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with that in mind you can expect cart path only and wet/muddy conditions with grass not perfect in fairways and such.The red clay type dirt they have under the grass is very sticky and thick creating alot of touch shots unless picked perfectly clean off the deck.It can certainly slow down your swing making shots come up short constantly.Greens rolled pretty good since they were slightly long and pretty damp and trying to get the speed down was particularly challenging.all in all it was a fun round considering other parts of the us are freezing or covered with some I am grateful CA is a golf oasis year round andeven though conditions aren't perfect they do allow us to play and still enjoy it.Our round about 4 hrs 45 mins our foursome was constantly waiting for the twosome in front of us but we still finished in less then 5 hrs and give ya time to talk but it can be frustrating when people start bunching up behind you due to two people who just don't get they need to stay up with group in front of them but they don't really marshall this course leading to those situations

It was a beautiful sunny day and a perfect way to start off the New Year,but after the rain it was cart path only and VERY muddy and wet.This is probably why pace of play was slower then normal but still a fun day and as long as you were dressed for it comfortable and fun.Good thing about winter is ya don't have to worry about any Rattlesnakes cuz I have seen a few in the summer but they are good to have there and as long as you don't poke at them and leave them alone they will do the same.They want nothing to do with humans and given space they will go there own way always.

Greens rolled great and smooth,(a couple had fungus and dead areas but pin placement wasn't near that).I understand the difficulties involved with maintaining a course on the hills compared to a flat muni course so I give them kudos for that.For the most part fairways were nice and tee boxes relatively flat.All in all a perfect sunny day getting paired with a wonderful couple we ended up having so much in common with.The couple we played with(Joe and Norda) were simply amazing and fun to talk to, and an inspiration for me and my wife.Maybe thats what made everything so incredible was playing with new people so friendly and easy going but it was a wonderful day all around.

This is a fun track with some challenging holes....alot of people who play here I find its above there ability and they spend time at every hole looking for balls without any thought to the group behind them and the others behind those groups and it can get backed up fairly fast.If they had a marshall who would enforce pace of play it would help but they don't do anything.So rounds here can be close to 6 hrs at times which becomes very frustrating waiting on every shot.But the course itself is fun and challenging......its just not for new players trying to learn or people who drink to much.

It was a nice day for golf,so I thought I would take my husband out with me instead of laying around the house after his back surgery.I was very surprised when the lady in the office called me in on the loud speaker because he was in my cart and made me pay 20.00 for him(seriously he is 61 and thought it would be good for him to get some fresh air).Anywaywe still managed to have a good time regardless of that,he even caught a kingsnake on one hole and let it go closer to the creek area so no one would kill it.He is always going on how arrogant people are and they just kill everything they don't understand and this particular snake is as good as the come for any golf course.Not only does it kill mice,rats and gophers but also Rattlesnakes.Rattlesnakes are still good to have at the courses as they are instrumental in effectively killing the rodents that damage the course,people just need to learn that if they see one just give it space and it will continue doing its thing it wants no altercation with humans and only bites if provoked to defend itself otherwise it will steer clear of humans.

I HATE when courses(and Golf Now) doesn't post they just aerated the greens.I wish I took a picture to post absolutely ridiculous,first hole some of the sand was 3/4' deep and you couldn't see any grass.The greens were literally white,I wish the sand traps had as much sand as the greens,I don't get it if a course has that much sand laying around then why not put it in the bunkers right?OK other then that the day was a perfect sunny day and the company they paired us up with was great.Very Very wet fairways with many with 2-3" standing water,some areas much deeper.3-4 weeks it should be playable if mother nature gives this course a brake.Cart pths flooded where you needed to go off on grass yet the cart would start beeping and shutdown(alot of the time even when you where on the cart path,but would restart and go then stop then restart and go so very funny at times.But still this will be my last time here,its an ok course but these kind of things just frustrate me and with so many better courses(like Indian Valley) close by no sense in dealing with dillemas like these and courses that want to get over on you

First off lets start with the fact they have no carts and have needed to get new ones for years now.....our Tee Time was 1:30 and we had to wait 40 mins for a cart,(so we tee'd off at 2:10)meanwhile everyone with tee times after us that was walking got waived thru which slowed everything when we did get a cart.I got to 4th hole and the cart died(ridiculous they have raised there fees substantially they need to invest in the course so its efficent)
ok for conditions,granted its a hill course which is hard to keep everything green and nice but even shots in the middle of the fairway end up on dirt most of the shots.
greens were ok but over watered,maybe a little less water on them and more on the fairway.Always left deep divots even plugged a couple times,spongy when walking on them.....but green anyway.
looks like they are changing some tee boxes a bit(had a couple temp tee boxes..)
you just get a feeling they just don't care about the course or the patrons experiance anymore,in fact they had an auction goinh on in the bar(and lots of parking spaces were marked off so there was hardly any parking,I can only hope the auction was for money for new carts...hahaha

this time was different,conditions have plummeted on some holes.Green on first hole is terrible,dead or dying areas on most fairways,bunkers unkept.This can be an amazing course and for awhile they were bringing it back and I was waiting patiently watching these improvements.But that has obviously stopped and my guess is there deciding weather to continue trying or let the course go and focus on the restaraunt and bar.Thing is without the course people wouldn't be hanging out there drinking and eating either?

This course was fun but not super challenging.Me and my wife enjoyed it though as its tucked in a park like setting and has planty of trees to hide under from the sun,slight breeze so it was very comfortable even though it was in the 90's.A bit off the beaten path but another reason it was enjoyable,pace of play was decent as its not a very hard course.

OK first with the good they are SLOWLY improving this course(I mean its seriously been almost three years since we played here)And when I saw what they were charging I assumed they had renovated the whole course finally.Terrible assumption...although alot of the front nine bunkers have been improved fairways have alot of dry areas and greens aren't very smooth,some even looked like they were still recovering from aeration.On the back nine most all bunkers are GUR(ground under repair)and even know some of the whole look good huge areas of grass are marked as ground under repair as well?This was once an amazing course that was very challenging and pristine,yet now they charge over double what it was once and it is far from that.I may be judging this a bit hard,but how many years does it take to improve the course?And why if it is not in that condition are they charging these ridiculous prices?I'll give it another three years and see if its complate by then and give it another shot,but in the mean time I will stick with the other courses nearby that are up to par and cheaper yet,you play at your own discretion and see what your take is on this

I was happy to see most bunkers are in great shape,greens very nice and fairways getting alot better.Its obvious they are paying attention to what the players want and trying there best to comply and get this course back to a great course again.I can't wait till this whole pandemic is over and we can just relax after the game and have beers out on the terrace and order some great food,its a wonderful place and I miss it.Course has always had lots of challenge and is a excellent layout for people who are bored with flat muni courses like myself.

Greens always roll true here,course is always in good condition and semi challenging.It does get alot of goofballs playing here and a marshall could help keep them in check so they keep pace of play moving forward and stop with the horsing around.But all in all I love the course and there garlic fries are delicious

first off you must understand these courses are desert courses which means primarily target golf.Sure there is marginal room for error but this is not just a grip it and rip it course.You must stay within the element or you will find your score quickly elevating with added penalties.A course rocky sand lie right of the fairways and in between landing areas they have designated,Sure I see tons of people just dropping back on to grass but to play this correctly if your not playing it where it lies then YES there is a penalty for moving your ball ever.this course is made to make you play smart or suffer otherwise.Very beautiful,great design and just all out fun to play and remember out here the ball rolls for awhile so yes it is easy to find yourself off the fairway if not cautious.Greens are amazing and really roll even though they look somewhat flat with just minimal andulation.

Its not your just grip it and rip it course,tight fairways with sand and desert fawna all around,need to stay on the grass areas that make it kind of a target course but not to brutal.Play smart and be rewarded with decent scores,greens rolled amazing and fast

from the perfect lush green grass to the flamingo's in the ponds its an absolute masterpiece to see and golf.There greenskeeper needs to go into Guinness for keeping that place so immaculate and pristine.I was flabbergasted how perfect the fairways,bunkers and greens were and in the middle of winter....crazy what i are they doing wrong in the bay area?

when we started our round at 11:30 it was sunny ,clear skies and beautiful,within 6 holes or so foh rolled in were you couldn't even see what you were aiming at and really cold and windy,that lasted maybe 6 holes then it became somewhat visable not as windy and we were able to see our shots anyway till we finished.
Course is always fun and people who work there are great.Course is in good condition(greens a little bumpy but that could be cured if people repaired there divots and they rolled them occasionally but they did roll pretty fast.
Bunkers had sand and it was nice considering noone rakes them due to covid,but all in all a fun crazy round

Wasn't real fast but it was fun,Course in good condition but green a little tore up from people wearing cleats earlier in the day(cleat marks around the hole at every green with some damage and tore up areas) but overall really fun place.I still am baffled why people were cleats when they tear up the greens the way they do,but alot of people only think of thereself .Don't repair there shots in on the green either .Its funny cuz they are ussually the ones who complain(the ones who don't fix there own divots) but if everyone would just repair one more then they make it would make the course much better for everyone

Doesn't drain well and still cart path only and still standing water in areas and alot of muddy lies.Course looks like in summer it could be relatively fun if grass was well taken care of.Some interesting holes but some of the members that were playing were very rude and acted like they could just do anything regardless of the rules like driving on the course regardless of the cart path only rule,hit up on us even know we were waiting for the group in front of us just rude people I wouldn't even like to interact with.....NO CLASS

First time I played early (8:20 tee off)not a real fan of wet grass.Also never realized how much the sun is in your eyes but see know why people do it,our round just over 3 hrs and after first two holes sun was high enough it wasn't an issue.Greens were fast like always and why I come to this course but I see many reveiws cursing that which I don't understand at all.Is it challenging?absolutely and thats why we play here.If you want something not quite as hard play Bayonet,its slightly longer but not near brutal on the greens or bunkers.For people who don't enjoy something that takes all you got,try quail lodge,carmel valley ranch,laguna seca or Del monte all of which will give you a run but not frustrate you if this is not your cup of Tea.But if you wish to challenge yourself and not whine about it then this is it!

With that said it is forgiving and a fun play.The groundskeeper should get major KUDO's for the way he keeps the grass looking perfect even in winter.Just a magnificent green all throughout absolutely amazing and greens fast but not brutal.Simply a beautiful course in ammaculate shape.....very enjoyable all around