Lives
Pickering ON
Handicap
5-9
Age
65+
Gender
Male
Skill
Advanced
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.8
3.8
Total 17 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

17 Reviews
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Recommended Courses
12
Not Recommended Courses
5
Helpful Votes Count
4
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
03/17/2018
Last Review
03/28/2024

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Reviews

3.8
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1.0
Previously Played

Poor condition

This course is in the worst condition of any course I’ve ever played. The greens are mostly dirt, the bunkers have grass growing all over and many of the fairways are scruffy.

The layout is great but it’s a shame they’ve let the course deteriorate so much from the last time we played 4 years ago

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The better of the 2 Vista Vallarta courses

Both courses are our favourites in the PV area, and both are well groomed and interesting. The Nicklaus course is a bit more challenging with a few more barrancas to cross and more undulating greens

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

Marina Vallarta Golf Club

Played On 01/31/2024
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Good layout & greens, fairways dry

An interesting layout, good greens but fairways are a bit dried out. You get good roll though. Underrated course

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great greens

Interesting course with elevation changes, good condition fairways and great greens that run very true.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course but……

The golf course itself is fine but it is a pain for resort offsite people to play. First of all the map that GN gives is wrong so we ended up having to take 25 min to get there instead of the 5 min the GN app showed. Then when you get there it takes a good 45 min before you are actually on the first tee due to the long shuttle ride from the car park to the proshop, another long shuttle to the driving range and another long ride to the first tea, plus waiting for the mandatory caddie to show up. In the end we teed off an hour later than planned and barely made it in before dark. Then when we tried to get an Uber to head home they said Ubers aren’t allowed to pick up on the property. All in all a frustrating overall experience. Won’t be back.

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

Marina Vallarta Golf Club

Played On 01/14/2024
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good layout

Good layout and greens are fine. Fairways are a bit dried out but you get a lot of roll! Cart paths are interlock and a bit bumpy.

Overall a fun course to play, I’d you can get over the bumpy paths and dry looking fairways it’s a good golf course.

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

The Vineyard at Escondido

Played On 02/12/2023
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Fairways are bare

Greens were the only part of this course that were acceptable. The fairways were so scruffy and bare in many spots that your ball just had nothing to hold it and it would roll off into trouble, even for really good shots. This is a $40 course, not a $74 course for these conditions.

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

Maderas Golf Club

Played On 02/08/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Challenging course but annoying hidden charge

Annoying hidden charge of $5 per person at check-in for "gratuities". I pay the bag drop people myself, I don't need an automatic hidden charge.

Course is challenging when hard and firm since any slightly curving shot hits the narrow fairways and runs off.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worth the drive

Good pace of play, good course conditions interesting layout

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/13/2023

Thank you for your review. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Singing Hills Golf Resort at Sycuan - Willow Glen. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Arrowood Golf Course

Played On 02/04/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course but very slow

Nice course layout, good conditions, friendly staff. However we played in 5 hr 15 min with no Marshall in sight to move things along. Don’t play here on a weekend unless you don’t mind slow play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Goat Hill Park

Played On 02/03/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

It’s called Goat Hill for a reason

Lots of elevation changes mean it’s likely cart golf for most people, but a fun course to play. Not long but you’ll likely score worse here than at your home course. The elevation changes on every hole challenge club selection and the greens were rolling about 12 when we played with lots of undulations. A nice vibe to the course though with lots of people bringing their dogs along.

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

Preserve Golf Course

Played On 01/15/2022
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Great layout, course conditions could be better

We love the layout of the course with many interesting holes and the feeling of being out in the countryside with few houses impeding the views. Pace of play was excellent. The fairways were not overseeded this year, so you're playing of dyed dormant Bermuda, which we didn't mind at all. However the greens have been overseeded and are quite fuzzy. They are the slowest of any of the courses we've played over the last two weeks.

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

Quarry Pines Golf Club

Played On 01/14/2022
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great design, awful pace of play

The course has a really interesting design, in and out of the quarry. Course conditions were very good as well. What took away a lot from our round was the poor pace of play. The 7 minute tee times are just too tight and caused everything to back up . We waited on every shot, sometimes as long as 10 minutes.

Move to 9 minute tee times and charge a bit more and you will have much happier golfers. We won't be back unless things change, even though we love the course.

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

Fred Enke Golf Course

Played On 01/13/2022
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Interesting course

No houses on the course, interesting layout, but make sure you play the right tees. I played a set too far forward and quite a few times drove right through the fairway into lost ball territory.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate

Escena Golf Club

Played On 12/01/2019
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

One of the best courses in the valley

An interesting well conditioned course. Good pace of play, good greens. Some houses on the course but they are well off the playing area so not at all intrusive. It is one of our favourite courses in the valley. The patio has one of the best views of sunset for after round drinks.

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

Escena Golf Club

Played On 11/24/2019
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

One of the best courses in the valley

Escena has a great layout, the course conditions were very good and pace of play was excellent. One of our favourite courses in the valley. A few houses around the edges but generally house free.

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

SilverRock Resort

Played On 03/16/2018
4.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Great scenery, overdone back 9 layout

The scenery is among the best in the valley. Course conditions and pace of play were excellent. The front 9 was quite enjoyable but the back 9, that was recently redone, has a lot of strange, almost overdone design features. Really good shots were often penalized by design features. The back 9 was not enjoyable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/20/2018:
Awesome! We're pleased that you enjoyed our scenery and our course conditions. We're also glad that the pace of play was good. We are sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy our back nine. We appreciate your feedback and we hope you will give us another try in the future!
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