stevenkay5

First off the conditioning of the course was perfection. Beautiful fairways and really quick perfect greens. The pace of play was also excellent at 4 hours midday. The staff was also very friendly.

The course, however was uninspiring. Basically a bunch of straight holes with numerous punitive sand traps lining most of the holes. I could have sworn that some of the holes on the back were the same ones I played on the front. Also incredibly easy to hit a good drive and have it run out into the desert since the rough was either non-existent or very short.

I would recommend the Stadium or Mountain courses over the Norman course.

This course needs a lot of help. The fairways were mostly dirt, the sand traps were devoid of sand and the teeboxes were in sad shape. Hopefully come spring they may get the grass back.

On the other hand the greens were perfect. Fairly fast and really smooth. Pace of play was fine, but it was a weekday. Also glad to see they have opened the snackbar.

Teed off on Wednesday around 11 AM and saw noone until the 18th. Played in about 3 hours. The fairways and greens were in great shape. The greens were very soft and much slower than normal due to the recent heavy rains, but still rolled true and smooth. I'm pretty sure the course will be closed for the last 2 weeks in September for aeration, so I'd play before then.

I've played this course numerous times since it went public. From perfect at the start to the horrible state of affairs with the last owners. It's taken quite awhile but the course is starting to shows signs of its old glory. The greens run smooth and are continuing to speed up. Fairways are now 80% there. Bunkers OK. Only major improvements needed are some less than stellar conditions around some greens. Well worth playing.

The course is slowly starting to improve. Even though the greens were punched a few weeks ago they were well on their way to recovery. The fairways now have much more coverage though still a ways to go. Hopefully the course will continue its currently improving condition.

The course has been in pretty bad shape, even with the new owners. Finally the effort at improving is starting to take hold. The fairways are now about 50% good turf. The greens are mostly recovered from the fall aeration and the sand traps are no longer hardpan. It's now worth coming to play this course.

The maintenance of the course is really going downhill, particularly the greens. Every green has a fungus resembling weeds that makes putting complete guesswork. Also the sand traps have no sand and the tee boxes are covered in divots. This is a big change from a few months ago where the conditions were pretty good. The fairways are still decent considering it's January,

Hopefully thigs will improve in the spring, but for now the course is not in good shape.

I had hoped with the new ownership the conditions would improve. So far not much progress. The aeration was over 6 weeks ago and still massive holes in the greens. They have eliminated most of the crabgrass from the fairways which now don't have much grass. The bunkers are pretty much without sand. I'll give it a try in another month or so.

The management of this course has serious issues. First of all the course was in great shape with excellent greens. Other than that truly awful. It took 3 hours to play 10 holes on a Wednesday! The 11th hole had 3 groups on the tee so we gave up. Also no place to buy any refreshments even at the turn. I love the course, but I have no interest in wasting my time on this kind of pace of play. Other courses in the area do not have the same issues, so I'll play them.

The starter told me the course has been sold to a new owner. Hopefully they can get this course back to what it used to be. The greens are awful. Many burned out spots and where they aren't it's like putting on velcro. The sand traps are also a mess . Lots of rocks and basically hardpan. Fairways are green, but invaded by a type of grass that's not supposed to be there.

It's gonna take awhile to get these issues fixed - particularly the greens. I suspect that whatever type of grass they used to redo the greens a few years back was a bad choice. It can't hold up in hot weather.

I hadn't been here for awhile and was really impressed with the conditions. Greens were perfect and the fairways also in great shape. Oak Valley has always been a good track and with these conditions a must play.

The course conditions are excellent. On weekdays there are very few people playing. I was able to walk all 18 in just under 3 hours. Highly recommend

I'd always wanted to play this course, so I came out on a Thursday. Only about a 102 so not too bad. As expected, some burned out areas near the green and some bare spots on the greens, but generally they ran true. Honestly, it's just a desert course with a few exceptional holes on the back, but nothing special. Pace of play was awesome at around 3 hours. Staff was very friendly.

Unfortunately Arrowhead has not been able to properly maintain the course. The fairways are a patchwork of dormant grass, dirt and random clumps of grass. The bunkers not maintained. But worst of all are the greens. On the good side they are lush with grass and look beautiful. But they are so slow it's like putting on a shag carpet. They used to be quick and perfect. Too bad, it could be a good course, but not now.

The course conditions have markedly improved. The fairways were nice. Some greens were extremely bumpy due to the poa annua mixing in with the bermuda grass which made putting a guessing game. Most greens were pretty slow.

Hadn't played here in awhile. Course is in lousy shape. Dirt for tee boxes and poor fairway conditions.

The course in in great shape with soft receptive greens and pretty lush fairways. It's a fine layout and not too difficult to walk, even in the late summer. I would highly recommend

Tough to play when it's hot and smoky from the fires. The course was basically empty at 11 AM on a Sunday, but it was 110 degrees out. Took 2 hours to finish. Other than a few burned out areas near a few greens from the heat, the course conditions were pretty good - far better than a month ago. Would much rather play here quickly than at some of the other local courses clogged with slow golfers - particularly on a weekend.

I came by this course a few years ago, saw the horrible course conditions and left. Was told it was now in great shape so gave it a try. Excellent layout and in fine condition. The greens were pretty slow, but its August so expected. I would recommend highly.

Course has really gone downhill. Rough was not mowed, fairways were OK but some dry and some overgrown. Sandtraps had no sand and lots of weeds. Greens were OK but really slow. Not the course I played last year. Too bad.