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I booked the round after I noticed the 7:35am tee time was only $56 w/ cart included. I read the negative reviews here citing the terrible conditions but decided to go for it as it was the only early AM tee time in the area. I grew up playing The Bridges at a time when it was considered the premier public course in the East Bay and rounds were easily $100+. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case. I don't know what happened but this course almost feels abandoned.

As others have mentioned, the tee boxes are in horrendous shape. We were told by a few members that apparently they fertilized the tee boxes at some point but forgot to water them..... I'm not sure how this happens, but the result left nearly every tee box on the course in unplayable condition with almost no grass to tee off from. Additionally, the greens are slow, soft and lumpy. I don't know what happened to this course, perhaps the combination of COVID and the recent heat waves are to blame but I sense a larger problem of shrinking profits which have lead to neglect of the course conditions.

It makes me sad to leave this review as I have many great memories of playing golf at the Bridges as a junior learning the game but this is simply not the course I remember. Honestly, the conditions are at a point where they would likely need to shut down the course for 3-6 months for a complete overhaul but my guess is they don't have the $$$ to make that happen. I worry if they continue to neglect the course the way it is now, it may become unsalvageable.