Schnertz

Yesterday was a fantastic day. Weather in 80's.I traveled from Elk Grove and the saffron was very courteous in changing times for me. Traffic Nightmares in the 80. The course itself was in the best shape I've seen it in. Allot of the upgrades around the course are appearing. Some of the stairs though near greens and tee boxes are in need of repair. I didn't care for the concrete ones on hole 10. Pace was atrocious People 3 groups up held back a train of groups, the round was nearing 6 hours I felt. This isn't the easiest of courses, and you shouldn't play here if you don't understand etiquette. It's not a beginners course from any tee.
I recommend you check this place out if your isnermadiat to good golfer. Only hope you don't have people messing up your game with slow sloth play. Staff was very helpful as I said before. Looking forward to another round there.

Was a good day to start. Was lil cloudy and cool, light breezes. That changed. And it was excessively windy by the 5th hole. Windy play is stressfully difficult on the Hills course.

Getting to the course... The fairways were ok. Seemed a bit dry, but we're in a drought. Greens looked really good from distance, and when close as well, but something was off.
Though they were in good shape, (grass density, under layment, moisture), they looked as if they were just cut, but were furry. It was that they may not have been rolled, and possibly that the blades on the mower need sharpening?
I hadn't seen balls ever stop here, going downhill on greens, this was a first. Example, A playing partner, ran past the hole on the par 5, 16, I believe, from the back and the ball stopped going, down and away from the hole on a ridge. I mean that's great for some people and reasons, but the pace kept us guessing as putts came up consistently short for the group most of the day. I play tips so I didn't notice as much, but the regular men's and blue tee boxes need some help.

This has been one of my favorite facilities in the region, but for the price increase, I feel they could be better, as they were previously, say 2-3 years ago. It's a good deal if you get a special price, but hard to justify at full price.

Was a good round but the fires in No Cal have really hurt us. Tough on the eyes and lungs. I shot an 88, 5 more than my average. And that's a hard 88. Felt like 160. Course makes you earn your pars or better. I don't play it enough to be proficient here as much as I should be. It's a good long hitters challenge on a fairly level course. Greens were good, a lil slow in the morning dew, then fast by midday. Few if any putts are level.... Best to just relax and take in the wildlife that is abundant throughout the course. Bring your recovery game... You'll need a few long low curving punch shots from under the trees if you stray off fairways much. Really hard to go over trees here...

Was a great round for me. The course was windy , greens were soft, yet somehow, Fast. Was a good day. Had 10 pars and 3 doubles, and 5 singles. It was an 83 but felt like I hit a hundred. It was work and I enjoyed it.
If your swing is off it will be a slog
Be on your short game and your scores can be low. Get too far from the holes on chips and it will be difficult to make up with even the best putting.

Short Game, Long Game, Intermediate Game,and Putting; its all here in one round. If you're an intermediate player and you want to see where your skills and capabilities lie, play this and you'll know either to your joy or determent. But if its difficult, don't blame the course; get better.

I'm playing here again over the 4th.

I love this place!
I play here at least 2 x a month. The friendly staff and patrons makes it a comfortable track to play. That's the easy part
The course is in one word..LONG. this allows for challenging shots for long hitters. Layups are the word if the day. Placement on greens is crucial for the multi angled and levels greens. First shot placement can be critical. The restricted width fairways chokepiints will get you if you don't respect the course. You can grips it and rip it, but will pay the price for errant shots. If you hit long though, don't be a wimp and play up. The only rub I have is when long hitters play up when they should hit from the tips. I've had a group of young guys (long hitters) playing behind me from the Senior tees and riding my group all day, only to hear how well they scored at the end. What a joke. Play from the tips. You're lying to yourself about your game if you don't.