Lives
Indio, CA
Handicap
5-9
Age
55-64
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

4.0
4.0
Total 17 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

17 Reviews
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
15
Not Recommended Courses
2
Helpful Votes Count
2
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1
First Review
05/31/2015
Last Review
05/19/2022

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Pukalani Country Club

Played On 05/11/2022
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

2nd time around even better

Some great views, beautiful day, nice breeze, and playing all by my lonesome. White tee boxes run 6400 yards, blues 6800. Many holes distinguished by tall pines on each side. Green side bunkers had little sand, so this shot required digging in to make a good shot. Fairways were beautiful and the greens are large. I just love the course and finished the round off with a great burger. For its cost, I prefer Pukalani over all the other courses on Maui. I chose a weekday to play this second time and it wasn’t busy. I will definitely return and play here again!

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

Pukalani Country Club

Played On 05/06/2022
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love Pukalani

Just a gem of a course carved in between tall pines and a few very colorful jacarandas. Large greens and plenty of wildlife to keep you amused. It is a course unlike the resort courses in the area and for the price, it is one of my favorite places to play here on Maui.
The greens are set a little slow and for me, hard to read. What appeared to be downhill was flat or even uphill! The biggest negative may be the bunkers as they have little sand.
Beautiful views. It was windy for my round and it made the 6400 yard white tees play all that and more. The rating from the white tees is only 117 but there are plenty of places to get into trouble. Unless you are expecting pristine conditions like Wailea, you will find this course a fun and wonderful adventure.

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

Glen Ivy Golf Club

Played On 06/24/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Loved the elevation changes

Fun course for my first visit. The greens were exceptionally well kept. I especially enjoyed the elevation changes throughout the course. Some holes were great just for the views. A challenging course if you don’t keep it on the fairway; however most holes had wide fairways. I would love to play this course again.

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

Dos Lagos Golf Course

Played On 08/25/2020
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great greens

My first time at this course but what stood out were great greens. Big, soft landing, but the ball would roll really well. I liked the course layout and the fairways were in good shape. Plenty of up and down play. I chose to play the white tees at a little over 6000 yards but now that I played the course once, the blue tees at 6400+ yards would have been preferable just because the extra distance would have kept my ball from getting lost or into trouble. Nice day. I got behind two slow foursomes but overall, the pace of play was okay. I would certainly play the course again. There is enough water and hazards that add to this course’s toughness. I played well but trouble can easily be found.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 08/31/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us, Leland2367830. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Dos Lagos Golf Course thanks you!

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Commented on 08/31/2020

Thank you for your review, Leland2367830. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Dos Lagos Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Oak Creek Golf Club

Played On 08/06/2018
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great day at Oak Creek

The course was in excellent condition and provided a challenging round. The greens were very receptive and rolled fast. Loved the greens. Overall, each hole was pleasing to the eye but had plenty of obstacles to go through to make par. I would love to play this course again but It can be expensive. We had a great deal for $69 which is 40-50% off the regular price. Nonetheless, I did receive excellent service from all who worked there.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens were a 14

A very nice course, great layout, grass was beautifully manicured. I didn't care much for the clay, sand, and brush next to the course. You have beauty on the course and just off the course, it's pretty ugly terrain. But my biggest reason for perhaps not playing here anymore and I would not recommend anyone playing here is because of the greens. Although most greens are huge and well manicured, there is a lot of slope and the speed of the greens are just too fast.
I am a 9.0 handicap and I three-putted 9 times. The greens were running, my guess, a 14. Each pin was placed in such a ridiculous position, along with the speed, I three putted twice from 10 feet away. Our pace of play was handicapped just because the speed and slope of the greens were sometimes impossible.
It will take a long time before I don't feel the sting of the greens and consider coming back.

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

The Classic Club

Played On 11/30/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A great course!

The Classic Club is a beautiful course and demands good course management. If the wind blows, the course is much tougher to play. We played in calm winds on a beautiful day. The course was just beautiful. The greens are mostly large and aren't too fast (yet). There are plenty of traps around the greens and water throughout the course. It's a very good test of one's skills and a joy to play. Well worth the green fees and humility.

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

Woodhaven Country Club

Played On 11/27/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

1st time at Woodhaven!

Loved the course. A shorter course but tee to green requires accurate shots, otherwise, expect tree or trap trouble. A beautiful layout, nice but small greens with plenty of undulation. Decent traps. Some water. Gorgeous Santa Rosa mountain views. We did not have any problems with pace of play and finished in 4 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Boulder Course reopens

There is nothing like playing on a course after reseeding. Everything was so green! Due to the 1st day reopening, carts had to be driven on the rough only. The fairways lush green and wide. The greens were large and accessible; however, putting was tough. Velcro. They will firm up and be faster as play continues. I'm guessing the superintendent purposely kept the greens long so as not to damage the new grass.
Play was not fast but steady. Overall, I found the course fun with beautiful views of the mountains. A great day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/28/2016

Leland,

Your comments were spot on. The greens have not been mowed very short because we just came out of overseed. We will be mowing to regular height on 10/27 and the greens should be rolling great for the rest of the year.

We appreciate your comments and your business, please come see us again soon. -RyanS, Warrior Golf

I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very receptive greens

Only complaint was the speed of play. 3.5 hours on an Executive course with many of the holes less than 100 yards will test your patience. Nevertheless, it was a beautiful day, playing with friends from Iowa, and overall, we had an enjoyable time playing golf. Very receptive greens that rolled fairly well. Love the Solana Beach area.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy

Strawberry Farms Golf Club

Played On 06/07/2016
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Not a Fan

My first time playing this course. I played early and most of the course was damp with the sprinklers were being used on several of the holes. This course is tight with a lot of environmental areas. You must hit your drives in the fairway or its bye-bye ball. It definitely will take a few tries before one unfamiliar with the course learns where they must hit the ball. The greens and traps are well taken care of. The fairways are in pretty bad shape and all holes are roped off for much of each hole. The course was trying to maintain the fairways, probably damaged from drought conditions; however, it's apparent that the players are not replacing their divots. I repaired maybe 100 divots and there were 100s more to be repaired. Sand was plentiful.
Because much of each hole is roped off, most of the time you could not use the cart to determine the distance to the green. I expect players were not happy walking back and forth to their ball and their carts and thus, the divots were left out of frustration. Poor excuse, though.
My problems resulted due to an early tee time. Each hole - all 18 - had one or two maintenance guys doing something. I was oblivious to them. Two greens keepers were playing tag heavily watering the greens and fringe area and then replacing the position of the hole. Others were sweeping and manicuring the traps. All were oblivious to me. After waiting on each hole, I finally hit my shot hoping I would not hit them. Out of fear that I would hit them, some of my shots were errant. After several holes in and no marshal in sight, I was not pleased. When I finished with my round, I did go in and let the front desk know how upset I was.
The staff was very friendly and courteous. I stayed and had breakfast. The food and service was very good.
I personally didn't like the layout of the course, not with all the environmental areas and roped-off areas. Either you hit a good drive or you have a lost ball, simple as that.

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

Beautiful course

1st time playing Mtn Vista San Gorgonio. The course was in excellent shape and the greens were quick. The back is harder than the front with long-ish par 4s. Mostly big greens with water on many of the holes. Fairly wide fairways. We were lucky, the weather was absolutely perfect, no wind, and no waiting on the tee. A great value and we will certainly return.

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

Beautiful course

First of all, the course is in excellent condition and the greens roll very fair and true. The whole course is quite majestic against the mountains. I loved seeing the ball in the air against the mountain background. The course has plenty of water and hazards. I played the white tees and I should have dropped back to the next hardest color (I cannot remember if that's blue or gold) only because I found some of the holes too short. However, if you don't hit your ball straight, expect to be in jail.

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

Indio Golf Club

Played On 10/28/2015
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Indio LIghts

A mixed bag for me. I quickly found out the course is managed rather informally. When it was our time to tee off, two other groups had taken the tee before us. No starter. I asked the front desk and she politely smiled and said just follow the next group. This was okay, though, my first time on the course.
There were a lot of golfers on the course playing early. The pace of play was slow but overall, when we completed 18 holes, we finished in about 3 hours.
The course was in very good condition and just opened from re-seeding. No bunkers and only a little water came into play. This is an executive course; however, there were plenty of holes with sufficient length to test you. Greens were okay.
The only negative item I can say was there were a lot of holes where there was incoming, each hole was that close to the next. When I first teed up all that protected the guys hitting off the 2nd tee was a wire fence. I could have easily hit them and thus, forced myself to hit right of them and off the green. There were a few other holes of similar circumstance.
I would not say this is a negative review. I had to walk the 18 holes, which I really enjoyed. Rented a pull cart. There is a family atmosphere to this course and one has to recognize all players were there for fun. Sometimes you may feel like wearing a hard hat. But for a very straight, almost level course, I liked the course. For the money, it was a good buy. Not so much for the handicap. Should have been an easy course but if you don't hit the greens, it's easy to bogey.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Tough time at Terra Lago South

The course had some disappointing realities. This may have been a very poor month to choose a difficult course. To start the driving range was closed. There was a backup at the start. The greens were so slow, it was like putting on Velcro. The rough was porous and it was easy to displace your ball. Hitting out of the rough was very difficult. I didn't like the water reservoir which came into play a few times. It was windy but that was expected. The course was in good condition but given the pace of play (5+ hours), in the heat of the day, with extremely slow greens, and deep rough, I didn't care for the course. Maybe next month the greens will speed up. But if the rough is kept long like it is now, forget about it.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/30/2015

We want to apologize for the pace of play. We want everyone to enjoy their time at Terra Lago, and are disappointment to hear you did not have a good experience. Please try our course again soon when the temperatures have cooled down!

Indian Springs Golf Club

Played On 10/01/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Indian Springs Golf Course

The course is very fair with wide fairways and decent greens. The greens and course are in good shape. I think any golfer, low or high handicap, will enjoy the course. Added with the bonus lunch card, I don't think one can beat the deal playing here. The restaurant has good food and overall, we really enjoyed ourselves.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course looks great!

The Valley course was in very good condition and it was fun to play. The greens are slow but with plenty of undulation. Plenty of water to contend with but still a fair course. The entire course has plenty of sand traps and moguls to contend with as well. You will find yourself windering if there is a level lie on the course! There is.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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