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Cozumel Country Club
Played On 01/10/2018Not Worth the Price
The course itself is not bad -- fair to good condition on the tees, fairways and greens -- but rather flat with not much slope or contour. However, for $169 pp, plus rental clubs, it was nowhere near what I expected.
First off, their credit card machine malfunctioned -- a real problem when they did not accept American cash (only Mexican currency), and this was at the snack shack as well as the pro shop!
Then, a quality resort will usually provide a sleeve or two of new, albeit bottom tier, golf balls with club rentals. This place charged $10 per sleeve (3 balls) -- i.e., $40/dozen -- for Pinnacle Soft balls! Being a jungle course -- one must be insane to look for any balls that stray from the fairway! --you can readily anticipate needing LOTS of balls unless you are a single-digit handicap.
Finally, and this is the real kicker, the snack cart came by only once the entire day. The driver drove straight PAST us; we had to shout him down to stop (bad business model, in my opinion). His beverages were kept in a cooler filled with filthy, fetid water/melted ice which we did not dare touch, much less set lips upon.
Again, the overall experience here was nowhere near worth the price. And I would recommend Cozumel Country Club to no one.
Journey at Pechanga
Played On 06/05/2016Outstanding Experience
I can't say enough about how enjoyable my visit was. The entire staff -- from the Pro Shop to the starter, the clubhouse attendants and on to the beverage cart and snack shop personnel -- could not have been more pleasant. And, the course itself was in such excellent condition that one would be totally unaware of the current drought in Southern California.
The second part of the front nine, and holes 17 and 18, offer spectacular visuals and vertiginous paths between holes. (Fortunately, it probably never rains in this neck of the woods or the liability insurance premiums would be ridiculous.) The GPS on our cart worked well and took a lot of guesswork out of strategy and club selection.
The fact that it was a windy Sunday probably accounts in part for the smooth pace of play -- we were told that there were only 75 people on the course, while the previous day was near 200. Given the difficulty of many of the holes and the distances between some of the hole, plus the many photo ops afforded, the pace on a busy day might not be as good.
I highly recommend Journey at Pechanga