Lives
Elizabeth, CO
Handicap
15-19
Age
55-64
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

4.1
4.1
Total 12 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

12 Reviews
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
10
Not Recommended Courses
2
Helpful Votes Count
0
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
12/19/2012
Last Review
03/14/2020

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Makalei Golf Club

Played On 03/10/2020
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

What a pleasant surprise!

Was feeling cheap after 10 days in Kauai playing on the nicest courses. Have already played the "Big Courses " on the Big Island (Mauna Lea, Mauna Lani, all Waikaloa courses etc.) So I looked for bargains this time. Found Makalei above Kona (8 miles away) WOW what a find! The clubhouse is at 1900 feet elevation and goes up to 3000 ft at the 9th tee. This makes a big difference in temperatures and winds (both lower than near ocean courses). The course is BEAUTIFUL! The path to 1st tee runs through lush landscape (be prepared to drive almost 10 minutes uphill to tee). We saw mongoose and peacock in first few minutes. We also saw wild pigs, Nee Nee geese, turkeys, canaries etc. The course is not In picture perfect shape like Mauna Kea, but is in very good shape with greens in very good to excellent conditions. There is a lot of elevation changes as well as sloped fairways. Layout is very interesting and a lot of fun. Great views all the way to ocean. If you can't hit straight, stop at Walmart and buy a bag of used balls. Fairways are nice and wide BUT are bordered by thick grasses. Price is about 1/6 to 1/10 price of other courses. Loved it so much we canceled a "big course " to play there again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good

Spring Valley Golf Course

Played On 08/16/2019
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good value

Course is in good shape and has a very interesting layout. Houses only border 2 holes and come into play on only one of those.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Nice layout- different than most front range Colorado courses.

It was a pleasure to arrive at the course and see trees. While there are not enough to seriously impede your game they are a relief to the eye and occasionally require some thought off the tee. Challenging layout from back 2 tees. Significantly easier from Silver and Green tees. So everyone should find a tee location to suit their ability. Do not over estimate your prowess off the tee or the round will be torturous for you and groups behind you.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good

Ko'olau Golf Club

Played On 11/17/2017
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

This course is best on Island

I was worried about the condition of the course after reading many bad reviews here. However when I just limited reviews to those given in last 6 months I noticed they were much much higher than those more than a year old, so I took a chance. Two days earlier I played Turtle Bay, so I had played highly rated courses and was prepared to take a step down. Boy was I surprised by this course! It was fantastic! I arrived 45 minutes early because I didn't know how Waikiki traffic would be. No problem. Nic in the Pro Shop was absolutely great! He offered advise on the course and the surrounding area. He said I could go out early or hit the range. I went right out because the light on the mountains was incredible. I started on the back nine because utility company was doing work running lines on the front. I had a love/hate relationship with course over the first three holes. Absolutely loved the views but lost 3 balls. I thought every hole was going to have a forced carry over jungle. Fortunately, the course let up after the first 3 or 4 holes. The greens might not have looked perfect but they putted true and were fairly fast considering they had gotten 6 inches of fain earlier in the week. While it was cart path only, the course wasn't that wet. In fact I didn't even get my shoes muddy. The course layout is not one where you can just bomb it off the tee. It really makes you look at the situation and think about where you have to hit the ball. Sometimes you need to hit less than driver to set up your approach shot to minimize the danger.The course was in very good, if not perfect, shape. An earlier review pointed out damaged areas caused by wild pigs, however I only noticed that on two holes and only on one hole did it come into play. (Also saw a few of the culprits running through jungle.) The front 9 was much easier and no need to keep cart on path. They offer a replay at the cart only rate so I played the back 9 again. Much better results as I understood how to approach those tough holes. Every staff member was very friendly. Even the guy at the snack bar offered to get us cups of ice and asked if we needed cold towels. I would definitely play this course again. I thought it was a much better experience than Turtle Bay and Hawaii Prince course at much lower fee. I would urge you to play it before the fees go back up to reflect how great a course and location it is.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Lone Tree Golf Course

Played On 02/24/2017
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Soggy fairways but greens were in good shape

With all the rain in northern California this year it is difficult to find a place to play that is not a quagmire. For the most part Lone Tree was dry enough to walk on the freeway without sinking to your ankles in mud. Needles to say the course has not seen a mower in quite awhile. The round was long because on practically every shot the ball would disappear into long grass or plug in the fairway. The greens were in pretty good shape with not much trouble with footprints.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice course in great shape with very friendly staff.

Course is very expensive (even with GolfNow rates) but at least the staff does everything they can to make it an outstanding experience. This makes a big difference. Comparing it to another course similar in quality -- Primm golf club Lakes course -- Primm has NO water at all on the course and even restroom sink had non-potable water. YDH has refrigerators full of water bottles every few holes. Both have ice chests with ice but YDH has towels in ice to keep ypu cool and others to keep your clubs clean.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate

Franklin Canyon Golf Course

Played On 06/04/2015
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It would rate higher if you could finish in 4 hours

Greens are still in good condition and fairways aren't too bad despite water cutbacks. A nice place to play if you have plenty of time. A lot of places to look for misplayed shots and people will spend time doing just that.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Great course

Beautiful layout. Many interesting holes with multiple ways to attack. In pretty good condition considering desert weather.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent

Delta View Golf Course

Played On 05/06/2014
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Awesome Views of Delta, No Crowds, Great Design

This is a gem of a course that is pretty much wide open in the afternoon. Play at a quick pace. Alistair MacKenzie design on the back nine is beautiful. Fairly well maintained for a public course. A couple of rough spots on the greens have shown up since last month. but overall very true rolls. Views are great too. Try it out

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate

Rio Vista Golf Club

Played On 6/24/2013
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not up to usual standards

Has Shea Homes fallen on hard times? There is an obvious lack of maintenance. Tees are beatup dried out areas in fairways and some greeens have nare spots.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate

Bethel Island Club, The

Played On 1/21/2013
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Poor old Bethel keeps getting worse

Upon reaching the first green you realize you won't be able to putt on a normal to fast green for weeks. The green looked like a closely mown section of the fairway except it wasn't so closely mown. Having a downhill putt meant you only had to hit it like a canon. Uphill putts were fun. You could haul off and smack it and not worry it would go past the hole beyond the range of a gimme. Fortunately, all the greens were not in this poor a shape. This is one of the few courses in the area where you get more roll on your drive now than in the summer months. Also I almost lost my ball in a bunker. Not because of a lot of sand but because the weeds were so thick. Other bunkers had no weeds but also had little sand - more like soft dirt at best and hard pack at worse. Feel sorry for the course - it used to have really nice greens and a fairly challenging layout. Hope they can keep it going. It doesn't deserve to die.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Some new problems

One can tell the course has been cutting some costs. The tees are spotty and portions of the fairways need attention. Some traps contain lakes and rivulets, but this may be a temporary condition. The greens however are in good shape with true rolls despite the footprints caused by wet weather.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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