Furious1joe

As we Teed off at 10:00am the starter had indicated that the pace is already 35 min behind !
We Tee'd off on time and with in 20 min we're on the next hole having to wait for the group in front .
After they cleared to approach the hole we Teed off and we were off to the fairway . As setting up for our second shot with no one behind us course workers approached us to tell us we needed to pick up the Pace !!
Infuriating that you are telling us this when you can't manage your over booking !
Now feeling rushed it changes the whole experience
Long and short after waiting on every Tee box and fairway walked off after 13 holes at 4:45 min .
Love the course but I feel like I got taken , and after letting the pro shop in on the experience there was really no compensation or consideration other than thanking me for bringing this to his attention.
Love the course but can't spend good money on a bad experience

As I've reviewed the course in the past all I can say is that the particular pro shop guy on this day was a more courteous individual than those I've encountered in the past. Pace of play on a weekday was as miserable as a weekend outing, 5.75 hours for 18 holes is Unacceptable Period ! Either use empowered Marshall's or stop stacking Tee times on these courses. With an influx of new golfers courses are making money hand over fist and it's been a detriment to the paying atmosphere and time to complete a round . Otherwise I really like the course itself but probably won't book there again .

So I have played this course several times and love the course itself .
The experience sorta takes a cold shower at the starters window when checking in. I'm not sure why the person checking you in is so very miserable every time as if it's an interruption in their life to deal with you. Not friendly is an understatement .
Trying to get a breakfast sandwich at the snack bar can be an adventure as there's only one person that seems to be taking orders and cashiering bussing and serving ! Why I don't know . Pace of play is just miserable last round 5 hours and before that a record 6.5 hrs that I would have walked off of if I wasn't garnering a handicapped round. Enforcing Marshall is NON EXISTENT !!
Lovely course that should not take more than 4-4.5 hours to finish 18 holes .
I cancelled my latest reservation to play there after reading all the pace of play complaints .
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I played the Vineyard course which is a bit more challenging than the other course at River Ridge .
The front nine and back nine are like a gear change . With the front being a bit more open and the back presenting some nice water hazards that have to be calculated to make par or better . A challenging course is one thing but thrown in 40mph winds and now you have a serious degree of difficulty . Watching nice straight drives be swept by the wind at altitude is a humbling experience and there by makes you have to architect your shots with some wind and barometric calculations . And for the cherry on the icing you have the 18th hole Par3 island green . Last time I played Thisbe course with mild wind I was able to land my shot on the green which is surrounded by water 360 degree and managed a par to hole out.
35 mph winds effected a different result of a tee shot the hit the water like diving pelican !!
Dispare not because they clearly know that a lot of people will be lying 3 after a failed tee shot so there's a matted drop area close to the island that will allow you to play the hole out. After that you can do the walk of shame on to the green via the foot bridge connecting the main land to the island . The wind is sometimes a factor depending on the Ventura weather report. So if you have occasion to play this course I highly recommend it . Bring your shot and course management skills with you

This course is ran by American Golf which are notorious for 8 min Tee times and allowing 5 somes but my real gripe is that they are charging more now for a round of golf and have one of the highest driving range ball prices around . And here's the issue, the entire course is under construction so nothing has been watered for a while now there's entirely too much disrepair areas. So you would figure they would charge a price commensurate with course conditions but no . Seems like profit trumps reinvestment and betterment of course conditions. Issue is trickle down from ownership to management . Try and avoid till conditions improve

It's a decent course for the money but has very little frills. There's really no club house or any amenities to speak of, course is laid out well but is in a bit of shabby shape. I will chalk this up to California drought and heat conditions. Pace of play was slow and I really didn't see any Marshaling going on . It was a different course and had available tee times for two and so we played it. If they actually took better care of the course and had a more presentable first impression it would move up in rating it

Westchester is where I go to Practice, the driving range is pretty decent a lot of Matt's available with little to no wait times.
The course is a Short yardage 18 holes that has only one Par 5 hole It's fairways are tightly packed and to play well you have to be a straight hitter. Alas people are all over the place and play from adjoining fairways often.
Greens are ok for the amount of use they're subjected to. So it's a pretty good place to take the range on to the course and practice

DeBell course is a scenic course fraught with natural obstacles , ever changing elevations unseen gravity on greens and just a delight to play. A great value for the money. No matter how well you play DeBell finds a way to throw a kink in your works which just puts the hook in you to come back and try to beat the course.
I highly recommend this course if you've never played it . Best of luck