table Mountain is a viable choice.

Our golfing group has become separated by relocations due to Paradise’s “Campfire “. Some of us chose to get together at Turkey Creek in spite of recent rains. It was worth the two hour drive for me! The fairways and greens were in very good shape with only occasional sloppy fairway spots and standing water in some bunkers. “Cart path only “ was not the order of the day. The pace of play was not a problem. In fact, we let a few twosomes play through and still finished our round in 4 hours. The greens were challenging and not too bumpy for the time of year. We will be back for another reunion.

Early March and the course played almost like it did when I was here last summer! Neatly mowed fairways and light rough are not normal for this time of year, but I'll take it. The only drawbacks to a wonderful day on the course were the recently aerated greens. But I can't say that I wasn't warned, it was noted on their GolfNow link.
One other bonus was the lack of foursomes this afternoon (probably due to the greens) which led to a sub four hour round!

While in town for the Pro-am, our group likes to play one or two of the local courses. Always looking for bargains, we found Laguna Seca Golf Club on the GolfNow website and gave it a try this year. We were not disappointed. The clubhouse staff was very friendly and accommodating . The course was challenging but not overwhelming to our group of senior golfers. The rough was fair, fairways were good for the time of the year, the bunkers had enough sand, and the greens rolled well. What more could we ask for?
We’ll be back,, maybe we can try a. summer excursion!

A late December golf date couldn't have gone better than the time we spent at Plumas Lake GC recently. Heavy rains early in the week did not dampen our experience. The fairways allowed the ball to roll some and were firm enough for our carts. But this course is all about the undulating greens and pin placements. We think the greenskeeper had it in for us this day. A lot of the holes were placed on ridgetops - resulting in too many 3-putts and not enough 1-putts. But we'll be back again and again until we figure these greens out!

We love playing this course - on weekdays.
We learned, the hard way, to avoid playing on a Saturday afternoon. The pace of play was extremely slow! How slow? We watched the 4 groups ahead of us play the par 3 sixth hole before our turn came up. The back nine opened up a little, but we were not able to complete 18 holes. Our 1:48pm tee time allowed us almost 5 hours of daylight to play - not enough for a Saturday afternoon at Seascape. A very frustration afternoon....

Beautiful town, beautiful weather, and a well maintained municipal course made our day a special one. The friendly staff and the two singles we picked up only added to our good day. The course is a little short (just over 6,000 yards), but the prevailing winds help to alleviate the distance shortage and provide plenty of challenge. A word of caution for those who like to run their shots onto the greens: beware of the Bermuda grass guarding each of these greens - it is sticky! Once on the putting surface, all is good. Smooth rolls.
Looking forward to another round on our next visit to Santa Barbara.

We played here just a few days after a week of heavy rains and the course showed it. A "cart path only" day.
The course features a challenging layout, is well bunkered, with some blind tee shots (get a yardage book), and had some pretty soggy fairways. The most disappointing aspect, though, was the bumpy greens. Hopefully that too was weather related. We would like to give it another try - maybe this summer.

We had come to Klamath Falls to experience the Running Y resort and decided to play a warm-up round the day before our scheduled Y round. What a pleasant surprise Harbor Links was. The friendly clubhouse staff got our day off to a good start. The course was challenging but not punitive - good shots were rewarded. Lots of water, bring enough balls. Enjoy views of Klamath Lake.
No cart paths, take it easy riding the bumpy fairways. A very friendly and enjoyable place to spend an afternoon, even the course neighbors seemed to enjoy interacting with the golfers.
We'll be back!

Once we figured out the layout for many of the holes, we were able to enjoy playing. Some blind tee shots would have been very interesting without the course map offered at the pro shop. The soft greens took some getting used to. Fortunately the practice green was in similar shape. All in all, the course was nice and green and made for a very pleasant afternoon.