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I haven’t played El Prado (Chino Creek) in 6 years. I’d heard there is new ownership, so we tried it again. The group in front of us made up a five some on the first hole. We then had to wait on every shot. When we told the pro shop, they just shrugged and said nobody listens to them anyway. I saw carts ON tee boxes, guys spraying the ball , which hit a guy in our foursome ( no 4 or warning), also had guy grab my ball from fairway…( I put red dots on my ball, he took from his pocket and gave it back to me )… won’t be back. Good luck to the new owners, they’ll need it.

I play approximately 75 different courses each calendar year. I can usually tell within the first 5 minutes at a property how the day will go. Walking into pro shop at WS I was greeted warmly and treated great by staff. Any questions were quickly and professionally answered. The course has nice layout, great greens and good pace of play. I will definitely play there again.

I’ve played Ambiente in the past ( the better of two courses on the property). The green complexes have several thin spots. The greens are very average compared to years past with 2 or three with severe disease.. still a nice course but not in as good shape as years past

First time playing Lookout 👀 mountain. Played with some nice members. Great variety of holes, great conditions. Pace was a bit slow for 0730 start. Would recommend to a friend and will be back!

I’d like to comment on an issue with Red Mountain that is very common . Semi private golf courses must accept outside play to make their bottom line work. I travel a lot and book as single player 95% of the time. As such, I’m tolerated at best. Arriving at Red Mountain, I checked in , purchased range balls and headed to range (30 minutes ahead of my 730 tee time).! The starter informed me I needed to tee off right then or wait until after 8am. He said that the two members scheduled to play with me only like to play as twosome. I told him I had a time and range balls purchased in good faith and he would be back from range for my assigned time. Unfortunately, because you’re not a member, you often get similar treatment, My hope is that someone from GolfNow reads this post and attempts to address this issue.

Great layout and great staff. The course was in great condition, with the exception of the greens. The greens were very grainy and rough. They are in transition to summer grasses. Disappointing In another wise great day

First time playing this course. Played with a couple friendly members, course was good shape. The course has a pretty basic layout and very little trouble to get into. If you’re looking for challenging Desert track, this isn’t it. If you’re looking for fun, user friendly course at good value, you will enjoy your round.

I’m I play this course whenever in town, always in great shape. The course is very playable, not tricky. Played from the appropriate tees it’s a nice challenge. Great day of golf.

The course is nice , but the lack of overseeing is a bummer. The fairways and greens are in good shape The rest of the course is dormat bramuda that is very thin to hit from. Great pace of play, interesting lay out.

I paid $110 for this course, it’s a very basic layout. The course was just opened up after overseed, with slow greens. This course is not worth the price point they are asking, I can and will move on to more interesting courses in the Valley at same or less money.

It unfortunate these days with rounds played thru the roof the courses like Sky links out NO $$$ back into course maintenance. The fairways are bare, the greens very slow and the bunkers terrible. COVID is not a reason the bunkers can’t be maintained by staff!!!

Very challenging course, but very fun. I was paired with three members who were great to play with. Many blind tee shots. The conditions were awesome and greens fast and true. Definitely one of the best courses in the Tempe/Mesa/Gilbert area.

Overall, course was in good shape, with the exception of the greens. They have not yet recovered from severe summer trauma. Won’t be back until greens dramatically improve

I’ve played IH (Ike) several times over the last two years. I always look forward to great course and great conditions. This was my first round back in 10 months. The greens were terrible. Very slow and very bumpy. The rest of the course was so so. I won’t be back until cooler weather and faster/smoother greens

I played CH several times, this is by far worst conditions ever. The fairways are hard as a rock with few good lies after shot in middle of fairway. Balls just run out into ruff or penalty areas. Collars around greens are without grass. Greens very uneven. Prices have dropped, but conditions won’t bring me back. This used to be nice course, unfortunately not anymore.

Booked thru golf now , showed up 25 minutes early. I was told by staff in pro shop there was a “ problem “ with my booking and they had no room for me. I had to run to first hole and join another group. I’ve played and booked thru golf now in about 9 states over the last year. The other courses gave courtesy call if they had problems. El dorado doesn’t seem to care about customers. Weak.

Played yesterday, first time at course Front 9 very tight with very poor greens ( due to neglect-not punching). Back nine very well maintained, greens good ( also aerified). I would go back only for the price ($26) and the back nine.

I played the course today (1/3/19). Good layout, great staff, great (overseeded) fairways. The greens were terrible. The staff stated they leave the greens long because of the volume of players they get. I won’t be back to join those hoards. I’m a 7 handicap and have played all along the sun coast. Nobody else’s greens are this shaggy and unplayable. Too bad.

Played with Two members who were very friendly. Course tee to green was in excellent shape, greens were a bit slow but very fair. Great layout, every hole different and challenging. I’ll be back.