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A long challenging course. Well maintained and designed.

A beautiful, well manicured course on Maui ... what else can I say? Well, the geeens fee is incredibly reasonable!

The Ranch is a challenging and fun course across along and down into a canyon in the San Jose foothills. The back nine runs across a couple of cow pastures down hill into a valley thenback up to the club house. This is not a course to be walked due to the changes in elevation and the long distances between holes. There’s the rub. The last two times I played Tne Ranch our cart ran out of power. The last time we were stranded at the 17th green a long way from the clubhouse. We called the proshop but when the phone was finally answered we were promptly put on hold for more than a half hour. Finally we pushed and cajoled the cart up the hill to 18 and we again called the pro shop. After again being put on hold for several minutes, we were finally informed that the phone was being answered in Illinois and that the were unable to contact anyone at the Ranch ... not the pro shop nor the maintenance yard not even the restaurant. This was at 2:30 in the afternoon which I find outrageous! So, I would recommend playing the Ranch ... but you should get some assurance that the carts have been maintained and that all the staff are not going to take off on holiday while you’re out on the course.

To begin with the staff are always friendly. The course is well groomed and maintained. This par 70 course wanders up and down the hill sides. Three holes tee off over water. It is challenging but fun!

On the date and time in question, there was heavy rain and lightening but they will not refund my fees. They state there were other golfers on the course. If so, both the course management and those golfers should be held for psychiatric evaluation (5150). DO NOT PAY IN ADVANCE!!!

Well groomed course roams back and forth over flowing stream. Tough greens.

A well kept challenging course. The fairways wander along the sides of hills and through canyons. Seldom do you hit from a level surface. Usually the ball is above or below your feet.

Narrow fairways surrounded by trees and blackberry bushes make this this more than an executive lunch course. On the par threes (some of which are quite challenging) practice your short game. For the 6 par fours leave your driver at home. Take out that fairway metal, hybrid or long iron and work on your aim and finesse. You'll have an enjoyable 3 hours and your game will benefit from it.

Par 68 course with some long par 5's and challenging 3's & 4's. Hazards include water, lots of sand, trees, and protected environmental areas! On holes 3 & 4 watch your lunch &/ snack as the foxes are hungry and bold. On the 16th tee watch for sun bathing ground squirrels.

The greens are large and split level. It is fairly typical to find the flag on the slope between levels. Putting in two can be a challenge.

Fairways tend to be rather swampy and over watered and the greens could use a little more TLC.

With that said, it is a challenging course and the pace of play is quite good. The atmosphere is very relaxed.

I recommend Los Lagos and I go back quite often.